scholarly journals Amino acid sequences around the sites of phosphorylation in the pig heart pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

1979 ◽  
Vol 181 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
P H Sugden ◽  
A L Kerbey ◽  
P J Randle ◽  
C A Waller ◽  
K B M Reid
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Phosphorylation Sites ◽  
Complete Inactivation ◽  
Total P ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

1. When pig heart pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was phosphorylated to completion with [gamma-32P]ATP by its intrinsic kinase, three phosphorylation sites were observed. The amino acid sequences around these sites were: sequence 1, Tyr-Gly-Met-Gly-Thr-Ser(P)-Val-Glu-Arg; and sequence 2, Tyr-His-Gly-His-Ser(P)-Met-Ser-Asp-Pro-Gly-Val-Ser(P)-Tyr-Arg. 2. When phosphorylated to inactivation by repetitive additions of limiting quantities of [gamma-32P]ATP, phosphate was incorporated mainly (more than 90%) into Ser-5 of sequence 2. Phosphorylation of this site thus results in activation of pyruvate dehydrogenase. 3. If Ser-5 is phosphorylated with ATP and the enzyme then incubated with [gamma-32P]ATP, phosphorylation of the remaining sites occurred. Ser-12 of sequence 2 is phosphorylated about twice as rapidly as Ser-6 of sequence 1. 4. Incubation of pyruvate dehydrogenase with excess [gamma-32P]ATP with termination of phosphorylation at about 50% complete inactivation showed that Ser-5 of sequence 2 was phosphorylated most rapidly, but also that Ser-12 of sequence 2 was significantly (15% of total) phosphorylated. Ser-6 sequence 1 contained about 1% total P. 5. These results suggest that addition of limiting amounts of ATP produces primarily phosphorylation of Ser-5 of sequence 2 (inactivating site). This also occurs during incubation with excess ATP before complete inactivation occurs, but a greater occupancy of other sites also occurs during this treatment.

scholarly journals Amino acid sequence around lipoic acid residues in the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli

1980 ◽  
Vol 187 (3) ◽  
pp. 905-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Hale ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Lipoic Acid ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Single Amino Acid ◽  
Multienzyme Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

Amino-acid sequences around two lipoic acid residues in the lipoate acetyltransferase component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Escherichia coli were investigated. A single amino acid sequence of 13 residues was found. A repeated amino acid sequence in the lipoate acetyltransferase chain might explain this result.

scholarly journals Pyruvate:Quinone Oxidoreductase in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Molecular Analysis of the pqo Gene, Significance of the Enzyme, and Phylogenetic Aspects

2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (4) ◽  
pp. 1341-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Schreiner ◽  
Christian Riedel ◽  
Jiři Holátko ◽  
Miroslav Pátek ◽  
Bernhard J. Eikmanns
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Oxidative Decarboxylation ◽  
Amino Acid Production ◽  
Acetohydroxy Acid Synthase ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

ABSTRACT Corynebacterium glutamicum recently has been shown to possess pyruvate:quinone oxidoreductase (PQO), catalyzing the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetate and CO2 with a quinone as the electron acceptor. Here, we analyze the expression of the C. glutamicum pqo gene, investigate the relevance of the PQO enzyme for growth and amino acid production, and perform phylogenetic studies. Expression analyses revealed that transcription of pqo is initiated 45 bp upstream of the translational start site and that it is organized in an operon together with genes encoding a putative metal-activated pyridoxal enzyme and a putative activator protein. Inactivation of the chromosomal pqo gene led to the absence of PQO activity; however, growth and amino acid production were not affected under either condition tested. Introduction of plasmid-bound pqo into a pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-negative C. glutamicum strain partially relieved the growth phenotype of this mutant, indicating that high PQO activity can compensate for the function of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. To investigate the distribution of PQO enzymes in prokaryotes and to clarify the relationship between PQO, pyruvate oxidase (POX), and acetohydroxy acid synthase enzymes, we compiled and analyzed the phylogeny of respective proteins deposited in public databases. The analyses revealed a wide distribution of PQOs among prokaryotes, corroborated the hypothesis of a common ancestry of the three enzymes, and led us to propose that the POX enzymes of Lactobacillales were derived from a PQO.

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