Evolution of Enzymatic Activities in the Enolase Superfamily: Characterization of the (<i>D</i>)-Glucarate/Galactarate Catabolic Pathway in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
作者:Brian K. Hubbard、Marjan Koch、David R. J. Palmer、Patricia C. Babbitt、John A. Gerlt
DOI:10.1021/bi981124f
日期:1998.10.1
The genes encoding the enzymes in the (D)-glucarate/galactarate catabolic pathway have been identified in the Escherichia coli genome. These encode, in three transcriptional units, (D)-glucarate dehydratase (GlucD), galactarate dehydratase, 5-keto-4-deoxy-(D)-glucarate aldolase, tartronate semialdehyde reductase, a glycerate kinase that generates 2-phosphoglycerate as product, and two hexaric acid transporters. We also have identified a gene proximal to that encoding GlucD that encodes a protein that is 72% identical in primary sequence to GlucD (GlucD-related protein or GlucDRP). However, whereas GlucD catalyzes the efficient dehydration of both (D)-glucarate and (L)-idarate as well as their epimerization, GlucDRP is significantly impaired in both reactions. Perhaps GlucDRP is an example of gene duplication and evolution in progress in the E. coli chromosome.