Elucidation of roles for vitamin B 12 in regulation of folate, ubiquinone, and methionine metabolism
Only a small fraction of vitamin B -requiring organisms are able to synthesize B de novo, making it a common commodity in microbial communities. Initially recognized as an enzyme cofactor of a few enzymes, recent studies have revealed additional B -binding enzymes and regulatory roles for B Here we...
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| Vydané v: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Ročník 114; číslo 7; s. E1205 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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United States
14.02.2017
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| ISSN: | 1091-6490 |
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| Shrnutí: | Only a small fraction of vitamin B
-requiring organisms are able to synthesize B
de novo, making it a common commodity in microbial communities. Initially recognized as an enzyme cofactor of a few enzymes, recent studies have revealed additional B
-binding enzymes and regulatory roles for B
Here we report the development and use of a B
-based chemical probe to identify B
-binding proteins in a nonphototrophic B
-producing bacterium. Two unexpected discoveries resulted from this study. First, we identified a light-sensing B
-binding transcriptional regulator and demonstrated that it controls folate and ubiquinone biosynthesis. Second, our probe captured proteins involved in folate, methionine, and ubiquinone metabolism, suggesting that it may play a role as an allosteric effector of these processes. These metabolic processes produce precursors for synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein. Thereby, B
likely modulates growth, and by limiting its availability to auxotrophs, B
-producing organisms may facilitate coordination of community metabolism. |
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| ISSN: | 1091-6490 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1612360114 |