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ArticlePloS one2017

Growth phenotype analysis of heme synthetic enzymes in a halophilic archaeon, Haloferax volcanii.

Naoki Kosugi, Takuma Araki, Junpei Fujita, Satoru Tanaka, Taketomo Fujiwara

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naoki KosugiDepartment of Science, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
Takuma ArakiDepartment of Environment and Energy Systems, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
Junpei FujitaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
Satoru TanakaDepartment of Science, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
Taketomo FujiwaraDepartment of Environment and Energy Systems, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0352-3849
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Halophilic euryarchaea lack many of the genes necessary for the protoporphyrin-dependent heme biosynthesis pathway previously identified in animals and plants. Bioinformatic analysis suggested the presence of two heme biosynthetic processes, an Fe-coproporphyrinogen III (coproheme) decarboxylase (ChdC) pathway and an alternative heme biosynthesis (Ahb) pathway, in Haloferax volcanii. PitA is specific to the halophilic archaea and has a unique molecular structure in which the ChdC domain is joined to the antibiotics biosynthesis monooxygenase (ABM)-like domain by a histidine-rich linker sequence. The pitA gene deletion variant of H. volcanii showed a phenotype with a significant reduction of aerobic growth. Addition of a protoheme complemented the phenotype, supporting the assumption that PitA participates in the aerobic heme biosynthesis. Deletion of the ahbD gene caused a significant reduction of only anaerobic growth by denitrification or dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) respiration, and the growth was also complemented by addition of a protoheme. The experimental results suggest that the two heme biosynthesis pathways are utilized selectively under aerobic and anaerobic conditions in H. volcanii. The molecular structure and physiological function of PitA are also discussed on the basis of the limited proteolysis and sequence analysis.

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Archaeal ProteinsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, ArchaealHaloferax volcaniiHemeArchaeal ProteinsHeme

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PMID29284023
PMCPMC5746218
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