azoR3

UniProt ID: Q9HZ17
Organism: Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

azoR3 (PA3223) encodes paAzoR3, one of three FMN-dependent flavodoxin-fold azoreductases (azoreductase type 1 family) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The purified enzyme uses NADH to reduce quinones, preferring naphthoquinones such as plumbagin, and is the most active quinone reductase of the three paralogs; it also reduces azo dyes such as methyl red and amaranth, at much lower rates. Its likely physiological role, inferred from the Escherichia coli ortholog AzoR, is two-electron reduction of toxic quinones, but no P. aeruginosa mutant phenotype has been reported.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0003824 catalytic activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
TOO GENERAL
Summary: True but uninformative ARBA prediction.
Reason: GO:0003955 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) activity, asserted as a NEW row in this review, is_a catalytic activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
Rates of quinone reduction were obtained by monitoring the absorbance at 340 nm for oxidation of either NADPH (paAzoR1) or NADH (paAzoR2 and paAzoR3).
GO:0006979 response to oxidative stress
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: IBA from PTN000811013, seeded only by E. coli AzoR (EcoCyc IMP, PMID:11583992). E. coli AzoR mutants lose viability under electrophilic quinone stress.
Reason: Same call as for azoR1. A plausible inherited role for a quinone reductase, but the E. coli phenotype is electrophile (thiol-specific) stress rather than reactive oxygen stress, and no P. aeruginosa mutant phenotype is known.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19666717
These data indicated that AzoR is a quinone reductase providing resistance to thiol-specific stress caused by electrophilic quinones.
GO:0009055 electron transfer activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000104
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: UniRule mapping. paAzoR3 is an FMN enzyme, not an electron carrier.
Reason: Electron transfer through the bound FMN is part of the catalytic activity, not an electron-carrier function. Same call as for azoR1 and PA0949.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
Rates of quinone reduction were obtained by monitoring the absorbance at 340 nm for oxidation of either NADPH (paAzoR1) or NADH (paAzoR2 and paAzoR3).
GO:0010181 FMN binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: FMN cofactor of the azoreductase type 1 family (HAMAP MF_01216), shown structurally for the paralog paAzoR1 and modelled for paAzoR3.
Reason: FMN is the redox cofactor of every characterised member of the family, and Ryan et al. modelled the FMN-binding cradle in paAzoR3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20417637
We have defined a novel flavin mononucleotide binding cradle, which is a recurrent motif in many flavodoxin-like proteins.
GO:0016652 oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H as acceptor
IEA
GO_REF:0000104
REMOVE
Summary: UniRule mapping to a term whose definition has NAD(P)+ as the electron acceptor (EC 1.6.1). paAzoR3 uses NADH as donor and quinones or azo compounds as acceptors.
Reason: The mapping is demonstrably wrong for azoreductases. The UNIPROT source defect for UniRule UR000101231 is recorded once, on the azoR1 review.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
Rates of quinone reduction were obtained by monitoring the absorbance at 340 nm for oxidation of either NADPH (paAzoR1) or NADH (paAzoR2 and paAzoR3).
GO:0016655 oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H, quinone or similar compound as acceptor
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
TOO GENERAL
Summary: IBA from PTN000024600, seeded by E. coli AzoR (EcoCyc IDA PMID:19666717) and by the three P. aeruginosa azoreductases (PseudoCAP IDA PMID:24915188). azoR3 appears in its own WITH/FROM, as expected.
Reason: Correct inheritance; the IBD stands on E. coli AzoR alone. GO:0003955, asserted as a NEW row here, is_a this term.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19666717
It was found that AzoR was capable of reducing several benzo-, naphtho-, and anthraquinone compounds, which were better substrates for AzoR than the model azo substrate methyl red.
GO:0016655 oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H, quinone or similar compound as acceptor
IDA
PMID:24915188
Identification of NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase activity in...
TOO GENERAL
Summary: PseudoCAP IDA and one of four seeds of the PTN000024600 IBD. Ryan et al. purified paAzoR3 and measured NADH-dependent reduction of a quinone panel. Seed verdict SOUND.
Reason: The paper (full text read) directly supports quinone reductase activity of the purified enzyme. GO:0003955, asserted as a NEW row from the same paper, is the specific child.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
These maximum rates were as follows: paAzoR1 and paAzoR2 reducing Bzq 0.57 mM.sβˆ’1.mg of enzymeβˆ’1 and 7.78 mM.sβˆ’1.mg of enzymeβˆ’1 respectively and paAzoR3 reducing Plu 16.8 mM.sβˆ’1.mg of enzymeβˆ’1.
GO:0016655 oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H, quinone or similar compound as acceptor
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
TOO GENERAL
Summary: InterPro2GO from the FMN-dependent NADH:quinone oxidoreductase signature.
Reason: Correct; GO:0003955, asserted as a NEW row in this review, is the specific child.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
Rates of quinone reduction in all cases were up to two orders of magnitude higher than were observed for reduction of azo substrates
GO:0003955 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) activity
IDA
PMID:24915188
Identification of NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase activity in...
NEW
Summary: Proposed specific term for the measured activity: purified paAzoR3 oxidises NADH while reducing quinones, preferring naphthoquinones, and the paper classes the azoreductases with the two-electron NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductases.
Reason: Direct enzyme assay on the purified protein; the core molecular function. Same call as for azoR1 and azoR2.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24915188
In contrast paAzoR3 prefers naphthoquinones
PMID:24915188
Two electron reduction reactions of quinones are carried out by a group of enzymes known as NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductases.

Core Functions

FMN-dependent two-electron NADH:quinone oxidoreductase preferring naphthoquinones; reduces azo dyes at much lower rates.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:24915188
    Rates of quinone reduction were obtained by monitoring the absorbance at 340 nm for oxidation of either NADPH (paAzoR1) or NADH (paAzoR2 and paAzoR3).

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Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: paAzoR3 is the fastest quinone reductase of the three paralogs; is it the main contributor to tolerance of naphthoquinones such as plumbagin in vivo?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Compare plumbagin and juglone sensitivity of azoR3 single and azoR1 azoR2 azoR3 triple deletion mutants of PAO1.

Type: genetic / stress survival

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