Chapter Three - Cobamide remodeling

ElsevierVolume 119, 2022, Pages 43-63Vitamins and HormonesAbstract

Cobamides are a family of structurally-diverse cofactors which includes vitamin B12 and over a dozen natural analogs. Within the nucleotide loop structure, cobamide analogs have variable lower ligands that fall into three categories: benzimidazoles, purines, and phenols. The range of cobamide analogs that can be utilized by an organism is dependent on the specificity of its cobamide-dependent enzymes, and most bacteria are able to utilize multiple analogs but not all. Some bacteria have pathways for cobamide remodeling, a process in which imported cobamides are converted into compatible analogs. Here we discuss cobamide analog diversity and three pathways for cobamide remodeling, mediated by amidohydrolase CbiZ, phosphodiesterase CbiR, and some homologs of cobamide synthase CobS. Remodeling proteins exhibit varying degrees of specificity for cobamide substrates, reflecting different strategies to ensure that imported cobamides can be utilized.

Keywords

Vitamin B12

Cobalamin

Pseudocobalamin

Cobamide analogs

Cobamide remodeling

CbiZ

CbiR

CobS

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