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. 2019 Oct;102(2):e21594.
doi: 10.1002/arch.21594. Epub 2019 Jul 12.

Serine hydroxymethyltransferase from the silkworm Bombyx mori: Identification, distribution, and biochemical characterization

Mohammad R Haque  1 , Aiko Hirowatari  1 , Nonoko Nai  1 , Shigeki Furuya  1 , Kohji Yamamoto  1
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Serine hydroxymethyltransferase from the silkworm Bombyx mori: Identification, distribution, and biochemical characterization

Mohammad R Haque et al. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) catalyzes the interconversion of serine and tetrahydrofolate (THF) to glycine and methylenetetrahydrofolate. cDNA encoding Bombyx mori SHMT (bmSHMT) was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence consisted of 465 amino acids and was found to share homology with other SHMTs. Recombinant bmSHMT was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. The enzyme showed optimum activity at pH 3.0 and 30°C and was stable under acidic conditions. The Km and kcat /Km values for THF in the presence of Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+ ) were 0.055 mM and 0.081 mM-1 s-1 , respectively, whereas those toward NADP+ were 0.16 mM and 0.018 mM-1 s-1 and toward l-serine were 1.8 mM and 0.0022 mM-1 s-1 , respectively. Mutagenesis experiments revealed that His119, His132, and His135 are important for enzymatic activity. Our results provide insight into the roles and regulation mechanism of one-carbon metabolism in the silkworm B. mori.

Keywords: biosynthesis; cobalamin; one-carbon metabolism; site-directed mutagenesis; tetrahydrofolate.

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