Functional and Mechanistic Insights into the Fatty-Acid CoA Ligase FadK in Escherichia coli.

IF 3.3 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Dafeng Liu, Ablikim Abdiriyim, Lvxia Zhang, Feng Yu
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Abstract

Background: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common opportunistic bacterial pathogen in both human and animal populations. Fatty acids serve as the central carbon and energy source, a process mediated by fatty acid-coenzyme A (CoA) ligases encoded by fad genes such as FadK. However, the function and the mechanism of FadK remain unclear.

Methods: The three-dimensional structure of FadK was modeled using AlphaFold2. After expression and purification, monomeric FadK was successfully isolated. The enzymatic activity was assayed, and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to quantify FadK expression levels.

Results: In enzymatic assays of fatty acid CoA ligase activity, caprylic acid was found to be the optimal substrate for FadK. We determined the optimal catalytic conditions for FadK, which include a pH of 7.4, ATP concentration of 0.6 mM, CoA concentration of 0.8 mM, and Mg2+ concentration of 0.8 mM at 37 °C. Notably, the activity of FadK showed a decrease with increasing concentrations of dodecyl-AMP, which was further confirmed by the RT-qPCR results.

Conclusions: Our findings will serve as a fundamental framework for the development of innovative therapeutics that target E. coli infections.

大肠杆菌中脂肪酸辅酶a连接酶FadK的功能和机制研究。
背景:大肠杆菌是人类和动物群体中常见的机会性致病菌。脂肪酸作为中心碳和能量来源,这一过程是由脂肪酸-辅酶a (CoA)连接酶介导的,这些酶由fad基因编码,如FadK。然而,FadK的功能和机制尚不清楚。方法:采用AlphaFold2软件对FadK的三维结构进行建模。表达纯化后,成功分离到FadK单体。测定酶活性,采用实时定量聚合酶链反应(RT-qPCR)测定FadK表达水平。结果:在脂肪酸辅酶a连接酶活性的酶测定中,辛酸被发现是FadK的最佳底物。我们确定了FadK的最佳催化条件,包括pH为7.4,ATP浓度为0.6 mM, CoA浓度为0.8 mM, Mg2+浓度为0.8 mM, 37℃。值得注意的是,FadK的活性随着十二烷基amp浓度的增加而降低,RT-qPCR结果进一步证实了这一点。结论:我们的发现将为开发针对大肠杆菌感染的创新疗法提供基础框架。
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