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Purification and Characterization of Trehalase From Acyrthosiphon pisum, a Target for Pest Control

Journal

PROTEIN JOURNAL
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 189-200

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10930-021-10032-7

Keywords

Trehalase; Acyrthosiphon pisum; Catalytic and structural properties; Molecular modelling

Funding

  1. Win2Wal research program - Exercise 2019 [ndegrees1910079]

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Insect trehalases, essential for trehalose metabolism and stress resistance, were studied with a focus on the extraction and purification of Acyrthosiphon pisum soluble trehalase (ApTreh-1) and its biochemical and structural characterization. The enzyme showed optimal activity at 45 degrees C and pH 5.0, with specific kinetic properties.
Insect trehalases are glycoside hydrolases essential for trehalose metabolism and stress resistance. We here report the extraction and purification of Acyrthosiphon pisum soluble trehalase (ApTreh-1), its biochemical and structural characterization, as well as the determination of its kinetic properties. The protein has been purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation, first followed by an anion-exchange and then by an affinity chromatography. The SDS-PAGE shows a main band at 70 kDa containing two isoforms of ApTreh-1 (X1 and X2), identified by mass spectrometry and slightly contrasting in the C-terminal region. A phylogenetic tree, a multiple sequence alignment, as well as a modelled 3D-structure were constructed and they all reveal the ApTreh-1 similarity to other insect trehalases, i.e. the two signature motifs (179)PGGRFRELYYWDTY(192) and (479)QWDFPNAWPP(489), a glycine-rich region (549)GGGGEY(554), and the catalytic residues Asp336 and Glu538. The optimum enzyme activity occurs at 45 degrees C and pH 5.0, with K-m and V-max values of similar to 71 mM and similar to 126 mu mol/min/mg, respectively. The present structural and functional characterization of soluble A. pisum trehalase enters the development of new strategies to control the aphids pest without significant risk for non-target organisms and human health.

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