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ArticleThe ISME journal2023

Novel D-glutamate catabolic pathway in marine Proteobacteria and halophilic archaea.

Yang Yu, Peng Wang, Hai-Yan Cao, Zhao-Jie Teng, Yanping Zhu, Min Wang, Andrew McMinn, Yin Chen, Hua Xiang, Yu-Zhong Zhang and 2 more

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Article in The ISME journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Yang YuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Peng WangCollege of Marine Life Sciences & Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Hai-Yan CaoState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Zhao-Jie TengState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Yanping ZhuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Min WangCollege of Marine Life Sciences & Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Andrew McMinnCollege of Marine Life Sciences & Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2133-3854
Yin ChenCollege of Marine Life Sciences & Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0367-4276
Hua XiangUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0369-1225
Yu-Zhong ZhangCollege of Marine Life Sciences & Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. zhangyz@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2017-1005
Xiu-Lan ChenState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China. cxl0423@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2991-3631
Yu-Qiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China. yqzh1989@sina.com.
Shandong University · CNMicrobiology Institute of Shaanxi · CNOcean University of China · CNQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology · CNUniversity of Tasmania · AUUniversity of Warwick · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

D-glutamate (D-Glu) is an essential component of bacterial peptidoglycans, representing an important, yet overlooked, pool of organic matter in global oceans. However, little is known on D-Glu catabolism by marine microorganisms. Here, a novel catabolic pathway for D-Glu was identified using the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. CF6-2 as the model. Two novel enzymes (DgcN, DgcA), together with a transcriptional regulator DgcR, are crucial for D-Glu catabolism in strain CF6-2. Genetic and biochemical data confirm that DgcN is a N-acetyltransferase which catalyzes the formation of N-acetyl-D-Glu from D-Glu. DgcA is a racemase that converts N-acetyl-D-Glu to N-acetyl-L-Glu, which is further hydrolyzed to L-Glu. DgcR positively regulates the transcription of dgcN and dgcA. Structural and biochemical analyses suggested that DgcN and its homologs, which use D-Glu as the acyl receptor, represent a new group of the general control non-repressible 5 (GCN5)-related N-acetyltransferases (GNAT) superfamily. DgcA and DgcN occur widely in marine bacteria (particularly Rhodobacterales) and halophilic archaea (Halobacteria) and are abundant in marine and hypersaline metagenome datasets. Thus, this study reveals a novel D-Glu catabolic pathway in ecologically important marine bacteria and halophilic archaea and helps better understand the catabolism and recycling of D-Glu in these ecosystems.

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Glutamic AcidProteobacteriaArchaeaBacteriaEcosystemGlutamic Acid

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PMCPMC10030869
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