L-threonine catabolism in Novosphingobium fuchskuhlense FNE08-7

Best path

snatA, tdcB, tdcE, pccA, pccB, epi, mcm-large, mcm-small

Rules

Overview: L-threonine degradation in GapMind is based on MetaCyc pathway I via 2-ketobutyrate formate-lyase (link), pathway II via glycine (link), pathway III via methylglyoxal (link), and pathway IV via threonine aldolase (link). Pathway V is not thought to occur in prokaryotes and is not included.

• all:
  • threonine-transport, tdcB, tdcE and propionyl-CoA-degradation
  • or threonine-transport, tdh, kbl and glycine-degradation
  • or threonine-transport, tdh, tynA and methylglyoxal-degradation
  • or threonine-transport, ltaE, acetaldehyde-degradation and glycine-degradation
  • Comment: In L-threonine degradation I, threonine dehydratase (tdcB) forms 2-iminbutanoate, which is deaminated to 2-oxobutanoate (either by the same enzyme or by ridA); then formate-lyase (tdcE) converts this to propanoyl-CoA. (MetaCyc also includes conversion to propanoate, which forms ATP, but this does not allow for growth unless the formate can be utilized.) In L-threonine degradation II, a dehydrogenase (tdh) forms L-2-amino-3-oxobutanoate, and a C-acetyltransferase (kbl) cleaves this to acetyl-CoA and glycine. In L-threonine degradation III, tdh forms L-2-amino-3-oxobutanoate, and oxidase tynA forms methylglyoxal. In L-threonine degradation IV, aldolase ltaE cleaves threonine to acetaldehyde and glycine.
• L-lactate-degradation:
  • L-LDH
  • or lldE, lldF and lldG
  • or lutA, lutB and lutC
  • or DVU3033 and DVU3032
  • or lctO and acs
  • or lctO, ackA and pta
  • Comment: Various L-lactate dehydrogenases are known, with different numbers of subunits; these all form pyruvate. Or, after L-lactate oxidase (lctO) forms acetate, the acetate is activated to acetyl-CoA.
• methylglyoxal-degradation:
  • gloA, gloB and D-lactate-dehydrogenase
  • or yvgN, aldA and L-lactate-degradation
  • Comment: In methylglyoxal degradation I (link), gloA condenses methylglyoxal with glutathione to (R)-S-lactoylglutathione, gloB cleaves it to D-lactate (also known as (R)-lactate) and glutathione, and the lactate is oxidized to pyruvate. In methylglyoxal degradation IV (link), yvgN reduces methylglyoxal to (S)-lactaldehyde, aldA oxidizes it to (S)-lactate (also known as L-lactate).
• D-lactate-dehydrogenase:
  • D-LDH
  • or lctB, lctC and lctD
  • or glcD, glcE and glcF
  • Comment: Acetobacterium woodii uses an electron-bifurcating dehydrogenase (lctBCD) for growth on lactate. The Km for D-lactate is far below that for L-lactate (Km of 3.6 mM vs. 112 mM; PMID:24762045), so we consider it to be a D-lactate dehydrogenase. GlcDEF from E. coli (EC 1.1.99.14) is usually described as glycolate dehydrogenase or glycolate oxidase, but it has similar activity on D-lactate (PMID:4557653), and homologs from various Proteobacteria are important for D-lactate utilization. The physiological electron acceptor is not known, so terming GlcDEF an oxidase is questionable.
• glycine-degradation:
  • glycine-reductase and ackA
  • or glycine-reductase and pta
  • or gcvP, gcvT, gcvH and lpd
  • Comment: Glycine can be reduced to acetyl phosphate by glycine reductase (EC 1.21.4.2), and then converted to acetate (by ackA in reverse) or acetyl-CoA (by pta) Or glycine can cleaved to ammonia, CO2, and 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate by the glycine cleavage system, gcvPTH/lpd.
• glycine-reductase: grdA, grdE, grdB, grdD and grdC
• acetaldehyde-degradation:
  • ald-dh-CoA
  • or adh and acs
  • or adh, ackA and pta
  • Comment: Acetaldehyde can be oxidized to acetyl-CoA, or oxidized to acetate and activated to acetyl-CoA by either acetyl-CoA synthetase (acs) or by acetate kinase (ackA) and phosphate acetyltransferase (pta).
• propionyl-CoA-degradation:
  • prpC, prpD, acn and prpB
  • or prpC, acnD, prpF, acn and prpB
  • or propionyl-CoA-carboxylase, epi and methylmalonyl-CoA-mutase
  • or pco, hpcD, dddA and iolA
  • Comment: In 2-methylcitrate cycle I, propionyl-CoA is combined with oxalacetate (by prpC) to give methylcitrate, dehydrated to cis-2-methylaconitate by prpD, hydrated to (2R,3S)-2-methylisocitrate, and a lyase produces pyruvate and succinate. (We consider succinate as a central intermediate, as most organisms can activate it to succinyl-CoA or can oxidize it to fumarate and convert that to oxaloacetate.) In 2-methylcitrate cycle II, a different dehydratase (acnD) and an isomerase (prpF) replace the dehydratase prpD; acnD dehydrates (2S,3S)-2-methylcitrate to 2-methyl-trans-aconitate, and prpF isomerizes it to cis-2-methylaconitate. In propanoyl CoA degradation I, propionyl-CoA carboxylase forms (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA, methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase forms (R)-methylmalonyl-CoA, and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase forms succinyl-CoA, which is a central metabolite. (Note that methylmalonyl-CoA mutase requires adenosylcobamide, a form of vitamin B12, for activity.) In propanoyl-CoA degradation II: propionyl-CoA is oxidized to acrylyl-CoA by pco, hydrated to 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA, hydrolzed to 3-hydroxypropionate, oxidized to 3-oxopropionate (malonate semialdehyde), and oxidized to acetyl-CoA and CO2.
• methylmalonyl-CoA-mutase:
  • mcmA
  • or mcm-large and mcm-small
  • Comment: methylmalonyl-CoA mutase has a catalytic domain and a B12-binding domain. These are usually found in the same protein, which we call mcmA. In Metallosphaera and Pyrococcus, the B12-binding domain is a separate subunit. In Propionibacterium and Methylorubrum, there is an additional subunit with a catalytic domain only; this may have a protective role (PMID:14734568) and is not described here. There's also a mcm-interacting GTPase (known as MeaB or YgfD) that loads B12 onto mcm and protects it from inactivation (see PMC4631608); this is not described here. Some fused mcm proteins include a MeaB domain as well (i.e., Q8F222, Q8Y2U5).
• propionyl-CoA-carboxylase:
  • pccA and pccB
  • or pccA1, pccA2 and pccB
  • Comment: propionyl-CoA carboxylase is a heteromer, usually with alpha and beta subunits pccAB. Haloferax mediterranei has a third subunit as well (pccX), which is not described here. Acidianus brierleyi has a diverged pccA split into two pieces.
• threonine-transport:
  • braC, braD, braE, braF and braG
  • or tdcC
  • or sstT
  • or serP1
  • or phtA
  • or snatA
  • or RR42_RS28305
  • Comment: Transporters were identified using query: transporter:threonine:L-threonine:thr

70 steps (38 with candidates)

Or see definitions of steps

Step	Description	Best candidate	2nd candidate
snatA	L-threonine transporter snatA	AQZ52_RS02210
tdcB	L-threonine dehydratase	AQZ52_RS15185	AQZ52_RS11845
tdcE	2-ketobutyrate formate-lyase
pccA	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, alpha subunit	AQZ52_RS03815	AQZ52_RS16355
pccB	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, beta subunit	AQZ52_RS03785	AQZ52_RS16345
epi	methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase	AQZ52_RS03800
mcm-large	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, large (catalytic) subunit	AQZ52_RS03805
mcm-small	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, small (adenosylcobamide-binding) subunit	AQZ52_RS03805
Alternative steps:
ackA	acetate kinase
acn	(2R,3S)-2-methylcitrate dehydratase	AQZ52_RS04200
acnD	2-methylcitrate dehydratase (2-methyl-trans-aconitate forming)	AQZ52_RS04200
acs	acetyl-CoA synthetase, AMP-forming	AQZ52_RS07895	AQZ52_RS11760
adh	acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (not acylating)	AQZ52_RS14300	AQZ52_RS09020
ald-dh-CoA	acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, acylating
aldA	lactaldehyde dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS15535	AQZ52_RS13160
braC	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, substrate binding protein (BraC/NatB)
braD	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, permease component 1 (BraD/NatD)
braE	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, permease component 2 (BraE/NatC)
braF	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, ATP-binding component 1 (BraF/NatA)	AQZ52_RS11530	AQZ52_RS02610
braG	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, ATP-binding component 2 (BraG/NatE)	AQZ52_RS02610	AQZ52_RS11530
D-LDH	D-lactate dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS17140	AQZ52_RS06020
dddA	3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS11385	AQZ52_RS13155
DVU3032	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutC-like component
DVU3033	L-lactate dehydrogenase, fused LutA/LutB components
gcvH	glycine cleavage system, H component (lipoyl protein)
gcvP	glycine cleavage system, P component (glycine decarboxylase)
gcvT	glycine cleavage system, T component (tetrahydrofolate aminomethyltransferase)	AQZ52_RS11445	AQZ52_RS13125
glcD	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FAD-linked subunit 1 (GlcD)	AQZ52_RS06020	AQZ52_RS17140
glcE	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FAD-linked subunit 2 (GlcE)	AQZ52_RS06025
glcF	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FeS subunit GlcF	AQZ52_RS06030
gloA	glyoxylase I	AQZ52_RS05980
gloB	hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase (glyoxalase II)	AQZ52_RS16675	AQZ52_RS17310
grdA	glycine reductase component A1
grdB	glycine reductase component B, gamma subunit
grdC	glycine reductase component C, beta subunit
grdD	glycine reductase component C, alpha subunit
grdE	glycine reductase component B, precursor to alpha/beta subunits
hpcD	3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA dehydratase	AQZ52_RS13685	AQZ52_RS00510
iolA	malonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (CoA-acylating)	AQZ52_RS00540	AQZ52_RS13160
kbl	glycine C-acetyltransferase (2-amino-3-ketobutyrate CoA-ligase)	AQZ52_RS08730	AQZ52_RS11875
L-LDH	L-lactate dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS15525	AQZ52_RS15735
lctB	electron-transfer flavoprotein for D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), small subunit
lctC	electron-transfer flavoprotein for D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), large subunit	AQZ52_RS03825
lctD	D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), lactate dehydrogenase component	AQZ52_RS06020	AQZ52_RS17140
lctO	L-lactate oxidase or 2-monooxygenase	AQZ52_RS15525
lldE	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldE subunit
lldF	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldF subunit
lldG	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldG subunit
lpd	dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS12610	AQZ52_RS15715
ltaE	L-threonine aldolase	AQZ52_RS03670	AQZ52_RS09585
lutA	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutA subunit
lutB	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutB subunit
lutC	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutC subunit
mcmA	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, fused catalytic and adenosylcobamide-binding components	AQZ52_RS03805
pccA1	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, biotin carboxyl carrier subunit	AQZ52_RS03815	AQZ52_RS10240
pccA2	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, biotin carboxylase subunit
pco	propanyl-CoA oxidase
phtA	L-threonine uptake permease PhtA
prpB	2-methylisocitrate lyase
prpC	2-methylcitrate synthase	AQZ52_RS10645
prpD	2-methylcitrate dehydratase
prpF	methylaconitate isomerase	AQZ52_RS07195
pta	phosphate acetyltransferase	AQZ52_RS02160
RR42_RS28305	L-threonine:H+ symporter	AQZ52_RS05130
serP1	L-threonine uptake transporter SerP1
sstT	L-threonine:Na+ symporter SstT
tdcC	L-threonine:H+ symporter TdcC
tdh	L-threonine 3-dehydrogenase	AQZ52_RS15510	AQZ52_RS14530
tynA	aminoacetone oxidase
yvgN	methylglyoxal reductase (NADPH-dependent)

Confidence: high confidence medium confidence low confidence
transporter – transporters and PTS systems are shaded because predicting their specificity is particularly challenging.

This GapMind analysis is from Sep 24 2021. The underlying query database was built on Sep 17 2021.