A structurally unique Fusobacterium nucleatumtannase provides detoxicant activity againstgallotannins and pathogen resistance

Abstract

20 pags., 7 figs., 1 tab. ; Colorectal cancer pathogenesis and progression isassociated with the presence of Fusobacteriumnucleatum and the reduction of acetylated deriva-tives of spermidine, as well as dietary componentssuch as tannin-rich foods. We show that a new tan-nase orthologue of F. nucleatum (TanBFnn) has sig-nicant structural differences with its Lactobacillusplantarum counterpart affecting the ap covering theactive site and the accessibility of substrates. Crys-tallographic and molecular dynamics analysisrevealed binding of polyamines to a small cavity thatconnects the active site with the bulk solvent whichinteract with catalytically indispensable residues. Asa result, spermidine and its derivatives, particularlyN8-acetylated spermidine, inhibit the hydrolytic activ-ity of TanBFnnand increase the toxicity of gallotan-nins to F. nucleatum. Our results support a model inwhich the balance between the detoxicant activity ofTanBFnnand the presence of metabolic inhibitorscan dictate either conducive or unfavourable condi-tions for the survival of F. nucleatum. ; Supported by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCI) cofinanced with FEDER funds (SAF2015‐65327‐R and RTI2018‐096494‐B‐100 to JA; AGL2017‐86757‐R to LA, SAF2015‐73549‐JIN to HR; RTI2018‐099592‐B‐C22 to GJO) and the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience (200077 to GJO). LA and GJO are supported by the Ramon y Cajal program (RYC‐2013‐13666 and RYC‐2013‐14706 respectively). JTC and AP are the recipients postdoctoral fellowships from the Basque Government. DB is the recipient of a MCI FPI fellowship. APC is the recipient of a fellowship from the University of the Basque Country. We thank the MCI for the Severo Ochoa Excellence accreditation (SEV‐2016‐0644) and the Basque Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Etortek and Elkartek programs). JMM thanks the ALBA synchrotron for providing access time to the BL‐13 XALOC beamline. This work is supported by grants from the Jesús de Gangoiti Barrera Foundation ; Peer reviewed