Abstract:
:Deletion of the pcaHG genes, encoding protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1, gives a gene deletion strain still able to grow on protocatechuic acid as the sole carbon source, indicating a second degradation pathway for protocatechuic acid. Metabolite analysis of wild-type R. jostii RHA1 grown on medium containing vanillin or protocatechuic acid indicated the formation of hydroxyquinol (benzene-1,2,4-triol) as a downstream product. Gene cluster ro01857-ro01860 in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 contains genes encoding hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase and maleylacetate reductase for degradation of hydroxyquinol but also putative mono-oxygenase (ro01860) and putative decarboxylase (ro01859) genes, and a similar gene cluster is found in the genome of lignin-degrading Agrobacterium species. Recombinant R. jostii mono-oxygenase and decarboxylase enzymes in combination were found to convert protocatechuic acid to hydroxyquinol. Hence, an alternative pathway for degradation of protocatechuic acid via oxidative decarboxylation to hydroxyquinol is proposed.IMPORTANCE There is a well-established paradigm for degradation of protocatechuic acid via the β-ketoadipate pathway in a range of soil bacteria. In this study, we have found the existence of a second pathway for degradation of protocatechuic acid in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1, via hydroxyquinol (benzene-1,2,4-triol), which establishes a metabolic link between protocatechuic acid and hydroxyquinol. The presence of this pathway in a lignin-degrading Agrobacterium sp. strain suggests the involvement of the hydroxyquinol pathway in the metabolism of degraded lignin fragments.
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Appl Environ Microbioljournal_title
Applied and environmental microbiologyauthors
Spence EM,Scott HT,Dumond L,Calvo-Bado L,di Monaco S,Williamson JJ,Persinoti GF,Squina FM,Bugg TDHdoi
10.1128/AEM.01561-20subject
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2020-09-17 00:00:00issue
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0099-2240issn
1098-5336pii
AEM.01561-20journal_volume
86pub_type
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