L-threonine catabolism in Thermovenabulum gondwanense R270

Best path

tdcC, ltaE, ald-dh-CoA, grdA, grdE, grdB, grdD, grdC, ackA

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 (33 with candidates)

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Step	Description	Best candidate	2nd candidate
tdcC	L-threonine:H+ symporter TdcC
ltaE	L-threonine aldolase	ATZ99_RS09400	ATZ99_RS08195
ald-dh-CoA	acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, acylating	ATZ99_RS10955
grdA	glycine reductase component A1	ATZ99_RS10575
grdE	glycine reductase component B, precursor to alpha/beta subunits	ATZ99_RS10565
grdB	glycine reductase component B, gamma subunit	ATZ99_RS10580
grdD	glycine reductase component C, alpha subunit	ATZ99_RS10595
grdC	glycine reductase component C, beta subunit	ATZ99_RS10590
ackA	acetate kinase	ATZ99_RS05055	ATZ99_RS02215
Alternative steps:
acn	(2R,3S)-2-methylcitrate dehydratase
acnD	2-methylcitrate dehydratase (2-methyl-trans-aconitate forming)
acs	acetyl-CoA synthetase, AMP-forming
adh	acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (not acylating)	ATZ99_RS10955
aldA	lactaldehyde dehydrogenase
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)	ATZ99_RS08565	ATZ99_RS04370
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)	ATZ99_RS08555	ATZ99_RS04360
braG	L-alanine/L-serine/L-threonine ABC transporter, ATP-binding component 2 (BraG/NatE)	ATZ99_RS04355	ATZ99_RS05815
D-LDH	D-lactate dehydrogenase	ATZ99_RS07525	ATZ99_RS03660
dddA	3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase
DVU3032	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutC-like component
DVU3033	L-lactate dehydrogenase, fused LutA/LutB components
epi	methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase	ATZ99_RS02495
gcvH	glycine cleavage system, H component (lipoyl protein)	ATZ99_RS05370	ATZ99_RS02530
gcvP	glycine cleavage system, P component (glycine decarboxylase)
gcvT	glycine cleavage system, T component (tetrahydrofolate aminomethyltransferase)
glcD	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FAD-linked subunit 1 (GlcD)
glcE	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FAD-linked subunit 2 (GlcE)
glcF	D-lactate dehydrogenase, FeS subunit GlcF
gloA	glyoxylase I
gloB	hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase (glyoxalase II)	ATZ99_RS11065
hpcD	3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA dehydratase	ATZ99_RS09725
iolA	malonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (CoA-acylating)
kbl	glycine C-acetyltransferase (2-amino-3-ketobutyrate CoA-ligase)
L-LDH	L-lactate dehydrogenase
lctB	electron-transfer flavoprotein for D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), small subunit	ATZ99_RS09720
lctC	electron-transfer flavoprotein for D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), large subunit	ATZ99_RS09715
lctD	D-lactate dehydrogenase (NAD+, ferredoxin), lactate dehydrogenase component
lctO	L-lactate oxidase or 2-monooxygenase	ATZ99_RS09620
lldE	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldE subunit
lldF	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldF subunit
lldG	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LldG subunit
lpd	dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase	ATZ99_RS08495	ATZ99_RS01355
lutA	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutA subunit
lutB	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutB subunit
lutC	L-lactate dehydrogenase, LutC subunit
mcm-large	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, large (catalytic) subunit	ATZ99_RS02510
mcm-small	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, small (adenosylcobamide-binding) subunit	ATZ99_RS02505	ATZ99_RS04750
mcmA	methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, fused catalytic and adenosylcobamide-binding components	ATZ99_RS02510
pccA	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, alpha subunit	ATZ99_RS01400
pccA1	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, biotin carboxyl carrier subunit	ATZ99_RS01400
pccA2	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, biotin carboxylase subunit	ATZ99_RS02480
pccB	propionyl-CoA carboxylase, beta subunit	ATZ99_RS02490
pco	propanyl-CoA oxidase	ATZ99_RS09730	ATZ99_RS05090
phtA	L-threonine uptake permease PhtA
prpB	2-methylisocitrate lyase
prpC	2-methylcitrate synthase
prpD	2-methylcitrate dehydratase
prpF	methylaconitate isomerase
pta	phosphate acetyltransferase	ATZ99_RS05050	ATZ99_RS10940
RR42_RS28305	L-threonine:H+ symporter
serP1	L-threonine uptake transporter SerP1
snatA	L-threonine transporter snatA
sstT	L-threonine:Na+ symporter SstT
tdcB	L-threonine dehydratase	ATZ99_RS01020
tdcE	2-ketobutyrate formate-lyase	ATZ99_RS08980
tdh	L-threonine 3-dehydrogenase	ATZ99_RS01950	ATZ99_RS08520
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.