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Structural insights into the psychrophilic germinal protease PaGPR and its autoinhibitory loop
Chang Woo Lee , Saeyoung Lee , Chang-Sook Jeong , Jisub Hwang , Jeong Ho Chang , In-Geol Choi , T. Doohun Kim , HaJeung Park , Hye-Yeon Kim , Jun Hyuck Lee
J. Microbiol. 2020;58(9):772-779.   Published online September 1, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-020-0292-0
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In spore forming microbes, germination protease (GPR) plays a key role in the initiation of the germination process. A critical step during germination is the degradation of small acidsoluble proteins (SASPs), which protect spore DNA from external stresses (UV, heat, low temperature, etc.). Inactive zymogen GPR can be activated by autoprocessing of the N-terminal pro-sequence domain. Activated GPR initiates the degradation of SASPs; however, the detailed mechanisms underlying the activation, catalysis, regulation, and substrate recognition of GPR remain elusive. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of GPR from Paenisporosarcina sp. TG-20 (PaGPR) in its inactive form at a resolution of 2.5 Å. Structural analysis showed that the active site of PaGPR is sterically occluded by an inhibitory loop region (residues 202–216). The N-terminal region interacts directly with the self-inhibitory loop region, suggesting that the removal of the N-terminal pro-sequence induces conformational changes, which lead to the release of the self-inhibitory loop region from the active site. In addition, comparative sequence and structural analyses revealed that PaGPR contains two highly conserved Asp residues (D123 and D182) in the active site, similar to the putative aspartic acid protease GPR from Bacillus megaterium. The catalytic domain structure of PaGPR also shares similarities with the sequentially non-homologous proteins HycI and HybD. HycI and HybD are metalloproteases that also contain two Asp (or Glu) residues in their active site, playing a role in metal binding. In summary, our
results
provide useful insights into the activation process of PaGPR and its active conformation.

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    Sangeun Jeon, Jisub Hwang, Wanki Yoo, Joo Won Chang, Hackwon Do, Han-Woo Kim, Kyeong Kyu Kim, Jun Hyuck Lee, T. Doohun Kim
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Structural and sequence comparisons of bacterial enoyl-CoA isomerase and enoyl-CoA hydratase
Jisub Hwang , Chang-Sook Jeong , Chang Woo Lee , Seung Chul Shin , Han-Woo Kim , Sung Gu Lee , Ui Joung Youn , Chang Sup Lee , Tae-Jin Oh , Hak Jun Kim , Hyun Park , Hyun Ho Park , Jun Hyuck Lee
J. Microbiol. 2020;58(7):606-613.   Published online April 22, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-020-0089-1
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Crystal structures of enoyl-coenzyme A (CoA) isomerase from Bosea sp. PAMC 26642 (BoECI) and enoyl-CoA hydratase from Hymenobacter sp. PAMC 26628 (HyECH) were determined at 2.35 and 2.70 Å resolution, respectively. BoECI and HyECH are members of the crotonase superfamily and are enzymes known to be involved in fatty acid degradation. Structurally, these enzymes are highly similar except for the orientation of their C-terminal helix domain. Analytical ultracentrifugation was performed to determine the oligomerization states of BoECI and HyECH revealing they exist as trimers in solution. However, their putative ligand-binding sites and active site residue compositions are dissimilar. Comparative sequence and structural analysis revealed that the active site of BoECI had one glutamate residue (Glu135), this site is occupied by an aspartate in some ECIs, and the active sites of HyECH had two highly conserved glutamate residues (Glu118 and Glu138). Moreover, HyECH possesses a salt bridge interaction between Glu98 and Arg152 near the active site. This interaction may allow the catalytic Glu118 residue to have a specific conformation for the ECH enzyme reaction. This salt bridge interaction is highly conserved in known bacterial ECH structures and ECI enzymes do not have this type of interaction. Collectively, our comparative sequential and structural studies have provided useful information to distinguish and classify two similar bacterial crotonase superfamily enzymes.

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Crystal structure of the inactive state of the receiver domain of Spo0A from Paenisporosarcina sp. TG-14, a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from an Antarctic glacier
Chang Woo Lee , Sun-Ha Park , Sung Gu Lee , Seung Chul Shin , Se Jong Han , Han-Woo Kim , Hyun Ho Park , Sunghwan Kim , Hak Jun Kim , Hyun Park , HaJeung Park , Jun Hyuck Lee
J. Microbiol. 2017;55(6):464-474.   Published online March 9, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-017-6599-9
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The two-component phosphorelay system is the most pre-valent mechanism for sensing and transducing environ-mental signals in bacteria. Spore formation, which relies on the two-component phosphorelay system, enables the long- term survival of the glacial bacterium Paenisporosarcina sp. TG-14 in the extreme cold environment. Spo0A is a key re-sponse regulator of the phosphorelay system in the early stage of spore formation. The protein is composed of a regu-latory N-terminal phospho-receiver domain and a DNA- binding C-terminal activator domain. We solved the three- dimensional structure of the unphosphorylated (inactive) form of the receiver domain of Spo0A (PaSpo0A-R) from Paenisporosarcina sp. TG-14. A structural comparison with phosphorylated (active form) Spo0A from Bacillus stearo-thermophilus (BsSpo0A) showed minor notable differences. A molecular dynamics study of a model of the active form and the crystal structures revealed significant differences in the α4 helix and the preceding loop region where phosphorylation occurs. Although an oligomerization study of PaSpo0A-R by analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) has shown that the protein is in a monomeric state in solution, both crosslinking and crystal-packing analyses indicate the possibility of weak dimer formation by a previously undocumented mechanism. Collectively, these observations provide insight into the me-chanism of phosphorylation-dependent activation unique to Spo0A.

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    Journal of Molecular Biology.2022; 434(13): 167641.     CrossRef
Crystal structure and modeling of the tetrahedral intermediate state of methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (MMSDH) from Oceanimonas doudoroffii
Hackwon Do , Chang Woo Lee , Sung Gu Lee , Hara Kang , Chul Min Park , Hak Jun Kim , Hyun Park , HaJeung Park , Jun Hyuck Lee
J. Microbiol. 2016;54(2):114-121.   Published online February 2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-016-5549-2
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The gene product of dddC (Uniprot code G5CZI2), from the Gram-negative marine bacterium Oceanimonas doudoroffii, is a methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (OdoMMSDH) enzyme. MMSDH is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily, and it catalyzes the NADdependent decarboxylation of methylmalonate semialdehyde to propionyl-CoA. We determined the crystal structure of OdoMMSDH at 2.9 Å resolution. Among the twelve molecules in the asymmetric unit, six subunits complexed with NAD, which was carried along the protein purification steps. OdoMMSDH exists as a stable homodimer in solution; each subunit consists of three distinct domains: an NAD-binding domain, a catalytic domain, and an oligomerization domain. Computational modeling studies of the OdoMMSDH structure revealed key residues important for substrate recognition and tetrahedral intermediate stabilization. Two basic residues (Arg103 and Arg279) and six hydrophobic residues (Phe150, Met153, Val154, Trp157, Met281, and Phe449) were found to be important for tetrahedral intermediate binding. Modeling data also suggested that the backbone amide of Cys280 and the side chain amine of Asn149 function as the oxyanion hole during the enzymatic reaction. Our results provide useful insights into the substrate recognition site residues and catalytic mechanism of OdoMMSDH.

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