The enzymes from bioluminescent bacteria contain FMN , while the enzyme from Escherichia coli does not . The enzyme often forms a two-component system with monooxygenases such as luciferase. Unlike EC 1.5.1.39, this enzyme does not use NADH as acceptor [1,2]. While FMN is the preferred substrate, the enzyme can also use FAD and riboflavin with lower activity [3,6,8].
The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Archaea
the first step in catalysis, which is hydride transfer from C4 of NADPH to cofactor FMN, involves addition to the re face of the FMN, probably at the N5 position. The limited accessibility of the FMN binding pocket and the extensive FMN-protein hydrogen bond network are consistent with the observed ping-pong bisubstrate-biproduct reaction kinetics
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
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FMNH2:NADP+ oxidoreductase
The enzymes from bioluminescent bacteria contain FMN [4], while the enzyme from Escherichia coli does not [8]. The enzyme often forms a two-component system with monooxygenases such as luciferase. Unlike EC 1.5.1.39, this enzyme does not use NADH as acceptor [1,2]. While FMN is the preferred substrate, the enzyme can also use FAD and riboflavin with lower activity [3,6,8].
Substrates: when NADH is the pyrimidinic substrate, a distinct activity maximum is obtained at an FMN concentration of 0.5 mM, whereas concentrations higher than 2.5 mM led to more than 60% decrease in specific activity Products: -
Substrates: FMN is the preferred flavin substrate of SsuE but FAD and riboflavin are also reduced at significant rates, whereas lumiflavin is not Products: -
Substrates: FMN is the preferred flavin substrate of SsuE but FAD and riboflavin are also reduced at significant rates, whereas lumiflavin is not. When NADPH is supplied as pyrimidinic substrate, maximal reductase activity is obtained with 2.5-10 mM FMN, while higher FMN concentration leads to 15% decrease in SsuE activity. When NADH is the pyrimidinic substrate, a distinct activity maximum is obtained at an FMN concentration of 0.5 mM, whereas concentrations higher than 2.5 mM led to more than 60% decrease in specific activity Products: -
Substrates: results from single-wavelength analyses at 450 and 550 nm show that reduction of FMN occurs in three distinct phases. Following a possible rapid equilibrium binding of FMN and NADPH to SsuE (MC-1) that occurs before the first detectable step, an initial fast phase (241 s-1) corresponds to the interaction of NADPH with FMN (CT-1). The second phase is a slow conversion (11 s-1) to form a charge-transfer complex of reduced FMNH2 with NADP+ (CT-2), and represents electron transfer from the pyridine nucleotide to the flavin. The third step (19 s-1) is the decay of the charge-transfer complex to SsuE with bound products (MC-2) or product release from the CT-2 complex. Results from isotope studies with [(4R)-2H]NADPH demonstrates a rate-limiting step in electron transfer from NADPH to FMN Products: -
Substrates: the apoenzyme binds one FMN per enzyme monomer with a dissociation constant of 0.2 mM at 23°C. The reconstituted holoenzyme is catalytically as active as the native enzyme. FMN binding results in 87% and 92% of quenching of protein and flavin fluorescence, respectively, indicating a conformational difference between the apoprotein and the holoenzyme. Neither riboflavin nor FAD shows any appreciable binding to the cofactor site of the apoenzyme but both flavins are active substrates for the FMN-containing holoenzyme. The holoenzyme reconstituted with 2-thioFMN is catalytically active in using either FMN or 2-thioFMN as a substrate Products: -
Substrates: FMN is the preferred flavin substrate of SsuE but FAD and riboflavin are also reduced at significant rates, whereas lumiflavin is not Products: -
Substrates: the nitroreductase of Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 14579 encoded by gene BC_1619 also shows NADPH-dependent FMN reductase activity, and interacts with the prodrug 5-(1-aziridinyl)-2,4-dinitrobenzamide, i.e. CB1954, converting it to either the toxic 2'- or 4'-hydroxylamine metabolites with cofactor NAD(P)H, overview Products: -
Substrates: the nitroreductase of Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 14579 encoded by gene BC_1619 also shows NADPH-dependent FMN reductase activity, and interacts with the prodrug 5-(1-aziridinyl)-2,4-dinitrobenzamide, i.e. CB1954, converting it to either the toxic 2'- or 4'-hydroxylamine metabolites with cofactor NAD(P)H, overview Products: -
Substrates: electron transfer to ferricyanide is performed with FMN-bound Y118A SsuE mutant varying concentrations of NADPH, and ferricyanide, the ferricyanide concentration is saturating to maintain pseudo-first-order kinetic conditions at varying NADPH concentrations Products: -
Substrates: FMN binds tightly in a deeply held site, which makes available a second binding site, in which either a second FMN or the nicotinamide of NADPH can bind. The FMNH2-bound structure shows subtle changes consistent with its binding being weaker than that of FMN Products: -
Substrates: flavin reductases of two-component systems must transfer reduced flavin successfully to the monooxygenase enzymes for the insertion of single oxygen atom(s) into their respective substrates. Protein-protein interactions between the FMN-bound Y118 SsuE variants and SsuD, overview. A competition assay is performed with SsuE and SsuD. The enzyme also has desulfonation activity Products: -
Substrates: the enzyme also exhibits appreciable activity with some artificial acceptors: menadione, 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol, KFeCN6 or 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Low activity with methylene blue as acceptor Products: -
Substrates: the enzyme also exhibits appreciable activity with some artificial acceptors: menadione, 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol, KFeCN6 or 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Low activity with methylene blue as acceptor Products: -
binds to the cofactor site of the apoenzyme with an affinity similar to that for FMN binding. The holoenzyme reconstituted with 2-thioFMN is catalytically active in using either FMN or 2-thioFMN as a substrate
the apoenzyme binds one FMN per enzyme monomer with a dissociation constant of 0.2 mM at 23°C. The reconstituted holoenzyme is catalytically as active as the native enzyme. FMN binding results in 87% and 92% of quenching of protein and flavin fluorescence, respectively, indicating a conformational difference between the apoprotein and the holoenzyme. Neither riboflavin nor FAD shows any appreciable binding to the cofactor site of the apoenzyme but both flavins are active substrates for the FMN-containing holoenzyme
the enzyme is specific for FMN as cofactor. FMN is recognized and tightly bound by a network of 16 hydrogen bonds, while steric considerations prevent the binding of FAD. A flexible loop containing a Lys and an Arg could account for the NADPH specificity
when NADPH is supplied as pyrimidinic substrate, maximal reductase activity is obtained with 2.5-10 mM FMN, while higher FMN concentration led to 15% decrease in SsuE activity. When NADH is the pyrimidinic substrate, a distinct activity maximum is obtained at an FMN concentration of 0.5 mM, whereas concentrations higher than 2.5 mM led to more than 60% decrease in specific activity
FMN at concentrations over 0.002 mM significantly inhibits the coupled reaction in both light intensity and quantum yield, and shows apparent noncompetitive and competitive inhibition patterns against NADPH and luciferase, respectively. No inhibition of the NADPH oxidation is detected under identical conditions
the kinetic mechanism of FRP is changed to a sequential pattern with a Km(FMN) of 0.003 mM and a Km(NADPH) of 0.02 mM in a luciferase-coupled assay measuring light emission
steady-state Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and rapid-reaction kinetic analyses of Y118A, DELTAY118 SsuE, and wild-type SsuE, as well as stopped-flow kinetics, overview
the enzyme exhibits a maximum activity at pH 5.5 which drops to a broad shoulder from pH 6.5 to pH 8.5 with an activity 75% that of maximum at pH 7.0. About 60% of maximal activity at pH 5.0, about 50% of maximal activity at pH 10.0
the Tyr insertional residue of SsuE makes specific contacts across the dimer interface that may assist in the altered mechanistic properties of this enzyme. The Y118F SsuE variant maintains the Pi-Pi stacking interactions at the tetramer interface and has kinetic parameters similar to those of wild-type SsuE. Substitution of the Pi-helical residue (Tyr118) to Ala or Ser transforms the enzymes into flavin-bound SsuE variants that can no longer support flavin reductase and desulfonation activities. These variants exist as dimers and can form protein-protein interactions with SsuD even though flavin transfer is not sustained. The DELRAY118 SsuE variant is flavin-free as purified and does not undergo the tetramer to dimer oligomeric shift with the addition of flavin. The absence of desulfonation activity can be attributed to the inability of DELTAY118 SsuE to promote flavin transfer and undergo the requisite oligomeric changes to support desulfonation. Results from these studies provide insights into the role of the SsuE Pi-helix in promoting flavin transfer and oligomeric changes that support protein-protein interactions with SsuD
a general catalytic cycle is proposed for two-component reductases of the flavodoxin-like superfamily, by which the enzyme can potentially provide FMNH2 to its partner monooxygenase by different routes depending on the FMN concentration and the presence of a partner monooxygenase SsueD, overview
enzyme SsuE is part of the flavodoxin-like superfamily. A Pi-helix present at the tetramer building interface of enzyme Ssue is unique to the reductases from two-component monooxygenase systems
the flavin reductase of the alkanesulfonate monooxygenase system (SsuE) contains a conserved Pi-helix located at the tetramer interface that originates from the insertion of Tyr118 into helix alpha4 of SsuE, the presence of Pi-helices provides an evolutionary gain of function. Residue Tyr118 residue generates the Pi-helix in SsuE
the SsuE FMN reductase of the alkanesulfonate monooxygenase system belongs to the NAD(P)H:FMN reductase family based on a conserved flavodoxin fold. The subgroup of enzymes in the NAD(P)H:FMN reductase family is comprised of flavin reductases from two-component monooxygenase systems. The diverging structural feature in these FMN reductases is a Pi-helix centrally located at the tetramer interface that is generated by the insertion of an amino acid in a conserved alpha4 helix
SsuD is a monooxygenase that catalyzes the desulfonation of alkanesulfonates and requires reduced FMN, which is provided by the NAD(P)H:flavin oxidoreductase SsuE
formation of a stable complex between the flavin mononucleotide (FMN) reductase (SsuE) and monooxygenase (SsuD) of the alkanesulfonate monooxygenase system. The stoichiometry for protein-protein interactions is proposed to involve a 1:1 monomeric association of SsuE with SsuD. Interactions between the two proteins do not lead to overall conformational changes in protein structure
analytical ultracentrifugation studies of SsuE confirm a dimer-tetramer equilibrium exists in solution, with FMN binding favoring the dimer. The active site includes residues from both subunits
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purified recombinant enzyme in apoform, or complexed with FMN or FMNH2, hanging drop vapour diffusion method, mixing 0.004 ml of 10 mg/ml of protein in 10 mM HEPES, pH 7.0, with 0.002 ml of reservoir solution containing 7.5% w/v PEG 3350 and 0.1 M sodium citrate, at room temperature, for complexed protein, the crystals are soaked in an AML containing 1 mM FMN solution, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 1.9-2.3 A resolution
vapor-diffusion technique yields single crystals that grow as hexagonal rods and diffract to 2.9 A resolution using synchrotron X-ray radiation. The protein crystallizes in the primitive hexagonal space group P622. Substitution of two leucine residues (Leu114 and Leu165) to methionine is performed to obtain selenomethionine-containing SsuE for MAD phasing. The selenomethionine derivative of SsuE has been expressed and purified and crystals of the protein have been obtained with and without bound FMN
the 1.8 A crystal structure of flavin reductase P from Vibrio harVeyi is solved by multiple isomorphous replacement and reveals that the enzyme is a unique dimer of interlocking subunits, with 9352 A(2) of surface area buried in the dimer interface. Each subunit comprises two domains
generation of a Y118 deletion mutant, DELTAY118, and of point mutants Y118S and Y118F. The Tyr insertional residue of SsuE makes specific contacts across the dimer interface that may assist in the altered mechanistic properties of this enzyme. The Y118F SsuE variant maintains the Pi-Pi stacking interactions at the tetramer interface and has kinetic parameters similar to those of wild-type SsuE. Substitution of the Pi-helical residue (Tyr118) to Ala or Ser transforms the enzymes into flavin-bound SsuE variants that can no longer support flavin reductase and desulfonation activities. These variants exist as dimers and can form protein-protein interactions with SsuD even though flavin transfer is not sustained. The DELTAY118 SsuE variant is flavin-free as purified and does not undergo the tetramer to dimer oligomeric shift with the addition of flavin. The absence of desulfonation activity can be attributed to the inability of DELTAY118 SsuE to promote flavin transfer and undergo the requisite oligomeric changes to support desulfonation. Results from these studies provide insights into the role of the SsuE Pi-helix in promoting flavin transfer and oligomeric changes that support protein-protein interactions with SsuD. A 10fold lower binding affinity for flavin binding is observed with the DELTAY118 SsuE deletion variant than with wild-type SsuE. Although the DELTAY118 SsuE variant is unable to support NADPH oxidase activity, the 10fold decrease in flavin affinity would not account for the absence of activity because the flavin should still bind at the saturating concentrations of FMN used in the flavin reductase assays. Inability of Y118A, Y118S, and DELTAY118 SsuE to support desulfonation in the coupled assay
site-directed mutagenesis, the SsuE variant converts the typically flavin-free enzyme to a flavin-bound form. The Y118A SsuE FMN cofactor is reduced with approximately 1 equiv of NADPH in anaerobic titration experiments, and the flavin remains bound following reduction. No measurable sulfite product is formed in a coupled assays with the Y118A SsuE variant and SsuD, demonstrating that flavin transfer is no longer supported
site-directed mutagenesis, altered kinetics compared to wild-type, inability of Y118A SsuE to support desulfonation in the coupled assay. The mutant forms dimers in contrast to the wild-type