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Gene 2024 Feb 05;894:147971. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147971.
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Cloning and functional characterization of the oxidative squalene cyclase gene in the deep-sea holothurian Chiridota sp.

Huang Y , Liu H , Zhou Y , Lu Z , Pu Y , Zhang H .


Abstract
Saponins derived from holothurians have high potential medicinal value. However, the de novo synthesis of the derivatization of triterpenes is still unclear. Oxidative squalene cyclase (OSC) can catalyze 2,3-Oxidosqualene into diverse products that serve as important precursors for triterpene synthesis. However, the function of theOSCgene in Chiridotasp. hasnot been elucidated. In this study, an OSCgenederived from the deep-sea holothurianChiridota sp. was cloned and characterized functionally in a yeast system. The open reading frame of the OSC gene was 2086 bp, which encoded 695 amino acids. The Chiridota sp. OSC gene has a similarity of 66.89 % to the OSC of other holothurian species and 63.51 % to that of Acanthaster planci. The phylogenetic tree showed that the echinozoan OSCsclustered together, and then they formeda sister group to fungi and plant homologs. Chiridota sp. OSC catalyzed 2,3-Oxidosqualene into parkeol.Under high pressure, the relative enzymatic activity and stability of cyclase inChiridota sp. was higher than that in the shallow-sea holothurianStichopus horrens. The newly cloned OSC of Chiridota sp.provideskey information for the interpretation of the saponin synthesis pathway in deep-sea holothurians.

PubMed ID: 37949417
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