Distinct substrate specificities of three glycoside hydrolase family 42 -galactosidases from Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697
作者:A. H. Viborg、T. Katayama、M. Abou Hachem、M. C. Andersen、M. Nishimoto、M. H. Clausen、T. Urashima、B. Svensson、M. Kitaoka
DOI:10.1093/glycob/cwt104
日期:2014.2.1
Glycoside hydrolase family 42 (GH42) includes β-galactosidases catalyzing the release of galactose (Gal) from the non-reducing end of different β-d-galactosides. Health-promoting probiotic bifidobacteria, which are important members of the human gastrointestinal tract microbiota, produce GH42 enzymes enabling utilization of β-galactosides exerting prebiotic effects. However, insight into the specificity of individual GH42 enzymes with respect to substrate monosaccharide composition, glycosidic linkage and degree of polymerization is lagging. Kinetic analysis of natural and synthetic substrates resembling various milk and plant galactooligosaccharides distinguishes the three GH42 members, Bga42A, Bga42B and Bga42C, encoded by the probiotic B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 and revealed the glycosyl residue at subsite +1 and its linkage to the terminal Gal at subsite −1 to be key specificity determinants. Bga42A thus prefers the β1-3-galactosidic linkage from human milk and other β1-3- and β1-6-galactosides with glucose or Gal situated at subsite +1. In contrast, Bga42B very efficiently hydrolyses 4-galactosyllactose (Galβ1-4Galβ1-4Glc) as well as 4-galactobiose (Galβ1-4Gal) and 4-galactotriose (Galβ1-4Galβ1-4Gal). The specificity of Bga42C resembles that of Bga42B, but the activity was one order of magnitude lower. Based on enzyme kinetics, gene organization and phylogenetic analyses, Bga42C is proposed to act in the metabolism of arabinogalactan-derived oligosaccharides. The distinct kinetic signatures of the three GH42 enzymes correlate to unique sequence motifs denoting specific clades in a GH42 phylogenetic tree providing novel insight into GH42 subspecificities. Overall, the data illustrate the metabolic adaptation of bifidobacteria to the β-galactoside-rich gut niche and emphasize the importance and diversity of β-galactoside metabolism in probiotic bifidobacteria.
糖苷水解酶家族 42(GH42)包括β-半乳糖苷酶,可催化从不同β-d-半乳糖苷的非还原端释放半乳糖(Gal)。促进健康的益生菌双歧杆菌是人体胃肠道微生物群的重要成员,它们产生的 GH42 酶能利用β-半乳糖苷发挥益生作用。然而,人们对单个 GH42 酶在底物单糖组成、糖苷键和聚合度方面的特异性还缺乏深入了解。对类似于各种牛奶和植物半乳寡糖的天然和合成底物进行动力学分析,区分了益生菌 B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 编码的三个 GH42 成员 Bga42A、Bga42B 和 Bga42C,并发现位点 +1 上的糖基残基及其与位点 -1 上末端 Gal 的连接是决定特异性的关键因素。因此,Bga42A 更喜欢母乳中的β1-3-半乳糖苷连接,以及其他葡萄糖或 Gal 位于位点 +1 上的β1-3-和β1-6-半乳糖苷。相反,Bga42B 能非常有效地水解 4-半乳糖苷(Galβ1-4Galβ1-4Glc)以及 4-半乳糖双糖(Galβ1-4Gal)和 4-半乳糖三糖(Galβ1-4Galβ1-4Gal)。Bga42C 的特异性与 Bga42B 相似,但活性低一个数量级。根据酶动力学、基因组织和系统发育分析,Bga42C 被认为参与了阿拉伯半乳聚糖衍生寡糖的代谢。三种 GH42 酶的不同动力学特征与 GH42 系统发育树中表示特定支系的独特序列基序相关联,为了解 GH42 亚特异性提供了新的视角。总之,这些数据说明了双歧杆菌对富含β-半乳糖苷的肠道生态位的代谢适应性,并强调了β-半乳糖苷代谢在益生双歧杆菌中的重要性和多样性。