Vibrio harveyi flavin reductase--luciferase fusion protein mimics a single-component bifunctional monooxygenase.
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Vibrio harveyi luciferase and flavin reductase FRP are, together, a two-component monooxygenase couple. The reduced flavin mononucleotide (FMNH2) generated by FRP must be supplied, through either free diffusion or direct transfer, to luciferase as a substrate. In contrast, single-component bifunctional monooxygenases each contains a bound flavin cofactor and does not require any flavin addition to facilitate catalysis. In this study, we generated and characterized a novel fusion enzyme, FRP-alphabeta, in which FRP was fused to the luciferase alpha subunit. Both FRP and luciferase within FRP-alphabeta were catalytically active. Kinetic properties characteristic of a direct transfer of FMNH2 cofactor from FRP to luciferase in a FRP:luciferase noncovalent complex were retained by FRP-alphabeta. At submicromolar levels, FRP-alphabeta was significantly more active than an equal molar mixture of FRP and luciferase in coupled bioluminescence without FMN addition. Importantly, FRP-alphabeta gave a higher total quantum output without than with exogenously added FMN. Moreover, effects of increasing concentrations of oxygen on light intensity were investigated using sub-micromolar enzymes, and results indicated that the bioluminescence produced by FRP-alphabeta without added flavin was derived from direct transfer of reduced flavin whereas bioluminescence from a mixture of FRP and luciferase with or without exogenously added flavin relied on free-diffusing reduced flavin. Therefore, the overall catalytic reaction of FRP-alphabeta without any FMN addition closely mimics that of a single-component bifunctional monooxygenase. This fusion enzyme approach could be useful to other two-component monooxygenases in enhancing the enzyme efficiencies under conditions hindering reduced flavin delivery. Other potential utilities of this approach are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biochemistry
دوره 47 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008