Biosynthesis of Branched-chain Fatty Acid in<i>Bacilli</i>: FabD (malonyl-CoA:ACP transacylase) Is Not Essential for<i>In Vitro</i>Biosynthesis of Branched-chain Fatty Acids
作者:Hirosuke OKU、Naoya FUTAMORI、Kenichi MASUDA、Yumiko SHIMABUKURO、Tomoyo OMINE、Hironori IWASAKI
DOI:10.1271/bbb.67.2106
日期:2003.1
It was found that the partially purified β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase of Bacillus insolitus did not require the addition of FabD (malonyl-CoA:ACP transacylase, MAT) for the activity assay. This study therefore examined the necessity of FabD protein for in vitro branched-chain fatty acid (BCFA) biosynthesis by crude fatty acid synthetases (FAS) of Bacilli. To discover the involvement of FabD in the BCFA biosynthesis, the protein was removed from the crude FAS by immunoprecipitation. The His-tag fusion protein FabD of Bacillus subtilis was expressed in Escherichia coli and used for the preparation of antibody. The rabbit antibody raised against the expressed fusion protein specifically recognized the FabD in the crude FAS of B. subtilis. Evaluation of the efficacy of the immunoprecipitation showed that a trace of FabD protein was present in the antibody-treated crude FAS. However, this complete removal of FabD from the crude FAS did not abolish its BCFA biosynthesis, but only reduced the level to 50-60% of the control level for acyl-CoA primer and to 80% for α-keto-β-methylvalerate primer. Furthermore, the FabD concentration did not necessarily correlate with the MAT specific activity in the enzyme fractions, suggesting the presence of another enzyme source of MAT activity. This study, therefore, suggests that FabD is not the sole enzyme source of MAT for in vitro BCFA biosynthesis, and implies the existence of a functional connection between fatty acid biosynthesis and another metabolic pathway.
研究发现,不完全纯化的无枝菌酸菌β-酮脂酰ACP合酶(Bacillus insolitus)在活性测定时不需要添加FabD(丙二酸单酰-CoA:ACP转酰酶,MAT)。因此,本研究探讨了杆状菌粗脂肪酸合成酶(FAS)体外支链脂肪酸(BCFA)生物合成中FabD蛋白的必要性。为了探索FabD在BCFA生物合成中的作用,通过免疫沉淀法从粗FAS中去除该蛋白。将枯草芽孢杆菌的His标签融合蛋白FabD在大肠杆菌中表达,并用其制备抗体。针对表达的融合蛋白免疫兔子得到的抗体能特异性地识别枯草芽孢杆菌粗FAS中的FabD。免疫沉淀法效力评估显示,经抗体处理的粗FAS中仅残留极少量的FabD蛋白。然而,从粗FAS中完全去除FabD并未使其BCFA生物合成失活,仅使其活性降低,对于酰基-CoA引物降至对照组的50-60%,对于α-酮基-β-甲基戊酸引物降至80%。此外,FabD浓度与酶组分中MAT的特异性活性并不一定相关,表明存在另一种MAT活性的酶源。因此,本研究认为,FabD不是体外BCFA生物合成中MAT唯一的酶源,并暗示脂肪酸生物合成与其他代谢途径之间存在功能联系。