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- Title
Identification of d-arabinan-degrading enzymes in mycobacteria.
- Authors
Al-Jourani, Omar; Benedict, Samuel T.; Ross, Jennifer; Layton, Abigail J.; van der Peet, Phillip; Marando, Victoria M.; Bailey, Nicholas P.; Heunis, Tiaan; Manion, Joseph; Mensitieri, Francesca; Franklin, Aaron; Abellon-Ruiz, Javier; Oram, Sophia L.; Parsons, Lauren; Cartmell, Alan; Wright, Gareth S. A.; Baslé, Arnaud; Trost, Matthias; Henrissat, Bernard; Munoz-Munoz, Jose
- Abstract
Bacterial cell growth and division require the coordinated action of enzymes that synthesize and degrade cell wall polymers. Here, we identify enzymes that cleave the d-arabinan core of arabinogalactan, an unusual component of the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. We screened 14 human gut-derived Bacteroidetes for arabinogalactan-degrading activities and identified four families of glycoside hydrolases with activity against the d-arabinan or d-galactan components of arabinogalactan. Using one of these isolates with exo-d-galactofuranosidase activity, we generated enriched d-arabinan and used it to identify a strain of Dysgonomonas gadei as a d-arabinan degrader. This enabled the discovery of endo- and exo-acting enzymes that cleave d-arabinan, including members of the DUF2961 family (GH172) and a family of glycoside hydrolases (DUF4185/GH183) that display endo-d-arabinofuranase activity and are conserved in mycobacteria and other microbes. Mycobacterial genomes encode two conserved endo-d-arabinanases with different preferences for the d-arabinan-containing cell wall components arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan, suggesting they are important for cell wall modification and/or degradation. The discovery of these enzymes will support future studies into the structure and function of the mycobacterial cell wall. Bacterial cell growth and division require the coordinated action of enzymes that synthesize and degrade cell wall polymers. Here, the authors identify enzymes that cleave the D-arabinan core of arabinogalactan, an unusual component of the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.
- Subjects
ENZYMES; MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; CELL anatomy; MYCOBACTERIA; ARABINOGALACTAN; CELL growth; BACTERIAL cells; GLYCOSIDASES
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-37839-5