In this study, a new cytochrome P450 enzyme, namely, CYP68J5_Fusarium graminearum (CYP68J5_fg), was identified from Fusarium graminearum via a combination of transcriptome sequencing and heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The biotransformation of progesterone by whole-cells of S. cerevisiae expressing CYP68J5_fg revealed that the CYP68J5_fg possessed steroidal 12 beta- and 15 alpha-hydroxylase activities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a fungal P450 enzyme with 12 beta-hydroxylase activity has been identified. This advance offers opportunities to boost the efficiency and selectivity of the CYP68J5_fg hydroxylating system and thus shows great potential for further applications of this enzyme for the synthesis of steroid drugs.IMPORTANCE Regioselective and stereoselective hydroxylation is of vital importance in the functionalization of steroids, which remains challenging in organic synthesis. In particular, the C12-hydroxy steroids play a significant role in the synthesis of many important steroidal drugs. In this study, a novel fungal P450 enzyme with 12 beta-hydroxylation activity was identified, and it shows different substrate specificity and regioselectivity, compared to the bacterial and fungal steroidal hydroxylases that are known to date. This lays the foundation for the creation of effective biocatalysts for the process of 12 beta-hydroxylation, although further understanding of the molecular structural basis of this fungal P450 is needed to facilitate the engineering of this enzyme for industrial applications.
基金:
National Key Research and Development Program of China [2021YFC2100100]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [21977026]; Natural Science Foundation of Hubei University; Introducing Talents of Discipline of Hubei Province [2019BJH021]; State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering
第一作者单位:[1]Hubei Univ, Hubei Collaborat Innovat Ctr Green Transformat Bio, Sch Life Sci, State Key Lab Biocatalysis & Enzyme Engn,Hubei Key, Wuhan, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Ling,Wu Xiaowei,Gao Chenghua,et al.A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Fusarium graminearum with Unique 12 beta-Steroid Hydroxylation Activity[J].APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY.2023,89(3):doi:10.1128/aem.01963-22.
APA:
Wang, Ling,Wu, Xiaowei,Gao, Chenghua,Wei, Lingrui,Li, Qian&Li, Aitao.(2023).A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Fusarium graminearum with Unique 12 beta-Steroid Hydroxylation Activity.APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY,89,(3)
MLA:
Wang, Ling,et al."A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Fusarium graminearum with Unique 12 beta-Steroid Hydroxylation Activity".APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 89..3(2023)