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FlaA1, a new bifunctional UDP-GlcNAc C6 dehydratase C4 reductase from Helicobacter pylori

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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 275, 期 45, 页码 34873-34880

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AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M006369200

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FlaA1 is a small soluble protein of unknown function in Helicobacter pylori, It has homologues that are essential for the virulence of numerous medically relevant bacteria. FlaA1 was overexpressed as a histidine-tagged protein and purified to homogeneity by nickel chelation and cation exchange chromatography, Spectrophotometric assays, capillary electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry analyses showed that FlaA1 is a novel bifunctional C-6 dehydratase/C-4 reductase specific for UDP-GlcNAc. It converts UDP-GlcNAc into a UDP-4-keto-6-methyl-GlcNAc intermediate, which is stereospecifically reduced into UDP-QuiNAc. Substrate conversions as high as 80% were obtained at equilibrium. The K-m and V-max for UDP-GlcNAc were 159 muM and 65 pmol/min, respectively. No exogenous cofactor was required to obtain full activity of FlaA1, Additional NADH was only used with poor efficiency for the reduction step. The biochemical characterization of FlaA1 is important for the elucidation of biosynthetic pathways that lead to the formation of 2,6-deoxysugars in medically relevant bacteria. It establishes unambiguously the first step of the pathway and provides the means of preparing the substrate UDP-QuiNAc, which is necessary for the study of downstream enzymes.

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