Journal articles: 'Nudix hydrolase proteins'

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Kraszewska, Elzbieta. "The plant Nudix hydrolase family." Acta Biochimica Polonica 55, no. 4 (December 16, 2008): 663–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18388/abp.2008_3025.

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Nudix hydrolases are a family of proteins defined by a conserved amino-acid sequence GX(5)-EX(7)REUXEEXGU, where U is a hydrophobic residue. These enzymes are widely distributed among all classes of organisms and catalyze, with varying degrees of substrate specificity, the hydrolysis of a variety of nucleoside diphosphate derivatives: nucleoside di- and triphosphates and their oxidized forms, dinucleoside polyphosphates, nucleotide sugars, NADH, coenzyme A and the mRNA cap. Nudix proteins are postulated to control the cellular concentration of these compounds. The genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana contains 29 genes coding for putative Nudix hydrolases. Recently, several Arabidopsis Nudix genes have been cloned and their products characterized. This review summarizes current knowledge on these plant enzymes and discusses their possible cellular functions.

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MAKSEL, Danuta, Paul R. GOOLEY, James D. SWARBRICK, Andrzej GURANOWSKI, Christine GANGE, G. Michael BLACKBURN, and Kenwyn R. GAYLER. "Characterization of active-site residues in diadenosine tetraphosphate hydrolase from Lupinus angustifolius." Biochemical Journal 357, no. 2 (July 9, 2001): 399–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj3570399.

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Site-directed mutagenesis has been used to characterize the functions of key amino acid residues in the catalytic site of the ‘nudix’ hydrolase, (asymmetrical) diadenosine 5′,5‴-P1,P4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) hydrolase (EC 3.6.1.17) from Lupinus angustifolius, the three-dimensional solution structure of which has recently been solved. Residues within the nudix motif, Gly-(Xaa)5-Glu-(Xaa)7-Arg-Glu-Uaa-Xaa-(Glu)2-Xaa-Gly (where Xaa represents unspecified amino acids and Uaa represents the bulky aliphatic amino acids Ile, Leu or Val) conserved in ‘nudix enzymes’, and residues important for catalysis from elsewhere in the molecule, were mutated and the expressed proteins characterized. The results reveal a high degree of functional conservation between lupin asymmetric Ap4A hydrolase and the 8-oxo-dGTP hydrolase from Escherichia coli. Charged residues in positions equivalent to those that ligate an enzyme-bound metal ion in the E. coli 8-oxo-dGTP hydrolase [Harris, Wu, Massiah and Mildvan (2000) Biochemistry 39, 1655–1674] were shown to contribute to catalysis to similar extents in the lupin enzyme. Mutations E55Q, E59Q and E125Q all reduced kcat markedly, whereas mutations R54Q, E58Q and E122Q had smaller effects. None of the mutations produced a substantial change in the Km for Ap4A, but several extensively modified the pH-dependence and fluoride-sensitivities of the hydrolase. It was concluded that the precisely positioned glutamate residues Glu-55, Glu-59 and Glu-125 are conserved as functionally significant components of the hydrolytic mechanism in both of these members of the nudix family of hydrolases.

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Karačić, Zrinka, Bojana Vukelić, Gabrielle H. Ho, Iva Jozić, Iva Sučec, Branka Salopek-Sondi, Marija Kozlović, Steven E. Brenner, Jutta Ludwig-Müller, and Marija Abramić. "A novel plant enzyme with dual activity: an atypical Nudix hydrolase and a dipeptidyl peptidase III." Biological Chemistry 398, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2016-0141.

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Abstract In a search for plant homologues of dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP III) family, we found a predicted protein from the moss Physcomitrella patens (UniProt entry: A9TLP4), which shared 61% sequence identity with the Arabidopsis thaliana uncharacterized protein, designated Nudix hydrolase 3. Both proteins contained all conserved regions of the DPP III family, but instead of the characteristic hexapeptide HEXXGH zinc-binding motif, they possessed a pentapeptide HEXXH, and at the N-terminus, a Nudix box, a hallmark of Nudix hydrolases, known to act upon a variety of nucleoside diphosphate derivatives. To investigate their biochemical properties, we expressed heterologously and purified Physcomitrella (PpND) and Arabidopsis (AtND) protein. Both hydrolyzed, with comparable catalytic efficiency, the isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), a universal precursor for the biosynthesis of isoprenoid compounds. In addition, PpND dephosphorylated four purine nucleotides (ADP, dGDP, dGTP, and 8-oxo-dATP) with strong preference for oxidized dATP. Furthermore, PpND and AtND showed DPP III activity against dipeptidyl-2-arylamide substrates, which they cleaved with different specificity. This is the first report of a dual activity enzyme, highly conserved in land plants, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a peptide bond and of a phosphate bond, acting both as a dipeptidyl peptidase III and an atypical Nudix hydrolase.

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Sharma, Sunny, Ewa Grudzien-Nogalska, Keith Hamilton, Xinfu Jiao, Jun Yang, Liang Tong, and Megerditch Kiledjian. "Mammalian Nudix proteins cleave nucleotide metabolite caps on RNAs." Nucleic Acids Research 48, no. 12 (May 20, 2020): 6788–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa402.

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Abstract We recently reported the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-capped RNAs in mammalian cells and a role for DXO and the Nudix hydrolase Nudt12 in decapping NAD-capped RNAs (deNADding) in cells. Analysis of 5′caps has revealed that in addition to NAD, mammalian RNAs also contain other metabolite caps including flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and dephosphoCoA (dpCoA). In the present study we systematically screened all mammalian Nudix proteins for their potential deNADing, FAD cap decapping (deFADding) and dpCoA cap decapping (deCoAping) activity. We demonstrate that Nudt16 is a novel deNADding enzyme in mammalian cells. Additionally, we identified seven Nudix proteins—Nudt2, Nudt7, Nudt8, Nudt12, Nudt15, Nudt16 and Nudt19, to possess deCoAping activity in vitro. Moreover, our screening revealed that both mammalian Nudt2 and Nudt16 hydrolyze FAD-capped RNAs in vitro with Nudt16 regulating levels of FAD-capped RNAs in cells. All decapping activities identified hydrolyze the metabolite cap substrate within the diphosphate linkage. Crystal structure of human Nudt16 in complex with FAD at 2.7 Å resolution provide molecular insights into the binding and metal-coordinated hydrolysis of FAD by Nudt16. In summary, our study identifies novel cellular deNADding and deFADding enzymes and establishes a foundation for the selective functionality of the Nudix decapping enzymes on non-canonical metabolite caps.

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Parrish, Susan, and Bernard Moss. "Characterization of a Second Vaccinia Virus mRNA-Decapping Enzyme Conserved in Poxviruses." Journal of Virology 81, no. 23 (September 19, 2007): 12973–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01668-07.

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ABSTRACT Vaccinia virus (VACV) encodes enzymes that cap the 5′ end of viral mRNAs, which enhances their stability and translation. Nevertheless, recent studies demonstrated that the VACV D10 protein (VACV-WR_115) decaps mRNA, an enzymatic activity not previously shown to be encoded by a virus. The decapping activity of D10 is dependent on a Nudix hydrolase motif that is also present in the VACV D9 protein (VACV-WR_114), which shares 25% sequence identity with D10. Here, we showed that a purified recombinant VACV D9 fusion protein also decaps mRNA and that this activity was abolished by point mutations in the Nudix hydrolase motif. Decapping was specific for a methylated cap attached to RNA and resulted in the liberation of m7GDP. D9 differed from D10 in requiring a longer capped RNA substrate for optimal activity, having greater sensitivity to inhibition by uncapped RNA, and having lower sensitivity to inhibition by nucleotide cap analogs unattached to RNA. Since D9 is expressed early in infection and D10 late, we suggest that the two proteins enhance mRNA turnover and manipulate gene expression in a complementary and overlapping manner.

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Tamura, Naoyuki, Yukio Murata, and Takafumi Mukaihara. "Isolation of Ralstonia solanacearum hrpB constitutive mutants and secretion analysis of hrpB-regulated gene products that share homology with known type III effectors and enzymes." Microbiology 151, no. 9 (September 1, 2005): 2873–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.28161-0.

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The Hrp type III secretion system (TTSS) is essential for the pathogenicity of the Gram-negative plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. To examine the secretion of type III effector proteins via the Hrp TTSS, a screen was done of mutants constitutively expressing the hrpB gene, which encodes an AraC-type transcriptional activator for the hrp regulon. A mutant was isolated that in an hrp-inducing medium expresses several hrpB-regulated genes 4·9–83-fold higher than the wild-type. R. solanacearum Hrp-secreted outer proteins PopA and PopC were secreted at high levels into the culture supernatants of the hrpB constitutive (hrpB c) mutant. Using hrpB c mutants, the extracellular secretion of several hrpB-regulated (hpx) gene products that share homology with known type III effectors and enzymes was examined. Hpx23, Hpx24 and Hpx25, which are similar in sequence to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato effector proteins HopPtoA1, HolPtoR and HopPtoD1, are also secreted via the Hrp TTSS in R. solanacearum. The secretion of two hpx gene products that share homology with known enzymes, glyoxalase I (Hpx19) and Nudix hydrolase (Hpx26), was also examined. Hpx19 is accumulated inside the cell, but interestingly, Hpx26 is secreted outside the cell as an Hrp-secreted outer protein, suggesting that Hpx19 functions intracellularly but Hpx26 is a novel effector protein of R. solanacearum.

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Wang, Dan, Qiong Liu, Yan-Long Jiang, Hai-Bin Huang, Jun-Yi Li, Tian-Xu Pan, Nan Wang, et al. "Oral immunization with recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing Nudix hydrolase and 43 kDa proteins confers protection against Trichinella spiralis in BALB/c mice." Acta Tropica 220 (August 2021): 105947. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105947.

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Awile, Omar, Anita Krisko, Ivo F. Sbalzarini, and Bojan Zagrovic. "Intrinsically Disordered Regions May Lower the Hydration Free Energy in Proteins: A Case Study of Nudix Hydrolase in the Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans." PLoS Computational Biology 6, no. 7 (July 15, 2010): e1000854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000854.

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Koebnik, Ralf, Antje Krüger, Frank Thieme, Alexander Urban, and Ulla Bonas. "Specific Binding of the Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria AraC-Type Transcriptional Activator HrpX to Plant-Inducible Promoter Boxes." Journal of Bacteriology 188, no. 21 (August 25, 2006): 7652–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00795-06.

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ABSTRACT The pathogenicity of the plant-pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria depends on a type III secretion system which is encoded by the 23-kb hrp (hypersensitive response and pathogenicity) gene cluster. Expression of the hrp operons is strongly induced in planta and in a special minimal medium and depends on two regulatory proteins, HrpG and HrpX. In this study, DNA affinity enrichment was used to demonstrate that the AraC-type transcriptional activator HrpX binds to a conserved cis-regulatory element, the plant-inducible promoter (PIP) box (TTCGC-N15-TTCGC), present in the promoter regions of four hrp operons. No binding of HrpX was observed when DNA fragments lacking a PIP box were used. HrpX also bound to a DNA fragment containing an imperfect PIP box (TTCGC-N8-TTCGT). Dinucleotide replacements in each half-site of the PIP box strongly decreased binding of HrpX, while simultaneous dinucleotide replacements in both half-sites completely abolished binding. Based on the complete genome sequence of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, putative plant-inducible promoters consisting of a PIP box and a −10 promoter motif were identified in the promoter regions of almost all HrpX-activated genes. Bioinformatic analyses and reverse transcription-PCR experiments revealed novel HrpX-dependent genes, among them a NUDIX hydrolase gene and several genes with a predicted role in the degradation of the plant cell wall. We conclude that HrpX is the most downstream component of the hrp regulatory cascade, which is proposed to directly activate most genes of the hrpX regulon via binding to corresponding PIP boxes.

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Gunawardana, D., V. A. Likic, and K. R. Gayler. "A Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analysis of the Nudix Superfamily inArabidopsis thaliana." Comparative and Functional Genomics 2009 (2009): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/820381.

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Nudix enzymes are a superfamily with a conserved common reaction mechanism that provides the capacity for the hydrolysis of a broad spectrum of metabolites. We used hidden Markov models based on Nudix sequences from the PFAM and PROSITE databases to identify Nudix hydrolases encoded by theArabidopsisgenome. 25 Nudix hydrolases were identified and classified into 11 individual families by pairwise sequence alignments. Intron phases were strikingly conserved in each family. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all multimember families formed monophyletic clusters. Conserved familial sequence motifs were identified with the MEME motif analysis algorithm. One motif (motif 4) was found in three diverse families. All proteins containing motif 4 demonstrated a degree of preference for substrates containing an ADP moiety. We conclude that HMM model-based genome scanning and MEME motif analysis, respectively, can significantly improve the identification and assignment of function of new members of this mechanistically-diverse protein superfamily.

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Bessman, Maurice J., David N. Frick, and Suzanne F. O'Handley. "The MutT Proteins or “Nudix” Hydrolases, a Family of Versatile, Widely Distributed, “Housecleaning” Enzymes." Journal of Biological Chemistry 271, no. 41 (October 11, 1996): 25059–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.41.25059.

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Santos, Alexandre Bueno, Patrícia Silva Costa, Anderson Oliveira do Carmo, Gabriel da Rocha Fernandes, Larissa Lopes Silva Scholte, Jeronimo Ruiz, Evanguedes Kalapothakis, Edmar Chartone-Souza, and Andréa Maria Amaral Nascimento. "Insights into the Genome Sequence ofChromobacterium amazonenseIsolated from a Tropical Freshwater Lake." International Journal of Genomics 2018 (2018): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1062716.

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Members of the genusChromobacteriumhave been isolated from geographically diverse ecosystems and exhibit considerable metabolic flexibility, as well as biotechnological and pathogenic properties in some species. This study reports the draft assembly and detailed sequence analysis ofChromobacterium amazonensestrain 56AF. The de novo-assembled genome is 4,556,707 bp in size and contains 4294 protein-coding and 95 RNA genes, including 88 tRNA, six rRNA, and one tmRNA operon. A repertoire of genes implicated in virulence, for example, hemolysin, hemolytic enterotoxins, colicin V, lytic proteins, and Nudix hydrolases, is present. The genome also contains a collection of genes of biotechnological interest, including esterases, lipase, auxins, chitinases, phytoene synthase and phytoene desaturase, polyhydroxyalkanoates, violacein, plastocyanin/azurin, and detoxifying compounds. Importantly, unlike otherChromobacteriumspecies, the 56AF genome contains genes for pore-forming toxin alpha-hemolysin, a type IV secretion system, among others. The analysis of theC. amazonensestrain 56AF genome reveals the versatility, adaptability, and biotechnological potential of this bacterium. This study provides molecular information that may pave the way for further comparative genomics and functional studies involvingChromobacterium-related isolates and improves our understanding of the global genomic diversity ofChromobacteriumspecies.

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Parrish, Susan, and Bernard Moss. "Characterization of a Vaccinia Virus Mutant with a Deletion of the D10R Gene Encoding a Putative Negative Regulator of Gene Expression." Journal of Virology 80, no. 2 (January 15, 2006): 553–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.80.2.553-561.2006.

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ABSTRACT The D9 and D10 proteins of vaccinia virus are 25% identical to each other, contain a mutT motif characteristic of nudix hydrolases, and are conserved in all sequenced poxviruses. Previous studies indicated that overexpression of D10 and, to a lesser extent, D9 decreased the levels of capped mRNAs and their translation products. Here, we further characterized the D10 protein and showed that only trace amounts are associated with purified virions and that it is expressed exclusively at late times after vaccinia virus infection. A viable deletion mutant (vΔD10) produced smaller plaques and lower virus yields than either wild-type virus or a D9R deletion mutant (vΔD9). Purified vΔD10 virions appeared normal by microscopic examination and biochemical analysis but produced 6- to 10-fold-fewer plaques at the same concentration as wild-type or vΔD9 virions. When 4 PFU per cell of wild-type or vΔD9 virions or equal numbers of vΔD10 virions were used for inoculation, nearly all cells were infected in each case, but viral early and late transcription was initiated more slowly in vΔD10-infected cells than in the others. However, viral early transcripts accumulated to higher levels in vΔD10-infected cells than in cells infected with the wild type or vΔD9. In addition, viral early and late mRNAs and cellular actin mRNA persisted longer in vΔD10-infected cells than in others. Furthermore, analysis of pulse-labeled proteins indicated prolonged synthesis of cellular and viral early proteins. These results are consistent with a role for D10 in regulating RNA levels in poxvirus-infected cells.

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Ogawa, Takahisa, Kohei Muramoto, Risa Takada, Shouya Nakagawa, Shigeru Shigeoka, and Kazuya Yoshimura. "Modulation of NADH Levels by Arabidopsis Nudix Hydrolases, AtNUDX6 and 7, and the Respective Proteins Themselves Play Distinct Roles in the Regulation of Various Cellular Responses Involved in Biotic/Abiotic Stresses." Plant and Cell Physiology 57, no. 6 (April 19, 2016): 1295–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcw078.

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Njuguna, Elizabeth, Griet Coussens, Stijn Aesaert, Piet Neyt, Sylvester Anami, and Mieke Van Lijsebettens. "Modulation of energy homeostasis in maize and Arabidopsis to develop lines tolerant to drought, genotoxic and oxidative stresses." Afrika Focus 30, no. 2 (February 1, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.21825/af.v30i2.8080.

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Abiotic stresses cause crop losses worldwide that reduce the average yield by more than 50%. Due to the high energy consumed to enhance the respiration rates, the excessive reactive oxygen species release provokes cell death and, ultimately, whole plant decay. A metabolic engineering approach in maize (Zea mays) altered the expression of two poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation metabolic pathway proteins, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and ADP-ribose-specifIc Nudix hydrolase (NUDX) genes that play a role in the maintenance of the energy homeostasis during stresses. By means of RNAi hairpin silencing and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing strategies, the PARP expression in maize was downregulated or knocked down. The Arabidopsis NUDX7 gene and its two maize homologs, ZmNUDX2 and ZmNUDX8, were overexpressed in maize and Arabidopsis. Novel phenotypes were observed, such as significant tolerance to oxidative stress and improved yield in Arabidopsis and a trend of tolerance to mild drought stress in maize and in Arabidopsis. Key words: poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, Nudix hydrolase, CRISPR/Cas9, maize, oxidative stress, drought stress

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Breuer, Ruth, José Vicente Gomes-Filho, Jing Yuan, and Lennart Randau. "Transcriptome profiling of Nudix hydrolase gene deletions in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius." Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (June 15, 2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197877.

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Nudix hydrolases comprise a large and ubiquitous protein superfamily that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleoside diphosphate linked to another moiety X (Nudix). Sulfolobus acidocaldarius possesses four Nudix domain-containing proteins (SACI_RS00730/Saci_0153, SACI_RS02625/Saci_0550, SACI_RS00060/Saci_0013/Saci_NudT5, and SACI_RS00575/Saci_0121). Deletion strains were generated for the four individual Nudix genes and for both Nudix genes annotated to encode ADP-ribose pyrophosphatases (SACI_RS00730, SACI_RS00060) and did not reveal a distinct phenotype compared to the wild-type strain under standard growth conditions, nutrient stress or heat stress conditions. We employed RNA-seq to establish the transcriptome profiles of the Nudix deletion strains, revealing a large number of differentially regulated genes, most notably in the ΔSACI_RS00730/SACI_RS00060 double knock-out strain and the ΔSACI_RS00575 single deletion strain. The absence of Nudix hydrolases is suggested to impact transcription via differentially regulated transcriptional regulators. We observed downregulation of the lysine biosynthesis and the archaellum formation iModulons in stationary phase cells, as well as upregulation of two genes involved in the de novo NAD+ biosynthesis pathway. Furthermore, the deletion strains exhibited upregulation of two thermosome subunits (α, β) and the toxin-antitoxin system VapBC, which are implicated in the archaeal heat shock response. These results uncover a defined set of pathways that involve archaeal Nudix protein activities and assist in their functional characterization.

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Matange, Nishad. "Deorphanizing NUDIX hydrolases from Trypanosoma: tantalizing links with metabolic regulation and stress tolerance." Bioscience Reports 39, no. 6 (June 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bsr20191369.

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Abstract An explosion of sequence information in the genomics era has thrown up thousands of protein sequences without functional assignment. Though our ability to predict function based on sequence alone is improving steadily, we still have a long way to go. Proteins with common evolutionary origins carry telling sequence signatures, which ought to reveal their biological roles. These sequence signatures have allowed us to classify proteins into families with similar structures, and possibly, functions. Yet, evolution is a perpetual tinkerer, and hence, sequence signatures alone have proved inadequate in understanding the physiological activities of proteins. One such enigmatic family of enzymes is the NUDIX (nucleoside diphosphate linked to a moiety X) hydrolase family that has over 80000 members from all branches of the tree of life. Though MutT, the founding member of this family, was identified in 1954, we are only now beginning to understand the diversity of substrates and biological roles that these enzymes demonstrate. In a recent article by Cordeiro et al. in Bioscience Reports [Biosci. Rep. (2019)], two members of this protein family from the human pathogen Trypanosoma brucei were deorphanized as being polyphosphate hydrolases. The authors show that of the five NUDIX hydrolases coded by the T. brucei genomes, TbNH2 and TbNH4, show in vitro hydrolytic activity against inorganic polyphosphate. Through classical biochemistry and immunostaining microscopy, differences in their substrate specificities and sub-cellular localization were revealed. These new data provide a compelling direction to the study of Trypanosome stress biology as well as our understanding of the NUDIX enzyme family.

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Olejnik, Kamil, Maria Bucholc, Anna Anielska-Mazur, Agata Lipko, Martyna Kujawa, Marta Modzelan, Agnieszka Augustyn, and Elzbieta Kraszewska. "Arabidopsis thaliana Nudix hydrolase AtNUDT7 forms complexes with the regulatory RACK1A protein and Ggamma subunits of the signal transducing heterotrimeric G protein." Acta Biochimica Polonica 58, no. 4 (November 8, 2001). http://dx.doi.org/10.18388/abp.2011_2231.

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Arabidopsis thaliana AtNUDT7 Nudix pyrophosphatase hydrolyzes NADH and ADP-ribose in vitro and is an important factor in the cellular response to diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Several studies have shown that loss-of-function Atnudt7 mutant plants display many profound phenotypes. However the molecular mechanism of AtNUDT7 function remains elusive. To gain a better understanding of this hydrolase cellular role, proteins interacting with AtNUDT7 were identified. Using AtNUDT7 as a bait in an in vitro binding assay of proteins derived from cultured Arabidopsis cell extracts we identified the regulatory protein RACK1A as an AtNUDT7-interactor. RACK1A-AtNUDT7 interaction was confirmed in a yeast two-hybrid assay and in a pull-down assay and in Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) analysis of the proteins transiently expressed in Arabidopsis protoplasts. However, no influence of RACK1A on AtNUDT7 hydrolase catalytic activity was observed. In vitro interaction between RACK1A and the AGG1 and AGG2 gamma subunits of the signal transducing heterotrimeric G protein was also detected and confirmed in BiFC assays. Moreover, association between AtNUDT7 and both AGG1 and AGG2 subunits was observed in Arabidopsis protoplasts, although binding of these proteins could not be detected in vitro. Based on the observed interactions we conclude that the AtNUDT7 Nudix hydrolase forms complexes in vitro and in vivo with regulatory proteins involved in signal transduction. Moreover, we provide the initial evidence that both signal transducing gamma subunits bind the regulatory RACK1A protein.

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Olejnik, Kamil, Danuta Płochocka, Marcin Grynberg, Grazyna Goch, Wiesław I. Gruszecki, Teresa Basińska, and Elzbieta Kraszewska. "Mutational analysis of the AtNUDT7 Nudix hydrolase from Arabidopsis thaliana reveals residues required for protein quaternary structure formation and activity." Acta Biochimica Polonica 56, no. 2 (May 15, 2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.18388/abp.2009_2461.

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Arabidopsis thaliana AtNUDT7, a homodimeric Nudix hydrolase active on ADP-ribose and NADH, exerts negative control on the major signaling complex involved in plant defense activation and programmed cell death. The structural and functional consequences of altering several amino-acid residues of the AtNUDT7 protein have been examined by site-directed mutagenesis, far-UV circular dichroism (CD), attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and photon correlation (PCS) spectroscopy, biochemical analysis and protein-protein interaction studies. Alanine substitutions of F73 and V168 disallowed dimer formation. Both the F73A- and V168A-mutated proteins displayed no observable enzymatic activity. Alanine substitution of the V69 residue did not significantly alter the enzyme activity and had no influence on dimer arrangement. The non-conserved V26 residue, used as a negative control, did not contribute to the enzyme quaternary structure or activity. Detailed biophysical characterization of the wild-type and mutant proteins indicates that the mutations do not considerably alter the secondary structure of the enzyme but they affect dimer assembly. In addition, mutating residues V69, F73 and V168 disrupted the binding of AtNUDT7 to the regulatory 14.3.3 protein. These are the first studies of the structure-function relationship of AtNUDT7, a Nudix hydrolase of important regulatory function.

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Minazzato, Gabriele, Massimiliano Gasparrini, Adolfo Amici, Michele Cianci, Francesca Mazzola, Giuseppe Orsomando, Leonardo Sorci, and Nadia Raffaelli. "Functional Characterization of COG1713 (YqeK) as a Novel Diadenosine Tetraphosphate Hydrolase Family." Journal of Bacteriology 202, no. 10 (March 9, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00053-20.

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ABSTRACT Diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) is a dinucleotide found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In bacteria, its cellular levels increase following exposure to various stress signals and stimuli, and its accumulation is generally correlated with increased sensitivity to a stressor(s), decreased pathogenicity, and enhanced antibiotic susceptibility. Ap4A is produced as a by-product of tRNA aminoacylation, and is cleaved to ADP molecules by hydrolases of the ApaH and Nudix families and/or by specific phosphorylases. Here, considering evidence that the recombinant protein YqeK from Staphylococcus aureus copurified with ADP, and aided by thermal shift and kinetic analyses, we identified the YqeK family of proteins (COG1713) as an unprecedented class of symmetrically cleaving Ap4A hydrolases. We validated the functional assignment by confirming the ability of YqeK to affect in vivo levels of Ap4A in B. subtilis. YqeK shows a catalytic efficiency toward Ap4A similar to that of the symmetrically cleaving Ap4A hydrolases of the known ApaH family, although it displays a distinct fold that is typical of proteins of the HD domain superfamily harboring a diiron cluster. Analysis of the available 3D structures of three members of the YqeK family provided hints to the mode of substrate binding. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the occurrence of YqeK proteins in a consistent group of Gram-positive bacteria that lack ApaH enzymes. Comparative genomics highlighted that yqeK and apaH genes share a similar genomic context, where they are frequently found in operons involved in integrated responses to stress signals. IMPORTANCE Elevation of Ap4A level in bacteria is associated with increased sensitivity to heat and oxidative stress, reduced antibiotic tolerance, and decreased pathogenicity. ApaH is the major Ap4A hydrolase in gamma- and betaproteobacteria and has been recently proposed as a novel target to weaken the bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Here, we identified the orphan YqeK protein family (COG1713) as a highly efficient Ap4A hydrolase family, with members distributed in a consistent group of bacterial species that lack the ApaH enzyme. Among them are the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. By identifying the player contributing to Ap4A homeostasis in these bacteria, we disclose a novel target to develop innovative antibacterial strategies.

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Lee, Jae Yun, Zhiqun Li, and Eric S. Miller. "Vibrio Phage KVP40 Encodes a Functional NAD+ Salvage Pathway." Journal of Bacteriology 199, no. 9 (February 6, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00855-16.

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ABSTRACT The genome of T4-type Vibrio bacteriophage KVP40 has five genes predicted to encode proteins of pyridine nucleotide metabolism, of which two, nadV and natV, would suffice for an NAD+ salvage pathway. NadV is an apparent nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAmPRTase), and NatV is an apparent bifunctional nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNATase) and nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide pyrophosphatase (Nudix hydrolase). Genes encoding the predicted salvage pathway were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, the proteins were purified, and their enzymatic properties were examined. KVP40 NadV NAmPRTase is active in vitro, and a clone complements a Salmonella mutant defective in both the bacterial de novo and salvage pathways. Similar to other NAmPRTases, the KVP40 enzyme displayed ATPase activity indicative of energy coupling in the reaction mechanism. The NatV NMNATase activity was measured in a coupled reaction system demonstrating NAD+ biosynthesis from nicotinamide, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate, and ATP. The NatV Nudix hydrolase domain was also shown to be active, with preferred substrates of ADP-ribose, NAD+, and NADH. Expression analysis using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) and enzyme assays of infected Vibrio parahaemolyticus cells demonstrated nadV and natV transcription during the early and delayed-early periods of infection when other KVP40 genes of nucleotide precursor metabolism are expressed. The distribution and phylogeny of NadV and NatV proteins among several large double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) myophages, and also those from some very large siphophages, suggest broad relevance of pyridine nucleotide scavenging in virus-infected cells. NAD+ biosynthesis presents another important metabolic resource control point by large, rapidly replicating dsDNA bacteriophages. IMPORTANCE T4-type bacteriophages enhance DNA precursor synthesis through reductive reactions that use NADH/NADPH as the electron donor and NAD+ for ADP-ribosylation of proteins involved in transcribing and translating the phage genome. We show here that phage KVP40 encodes a functional pyridine nucleotide scavenging pathway that is expressed during the metabolic period of the infection cycle. The pathway is conserved in other large, dsDNA phages in which the two genes, nadV and natV, share an evolutionary history in their respective phage-host group.

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Iordanov, Iordan, Csaba Mihályi, Balázs Tóth, and László Csanády. "The proposed channel-enzyme transient receptor potential melastatin 2 does not possess ADP ribose hydrolase activity." eLife 5 (July 6, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.17600.

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Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) is a Ca2+-permeable cation channel essential for immunocyte activation, insulin secretion, and postischemic cell death. TRPM2 is activated by ADP ribose (ADPR) binding to its C-terminal cytosolic NUDT9-homology (NUDT9H) domain, homologous to the soluble mitochondrial ADPR pyrophosphatase (ADPRase) NUDT9. Reported ADPR hydrolysis classified TRPM2 as a channel-enzyme, but insolubility of isolated NUDT9H hampered further investigations. Here we developed a soluble NUDT9H model using chimeric proteins built from complementary polypeptide fragments of NUDT9H and NUDT9. When expressed in E.coli, chimeras containing up to ~90% NUDT9H sequence remained soluble and were affinity-purified. In ADPRase assays the conserved Nudix-box sequence of NUDT9 proved essential for activity (kcat~4-9s-1), that of NUDT9H did not support catalysis. Replacing NUDT9H in full-length TRPM2 with soluble chimeras retained ADPR-dependent channel gating (K1/2~1-5 μM), confirming functionality of chimeric domains. Thus, TRPM2 is not a 'chanzyme'. Chimeras provide convenient soluble NUDT9H models for structural/biochemical studies.

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Quintas, Ana, Daniel Pérez-Núñez, Elena G. Sánchez, Maria L. Nogal, Matthias W. Hentze, Alfredo Castelló, and Yolanda Revilla. "Characterization of the African Swine Fever Virus Decapping Enzyme during Infection." Journal of Virology 91, no. 24 (October 11, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00990-17.

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ABSTRACT African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection is characterized by a progressive decrease in cellular protein synthesis with a concomitant increase in viral protein synthesis, though the mechanism by which the virus achieves this is still unknown. Decrease of cellular mRNA is observed during ASFV infection, suggesting that inhibition of cellular proteins is due to an active mRNA degradation process. ASFV carries a gene (Ba71V D250R/Malawi g5R) that encodes a decapping protein (ASFV-DP) that has a Nudix hydrolase motif and decapping activity in vitro. Here, we show that ASFV-DP was expressed from early times and accumulated throughout the infection with a subcellular localization typical of the endoplasmic reticulum, colocalizing with the cap structure and interacting with the ribosomal protein L23a. ASFV-DP was capable of interaction with poly(A) RNA in cultured cells, primarily mediated by the N-terminal region of the protein. ASFV-DP also interacted with viral and cellular RNAs in the context of infection, and its overexpression in infected cells resulted in decreased levels of both types of transcripts. This study points to ASFV-DP as a viral decapping enzyme involved in both the degradation of cellular mRNA and the regulation of viral transcripts. IMPORTANCE Virulent ASFV strains cause a highly infectious and lethal disease in domestic pigs for which there is no vaccine. Since 2007, an outbreak in the Caucasus region has spread to Russia, jeopardizing the European pig population and making it essential to deepen knowledge about the virus. Here, we demonstrate that ASFV-DP is a novel RNA-binding protein implicated in the regulation of mRNA metabolism during infection, making it a good target for vaccine development.

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García-Saura, Antonio Ginés, Rubén Zapata-Pérez, Ana Belén Martínez-Moñino, José Francisco Hidalgo, Asunción Morte, Manuela Pérez-Gilabert, and Álvaro Sánchez-Ferrer. "The first comprehensive phylogenetic and biochemical analysis of NADH diphosphatases reveals that the enzyme from Tuber melanosporum is highly active towards NAD+." Scientific Reports 9, no. 1 (November 14, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53138-w.

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AbstractNudix (for nucleoside diphosphatases linked to other moieties, X) hydrolases are a diverse family of proteins capable of cleaving an enormous variety of substrates, ranging from nucleotide sugars to NAD+-capped RNAs. Although all the members of this superfamily share a common conserved catalytic motif, the Nudix box, their substrate specificity lies in specific sequence traits, which give rise to different subfamilies. Among them, NADH pyrophosphatases or diphosphatases (NADDs) are poorly studied and nothing is known about their distribution. To address this, we designed a Prosite-compatible pattern to identify new NADDs sequences. In silico scanning of the UniProtKB database showed that 3% of Nudix proteins were NADDs and displayed 21 different domain architectures, the canonical architecture (NUDIX-like_zf-NADH-PPase_NUDIX) being the most abundant (53%). Interestingly, NADD fungal sequences were prominent among eukaryotes, and were distributed over several Classes, including Pezizomycetes. Unexpectedly, in this last fungal Class, NADDs were found to be present from the most common recent ancestor to Tuberaceae, following a molecular phylogeny distribution similar to that previously described using two thousand single concatenated genes. Finally, when truffle-forming ectomycorrhizal Tuber melanosporum NADD was biochemically characterized, it showed the highest NAD+/NADH catalytic efficiency ratio ever described.

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