Coenzyme F420 is a family of coenzymes involved in redox reactions in a number of bacteria and archaea. It is derived from coenzyme FO (7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin) and differs by having a oligoglutamyl tail attached via a 2-phospho-L-lactate bridge. F420 is so named because it is a flavin derivative with an absorption maximum at 420 nm.
F420 was originally discovered in methanogenic archaea[1] and in Actinomycetota (especially in Mycobacterium).[2] It is now known to be used also by Cyanobacteria and by soil Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi and Firmicutes.[3] Eukaryotes including the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and the algae Ostreococcus tauri also use Coenzyme FO.[4]
F420 is structurally similar to FMN, but catalytically it is similar to NAD and NADP: it has low redox potential and always transfer a hydride. As a result, it is not only a versatile cofactor in biochemical reactions, but also being eyed for potential as an industrial catalyst. Similar to FMN, it has two states: one reduced state, notated as F420-H2, and one oxidized state, written as just F420.[5] FO has largely similar redox properties, but cannot carry an electric charge and as a result probably slowly leaks out of the cellular membrane.[3]
A number of F420 molecules, differing by the length of the oligoglutamyl tail, are possible; F420-2, for example, refers to the version with two glutamyl units attached. Lengths from 4 to 9 are typical.[3]
Biosynthesis[edit]
Coenzyme F420 is synthesized via a multi-step pathway:
- 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin synthase (FbiC) produces Coenzyme FO (also written F0), itself a cofactor of DNA photolyase (antenna). This is the head portion of the molecule.[4]
- 2-phospho-L-lactate transferase (FbiA) produces Coenzyme F420-0, the portion containing the head, the diphosphate bridge, and ending with a carboxylic acid group.
- Coenzyme F420-0:L-glutamate ligase (one part of FbiB) puts a glutamate residue at the -COOH end, producing Coenzyme F420-1.
- Coenzyme F420-1:gamma-L-glutamate ligase (other part of FbiB) puts a gamma-glutamate residue at the -COOH end, producing Coenzyme F420-2, the final compound (in its oxidized form). Also responsible for adding additional units.
Oxidized F420 can be converted to reduced F420-H2 by multiple enzymes such as Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F420) (Fgd1).[5]
Function[edit]
The coenzyme is a substrate for coenzyme F420 hydrogenase,[6] 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase and methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase.[7][8]
A long list of other enzymes use F420 to oxidize (dehydrogenate) or F420-H2 to reduce substrates.[5]
Clinical relevance[edit]
Delamanid, a drug used to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) in combination with other antituberculosis medications, is activated in the mycobacterium by deazaflavin-dependent nitroreductase (Ddn), an enzyme which uses dihydro-F420 (reduced form). The activated form of the drug is highly reactive and attacks cell wall synthesis enzymes such as DprE2. Pretomanid works in the same way. Clinical isolates resistant to these two drugs tend to have mutations in the biosynthetic pathway for F420.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Selengut JD, Haft DH (November 2010). "Unexpected abundance of coenzyme F(420)-dependent enzymes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other actinobacteria". Journal of Bacteriology. 192 (21): 5788–98. doi:10.1128/JB.00425-10. PMC 2953692. PMID 20675471.
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- ^ a b Glas AF, Maul MJ, Cryle M, Barends TR, Schneider S, Kaya E, Schlichting I, Carell T (July 2009). "The archaeal cofactor F0 is a light-harvesting antenna chromophore in eukaryotes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (28): 11540–5. Bibcode:2009PNAS..10611540G. doi:10.1073/pnas.0812665106. PMC 2704855. PMID 19570997.
- ^ a b c Grinter, Rhys; Greening, Chris (8 September 2021). "Cofactor F420: an expanded view of its distribution, biosynthesis and roles in bacteria and archaea". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 45 (5). doi:10.1093/femsre/fuab021. PMC 8498797. PMID 33851978.
- ^ Fox JA, Livingston DJ, Orme-Johnson WH, Walsh CT (July 1987). "8-Hydroxy-5-deazaflavin-reducing hydrogenase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum: 1. Purification and characterization". Biochemistry. 26 (14): 4219–27. doi:10.1021/bi00388a007. PMID 3663585.
- ^ Hagemeier CH, Shima S, Thauer RK, Bourenkov G, Bartunik HD, Ermler U (October 2003). "Coenzyme F420-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase (Mtd) from Methanopyrus kandleri: a methanogenic enzyme with an unusual quarternary structure". Journal of Molecular Biology. 332 (5): 1047–57. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00949-5. PMID 14499608.
- ^ te Brömmelstroet BW, Geerts WJ, Keltjens JT, van der Drift C, Vogels GD (September 1991). "Purification and properties of 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase and 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase, two coenzyme F420-dependent enzymes, from Methanosarcina barkeri". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1079 (3): 293–302. doi:10.1016/0167-4838(91)90072-8. PMID 1911853.
- ^ Abrahams, Katherine A.; Batt, Sarah M.; Gurcha, Sudagar S.; Veerapen, Natacha; Bashiri, Ghader; Besra, Gurdyal S. (28 June 2023). "DprE2 is a molecular target of the anti-tubercular nitroimidazole compounds pretomanid and delamanid". Nature Communications. 14 (1): 3828. Bibcode:2023NatCo..14.3828A. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39300-z. PMC 10307805. PMID 37380634.
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