Maturation of Rhizobium leguminosarum Hydrogenase in the Presence of Oxygen Requires the Interaction of the Chaperone HypC and the Scaffolding Protein HupK

Albareda, Marta; Pacios, Luis F.; Manyani, Hamid; Rey, Luís; Brito, Belén; Imperial, Juan; Ruiz-Argüeso, Tomás; Palacios, José Luis Calvo

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“…HypC-type chaperones have been shown to interact directly with unprocessed large subunits, or large subunit homologues, in a number of bacterial systems (Albareda et al, 2014;Drapal & Böck, 1998;Jones et al, 2004;Winter et al, 2005) and HypC has been proposed to deliver the completed Fe(CN) 2 CO cofactor directly into the active site cavity of the catalytic subunit of Hyd-3 (Magalon & Böck, 2000;Blokesch et al, 2001;Böck et al, 2006). This suggests a highly specific interaction between HypC and HycE.…”

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Heterologous complementation studies in Escherichia coli with the Hyp accessory protein machinery from Chloroflexi provide insight into [NiFe]-hydrogenase large subunit recognition by the HypC protein family

Hartwig¹,

Thomas²,

Krumova³

et al. 2015

Microbiology

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Six Hyp maturation proteins (HypABCDEF) are conserved in micro-organisms that synthesize [NiFe]-hydrogenases (Hyd). Of these, the HypC chaperones interact directly with the apo-form of the catalytically active large subunit of Hyd enzymes and are believed to transfer the Fe(CN) 2 CO moiety of the bimetallic cofactor from the Hyp machinery to this large subunit. In E. coli, HypC is specifically required for maturation of Hyd-3 while its paralogue, HybG, is specifically required for Hyd-2 maturation; either HypC or HybG can mature Hyd-1.In this study, we demonstrate that the products of the hypABFCDE operon from the deeply branching hydrogen-dependent and obligate organohalide-respiring bacterium Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain CBDB1 were capable of maturing and assembling active Hyd-1, Hyd-2 and Hyd-3 in an E. coli hyp mutant. Maturation of Hyd-1 was less efficient, presumably because HypB of E. coli was necessary to restore optimal enzyme activity. In a reciprocal maturation study, the highly O 2 -sensitive H 2 -uptake HupLS [NiFe]-hydrogenase from D. mccartyi CBDB1 was also synthesized in an active form in E. coli. Together, these findings indicated that HypC from D. mccartyi CBDB1 exhibits promiscuity in its large subunit interaction in E. coli. Based on these findings, we generated amino acid variants of E. coli HybG capable of partial recovery of Hyd-3-dependent H 2 production in a hypC hybG double null mutant. Together, these findings identify amino acid regions in HypC accessory proteins that specify interaction with the large subunits of hydrogenase and demonstrate functional compatibility of Hyp accessory protein machineries. INTRODUCTION[NiFe]-hydrogenases are widespread amongst archaeal and bacterial species (Vignais & Billoud, 2007). These enzymes can either oxidize H 2 to generate a chemiosmotic proton gradient via a membrane-based electron transfer chain, as well as provide a source of reducing power, or dissipate accumulated intracellular reductant by reducing protons to produce H 2 ; some perform both functions under certain physiological conditions (Lubitz et al., 2014;Pinske et al., 2015;Vignais & Billoud, 2007 (Ogata et al., 2015). The biosynthesis of this cofactor is complicated, requiring the combined activities of six Hyp accessory proteins, whose functions include synthesis and insertion of an Fe(CN) 2 CO moiety into the apo-catalytic subunit followed by introduction of the nickel ion (Böck et al., 2006;Forzi & Sawers, 2007). Subsequent to successful cofactor insertion, a C-terminal peptide present on the large subunit of most [NiFe]-hydrogenases is cleaved by a hydrogenase-specific protease and further assembly of the enzyme can then be completed (Böck et al., 2006;Pinske & Sawers, 2014).The Hyp proteins include HypA and the GTPase HypB, which, together with the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase SlyD (Zhang et al., 2005), deliver the nickel ion; HypC, which is a small iron-and CO 2 -binding protein (Soboh et al., 2013); the FeS cluster protein HypD, which acts as a scaffold for assembl...

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Heterologous complementation studies in Escherichia coli with the Hyp accessory protein machinery from Chloroflexi provide insight into [NiFe]-hydrogenase large subunit recognition by the HypC protein family

Hartwig¹,

Thomas²,

Krumova³

et al. 2015

Microbiology

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“…Analysis of the HypC protein levels after over-production by immunoblotting revealed that while the HypC (Gstop) and HypC(+ HQL/-GS/Gstop) variants could readily be detected, including possible dimeric forms of the proteins as observed previously Albareda et al, 2014], the HypC(PAD/+ HQL/Gstop) variant could not be detected (online suppl. Fig.…”

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The Extended C-Terminal α-Helix of the HypC Chaperone Restricts Recognition of Large Subunit Precursors by the Hyp-Scaffold Machinery during [NiFe]-Hydrogenase Maturation in Escherichia coli

Thomas¹,

Waclawek²,

Nutschan³

et al. 2018

Microb Physiol

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Members of the HypC protein family are chaperone-like proteins that play a central role in the maturation of [NiFe]-hydrogenases (Hyd). Escherichia coli has a second copy of HypC, called HybG, and, as a component of the HypDEF maturation scaffold, these proteins help synthesize the NiFe-cofactor and guide the scaffold to its designated hydrogenase large subunit precursor. HypC is required to synthesize active Hyd-1 and Hyd-3, while HybG facilitates Hyd-2 and Hyd-1 synthesis. To identify determinants on HypC that allow it to discriminate against Hyd-2, we made amino acid exchanges in 3 variable regions, termed VR1, VR2, and VR3, of HypC, that make it more similar to HybG. Region VR3 includes a HypC-specific C-terminal α-helical extension, and this proved particularly important in preventing the maturation of Hyd-2 by HypC. Truncation of this extension on HypC increased Hyd-2 activity in the absence of HybG, while retaining maturation of Hyd-3 and Hyd-1. Combining this truncation with amino acid exchanges in VR1 and VR2 of HypC negatively affected the synthesis of active Hyd-1. The C-terminus of E. coli HypC is thus a key determinant in hindering Hyd-2 maturation, while VR1 and VR2 appear more important for Hyd-1 maturation.

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“…The R. leguminosarum hyp gene cluster is necessary for the production of a functional uptake [NiFe] hydrogenase system and is controlled by the nitrogen fixation regulatory protein NifA [ 18 , 19 ]. It has been shown that the R. leguminosarum hypA gene is specifically expressed in bacteroids and required for hydrogenase activity and processing [ 20 ], the HypB protein from B. japonicum is required for the nickel-dependent transcriptional regulation of hydrogenase [ 21 ], and HypC and HypD are involved in the synthesis and transfer of the Fe(CN) 2 CO cofactor precursor [ 22 ]. However, the function and mechanism of rhizobial HypE in the symbiotic fixation of nitrogen is not well-established.…”

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Proteomic and Mutant Analysis of Hydrogenase Maturation Protein Gene hypE in Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Mesorhizobium huakuii

Long,

Su,

Chen

et al. 2023

IJMS

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Hydrogenases catalyze the simple yet important redox reaction between protons and electrons and H2, thus mediating symbiotic interactions. The contribution of hydrogenase to this symbiosis and anti-oxidative damage was investigated using the M. huakuii hypE (encoding hydrogenase maturation protein) mutant. The hypE mutant grew a little faster than its parental 7653R and displayed decreased antioxidative capacity under H2O2-induced oxidative damage. Real-time quantitative PCR showed that hypE gene expression is significantly up-regulated in all the detected stages of nodule development. Although the hypE mutant can form nodules, the symbiotic ability was severely impaired, which led to an abnormal nodulation phenotype coupled to a 47% reduction in nitrogen fixation capacity. This phenotype was linked to the formation of smaller abnormal nodules containing disintegrating and prematurely senescent bacteroids. Proteomics analysis allowed a total of ninety differentially expressed proteins (fold change > 1.5 or <0.67, p < 0.05) to be identified. Of these proteins, 21 are related to stress response and virulence, 21 are involved in transporter activity, and 18 are involved in energy and nitrogen metabolism. Overall, the HypE protein is essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation, playing independent roles in supplying energy and electrons, in bacterial detoxification, and in the control of bacteroid differentiation and senescence.

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Maturation of Rhizobium leguminosarum Hydrogenase in the Presence of Oxygen Requires the Interaction of the Chaperone HypC and the Scaffolding Protein HupK

Cited by 7 publications

References 65 publications

Heterologous complementation studies in Escherichia coli with the Hyp accessory protein machinery from Chloroflexi provide insight into [NiFe]-hydrogenase large subunit recognition by the HypC protein family

Heterologous complementation studies in Escherichia coli with the Hyp accessory protein machinery from Chloroflexi provide insight into [NiFe]-hydrogenase large subunit recognition by the HypC protein family

The Extended C-Terminal α-Helix of the HypC Chaperone Restricts Recognition of Large Subunit Precursors by the Hyp-Scaffold Machinery during [NiFe]-Hydrogenase Maturation in Escherichia coli

Proteomic and Mutant Analysis of Hydrogenase Maturation Protein Gene hypE in Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Mesorhizobium huakuii

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