Mining novel starch-converting Glycoside Hydrolase 70 enzymes from the Nestle Culture Collection genome database: The Lactobacillus reuteri NCC 2613 GtfB.
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ABSTRACT: The Glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 70 originally was established for glucansucrases of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) converting sucrose into ?-glucan polymers. In recent years we have identified 3 subfamilies of GH70 enzymes (designated GtfB, GtfC and GtfD) as 4,6-?-glucanotransferases, cleaving (?1???4)-linkages in maltodextrins/starch and synthesizing new (?1???6)-linkages. In this work, 106 putative GtfBs were identified in the Nestlé Culture Collection genome database with ~2700 genomes, and the L. reuteri NCC 2613 one was selected for further characterization based on variations in its conserved motifs. Using amylose the L. reuteri NCC 2613 GtfB synthesizes a low-molecular-mass reuteran-like polymer consisting of linear (?1???4) sequences interspersed with (?1???6) linkages, and (?1???4,6) branching points. This product specificity is novel within the GtfB subfamily, mostly comprising 4,6-?-glucanotransferases synthesizing consecutive (?1???6)-linkages. Instead, its activity resembles that of the GtfD 4,6-?-glucanotransferases identified in non-LAB strains. This study demonstrates the potential of large-scale genome sequence data for the discovery of enzymes of interest for the food industry. The L. reuteri NCC 2613 GtfB is a valuable addition to the starch-converting GH70 enzyme toolbox. It represents a new evolutionary intermediate between families GH13 and GH70, and provides further insights into the structure-function relationships of the GtfB subfamily enzymes.
SUBMITTER: Gangoiti J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577214 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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