Abstract
Unlike the parent wild-type strain, theKlebsiella pneumoniae mutant strain MAO4 has a 4-HBA+ phenotype. The capacity of this mutant to take up and metabolize 4-hydroxybenzoate (4-HBA) relies on the expression of a permease and an NADPH-linked monooxygenase (4-HBA-3-hydroxylase). Both enzymes are normally expressed at basal levels, and only the presence of 4-HBA in the media enhances their activities. Strikingly, when theAcinetobacter calcoaceticus pobA gene encoding 4-hydroxybenzoate-3-hydroxylase was expressed in hydroxybenzoateK. pneumoniae wild-type, the bacteria were unable to grow on 4-HBA, suggesting that the main difference between the wild-type and the mutant strain is the capability of the latter to take up 4-HBA. 4-HBA-3-hydroxylase was purified to homogeneity by affinity, gel-filtration, and anion-exchange chromatography. The native enzyme, which appeared to be a dimer of identical subunits, had an apparent molecular mass of 80 kDa and a pI of 4.6. Steady-state kinetics were analyzed; the initial velocity patterns were consistent with a concerted substitution mechanism. The purified enzyme had 362 amino acid residues, and a tyrosine seemed to be involved in substrate activation.
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Abbreviations
- DPC :
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Diethylpyrocarbonate
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Suárez, M., Martín, M., Ferrer, E. et al. Purification and characterization of 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-hydroxylase from aKlebsiella pneumoniae mutant strain. Arch. Microbiol. 164, 70–77 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02568737
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