| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Peptidyl built-in cofactors are produced by posttranslational modification of the cognate enzyme proteins, unlike ordinary cofactors which are mostly bio-synthesized from water soluble vitamins. In this study, we focused on a built-in quinone cofactor-containing enzyme, quinohemoprotein amine dehydrogenase (QHNDH) that contains cysteine tryptophyl quinone (CTQ). The structural genes encoding QHNDH in Gram-negative bacteria constitute a polycistronic operon together with several nearby genes, which are collectively termed qhp. (1) We have identified three peripheral genes, qhpFGR, that are also absolutely required for the QHNDH biogenesis. (2) We have analyzed the function of QhpE and revealed that QhpE is an extremely unusual protease that cleaves its substrate nearly in a disposable manner. (3) We have succeeded in in vitro formation of thioether cross-links using overproduced recombinant QhpD only if it is purified and handled under anaerobic conditions.
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