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Insights into the structure and function of the rate-limiting enzyme of chlorophyll degradation through analysis of a bacterial Mg-dechelatase homolog

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Title: Insights into the structure and function of the rate-limiting enzyme of chlorophyll degradation through analysis of a bacterial Mg-dechelatase homolog
Authors: Dey, Debayan Browse this author
Dhar, Dipanjana Browse this author
Fortunato, Helena Browse this author
Obata, Daichi Browse this author
Tanaka, Ayumi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Tanaka, Ryouichi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Basu, Soumalee Browse this author
Ito, Hisashi Browse this author
Keywords: Mg-dechelatase
Stay-Green
Anaerolineae
Chlorophyll degradation
Protein structure prediction
Molecular dynamics simulation
Issue Date: 7-Dec-2021
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Title: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Volume: 19
Start Page: 5333
End Page: 5347
Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.09.023
Abstract: The Mg-dechelatase enzyme encoded by the Stay-Green (SGR) gene catalyzes Mg2+ dechelation from chlorophyll a. This reaction is the first committed step of chlorophyll degradation pathway in plants and is thus indispensable for the process of leaf senescence. There is no structural information available for this or its related enzymes. This study aims to provide insights into the structure and reaction mechanism of the enzyme through biochemical and computational analysis of an SGR homolog from the Chloroflexi Anaerolineae (AbSGR-h). Recombinant AbSGR-h with its intact sequence and those with mutations were overexpressed in Escherichia coli and their Mg-dechelatase activity were compared. Two aspartates - D34 and D62 were found to be essential for catalysis, while R26, Y28, T29 and D114 were responsible for structural maintenance. Gel filtration analysis of the recombinant AbSGR-h indicates that it forms a homo-oligomer. The three-dimensional structure of AbSGR-h was predicted by a deep learningbased method, which was evaluated by protein structure quality evaluation programs while structural stability of wild-type and mutant forms were investigated through molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, in concordance with the results of enzyme assay, molecular docking concluded the significance of D34 in ligand interaction. By combining biochemical analysis and computational prediction, this study unveils the detailed structural characteristics of the enzyme, including the probable pocket of interaction and the residues of structural and functional importance. It also serves as a basis for further studies on Mg-dechelatase such as elucidation of its reaction mechanism or inhibitor screening. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology.
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/83444
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