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PsiD is a native enzyme obtained from the ''Psilocybe cubensis'', which is involved in the metabolic biosynthesis of psilocybin from tryptophan. It accepts both L-tryptophan and 4-hydroxy-L-tryptophan as substrates, producing tryptamine ('''Fig. 1''') and 4-hydroxytryptamine ('''Fig. 2'''), respectively. In a native state, PsiD is a 439 amino acid protein (49.6 kDa) with a theoretical pI of 5.44 calculated with the ExPASy ProtParam tool. | PsiD is a native enzyme obtained from the ''Psilocybe cubensis'', which is involved in the metabolic biosynthesis of psilocybin from tryptophan. It accepts both L-tryptophan and 4-hydroxy-L-tryptophan as substrates, producing tryptamine ('''Fig. 1''') and 4-hydroxytryptamine ('''Fig. 2'''), respectively. In a native state, PsiD is a 439 amino acid protein (49.6 kDa) with a theoretical pI of 5.44 calculated with the ExPASy ProtParam tool. | ||
| − | [[Image:T--Sydney_Australia--PsiD_KEGG_rxn1.gif | + | [[Image:T--Sydney_Australia--PsiD_KEGG_rxn1.gif|'''Fig. 1''': Decarboxylation of L-tryptophan to tryptamine, mediated by PsiD. CO<sub>2</sub> is released as a byproduct. Source: [https://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?reaction+R00685 KEGG] ]] |
| − | [[Image:T--Sydney_Australia--PsiD_KEGG_rxn2.gif | + | [[Image:T--Sydney_Australia--PsiD_KEGG_rxn2.gif|'''Fig. 2''': Decarboxylation of 4-hydroxy-L-tryptophan to 4-hydroxytryptamine, mediated by PsiD. CO<sub>2</sub> is released as a byproduct. Source: [https://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?reaction+R11932 KEGG] ]] |
Heterologous expression of PsiD has been achieved in a T7 induction system using pET-28c(+) transformed into ''Escherichia coli'' BL21(DE3), co-transformed with chaperone plasmid pGro7 ('''Fig. 3'''), resulting in a 475 amino acid polypeptide, with a computed molecular weight of 53.6 kDa. | Heterologous expression of PsiD has been achieved in a T7 induction system using pET-28c(+) transformed into ''Escherichia coli'' BL21(DE3), co-transformed with chaperone plasmid pGro7 ('''Fig. 3'''), resulting in a 475 amino acid polypeptide, with a computed molecular weight of 53.6 kDa. | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 15 October 2019
PsiD - Tryptophan decarboxylase from Psilocybe cubensis
PsiD is a tryptophan decarboxylase that catalyses the conversion of L-tryptophan to tryptamine.
- NCBI: ASU62239.1
- UniProt: P0DPA6
- EC number: 4.1.1.105
Usage and Biology
The mechanism of psilocybin biosynthesis in Psilocybe sp. was recently elucidated by Fricke et al. (2017). L-tryptophan proceeds through decarboxylation (mediated by PsiD), hydroxylation (mediated by PsiH), phosphorylation (mediated by PsiK), and finally N,N-dimethylation (mediated by PsiM) to yield psilocybin.
PsiD is a native enzyme obtained from the Psilocybe cubensis, which is involved in the metabolic biosynthesis of psilocybin from tryptophan. It accepts both L-tryptophan and 4-hydroxy-L-tryptophan as substrates, producing tryptamine (Fig. 1) and 4-hydroxytryptamine (Fig. 2), respectively. In a native state, PsiD is a 439 amino acid protein (49.6 kDa) with a theoretical pI of 5.44 calculated with the ExPASy ProtParam tool.
Heterologous expression of PsiD has been achieved in a T7 induction system using pET-28c(+) transformed into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), co-transformed with chaperone plasmid pGro7 (Fig. 3), resulting in a 475 amino acid polypeptide, with a computed molecular weight of 53.6 kDa.
A band consistent with expression of PsiD in cells induced with IPTG was observed on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Fig. 4).
References
Sequence and Features
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