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Anaerobic heme degradation by pathogenic bacteria

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K05708
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 37010:Bio-related chemistry
Research InstitutionYamaguchi University

Principal Investigator

Ozaki Shin-ichi  山口大学, 大学院創成科学研究科, 教授 (40280581)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 樋口 恒彦  名古屋市立大学, 医薬学総合研究院(薬学), 教授 (50173159)
木股 洋子  山口大学, 大学院創成科学研究科, 教授 (60255429)
永野 真吾  鳥取大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (60286440)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywordsヘム / メチル化
Outline of Research at the Start

病原性細菌の生存に必須な鉄源は感染宿主の赤血球に含まれるヘモグロビン(Hb)である。一般的に、グラム陰性細菌は、溶血後、Hbから遊離したヘムをヘモフォアによって外膜受容体まで輸送する。次に、外膜・内膜を通り抜けたヘムは、好気性細菌では細胞質で酸素依存的に開環分解され、鉄が抽出される。一方、嫌気性細菌は、酸素に依存することなくヘムを分解しなければならないが、その仕組みは未だ十分に解明されていない。そこで、本研究では、嫌気的ヘム分解経路を解明し、その知見から阻害剤をデザイン・合成して、腸など嫌気的環境で感染症を引き起こす病原性細菌の生育抑制に寄与することを目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Some Gram-negative bacteria including Eikenella corrodens, a facultative anaerobic bacterium that causes periodontal disease, import heme into the cytoplasm and utilize it as an iron source for their survival. Under aerobic condition, heme is degraded by canonical hemeoxygenase (HO); however, the enzyme which is responsible for heme degradation under anaerobic condition remains to be identified. We revealed that the anaerobic porphyrin ring-opening reaction is catalyzed by HmuW, an iron-sulfur cluster containing enzyme, in the presence of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and NADPH.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

E. corrodensのHmuWによる嫌気的なヘムの開環分解は、①ヘムのmeso炭素原子へのSAM由来メチル基の付加 ②ヘムのαピロール炭素原子上でのラジカル生成 が引金になる。これは、E. corrodensが好気下でヘムオキシゲナーゼ (HO) が ①ヘムのmeso炭素原子への酸素分子由来の酸素原子の付加 ②ヘムのαピロール炭素原子上でのラジカル生成 を経てヘムを開環分解するのと類似しておりポルフィリンの開環反応における普遍的な経路が示唆された。中間体であるラジカルをトラップする化合物は本酵素の阻害剤として、また、E. corrodensの生育抑制剤として機能することが期待できる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of indole-3-acetic acid methyltransferase from Japanese star anise (<i>Illicium anisatum</i>)2024

    • Author(s)
      Takao Koeduka, Ako Nakabo, Ami Takata, Ryo Ikeda, Hideyuki Suzuki, Sakihito Kitajima , Shin-ichi Ozaki
    • Journal Title

      Plant Biotechnology

      Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Pages: 65-70

    • DOI

      10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.1224a

    • ISSN
      1342-4580, 1347-6114
    • Year and Date
      2024-03-25
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Biosynthesis of dillapiole/apiole in dill (Anethum graveolens): characterization of regioselective phenylpropene O-methyltransferase2023

    • Author(s)
      Takao Koeduka, Bunta Watanabe, Konomi Shirahama, Masaru Nakayasu, Shiro Suzuki, Takumi Furuta, Hideyuki Suzuki, Kenji Matsui, Tomoyuki Kosaka, Shin-ichi Ozaki
    • Journal Title

      The Plant Journal

      Volume: 113 Issue: 3 Pages: 562-575

    • DOI

      10.1111/tpj.16068

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Structural basis for substrate recognition in the Phytolacca americana glycosyltransferase PaGT32021

    • Author(s)
      Rakesh Maharjan, Yohta Fukuda, Taisuke Nakayama, Toru Nakayama, Hiroki Hamada, Shin-ichi Ozaki, Tsuyoshi Inoue
    • Journal Title

      Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology

      Volume: 78 Issue: 3 Pages: 379-389

    • DOI

      10.1107/s2059798322000869

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Phytolacca americana PaGT2 is an Ambidextrous Polyphenol Glucosyltransferase.2020

    • Author(s)
      Maharjan, R.; Fukuda, Y.; Shimomura, N.; Nakayama, T.; Nakayama, T.; Hamada, H.; Inoue, T.; Ozaki, S
    • Journal Title

      Biochemistry

      Volume: 59 Issue: 27 Pages: 2551-2561

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00224

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Crown-ether-mediated crystal structures of the glycosyltransferase PaGT3 from Phytolacca americana2020

    • Author(s)
      Maharjan, R.; Fukuda, Y.; Nakayama, T.; Hamada, H.; Ozaki, S.; Inouem T.
    • Journal Title

      Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology

      Volume: 76 Issue: 6 Pages: 521-530

    • DOI

      10.1107/s2059798320005306

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Heme transport and metabolism in Y, psedotuberculosis2024

    • Author(s)
      Shinーichi Ozaki, Masashi Onzuka, Kohei Oba
    • Organizer
      2023 International Joint Meeting of the 23rd International Conference on Cytochrome P450 and the 38th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 仮性結核菌におけるヘムの分解2022

    • Author(s)
      大庭浩平 平野智子 小崎紳一
    • Organizer
      錯体化学討論会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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