scholarly journals Comment on ‘YcgC represents a new protein deacetylase family in prokaryotes’

eLife ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kremer ◽  
Nora Kuhlmann ◽  
Marius Lechner ◽  
Linda Baldus ◽  
Michael Lammers

Lysine acetylation is a post-translational modification that is conserved from bacteria to humans. It is catalysed by the activities of lysine acetyltransferases, which use acetyl-CoA as the acetyl-donor molecule, and lysine deacetylases, which remove the acetyl moiety. Recently, it was reported that YcgC represents a new prokaryotic deacetylase family with no apparent homologies to existing deacetylases (Tu et al., 2015). Here we report the results of experiments which demonstrate that YcgC is not a deacetylase.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria L. Jeter ◽  
Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

Posttranslational modifications are mechanisms for rapid control of protein function used by cells from all domains of life. Acetylation of the epsilon amino group ( N ε ) of an active-site lysine of the AMP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase (Acs) enzyme is the paradigm for the posttranslational control of the activity of metabolic enzymes. In bacteria, the alluded active-site lysine of Acs enzymes can be modified by a number of different GCN5-type N -acetyltransferases (GNATs). Acs activity is lost as a result of acetylation, and restored by deacetylation. Using a heterologous host, we show that Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 synthesizes enzymes that control Acs function by reversible lysine acetylation (RLA). This work validates the function of gene products encoded by the cj1537c , cj1715, and cj1050c loci, namely the AMP-forming acetate:CoA ligase ( Cj Acs), a type IV GCN5-type lysine acetyltransferase (GNAT, hereafter Cj LatA), and a NAD + -dependent (class III) sirtuin deacylase ( Cj CobB), respectively. To our knowledge, these are the first in vivo and in vitro data on C. jejuni enzymes that control the activity of Cj Acs. IMPORTANCE This work is important because it provides the experimental evidence needed to support the assignment of function to three key enzymes, two of which control the reversible posttranslational modification of an active-site lysyl residue of the central metabolic enzyme acetyl-CoA synthetase ( Cj Acs). We can now generate Campylobacter jejuni mutant strains defective in these functions, so we can establish the conditions in which this mode of regulation of Cj Acs is triggered in this bacterium. Such knowledge may provide new therapeutic strategies for the control of this pathogen.


2008 ◽  
Vol 411 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Cooper ◽  
Johannes N. Spelbrink

It has recently been suggested that perhaps as many as 20% of all mitochondrial proteins are regulated through lysine acetylation while SIRT3 has been implicated as an important mitochondrial protein deacetylase. It is therefore of crucial importance that the mitochondrial localization of potential protein deacetylases is unambiguously established. Although mouse SIRT3 was recently shown to be mitochondrial, HsSIRT3 (human SIRT3) was reported to be both nuclear and mitochondrial and to relocate from the nucleus to the mitochondrion upon cellular stress. In the present study we show, using various HsSIRT3 expression constructs and a combination of immunofluorescence and careful subcellular fractionation, that in contrast with earlier reports HsSIRT3 is exclusively mitochondrial. We discuss possible experimental explanations for these discrepancies. In addition we suggest, on the basis of the analysis of public genome databases, that the full-length mouse SIRT3 protein is a 37 kDa mitochondrial precursor protein contrary to the previously suggested 29 kDa protein.


2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Tu ◽  
Shu-Juan Guo ◽  
Chien-Sheng Chen ◽  
Cheng-Xi Liu ◽  
He-Wei Jiang ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Qin ◽  
Zhenhuan Du ◽  
He Huang ◽  
Youhe Gao

AbstractBiomarker is the measurable change associated with a physiological or pathophysiological process, its nature is change. Contrast to the blood which is under homeostatic controls, urine reflects changes in the body earlier and more sensitive therefore is a better biomarker source. Lysine acetylation is an abundant and highly regulated post-translational modification. It plays a pivotal role in modulating diverse biological processes and is associated with various important diseases. Enrichment or visualization of proteins with specific post-translational modifications provides a method for sampling the urinary proteome and reducing sample complexity. In this study, we used anti-acetyllysine antibody-based immunoaffinity enrichment combined with high-resolution mass spectrometry to profile lysine-acetylated proteins in normal human urine. A total of 629 acetylation sites on 315 proteins were identified, including some very low-abundance proteins. This is the first proteome-wide characterization of lysine acetylation proteins in normal human urine. Our dataset provides a useful resource for the further discovery of the lysine acetylated proteins as biomarker in urine.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 8529
Author(s):  
Ann-Yae Na ◽  
Sanjita Paudel ◽  
Soyoung Choi ◽  
Jun Hyung Lee ◽  
Min-Sik Kim ◽  
...  

Sepsis-induced liver dysfunction (SILD) is a common event and is strongly associated with mortality. Establishing a causative link between protein post-translational modification and diseases is challenging. We studied the relationship among lysine acetylation (Kac), sirtuin (SIRTs), and the factors involved in SILD, which was induced in LPS-stimulated HepG2 cells. Protein hyperacetylation was observed according to SIRTs reduction after LPS treatment for 24 h. We identified 1449 Kac sites based on comparative acetylome analysis and quantified 1086 Kac sites on 410 proteins for acetylation. Interestingly, the upregulated Kac proteins are enriched in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathways in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) category. Among the proteins in the glycolysis pathway, hyperacetylation, a key regulator of lactate level in sepsis, was observed at three pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) sites. Hyperacetylation of PKM2 induced an increase in its activity, consequently increasing the lactate concentration. In conclusion, this study is the first to conduct global profiling of Kac, suggesting that the Kac mechanism of PKM2 in glycolysis is associated with sepsis. Moreover, it helps to further understand the systematic information regarding hyperacetylation during the sepsis process.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng Li ◽  
Bin Zheng ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Ting-Hu Ren ◽  
Xing-Hui Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Protein lysine acetylation (Kac) is an important post-translational modification present in both animal and plant cells. Here, we reported the results from a proteomic investigation of Kac in soybean leaves. We totally identified 3148 acetylation sites in 1538 proteins from three biological replicates, among 59 lysine acetylation sites in core histones, represents the largest acetylome dataset in plants to date. Gene Ontology (GO) functional analysis illustrated that most of the acetylated proteins involved in metabolic processes (include carboxylic acid metabolic process, oxoacid metabolic process, nucleoside metabolic process, nucleoside phosphate metabolic process, and ribose phosphate metabolic process). KEGG pathway enrichment showed Kac plays an important role in Photosynthesis, Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms and Citrate cycle (TCA cycle). Meanwhile we also find a total of 17 conserved Kac motifs. All together, our study not only provides the first global and most extensive lysine acetylation analysis in soybean leaves, but also suggest that lysine acetylation is play an important and unique role in plants.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiswarya Dash ◽  
Rahul Modak

Protein lysine acetylation is a conserved post-translational modification that modulates several cellular processes. Protein acetylation and its physiological implications are well understood in eukaryotes; however, its role is emerging in bacteria. Lysine acetylation in bacteria is fine-tuned by the concerted action of lysine acetyltransferases (KATs), protein deacetylases (KDACs), metabolic intermediates- acetyl-coenzyme A (Ac-CoA) and acetyl phosphate (AcP). AcP mediated nonenzymatic acetylation is predominant in bacteria due to its high acetyl transfer potential whereas, enzymatic acetylation by bacterial KATs (bKAT) are considered less abundant. Se Pat , the first bKAT discovered in Salmonella enterica , regulates the activity of the central metabolic enzyme- acetyl-CoA synthetase, through its acetylation. Recent studies have highlighted the role of bKATs in stress responses like pH tolerance, nutrient stress, persister cell formation, antibiotic resistance and pathogenesis. Bacterial genomes encode many putative bKATs of unknown biological function and significance. Detailed characterization of putative and partially characterized bKATs is important to decipher the acetylation mediated regulation in bacteria. Proper synthesis of information about the diverse roles of bKATs is missing to date, which can lead to the discovery of new antimicrobial targets in future. In this review, we provide an overview of the diverse physiological roles of known bKATs, and their mode of regulation in different bacteria. We also highlight existing gaps in the literature and present questions that may help understand the regulatory mechanisms mediated by bKATs in adaptation to a diverse habitat.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng Li ◽  
Bin Zheng ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Tinghu Ren ◽  
Xinghui Zhang ◽  
...  

AbstractProtein lysine acetylation (Kac) is an important post-translational modification in both animal and plant cells. Global Kac identification has been performed at the proteomic level in various species. However, the study of Kac in oil and resource plant species is relatively limited. Soybean is a globally important oil crop and resouce plant. In the present study, lysine acetylome analysis was performed in soybean leaves with proteomics techniques. Various bioinformatics analyses were performed to illustrate the structure and function of these Kac sites and proteins. Totally, 3148 acetylation sites in 1538 proteins were detected. Motif analysis of these Kac modified peptides extracted 17 conserved motifs. These Kac modified protein showed a wide subcellular location and functional distribution. Chloroplast is the primary subcellular location and cellular component where Kac proteins were localized. Function and pathways analyses indicated a plenty of biological processes and metabolism pathways potentially be influenced by Kac modification. Ribosome activity and protein biosynthesis, carbohydrate and energy metabolism, photosynthesis and fatty acid metabolism may be regulated by Kac modification in soybean leaves. Our study suggests Kac plays an important role in soybean physiology and biology, which is an available resource and reference of Kac function and structure characterization in oil crop and resource plant, as well as in plant kingdom.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C299-C299
Author(s):  
Misty Kuhn ◽  
Karolina Majorek ◽  
Ekaterina Filippova ◽  
George Minasov ◽  
Alan Wolfe ◽  
...  

The Center for Structural Genomics for Infectious Diseases (CSGID) applies structural genomics approaches to biomedically relevant proteins from human pathogens and provides the infectious disease community with a high throughput pipeline for structure determination. Target proteins include drug targets, essential enzymes, virulence factors and vaccine candidates. Bacterial species generally have many acetyl-coenzyme A dependent GCN5-like Acetyl Transferases (GNATs), however, the substrates of most of them are unknown. Proteomic analysis has also revealed extensive post-translational modification of bacterial proteins, especially acetylation of lysine Nε. These observations led the CSGID to develop a high throughput substrate screen and initiate characterization of bacterial GNATs. One of the bacterial GNATs that acetylates lysine residues, is the Pseudomonas aeruginosa protein PA4794, that acetylates both peptides having a C-terminal lysine and the drug, chloramphenicol. Surprisingly, the acetylation of these two substrates by PA4794 is catalyzed by the enzyme using different active site residues and different kinetic mechanisms. Although it was expected that the GNATs would play a major role in protein acetylation, much of the lysine acetylation observed in bacteria is actually due to the metabolite acetylphosphate (1,2). Crystal structures and proteomics experiments revealed what makes some lysine residues particularly sensitive to acetylphosphate dependent lysine acetylation and what is required for subsequent enzymatic deacetylation. CSGID is funded with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contracts No. HHSN272200700058C and HHSN272201200026C and Midwest Center for Structural Genomics by grant GM094585


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