Structural and functional analysis of a conjugated bile salt hydrolase from Bifidobacterium longum reveals an evolutionary relationship with penicillin V acylase

R. Suresh Kumar, James A. Brannigan, Asmita A. Prabhune, Archana V. Pundle, Guy G. Dodson, Eleanor J. Dodson, C. G. Suresh

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Abstract

Bile salt hydrolase (BSH) is an enzyme produced by the intestinal microflora that catalyzes the deconjugation of glycine- or taurine-linked bile salts. The crystal structure of BSH reported here from Bifidobacterium longum reveals that it is a member of N-terminal nucleophil hydrolase structural superfamily possessing the characteristic alpha beta beta alpha tetra-lamellar tertiary structure arrangement. Site-directed mutagenesis of the catalytic nucleophil residue, however, shows that it has no role in zymogen processing into its corresponding active form. Substrate specificity was studied using Michaelis-Menten and inhibition kinetics and fluorescence spectroscopy. These data were compared with the specificity profile of BSH from Clostridium perfrigens and pencillin V acylase from Bacillus sphaericus, for both of which the three-dimensional structures are available. Comparative analysis shows a gradation in activity toward common substrates, throwing light on a possible common route toward the evolution of pencillin V acylase and BSH.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32516-32525
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume281
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Oct 2006

Keywords

  • LACTIC-ACID BACTERIA
  • QUANTITATIVE-DETERMINATION
  • LACTOBACILLUS-PLANTARUM
  • CHOLESTEROL
  • DECONJUGATION
  • PURIFICATION
  • CLONING
  • EXPRESSION
  • GENE

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