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9. Redox driven B12-ligand switch drives CarH photoresponse

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Poddar, Harshwardhan, Rios-Santacruz, Ronald, Heyes, Derren J., Shanmugam, Muralidharan, Brookfield, Adam, Johannissen, Linus O., Levy, Colin W., Jeffreys, Laura N., Zhang, Shaowei, Sakuma, Michiyo, Colletier, Jacques-Philippe, Hay, Sam, Schirò, Giorgio, Weik, Martin, Scrutton, Nigel S., and Leys, David

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2023
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12. Author Correction: Building a global alliance of biofoundries.

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Hillson, Nathan, Caddick, Mark, Cai, Yizhi, Carrasco, Jose A, Chang, Matthew Wook, Curach, Natalie C, Bell, David J, Feuvre, Rosalind Le, Friedman, Douglas C, Fu, Xiongfei, Gold, Nicholas D, Herrgård, Markus J, Holowko, Maciej B, Johnson, James R, Johnson, Richard A, Keasling, Jay D, Kitney, Richard I, Kondo, Akihiko, Liu, Chenli, Martin, Vincent JJ, Menolascina, Filippo, Ogino, Chiaki, Patron, Nicola J, Pavan, Marilene, Poh, Chueh Loo, Pretorius, Isak S, Rosser, Susan J, Scrutton, Nigel S, Storch, Marko, Tekotte, Hille, Travnik, Evelyn, Vickers, Claudia E, Yew, Wen Shan, Yuan, Yingjin, Zhao, Huimin, and Freemont, Paul S

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MD Multidisciplinary
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The original version of this Comment contained errors in the legend of Figure 2, in which the locations of the fifteenth and sixteenth GBA members were incorrectly given as '(15) Australian Genome Foundry, Macquarie University; (16) Australian Foundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing, University of Queensland.'. The correct version replaces this with '(15) Australian Foundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing (AusFAB), University of Queensland and (16) Australian Genome Foundry, Macquarie University'. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Comment.

Published
2019

13. Building a global alliance of biofoundries.

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Hillson, Nathan, Caddick, Mark, Cai, Yizhi, Carrasco, Jose A, Chang, Matthew Wook, Curach, Natalie C, Bell, David J, Le Feuvre, Rosalind, Friedman, Douglas C, Fu, Xiongfei, Gold, Nicholas D, Herrgård, Markus J, Holowko, Maciej B, Johnson, James R, Johnson, Richard A, Keasling, Jay D, Kitney, Richard I, Kondo, Akihiko, Liu, Chenli, Martin, Vincent JJ, Menolascina, Filippo, Ogino, Chiaki, Patron, Nicola J, Pavan, Marilene, Poh, Chueh Loo, Pretorius, Isak S, Rosser, Susan J, Scrutton, Nigel S, Storch, Marko, Tekotte, Hille, Travnik, Evelyn, Vickers, Claudia E, Yew, Wen Shan, Yuan, Yingjin, Zhao, Huimin, and Freemont, Paul S

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Organisms, Genetically Modified, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, International Cooperation, Organisms, Genetically Modified, MD Multidisciplinary
Abstract

Biofoundries provide an integrated infrastructure to enable the rapid design, construction, and testing of genetically reprogrammed organisms for biotechnology applications and research. Many biofoundries are being built and a Global Biofoundry Alliance has recently been established to coordinate activities worldwide.

Published
2019

23. Arabinose as an overlooked sugar for microbial bioproduction of chemical building blocks.

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Kumar, Vinod, Agrawal, Deepti, Bommareddy, Rajesh Reddy, Islam, M. Ahsanul, Jacob, Samuel, Balan, Venkatesh, Singh, Vijai, Thakur, Vijay Kumar, Navani, Naveen Kumar, and Scrutton, Nigel S.

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ARABINOSE, GENOME editing, CIRCULAR economy, XYLITOL, LACTIC acid
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The circular economy is anticipated to bring a disruptive transformation in manufacturing technologies. Robust and industrial scalable microbial strains that can simultaneously assimilate and valorize multiple carbon substrates are highly desirable, as waste bioresources contain substantial amounts of renewable and fermentable carbon, which is diverse. Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is identified as an inexhaustible and alternative resource to reduce global dependence on oil. Glucose, xylose, and arabinose are the major monomeric sugars in LCB. However, primary research has focused on the use of glucose. On the other hand, the valorization of pentose sugars, xylose, and arabinose, has been mainly overlooked, despite possible assimilation by vast microbial communities. The present review highlights the research efforts that have explicitly proven the suitability of arabinose as the starting feedstock for producing various chemical building blocks via biological routes. It begins by analyzing the availability of various arabinose-rich biorenewable sources that can serve as potential feedstocks for biorefineries. The subsequent section outlines the current understanding of arabinose metabolism, biochemical routes prevalent in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, and possible products that can be derived from this sugar. Further, currently, exemplar products from arabinose, including arabitol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2,3-butanetriol, ethanol, lactic acid, and xylitol are discussed, which have been produced by native and non-native microbial strains using metabolic engineering and genome editing tools. The final section deals with the challenges and obstacles associated with arabinose-based production, followed by concluding remarks and prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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24. Rapid prototyping of microbial production strains for the biomanufacture of potential materials monomers

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Robinson, Christopher J., Carbonell, Pablo, Jervis, Adrian J., Yan, Cunyu, Hollywood, Katherine A., Dunstan, Mark S., Currin, Andrew, Swainston, Neil, Spiess, Reynard, Taylor, Sandra, Mulherin, Paul, Parker, Steven, Rowe, William, Matthews, Nicholas E., Malone, Kirk J., Le Feuvre, Rosalind, Shapira, Philip, Barran, Perdita, Turner, Nicholas J., Micklefield, Jason, Breitling, Rainer, Takano, Eriko, and Scrutton, Nigel S.

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2020
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40. Mapping the Initial Stages of a Protective Pathway that Enhances Catalytic Turnover by a Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase

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Zhao, Jingming, primary, Zhuo, Ying, additional, Diaz, Daniel E., additional, Shanmugam, Muralidharan, additional, Telfer, Abbey J., additional, Lindley, Peter J., additional, Kracher, Daniel, additional, Hayashi, Takahiro, additional, Seibt, Lisa S., additional, Hardy, Florence J., additional, Manners, Oliver, additional, Hedison, Tobias M., additional, Hollywood, Katherine A., additional, Spiess, Reynard, additional, Cain, Kathleen M., additional, Diaz-Moreno, Sofia, additional, Scrutton, Nigel S., additional, Tovborg, Morten, additional, Walton, Paul H., additional, Heyes, Derren J., additional, and Green, Anthony P., additional

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2023
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46. Mechanistic implications of the ternary complex structural models for the photoenzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase.

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Taylor, Aoife, Zhang, Shaowei, Johannissen, Linus O., Sakuma, Michiyo, Phillips, Robert S., Green, Anthony P., Hay, Sam, Heyes, Derren J., and Scrutton, Nigel S.

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STRUCTURAL models, PROTON transfer reactions, PHOTOCATALYSIS, ELECTRON microscopy, ENZYME kinetics
Abstract

The photoenzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR) is an important enzyme for understanding biological H‐transfer mechanisms. It uses light to catalyse the reduction of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide, a key step in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Although a wealth of spectroscopic data have provided crucial mechanistic insight, a structural rationale for POR photocatalysis has proved challenging and remains hotly debated. Recent structural models of the ternary enzyme–substrate complex, derived from crystal and electron microscopy data, show differences in the orientation of the protochlorophyllide substrate and the architecture of the POR active site, with significant implications for the catalytic mechanism. Here, we use a combination of computational and experimental approaches to investigate the compatibility of each structural model with the hypothesised reaction mechanisms and propose an alternative structural model for the cyanobacterial POR ternary complex. We show that a strictly conserved tyrosine, previously proposed to act as the proton donor in POR photocatalysis, is unlikely to be involved in this step of the reaction but is crucial for Pchlide binding. Instead, an active site cysteine is important for both hydride and proton transfer reactions in POR and is proposed to act as the proton donor, either directly or through a water‐mediated network. Moreover, a conserved glutamine is important for Pchlide binding and ensuring efficient photochemistry by tuning its electronic properties, likely by interacting with the central Mg atom of the substrate. This optimal 'binding pose' for the POR ternary enzyme–substrate complex illustrates how light energy can be harnessed to facilitate enzyme catalysis by this unique enzyme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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47. Photocobilins integrate B12 and bilin photochemistry for enzyme control.

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Zhang, Shaowei, Jeffreys, Laura N., Poddar, Harshwardhan, Yu, Yuqi, Liu, Chuanyang, Patel, Kaylee, Johannissen, Linus O., Zhu, Lingyun, Cliff, Matthew J., Yan, Cunyu, Schirò, Giorgio, Weik, Martin, Sakuma, Michiyo, Levy, Colin W., Leys, David, Heyes, Derren J., and Scrutton, Nigel S.

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QUATERNARY structure, MICROBIAL genomes, VISIBLE spectra, PHOTOBIOLOGY, ENZYMES, PHOTOCHEMISTRY
Abstract

Photoreceptor proteins utilise chromophores to sense light and trigger a biological response. The discovery that adenosylcobalamin (or coenzyme B12) can act as a light-sensing chromophore heralded a new field of B12-photobiology. Although microbial genome analysis indicates that photoactive B12-binding domains form part of more complex protein architectures, regulating a range of molecular–cellular functions in response to light, experimental evidence is lacking. Here we identify and characterise a sub-family of multi-centre photoreceptors, termed photocobilins, that use B12 and biliverdin (BV) to sense light across the visible spectrum. Crystal structures reveal close juxtaposition of the B12 and BV chromophores, an arrangement that facilitates optical coupling. Light-triggered conversion of the B12 affects quaternary structure, in turn leading to light-activation of associated enzyme domains. The apparent widespread nature of photocobilins implies involvement in light regulation of a wider array of biochemical processes, and thus expands the scope for B12 photobiology. Their characterisation provides inspiration for the design of broad-spectrum optogenetic tools and next generation bio-photocatalysts. Photoreceptor proteins utilise biological chromophores to regulate a large range of cellular processes in response to light. Here the authors identify and characterise a sub-family of multi-centre photoreceptors, termed photocobilins, that not only utilise B12 but also contain biliverdin (BV) as an additional chromophore. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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