Small Differences in SUC Gene Sequences Impact Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Invertase Activity and Specificity toward Fructans with Different Chain Lengths.
Laurent J(1), Aerts A(1), Gordon J(2), Gupta P(3), Voet ARD(3), Verstrepen KJ(2), Courtin CM(1). Author information:
(1)Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and
Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular
Systems (M2S), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
(2)VIB-KU Leuven Laboratory for Systems Biology & CMPG Laboratory for Genetics
and Genomics, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S) and VIB-KU
Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator Leuven, Gaston Geenslaan 1, B-3001
Leuven, Belgium.
(3)Laboratory for Biomolecular Modelling and Design, Department of Chemistry, KU
Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200G, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae)invertase is encoded by a family of closely related SUC genes. To identify and understand the molecular basis for differences in substrate specificity, we examined 29 SUC alleles from industrialS. cerevisiaestrains and cloned alleles with small sequence differences into an invertase-negative strain. Our study showed that an F102Y substitution in Suc-enzymes lowers yeast invertase activity toward fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) by 36% and the specificity factor by 43%. By contrast, an A409P substitution in Suc-enzymes resulted in an increased capacity of the yeast to hydrolyze FOS and Fibruline by 17 and 41%, respectively, likely because of a change in the loop conformation resulting in a wider active site. Bread dough fermentation experiments revealed that sucrose and fructan hydrolysis during fermentation is influenced by this natural variation in SUC sequences. Our research thus opens the door for the selection or engineering of yeasts and Suc-enzymes with specific activities that may ultimately allow controlling fructan hydrolysis.
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