MSMEG_2432 of mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 is a dual function enzyme that exhibits dd-carboxypeptidase and β-lactamase activities

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Mycobacterial peptidoglycan (PG) is an unsolved puzzle due to its complex structure and involvement of multiple enzymes in the process of its remodelling. dd-Carboxypeptidases are low molecular mass penicillin-binding proteins (LMM-PBPs) that catalyzes the cleavage of terminal d-Ala of muramyl pentapeptide branches and thereby helps in the PG remodelling process. Here, we have assigned the function of a putative LMM-PBP, MSMEG_2432 of Mycobacterium smegmatis, by showing that it exhibits both dd-CPase and β-lactamase activities. Like conventional dd-CPase (PBP5 from E. coli), upon ectopic complementa-tion in a deformed seven PBP deletion mutant of E. coli, MSMEG_2432 has manifested its ability to restore ~75% of the cell pop-ulation to their normal rod shape. Further, in vitro dd-CPase assay has confirmed its ability to release terminal d-Ala from the synthetic tripeptide and the peptidoglycan mimetic pentapeptide substrates ending with d-Ala-d-Ala. Also, elevated resistance against penicillins and cephalosporins upon ectopic expression of MSMEG_2432 suggests the presence of β-lactamase activity, which is further confirmed in vitro through nitrocefin hydrolysis assay. Moreover, it is found apparent that D169A substitution in MSMEG_2432 influences both of its in vivo and in vitro dd-CPase and β-lactamase activities. Thus, we infer that MSMEG_2432 is a dual function enzyme that possesses both dd-CPase and β-lactamase activities.

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Pandey, S. D., Jain, D., Kumar, N., Adhikary, A., Ganesh, K. N., & Ghosh, A. S. (2020). MSMEG_2432 of mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 is a dual function enzyme that exhibits dd-carboxypeptidase and β-lactamase activities. Microbiology (United Kingdom), 166(6), 546–554. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000902

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