title: Pseudomonas fluorescens mannitol 2-dehydrogenase and the family of polyol-specific long-chain dehydrogenases/reductases: sequence-based classification and analysis of structure-function relationships.
abstract: Multiple sequence alignment and analysis of evolutionary relationships have been used to characterize a family of polyol-specific long-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (PSLDRs). At the present time, 66 known and putative NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductases of mainly prokaryotic origin and between 357 and 544 amino acids in length constitute this family. The family is shown to include D-mannitol 2-dehydrogenase, D-mannonate 5-oxidoreductase, D-altronate 5-oxidoreductase, D-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase, and D-mannitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase which form individual sub-families (defined by internal sequence identity of >/=30%) having distant origin and divergent substrate specificity but clearly displaying entire-chain relationship. When all forms are aligned, only three residues, Gly-33, Asp-230, and Lys-295 (in the numbering of Pseudomonas fluorescens D-mannitol 2-dehydrogenase (PsM2DH)) are strictly conserved. By combining sequence alignment with the known structure of PsM2DH and results from site-directed mutagenesis, we have developed a structure/function analysis for the family. Gly-33 is in the N-terminal coenzyme-binding domain and part of a nucleotide fingerprint region for the family, and Asp-230 and Lys-295 are at an interdomain segment contributing to the active site in which the lysine likely functions as the catalytic general acid/base. PSLDRs do not require a metal cofactor for activity and are specific for transferring the 4-pro-S hydrogen from NAD(P)H. Comparisons reveal that the core part of the two-domain fold has been conserved throughout all family members, perhaps reflecting the recruitment of a stable oxidoreductase structure and extensive trimming thereof to acquire functional properties specific to each sub-family. They also identify interactions that define the chemical mechanism of oxidoreduction and likely contribute to substrate and co-substrate specificities and are thus relevant for protein engineering.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/I, A-8010, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klimacek
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nidetzky
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D008354:Mannitol Dehydrogenases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000201:enzymology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; C024617:polyol; D008354:Mannitol Dehydrogenases