ABSTRACT
Ralstonia eutropha
JMP134 can grow on several chlorinated aromatic pollutants, including 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP). Although a 2,4,6-TCP degradation pathway in JMP134 has been proposed, the enzymes and genes responsible for 2,4,6-TCP degradation have not been characterized. In this study, we found that 2,4,6-TCP degradation by JMP134 was inducible by 2,4,6-TCP and subject to catabolic repression by glutamate. We detected 2,4,6-TCP-degrading activities in JMP134 cell extracts. Our partial purification and initial characterization of the enzyme indicated that a reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide (FADH
2
)-utilizing monooxygenase converted 2,4,6-TCP to 6-chlorohydroxyquinol (6-CHQ). The finding directed us to PCR amplify a 3.2-kb fragment containing a gene cluster (
tcpABC
) from JMP134 by using primers designed from conserved regions of FADH
2
-utilizing monooxygenases and hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenases. Sequence analysis indicated that
tcpA
,
tcpB
, and
tcpC
encoded an FADH
2
-utilizing monooxygenase, a probable flavin reductase, and a 6-CHQ 1,2-dioxygenase, respectively. The three genes were individually inactivated in JMP134. The
tcpA
mutant failed to degrade 2,4,6-TCP, while both
tcpB
and
tcpC
mutants degraded 2,4,6-TCP to an oxidized product of 6-CHQ. Insertional inactivation of
tcpB
may have led to a polar effect on downstream
tcpC
, and this probably resulted in the accumulation of the oxidized form of 6-CHQ. For further characterization, TcpA was produced, purified, and shown to transform 2,4,6-TCP to 6-CHQ when FADH
2
was supplied by an
Escherichia coli
flavin reductase. TcpC produced in
E. coli
oxidized 6-CHQ to 2-chloromaleylacetate. Thus, our data suggest that JMP134 transforms 2,4,6-TCP to 2-chloromaleylacetate by TcpA and TcpC. Sequence analysis suggests that
tcpB
may function as an FAD reductase, but experimental data did not support this hypothesis. The function of TcpB remains unknown.
摘要
Ralstonia eutropha
JMP134 可在几种
氯化
芳烃污染物上生长,包括 2,4 二
氯苯氧乙酸酯和 2,4,6-
三氯苯酚(2,4,6-
TCP)。虽然有人提出了 JMP134 中 2,4,6-
TCP 的降解途径,但负责 2,4,6-
TCP 降解的酶和
基因尚未定性。本研究发现,2,4,6-
TCP 可诱导 JMP134 降解 2,4,6-
TCP,谷
氨酸可抑制 2,4,6-
TCP的分解。我们在 JMP134 细胞
提取物中检测到了 2,4,6-
TCP 降解活性。我们对该酶进行了部分纯化和初步鉴定,结果表明,还原型黄素
腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FADH
2
)利用单加氧酶将 2,4,6-三
氯丙醇转化为 6-
氯羟基
喹啉(6-CHQ)。这一发现指导我们 PCR 扩增了一个 3.2-kb 的片段,其中包含一个
基因簇(
TCPABC)。
TCPABC
)的 3.2-kb 片段。
2
利用单加氧酶和
羟基醌 1,2-二加氧酶的保守区域设计的引物,从 JMP134 中扩增出含有
基因簇 (
TCPABC ) 的 3.2-kb 片段。序列分析表明
TCPA
,
TCPB
和
TCPa href=https://www.molaid.com/MS_17084 target="_blank">PC
编码了 FADH
2
-利用的单加氧酶、可能的黄素还原酶和 6-CHQ 1,2 二加氧酶。这三个
基因在 JMP134 中分别失活。在
TCPA
突变体不能降解 2,4,6-三
氯丙醇,而
TCPB
和
TCPa href=https://www.molaid.com/MS_17084 target="_blank">PC
突变体则将 2,4,6-
TCP 降解为 6-CHQ 的氧化产物。插入失活的
TCPB
可能对下游的
TCPa href=https://www.molaid.com/MS_17084 target="_blank">PC
的极性效应,这可能导致了 6-CHQ 氧化形式的积累。为了进一步确定其特性,生产并纯化了
TCPA,结果表明当 FADH
2
时,
TCPA 能将 2,4,6-三
氯丙醇转化为 6-CHQ
大肠杆菌
黄素还原酶提供 FADH 2 时,将 2,4,6-
TCP 转化为 6-CHQ。在
大肠杆菌
将 6-CHQ 氧化为 2-
氯马来酰
乙酸酯。因此,我们的数据表明,JMP134 通过
TCPA 和
TCPa href=https://www.molaid.com/MS_17084 target="_blank">PC 将 2,4,6-三
氯丙醇转化为 2-
氯马来酰
乙酸酯。序列分析表明
TCPB
可能具有 FAD 还原酶的功能,但实验数据并不支持这一假设。
TCPB 的功能仍然未知。