Molecular and functional characterization of the kstD2 gene of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1 encoding a second 3-ketosteroid Δ1-dehydrogenase isoenzymeb
bThe GenBank accession number for the sequence reported in this paper is AY078169
Previously, Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1 kstD, encoding ketosteroid Δ1-dehydrogenase (KSTD1) was characterized. Surprisingly, a kstD gene deletion mutant (strain RG1) grew normally on steroids. UV mutagenesis of strain RG1 allowed isolation of strains (e.g. strain RG1-UV29) unable to perform the Δ1-dehydrogenation of 4-androstene-3,17-dione (AD) and 9α-hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione (9OHAD). Functional complementation of strain RG1-UV29 with total genomic DNA of strain RG1 resulted in identification of a 1698 nt ORF (kstD2) showing clear similarity (35% identity at amino acid sequence level) with KSTD1. Expression of kstD2 in Escherichia coli resulted in high KSTD2 activity levels. Single gene deletion mutants of either kstD (strain RG1) or kstD2 (strain RG7) appeared unaffected in growth on the steroid substrates AD, 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione and 9OHAD. Strain RG7, but not strain RG1, showed temporary accumulation of 9OHAD during AD conversion. A kstD kstD2 double deletion mutant (strain RG8) was constructed. Strain RG8 was unable to grow on steroid substrates, had undetectable steroid Δ1-dehydrogenation activity and efficiently converted AD into 9OHAD. Strain SQ1 thus employs two KSTD isoenzymes in steroid catabolism. Analysis of two null mutants in KSTD2 showed that the semi-conserved Ser325 and the highly conserved Thr503 play a role in KSTD enzyme activity.
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Molecular and functional characterization of the kstD2 gene of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1 encoding a second 3-ketosteroid Δ1-dehydrogenase isoenzymebbThe GenBank accession number for the sequence reported in this paper is AY078169