Identification and Characterization of a Novel Galactofuranose-Specific β-D-Galactofuranosidase from Streptomyces Species
作者:Emiko Matsunaga、Yujiro Higuchi、Kazuki Mori、Nao Yairo、Takuji Oka、Saki Shinozuka、Kosuke Tashiro、Minoru Izumi、Satoru Kuhara、Kaoru Takegawa
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0137230
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β-D-galactofuranose (Galf) is a component of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates and its transferase has been well analyzed. However, no β-D-galactofuranosidase (Galf-ase) gene has been identified in any organism. To search for a Galf-ase gene we screened soil samples and discovered a strain, identified as a Streptomyces species by the 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis, that exhibits Galf-ase activity for 4-nitrophenyl β-D-galactofuranoside (pNP-β-D-Galf) in culture supernatants. By draft genome sequencing of the strain, named JHA19, we found four candidate genes encoding Galf-ases. Using recombinant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli, we found that three out of four candidates displayed the activity of not only Galf-ase but also α-L-arabinofuranosidase (Araf-ase), whereas the other one showed only the Galf-ase activity. This novel Galf-specific hydrolase is encoded by ORF1110 and has an optimum pH of 5.5 and a Km of 4.4 mM for the substrate pNP-β-D-Galf. In addition, this enzyme was able to release galactose residue from galactomannan prepared from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, suggesting that natural polysaccharides could be also substrates. By the BLAST search using the amino acid sequence of ORF1110 Galf-ase, we found that there are homolog genes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, indicating that Galf-specific Galf-ases widely exist in microorganisms.
β-D-半乳糖呋喃糖(Galf)是多糖和糖共轭物的一种成分,其转移酶已被充分分析。然而,目前尚未在任何生物体中发现β-D-半乳糖呋喃糖苷酶(Galf-ase)基因。为了寻找半乳呋喃糖苷酶基因,我们对土壤样本进行了筛选,发现了一株通过 16S 核糖体 RNA 基因分析确定为链霉菌的菌株,该菌株在培养上清液中对 4-硝基苯基 β-D-半乳呋喃糖苷(pNP-β-D-Galf)具有半乳呋喃糖苷酶活性。通过对这株名为 JHA19 的菌株进行基因组测序,我们发现了四个编码 Galf 酶的候选基因。通过在大肠杆菌中表达重组蛋白,我们发现四个候选基因中有三个不仅具有 Galf-酶的活性,而且还具有 α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶(Araf-ase)的活性,而另一个则只具有 Galf-酶的活性。这种新型的 Galf 特异性水解酶由 ORF1110 编码,对底物 pNP-β-D-Galf 的最适 pH 值为 5.5,Km 为 4.4 mM。此外,这种酶还能从丝状真菌曲霉制备的半乳甘露聚糖中释放半乳糖残基,这表明天然多糖也可以是底物。通过对ORF1110半乳糖酶的氨基酸序列进行BLAST检索,我们发现原核生物和真核生物中都存在同源基因,这表明微生物中广泛存在半乳糖特异性半乳糖酶。