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Journal of Bacteriology, October 1999, p. 6560-6563, Vol. 181, No. 20
0021-9193/99/$04.00+0
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Occurrence of Free D-Amino Acids and Aspartate Racemases in Hyperthermophilic Archaea

Megumi Matsumoto,¹ Hiroshi Homma,¹ Zhiqun Long,¹ Kazuhiro Imai,¹ Toshii Iida,² Tadashi Maruyama,² Yuko Aikawa,³ Isao Endo,³ and Masafumi Yohda^4,*

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033,¹ Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588,⁴ Marine Biotechnology Institute, Kamaishi, Iwate 021-0001,² and Biochemical Systems Laboratory, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198,³ Japan

Received 9 March 1999/Accepted 2 August 1999

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The occurrence of free D-amino acids and aspartate racemases in several hyperthermophilic archaea was investigated. Aspartic acid in all the hyperthermophilic archaea was highly racemized. The ratio of D-aspartic acid to total aspartic acid was in the range of 43.0 to 49.1%. The crude extracts of the hyperthermophiles exhibited aspartate racemase activity at 70°C, and aspartate racemase homologous genes in them were identified by PCR. D-Enantiomers of other amino acids (alanine, leucine, phenylalanine, and lysine) in Thermococcus strains were also detected. Some of them might be by-products of aspartate racemase. It is proven that D-amino acids are produced in some hyperthermophilic archaea, although their function is unknown.

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D-Amino acids are important components of eubacteria, as they constitute the peptide chains in the murein of cell walls (23). However, there are a few reports describing endogenous D-amino acids in Eucarya or Archaea. Free D-serine and D-aspartic acid in mammals have been identified by several groups (3, 7). D-Serine in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is also known to occur. Very recently, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent serine racemases in the silkworm and in rat brain were found (22, 24).

Archaea possess a broad range of cell envelope structural formats, but murein has not been found in their cell walls or envelopes (12, 13). Cell envelopes of some archaea, including methanogens, consist of pseudomurein whose structure is homologous to murein. However, pseudomurein does not contain D-amino acids in its peptide unit (14). Thus, it was believed that there were neither D-amino acids nor amino acid racemases in Archaea. However, a gene encoding aspartate racemase in the sulfur-dependent hyperthermophilic archaeum Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY, has been found (27). Aspartate racemase activity in the crude extract of the strain has also been detected (27). Recently, total genomic sequences of several archaea have been revealed (2, 15-17, 19). Among them, homologues of the aspartate racemase gene in Archaeoglobus fulgidus and Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 were identified. The occurrence of peptidyl D-amino acids in several archaea was also reported (18). Thus, it is suggested that D-amino acids and amino acid racemases are widely distributed and function in archaea. This report describes the distribution of aspartate racemases and free D-amino acids in some hyperthermophilic archaea, such as Thermococcus and Pyrococcus strains.

Free D-amino acids in hyperthermophilic archaea. The aspartate racemase gene in the hyperthermophilic archaeum Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY has been detected and aspartate racemase activity in the same strain has also been found (27). However, the function of the aspartate racemase is unknown. Then we determined the amount of free D-amino acids in several hyperthermophilic archaea, including Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY (27).

The hyperthermophilic archaea Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY (10), Thermococcus sp. strains KS-1, KS-8, and KI (8), and Pyrococcus sp. strains GB-D (11) and OII, which had been isolated from a coastal hot spring on Iwo Jima Island, Japan, were cultured at 90°C in 5-liter glass bottles as described previously (9). The cells were collected by centrifugation at 10,000 × g for 15 min at 10°C and used in this study.

The content of free D-amino acids was determined as described previously, with slight modification (6). The frozen cells were homogenized in 10 volumes of 0.25 M NaCl at room temperature. To remove protein fractions and extract amino acids, the homogenate was further homogenized after the addition of 10 volumes of methanol. The homogenate was centrifuged at 7,000 × g for 5 min, and 50 µl of the resultant supernatant was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 20 µl of 50 mM borate buffer (pH 8.0), and 10 µl of water and 30 µl of 20 mM NBD-F (4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole), a fluorogenic derivatizing reagent, in acetonitrile was added to the solution. The reaction mixture was heated at 60°C for 2 min and was mixed with 440 µl of 1% trifluoroacetic acid. After being filtered through a 0.5-µm membrane filter (column guard LCR4; Millipore), the sample was analyzed for NBD-F-derivatized amino acids (6). Each amino acid derivatized with NBD-F was isolated and quantified fluorometrically as the sum of L and D isomers by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with an octyldecyl silane column (J-sphere ODS-M80). The fraction which contained the L and D isomers was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved with 1% acetic acid in methanol. Subsequently, enantiomers of the amino acids were separated by HPLC with a Pirkle-type chiral column (Sumichiral OA2500[S] or -[R]) and the proportion of D-amino acid (expressed as the ratio of D-isomers to total D- and L-isomers) was determined.

Significant amounts of D-aspartic acid in the crude extract of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY were detected; the results are shown in Fig. 1. Aspartic acid was also highly racemized in Thermococcus sp. strains KS-1 and KS-8 and Pyrococcus sp. strains GB-D and OII: their D-aspartic acid contents were estimated to be 43.0, 48.4, 45.2 and 49.1%, respectively (Table 1).

View larger version (12K): [in this window] [in a new window]   FIG. 1.   Determination of the enantiomeric proportion of D-aspartic acid in the hyperthermophilic archaeum Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY. Aspartic acid purified from crude extract of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY was subjected to enantiomeric separation by HPLC with a Pirkle-type chiral column. The experimental details are described in the text.

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   TABLE 1.   Amino acid contents and D-amino acid proportions in hyperthermophilic archaeaa

Then, we determined the D-isoforms of other amino acids in these hyperthermophilic archaea. Unexpectedly, we also detected D-enantiomers of amino acids such as Ala, Leu, Thr, Lys, and Phe in Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY and Thermococcus strains (Table 1). The percentage of D-isoforms of alanine in Thermococcus strain KS-8 and leucine in Thermococcus strain KS-1 exceeded 20%. However, D-glutamic acid could not be detected in Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY or Thermococcus sp. strain KS-8.

Aspartate racemases are widely distributed among hyperthermophilic archaea. The accumulation of D-aspartic acid in the hyperthermophilic archaea suggested the existence of aspartate racemases. Thus, we examined aspartate racemase activity in these strains. Amino acid racemase activity was determined by measuring the D-amino acid produced from the L-amino acid. Reactions were performed at 70°C for up to 60 min in a 200-µl reaction mixture containing 100 mM sodium-phosphate buffer (pH 8.0), 10 mM L-amino acid, and crude extract of hyperthermophilic archaea. Reactions were started by the addition of crude extract and stopped by the addition of 800 µl of methanol. The precipitated protein was removed by centrifugation at 4,500 × g for 10 min. The amount of D-amino acid produced was determined as described above. Table 2 shows the aspartate racemase activity of hyperthermophilic archaea at 70°C. Activity was detected in all strains tested. The specific activity was in the range of 3.2 to 5.5 nmol/min/mg of protein.

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   TABLE 2.   Aspartate racemase activity in hyperthermophilic archaeaa

Aspartate racemase genes of the hyperthermophiles. We attempted to find aspartate racemase genes of the hyperthermophilic archaea by PCR. Oligonucleotide primers were designed based on the consensus sequences between aspartate racemases of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY and the lactic bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus. The forward primer [5' AT(ACT)-(CT)TN-GGN-GGN-ATG-GG 3'] is based on the amino acid sequence (Ile-Leu-Gly-Gly-Met-Gly), which is conserved in the N-terminal region of both aspartate racemases. Aspartate racemase is known to be cofactor independent and to use thiol groups of cysteine residues as bases (25). Two cysteine residues are conserved in aspartate racemases. However, one of them (Cys197 of S. thermophilus) has been proven not to be essential (25). Thus, the reverse primer [5' AA-(AG)(AT)A-(AG)TG-NGC-NGT-(AG)TT-(AG)CA 3'] is synthesized on the amino acid sequence [Cys-Asn-Thr-Ala-His-Phe(Tyr)-Phe] around the essential cysteine (Cys84 of S. thermophilus and Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY). Using the primer set, we amplified DNA fragments of the predicted length from Thermococcus sp. strains KS-1 and KI and Pyrococcus sp. strain GB-D. The amplified fragment was subcloned into the pT7 Blue-T vector (Novagen) and sequenced. The amplified fragments were highly homologous to the aspartate racemase gene of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY (data not shown).

Cloning and sequencing of the aspartate racemase gene from Thermococcus sp. strain KS-8. Then, we cloned the full-length gene of aspartate racemase from Thermococcus sp. strain KS-8. A clone, pKS8D301, with a PstI/BamHI fragment of about 4 kbp in pHSG298 (21), was obtained. It contained an open reading frame encoding a 232-residue polypeptide with a molecular weight of 25427.7. It shared considerable homology with the aspartate racemase of S. thermophilus (26) and was highly homologous to the aspartate racemase of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY. Two cysteine residues and the surrounding amino acid sequences were highly conserved among these enzymes (data not shown).

To confirm that the cloned gene really encoded the aspartate racemase, the gene was expressed in E. coli by the T7 polymerase expression system (20). An oligonucleotide primer (5' CAT-ATG-CCG-GAG-CGC-GTC-ATC-GG 3') was designed to generate an NdeI digestion site at the initiation codon. Another primer (5' GGA-TCC-TTA-GAA-GTC-CTC-TAC-ACC-AA 3'), corresponding to the C-terminal end with a BamHI digestion site, was synthesized. Using the primer set, a DNA fragment was amplified by PCR from the plasmid pKS8D301 and was subcloned into the pT7 Blue-T vector. The NdeI/BamHI fragment of the constructed plasmid, pKS8D416, was excised and subcloned into pET23a to construct plasmid pKS8D514. The crude extract of the transformant containing pKS8D514 exhibited aspartate racemase activity at 70°C (data not shown).

A large portion of the aspartic acid in cells was converted to the D-enantiomer in Thermococcus and Pyrococcus strains. These strains have genes coding aspartate racemase and exhibit aspartate racemase activity. Recently, the total genomic sequence of P. horikoshii has been revealed (15, 16), and two genes homologous to the aspartate racemase gene of Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY were identified (data not shown). One of them (PH0670) is highly homologous to the aspartate racemase genes of Thermococcus sp. strain KS-8. Although Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY was originally classified into the genus Desulfurococcus, the 16S sequence showed that it should be included in the genus Thermococcus (17a). These results suggest that aspartate racemases exist ubiquitously and function in Thermococcus and Pyrococcus strains.

The sequences around the catalytic cysteine residue are not conserved in the aspartate racemase homologue of A. fulgidus (AF1422) and the 226-amino-acid-long hypothetical aspartate racemase of P. horikoshii (PH1733). Thus, further study is necessary to examine whether they really encode aspartate racemases or not. Amino acid racemase homologues were not found in the total genomic sequences of the methanogens Methanococcus jannaschii (2) and Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (19).

We have also found other D-amino acids in Thermococcus strains, including Desulfurococcus sp. strain SY (Table 1). Racemization is superficially a simple reaction. It is accomplished by the removal of an alpha hydrogen bound to a chiral carbon of the substrate and the subsequent nonspecific return of a hydrogen to the carbon. Amino acids are racemized only slowly under ordinary conditions; the half-lives of aspartic acid and alanine in racemization at 25°C are 3,500 and 12,000 years, respectively, because of the high dissociation energy of the C-H bond (1). However, racemization is greatly accelerated at a high temperature of around 100°C. For example, 20% of L-aspartic acid changes to the D-isoform in 1 day at 106.5°C (4). Goodfriend and Meyer measured racemization rates of amino acids at high temperatures and determined kinetic constants (5). Using their values, ratios of the spontaneous racemization of the amino acids alanine, isoleucine, proline, aspartic acid, methionine, glutamate, and phenylalanine during culture (at 90°C for 1 day) were estimated. Under these conditions, a small portion of L-amino acid is racemized to the D-isoform. Among them, aspartic acid is most easily racemized and 1% of L-aspartic acid changes to the D-isoform. The kinetic constants of spontaneous racemization should change with the conditions, such as pH. However, the ratio of D- to total amino acids observed in this study could not be explained by spontaneous racemization under the culture conditions.

The presence of peptidyl D-amino acids in several kinds of archaea has been reported (18). However, the D-amino acid content was very low. It is possible that they were produced by spontaneous racemization during cultivation. Further study is required to elucidate the distribution of D-amino acids and amino acid racemases in archaea.

Although the existence of D-amino acids and amino acid racemases in Thermococcus and Pyrococcus strains has been proven with this study, their function is still unknown. It is believed that murein does not exist in Archaea. However, only a few studies have been performed on the cell envelopes of archaea, including strains of Thermococcus and Pyrococcus spp. Therefore, it is possible that some archaea have cell wall structures similar to those of bacteria and contain D-amino acids.

Nucleotide sequence accession number. The nucleotide sequences reported in this paper will appear in the DDBJ, EMBL, and GenBank nucleotide sequence databases with the accession no. AB015880 (Thermococcus sp. strain KS-8), AB022668 (Thermococcus sp. strain KS-1), AB022669 (Thermococcus sp. strain KI), and AB022670 (Pyrococcus sp. strain GB-D).

	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful for the technical assistance of Hiroyuki Kondo of Toyo University. We also thank Nobuyoshi Esaki and Toru Yoshimura of Kyoto University for valuable discussion.

This study was partially supported by a grant for the Biodesign Program of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and by a Grant-in-Aid (no. 09460053) from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of the Japanese government to M.Y.

	FOOTNOTES

^* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-cho 2-24-16 Konagei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. Phone and fax: 81-42-388-7479. E-mail: yohda{at}cc.tuat.ac.jp.

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