Plasticity in the High Affinity Menaquinone Binding Site of the Cytochrome aa3-600 Menaquinol Oxidase from Bacillus subtilis

Biochemistry ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (32) ◽  
pp. 5030-5044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia M. Yi ◽  
Alexander T. Taguchi ◽  
Rimma I. Samoilova ◽  
Patrick J. O’Malley ◽  
Robert B. Gennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Cytochrome Aa3 ◽  
High Affinity

scholarly journals Functional characterization of the dimerization domain of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2006 ◽  
Vol 400 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdeni Bai ◽  
Federico I. Rosell ◽  
Bao Lige ◽  
Marcia R. Mauk ◽  
Barbara Lelj-Garolla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Association Constants ◽  
Ion Binding ◽  
Ferric Uptake Regulator ◽  
Metal Ion Binding ◽  
Dimerization Domain ◽  
High Affinity

The functional properties of the recombinant C-terminal dimerization domain of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fur (ferric uptake regulator) protein expressed in and purified from Escherichia coli have been evaluated. Sedimentation velocity measurements demonstrate that this domain is dimeric, and the UV CD spectrum is consistent with a secondary structure similar to that observed for the corresponding region of the crystallographically characterized wild-type protein. The thermal stability of the domain as determined by CD spectroscopy decreases significantly as pH is increased and increases significantly as metal ions are added. Potentiometric titrations (pH 6.5) establish that the domain possesses a high-affinity and a low-affinity binding site for metal ions. The high-affinity (sensory) binding site demonstrates association constants (KA) of 10(±7)×106, 5.7(±3)×106, 2.0(±2)×106 and 2.0(±3)×104 M−1 for Ni2+, Zn2+, Co2+ and Mn2+ respectively, while the low-affinity (structural) site exhibits association constants of 1.3(±2)×106, 3.2(±2)×104, 1.76(±1)×105 and 1.5(±2)×103 M−1 respectively for the same metal ions (pH 6.5, 300 mM NaCl, 25 °C). The stability of metal ion binding to the sensory site follows the Irving–Williams order, while metal ion binding to the partial sensory site present in the domain does not. Fluorescence experiments indicate that the quenching resulting from binding of Co2+ is reversed by subsequent titration with Zn2+. We conclude that the domain is a reasonable model for many properties of the full-length protein and is amenable to some analyses that the limited solubility of the full-length protein prevents.

Characterization of a Specific, High Affinity [3H]Arginine8Vasopressin-Binding Site on Liver Microsomes from Different Strains of Rat and the Role of Magnesium*

Endocrinology ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 990-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
VENKAT GOPALAKRISHNAN ◽  
CHRIS R. TRIGGLE ◽  
PRAKASH V. SULAKHE ◽  
J. ROBERT McNEILL
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Different Strains

Iron-Blocking the High-Affinity Mn-Binding Site in Photosystem II Facilitates Identification of the Type of Hydrogen Bond Participating in Proton-Coupled Electron Transport via YZ•†

Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (28) ◽  
pp. 9746-9757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris K. Semin ◽  
Elena R. Lovyagina ◽  
Kirill N. Timofeev ◽  
Ilya I. Ivanov ◽  
Andrei B. Rubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
High Affinity

pGR71 plasmid promotor sequence temporally regulated in Bacillus subtilis

1998 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1186-1192
Author(s):  
Guy Daxhelet ◽  
Philippe Gilot ◽  
Etienne Nyssen ◽  
Philippe Hoet
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Transcription Initiation ◽  
Promoter Sequence ◽  
Initiation Site ◽  
Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase ◽  
Ribosome Binding Site ◽  
Chloramphenicol Resistance ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Ribosome Binding

pGR71, a composite of plasmids pUB110 and pBR322, replicates in Escherichia coli and in Bacillus subtilis. It carries the chloramphenicol resistance gene (cat) from Tn9, which is not transcribed in either host by lack of a promoter. The cat gene is preceded by a Shine-Dalgarno sequence functional in E. coli but not in B. subtilis. Deleted pGR71 plasmids were obtained in B. subtilis when cloning foreign viral DNA upstream of this cat sequence, as well as by BAL31 exonuclease deletions extending upstream from the cat into the pUB110 moiety. These mutant plasmids expressed chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT), conferring on B. subtilis resistance to high chloramphenicol concentrations. CAT expression peaked at the early postexponential phase of B. subtilis growth. The transcription initiation site of cat, determined by primer extension, was located downstream of a putative promoter sequence within the pUB110 moiety. N-terminal amino acid sequencing showed that native CAT was produced by these mutant plasmids. The cat ribosome-binding site, functional in E. coli, was repositioned within the pUB110 moiety and had consequently an extended homology with B. subtilis 16S rRNA, explaining the production of native enzyme.Key words: chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, Bacillus subtilis, postexponential gene expression, plasmid pUB110, ribosome-binding site, transcriptional promoter.

scholarly journals Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of the High-Affinity Cation-Binding Site of the Purple Membrane

1998 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 777-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Pardo ◽  
Francesc Sepulcre ◽  
Josep Cladera ◽  
Mireia Duñach ◽  
Amílcar Labarta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Purple Membrane ◽  
Cation Binding ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Cation Binding Site ◽  
Theoretical Characterization
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