京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第21679号 / 医博第4485号 / 新制||医||1036(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 上本 伸二, 教授 戸井 雅和, 教授 上杉 志成 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

La prénylation de type I des protéines correspond à une modification post-traductionnelle faisant intervenir une liaison thioéther entre une cystéine localisée dans un motif CaaX en position C terminale et un groupement prényle en C 15 (farnésyle) ou C 20 (géranylgéranyle). Ces réactions sont catalysées par des protéine prényltransférases (PPTs) appartenant à la même famille fonctionnelle et comprenant la protéine farnésyltransférase (PFT) et géranylgéranyltransférase de type I (PGGT-I). Les plantes se distinguent par une double origine des substrats prényle (farnésyle diphosphate et géranylgéranyle diphosphate) utilisés comme précurseurs pour la biosynthèse des isoprénoïdes. Ces derniers sont biosynthétisés par l'intermédiaire de deux voies métaboliques distinctes, la voie cytosolique du mévalonate (MVA) et la voie plastidiale du méthylérythritol phosphate (MEP). Il est maintenant clair que la géranylgéranylation des protéines végétales dépend de la voie du MEP. Durant ce travail de thèse doctorale une étude comparative des spécificités de substrat a été réalisée. Elle a permis de montrer que la PFT est spécifique de son substrat protéique alors que la PGGT-I est spécifique de son substrat prényle. Ces spécificités peuvent néanmoins être modifiées in vivo, par exemple lors d’une augmentation de la concentration en MVA, suggérant que cette flexibilité des propriétés enzymatiques a un rôle régulateur dans certaines conditions physiologiques. Pour cette raison, nous avons entrepris une caractérisation de la prénylation des protéines dans des plantes de tabac élicitées, qui induisent la synthèse de MVA pour produire le capsidiol, une phytoalexine sesquiterpénique. La biosynthèse de ce métabolite secondaire capsidiol dérivant de la voie du MVA, est dépendante de la prénylation des protéines, notamment de protéines géranylgéranylées d’origine plastidiale. Le monoterpène S-carvone a été identifié comme un inhibiteur de la biosynthèse de capsidiol en interférant avec l’activité des PPTs in vivo. Les travaux ont également permis d’envisager l’existence d’un nouveau mode de prénylation des protéines spécifique aux feuilles. / Type-I protein prenylation is a post-translational modification of a protein bearing a CaaX motif with a prenyl moiety, this by a thioether linkage. The enzymes catalyzing those reactions are called protein prenyltransferase (PPTs). Two enzymes are involved, the protein farnesyltransferase (PFT) and the protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I (PGGT-I). They respectively use farnesyl diphosphate and geranylgeranyl diphosphate as substrate. Those precursors are synthetized in plants by two differentbiosynthetic pathways: the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) and the plastidial methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways. Protein geranylgeranylation is dependent of the MEP pathway. Those specificities can be modified A comparative analysis of PPTs specificity was done during this PhD thesis, revealing that PFT is specific for its protein substrate, while PGGT-I is specific for its prenyl substrate. But those specificities can be modulated in vivo, for instance by increasing the concentration of MVA. This suggests that the regulation of protein prenylation specificities can become functionally important during physiological processes. For that reason we characterized protein prenylation in elicited tobacco plants, which produce the sesquiterpene phytoalexin capsidiol. This metabolite is synthesized via the MVA pathway, and this process depends of protein prenylation, in particular geranylgeranylation, with the substrate coming from plastids. S-Carvone, a monoterpene, was identified as an inhibitor of PPTS, resulting in a lack of capsidiol production. This work also suggests that a new mechanism of prenylation might exist, specifically in leaves.

Este estudo avaliou os efeitos de extratos de culturas líquidas de Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) cultivada sob condições de estresse osmótico e na presença de inibidores da rota não-mevalonato (MEP/DOXP) de síntese de pigmentos isoprenóides, na germinação de sementes de alface. Também avaliou a relação entre o efeito tóxico dos extratos e a produção de pigmentos pela bactéria. Os extratos foram obtidos do sobrenadante de culturas de Lxx usando acetato de etila como solvente. Ensaios com sementes de alface embebidas nos extratos indicaram uma ação inibitória na germinação das sementes e no alongamento das radículas quando a bactéria foi cultivada na presença de 7% de PEG 6000 ou 100 mM de NaCl. O extrato foi submetido a vários tratamentos térmicos (temperatura ambiente; 30, 60 e 90oC em banho-maria e 121oC por autoclavagem) e sua ação inibitória em sementes mostrou-se termoestável. A presença de pigmentos isoprenóides de células cultivadas com PEG ou NaCl e de células incubadas sem estes agentes estressantes foi avaliada por espectrofotometria após extração dos pigmentos com metanol. Em células cultivadas na ausência de estresse, notou-se um pico de absorbância bem definido no comprimento de onda de 400 nm, ao passo que este pico foi sensivelmente reduzido em células cultivadas sob estresse. Esse efeito foi mais pronunciado na presença de PEG. Para confirmar a natureza isoprenóide do composto, Lxx foi cultivada na presença de fosmidomicina ou difenilamina, que são inibidores da rota metabólica não-mevalonato destes compostos em Microbacteriaceae. Ambas as substâncias reduziram o pico de absorbância no espectro em relação a células cultivadas sem adição destes antibióticos, confirmando a natureza do composto e sua via de síntese. No entanto, a redução foi mais acentuada no caso da fosmidomicina. Por fim, a fosmidomicina foi utilizada com a finalidade de verificar seu efeito na toxidez dos extratos. Foi observado que o efeito tóxico do extrato foi reduzido quando Lxx foi cultivada na presença do inibidor. Ao se avaliar o conteúdo das células, notou-se também redução expressiva no conteúdo relativo de compostos isoprenóides, como esperado. Os resultados indicaram que a bactéria secreta um produto cuja ação é similar à do ABA e que há uma correlação entre a produção do mesmo e a síntese de pigmentos isoprenóides. Em conjunto, o estudo dá suporte à hipótese levantada anteriormente por Monteiro- Vitorello et al. (2004) com base em análise in silico do genoma de Lxx, segundo a qual a bactéria estaria apta a secretar um composto análogo ao ácido abscísico (ABA). / This study evaluated the effects of extracts of liquid cultures of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) grown under osmotic stress and in the presence of inhibitors of the non-mevalonate pathway (MEP/DOXP) of synthesis of isoprenoid pigments on the germination of lettuce seeds. The relationship between the extracts toxic effect and the production of pigments was evaluated as well. The extracts were obtained from the supernatant of Lxx cultures using ethyl acetate as a solvent. Essays with lettuce seeds soaked in the extracts indicated an inhibitory action on germination and on the elongation of the radicles when the bacterium was cultivated in the presence of 7% PEG 6000 or 100 mM NaCl. The extract was submitted to different thermal treatments (room temperature; 30, 60 and 90oC water bath and 121oC autoclaving) and its inhibitory action was shown to be thermostable. The presence of isoprenoid pigments in cells cultivated with PEG, NaCl or in the absence of these stressing agents was evaluated by spectrophotometry after extracting the pigments with methanol. In cells incubated in the absence of stress, a well-defined absorbance peak at 400 nm wavelength was noted, whereas this peak was sensibly reduced in cells cultivated under stress. This effect was more pronounced in the presence of PEG. To confirm the isoprenoid nature of the compound, Lxx was incubated in the presence of fosmidomycin and diphenylamine, which are inhibitors of the nonmevalonate metabolic pathway of these compounds in Microbacteriaceae. Both substances reduced the absorbance peak in the spectrum compared to cells cultivated in the absence of these antibiotics, confirming the nature of the compound and its synthesis pathway. Moreover, the peak reduction was more accentuated in the presence of fosmidomycin. Lastly, fosmidomycin was used to evaluate its effect on the toxicity of the extracts. It was observed that the toxic effect of the extract was reduced when Lxx was cultivated in the presence of this inhibitor. When the cell content was evaluated, an expressive reduction on the relative content of carotenoid compounds has also been noticed, as expected. The results indicated that the bacterium secretes a compound whose action is similar to ABA and that there is a correlation between the production of this compound and the synthesis of isoprenoid pigments. The results support the hypothesis proposed earlier by Monteiro-Vitorello et al. (2004) based upon an in silico analysis of the genome of Lxx, according to which the bacterium would be able to secrete a compound analogous to abscisic acid (ABA)

Les isoprénoïdes, présents dans tous les organismes vivants, sont synthétisés selon deux processus: la voie du Mevalonate et la voie Méthylérythritol phosphate (MEP). Cette dernière, absente chez l’humain, est très étudiée car elle représente une cible pour le développement de nouveaux antimicrobiens. Le ME-N3, un analogue du méthylérythritol portant un azoture, a été synthétisé et exploité dans des expériences de marquage métabolique de la voie MEP en utilisant un couplage bioorthogonale suivi d’une analyse par LC/MS. De façon intéressante, nous avons découvert que le MEP-N3, un analogue du MEP, inhibe l'enzyme IspD d’ E. coli (3ème enzyme de la voie MEP). Les études cinétiques ont révélé que le MEP-N3 possède la meilleure activité inhibitrice sur IspD d’ E.coli en comparaison avec les inhibiteurs connus, et que le mécanisme d'inhibition est de type mixte. Une étude détaillée du mécanisme de la réaction catalysée par IspD a été réalisée pour la première fois, en utilisant une analyse cinétique à deux substrats. / Isoprenoids, present in all living organisms, are synthesised according to two routes: the Mevalonate and the Methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways. The MEP pathway, absent in humans, is extensively investigated as it is a target for the development of new antimicrobials. ME-N3 an azide tagged analogue of methylerythritol was synthesised and utilised for metabolic labelling studies of the MEP pathway using bioorthogonal ligation followed by LC-MS analysis. Interestingly, we found that MEP-N3, an analogue of MEP, inhibits E.coli IspD (3rd enzyme of the MEP pathway). Further inhibition kinetic studies revealed that MEP-N3 possesses the highest inhibitory activity on E.coli ispD when compared to known inhibitors. In addition, the mechanism of inhibition of E.coli ispD by MEP-N3 was found to be best described using a mixed type model. Moreover, determination of the IspD reaction mechanism has been carried out for the first time, by virtue of a bisubstrate steady state kinetic analysis.

Certaines Bacteria synthétisent des phospholipides particuliers dont la structure possède des caractéristiques communes aux lipides des Bacteria et des Archaea : les éthers de glycérol bactériens (AGE). Le caractère singulier de ces lipides et leur structure chimique thermostable leur permettent d'être assez bien préservés dans l'environnement à la mort des cellules, et suggèrent leur potentiel à constituer de bons marqueurs biogéochimiques et/ou environnementaux. Cependant, très peu d'informations sont actuellement disponibles concernant les modes de formation et le rôle des AGE dans les membranes bactériennes. Au cours de cette thèse, nous avons étudié la composition lipidique de différentes souches pures de bactéries anaérobies sulfato-réductrices capables de synthétiser des AGE et cultivées dans différentes conditions contrôlées de température, pH et salinité. Diverses modifications structurales des AGE ont notamment été mises en évidence en réponse à des variations des conditions de croissance, dont certaines spécifiques d'une adaptation, et linéairement corrélées, à la température ou à la salinité. Les différents résultats démontrent l'implication des AGE dans l'adaptation membranaire en réponse à des variations physico-chimiques du milieu, et permettent d'envisager l'utilisation de la distribution structurale des AGE dans des échantillons naturels comme indicateur de conditions environnementales. L'analyse de la composition en AGE d'échantillons issus de différents écosystèmes actuels et anciens, caractérisés par des conditions environnementales contrastées a permis de vérifier le potentiel de certains AGE à être utilisés comme indicateurs de variations de conditions (paléo)environnementales / Some Bacteria synthesize particular phospholipids, called glycerol ether lipids (AGE) which have a chemical structure at the intersection of the Bacteria and Archea domains. The singular nature of these lipids and their thermostable chemical structure allow them to be well preserved in the environment following bacterial lysis, and suggest their potential to constitute good biogeochemical and/or environmental biomarkers. However, very little information is currently available concerning the modes of formation and the role of AGEs in bacterial membranes. In this thesis, we studied the lipid composition of various pure strains of anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria able to synthesize AGEs, grown under various controlled conditions of temperature, pH and salinity. Various structural modifications of AGE were observed in response to variations in growth conditions, some of which being specific to, and linearly correlated with, changes in temperature or salinity. The results demonstrate the involvement of AGEs in membrane adaptation to changes in the physico-chemical conditions, and suggest the use of the structural distribution of AGEs in natural samples as an indicator of environmental conditions. The analysis of the AGE content of samples from different actual and past ecosystems, allowed confirming the potential of AGEs to be used as indicators of variations of (paleo)environmental conditions

Este estudo avaliou os efeitos de extratos de culturas líquidas de Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) cultivada sob condições de estresse osmótico e na presença de inibidores da rota não-mevalonato (MEP/DOXP) de síntese de pigmentos isoprenóides, na germinação de sementes de alface. Também avaliou a relação entre o efeito tóxico dos extratos e a produção de pigmentos pela bactéria. Os extratos foram obtidos do sobrenadante de culturas de Lxx usando acetato de etila como solvente. Ensaios com sementes de alface embebidas nos extratos indicaram uma ação inibitória na germinação das sementes e no alongamento das radículas quando a bactéria foi cultivada na presença de 7% de PEG 6000 ou 100 mM de NaCl. O extrato foi submetido a vários tratamentos térmicos (temperatura ambiente; 30, 60 e 90oC em banho-maria e 121oC por autoclavagem) e sua ação inibitória em sementes mostrou-se termoestável. A presença de pigmentos isoprenóides de células cultivadas com PEG ou NaCl e de células incubadas sem estes agentes estressantes foi avaliada por espectrofotometria após extração dos pigmentos com metanol. Em células cultivadas na ausência de estresse, notou-se um pico de absorbância bem definido no comprimento de onda de 400 nm, ao passo que este pico foi sensivelmente reduzido em células cultivadas sob estresse. Esse efeito foi mais pronunciado na presença de PEG. Para confirmar a natureza isoprenóide do composto, Lxx foi cultivada na presença de fosmidomicina ou difenilamina, que são inibidores da rota metabólica não-mevalonato destes compostos em Microbacteriaceae. Ambas as substâncias reduziram o pico de absorbância no espectro em relação a células cultivadas sem adição destes antibióticos, confirmando a natureza do composto e sua via de síntese. No entanto, a redução foi mais acentuada no caso da fosmidomicina. Por fim, a fosmidomicina foi utilizada com a finalidade de verificar seu efeito na toxidez dos extratos. Foi observado que o efeito tóxico do extrato foi reduzido quando Lxx foi cultivada na presença do inibidor. Ao se avaliar o conteúdo das células, notou-se também redução expressiva no conteúdo relativo de compostos isoprenóides, como esperado. Os resultados indicaram que a bactéria secreta um produto cuja ação é similar à do ABA e que há uma correlação entre a produção do mesmo e a síntese de pigmentos isoprenóides. Em conjunto, o estudo dá suporte à hipótese levantada anteriormente por Monteiro- Vitorello et al. (2004) com base em análise in silico do genoma de Lxx, segundo a qual a bactéria estaria apta a secretar um composto análogo ao ácido abscísico (ABA). / This study evaluated the effects of extracts of liquid cultures of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) grown under osmotic stress and in the presence of inhibitors of the non-mevalonate pathway (MEP/DOXP) of synthesis of isoprenoid pigments on the germination of lettuce seeds. The relationship between the extracts toxic effect and the production of pigments was evaluated as well. The extracts were obtained from the supernatant of Lxx cultures using ethyl acetate as a solvent. Essays with lettuce seeds soaked in the extracts indicated an inhibitory action on germination and on the elongation of the radicles when the bacterium was cultivated in the presence of 7% PEG 6000 or 100 mM NaCl. The extract was submitted to different thermal treatments (room temperature; 30, 60 and 90oC water bath and 121oC autoclaving) and its inhibitory action was shown to be thermostable. The presence of isoprenoid pigments in cells cultivated with PEG, NaCl or in the absence of these stressing agents was evaluated by spectrophotometry after extracting the pigments with methanol. In cells incubated in the absence of stress, a well-defined absorbance peak at 400 nm wavelength was noted, whereas this peak was sensibly reduced in cells cultivated under stress. This effect was more pronounced in the presence of PEG. To confirm the isoprenoid nature of the compound, Lxx was incubated in the presence of fosmidomycin and diphenylamine, which are inhibitors of the nonmevalonate metabolic pathway of these compounds in Microbacteriaceae. Both substances reduced the absorbance peak in the spectrum compared to cells cultivated in the absence of these antibiotics, confirming the nature of the compound and its synthesis pathway. Moreover, the peak reduction was more accentuated in the presence of fosmidomycin. Lastly, fosmidomycin was used to evaluate its effect on the toxicity of the extracts. It was observed that the toxic effect of the extract was reduced when Lxx was cultivated in the presence of this inhibitor. When the cell content was evaluated, an expressive reduction on the relative content of carotenoid compounds has also been noticed, as expected. The results indicated that the bacterium secretes a compound whose action is similar to ABA and that there is a correlation between the production of this compound and the synthesis of isoprenoid pigments. The results support the hypothesis proposed earlier by Monteiro-Vitorello et al. (2004) based upon an in silico analysis of the genome of Lxx, according to which the bacterium would be able to secrete a compound analogous to abscisic acid (ABA)

The supply of precursors from primary metabolism is often overlooked when engineering secondary metabolism for increased product yields. This is because precursor supply may be assumed to be non-limiting, and it is considered difficult to engineer primary metabolism, because control of carbon flow (flux) is generally distributed among most enzymes of the pathway. The aim of this thesis was to increase the production of sterols, part of the isoprenoid class of secondary metabolites, in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Bright Yellow 2 (BY-2) cell cultures. This was achieved by genetically engineering increased activity of mitochondrial citrate synthase, an enzyme of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle that is involved in the provision of cytosolic acetyl coenzyme A, the primary metabolite precursor to sterols. Metabolic flux analysis revealed that citrate synthase exerts significant control over cyclic TCA cycle flux in BY-2 cells and suggested that increasing the activity of downstream enzymes within secondary metabolism could lead to a further redirection of TCA-cycle-derived precursors into sterol biosynthesis. Attempts were made to achieve this by genetically engineering increased activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR), a key enzyme of secondary metabolism involved in sterol biosynthesis. Consistent with previous research, transgenic lines had increased sterol levels. However, the high sterol phenotype was unstable, and attempts to co-express HMGR and citrate synthase genes were unsuccessful. The thesis demonstrates that increasing the provision of precursors to secondary metabolites can result in increased yields of those secondary metabolites but suggests that in most cases the activity of enzymes within secondary metabolism has a greater effect on those yields. It also reveals that single enzymes can exert significant control of flux within primary metabolism, although the control exerted by specific enzymes probably changes with the demands placed on metabolism.