Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus
Bacillus sphaericus, a bacterium of biotechnological interest due to its ability to produce mosquitocidal toxins, is unable to use sugars as carbon source. However, ptsHI genes encoding HPr and EI proteins belonging to a PTS were cloned, sequenced and characterized. Both HPr and EI proteins were ful...
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todo:paper_13500872_v149_n7_p1687_Alice2023-10-03T16:09:52Z Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus Alice, A.F. Pérez-Martínez, G. Sánchez-Rivas, C. 6 phosphofructokinase bacterial toxin carbon carrier protein deaminase glycine histidine n acetylglucosamine phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase phosphotransferase serine streptozocin sugar animal cell Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis bacterial strain bacterium mutant biotechnology carbon source catabolism controlled study energy resource enzyme activity enzyme metabolism gene sequence gene structure genetic code genetic complementation genetic transcription glycolysis in vitro study insecticidal activity molecular cloning mosquito nonhuman nucleotide sequence priority journal protein function protein phosphorylation protein purification review Staphylococcus aureus toxin synthesis transport kinetics wild type Animalia Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis Bacteria (microorganisms) Posibacteria Prokaryota Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus sphaericus, a bacterium of biotechnological interest due to its ability to produce mosquitocidal toxins, is unable to use sugars as carbon source. However, ptsHI genes encoding HPr and EI proteins belonging to a PTS were cloned, sequenced and characterized. Both HPr and EI proteins were fully functional for phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent transphosphorylation in complementation assays using extracts from Staphylococcus aureus mutants for one of these proteins. HPr(His6) was purified from wild-type and a Ser46/Gln mutant of B. sphaericus, and used for in vitro phosphorylation experiments using extracts from either B. sphaericus or Bacillus subtilis as kinase source. The results showed that both phosphorylated forms, P-Ser46-HPr and P-His15-HPr, could be obtained. The findings also proved indirectly the existence of an HPr kinase activity in B. sphaericus. The genetic structure of these ptsHI genes has some unusual features, as they are co-transcribed with genes encoding metabolic enzymes related to N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) catabolism (nagA, nagB and an undetermined orf2). In fact, this bacterium was able to utilize this amino sugar as carbon and energy source, but a ptsH null mutant had lost this characteristic. Investigation of GlcNAc uptake and streptozotocin inhibition in both a wild-type and a ptsH null mutant strain led to the proposal that GlcNAc is transported and phosphorylated by an EIINag element of the PTS, as yet uncharacterized. In addition, GlcNAc-6-phosphate deacetylase and GlcN-6-phosphate deaminase activities were determined; both were induced in the presence of GlcNAc. These results, together with the authors' recent findings of the presence of a phosphofructokinase activity, are strongly indicative of a glycolytic pathway in B. sphaericus. They also open new possibilities for genetic improvements in industrial applications. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13500872_v149_n7_p1687_Alice |
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6 phosphofructokinase bacterial toxin carbon carrier protein deaminase glycine histidine n acetylglucosamine phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase phosphotransferase serine streptozocin sugar animal cell Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis bacterial strain bacterium mutant biotechnology carbon source catabolism controlled study energy resource enzyme activity enzyme metabolism gene sequence gene structure genetic code genetic complementation genetic transcription glycolysis in vitro study insecticidal activity molecular cloning mosquito nonhuman nucleotide sequence priority journal protein function protein phosphorylation protein purification review Staphylococcus aureus toxin synthesis transport kinetics wild type Animalia Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis Bacteria (microorganisms) Posibacteria Prokaryota Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus |
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6 phosphofructokinase bacterial toxin carbon carrier protein deaminase glycine histidine n acetylglucosamine phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase phosphotransferase serine streptozocin sugar animal cell Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis bacterial strain bacterium mutant biotechnology carbon source catabolism controlled study energy resource enzyme activity enzyme metabolism gene sequence gene structure genetic code genetic complementation genetic transcription glycolysis in vitro study insecticidal activity molecular cloning mosquito nonhuman nucleotide sequence priority journal protein function protein phosphorylation protein purification review Staphylococcus aureus toxin synthesis transport kinetics wild type Animalia Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis Bacteria (microorganisms) Posibacteria Prokaryota Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus Alice, A.F. Pérez-Martínez, G. Sánchez-Rivas, C. Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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6 phosphofructokinase bacterial toxin carbon carrier protein deaminase glycine histidine n acetylglucosamine phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase phosphotransferase serine streptozocin sugar animal cell Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis bacterial strain bacterium mutant biotechnology carbon source catabolism controlled study energy resource enzyme activity enzyme metabolism gene sequence gene structure genetic code genetic complementation genetic transcription glycolysis in vitro study insecticidal activity molecular cloning mosquito nonhuman nucleotide sequence priority journal protein function protein phosphorylation protein purification review Staphylococcus aureus toxin synthesis transport kinetics wild type Animalia Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus subtilis Bacteria (microorganisms) Posibacteria Prokaryota Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus |
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Bacillus sphaericus, a bacterium of biotechnological interest due to its ability to produce mosquitocidal toxins, is unable to use sugars as carbon source. However, ptsHI genes encoding HPr and EI proteins belonging to a PTS were cloned, sequenced and characterized. Both HPr and EI proteins were fully functional for phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent transphosphorylation in complementation assays using extracts from Staphylococcus aureus mutants for one of these proteins. HPr(His6) was purified from wild-type and a Ser46/Gln mutant of B. sphaericus, and used for in vitro phosphorylation experiments using extracts from either B. sphaericus or Bacillus subtilis as kinase source. The results showed that both phosphorylated forms, P-Ser46-HPr and P-His15-HPr, could be obtained. The findings also proved indirectly the existence of an HPr kinase activity in B. sphaericus. The genetic structure of these ptsHI genes has some unusual features, as they are co-transcribed with genes encoding metabolic enzymes related to N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) catabolism (nagA, nagB and an undetermined orf2). In fact, this bacterium was able to utilize this amino sugar as carbon and energy source, but a ptsH null mutant had lost this characteristic. Investigation of GlcNAc uptake and streptozotocin inhibition in both a wild-type and a ptsH null mutant strain led to the proposal that GlcNAc is transported and phosphorylated by an EIINag element of the PTS, as yet uncharacterized. In addition, GlcNAc-6-phosphate deacetylase and GlcN-6-phosphate deaminase activities were determined; both were induced in the presence of GlcNAc. These results, together with the authors' recent findings of the presence of a phosphofructokinase activity, are strongly indicative of a glycolytic pathway in B. sphaericus. They also open new possibilities for genetic improvements in industrial applications. |
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Alice, A.F. Pérez-Martínez, G. Sánchez-Rivas, C. |
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Alice, A.F. Pérez-Martínez, G. Sánchez-Rivas, C. |
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Alice, A.F. |
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Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bacillus sphaericus |
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phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system and n-acetylglucosamine metabolism in bacillus sphaericus |
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