scholarly journals Function of the 90-loop (Thr90–Glu100) region of staphylokinase in plasminogen activation probed through site-directed mutagenesis and loop deletion

2002 ◽  
Vol 365 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govindan RAJAMOHAN ◽  
Monika DAHIYA ◽  
Shekhar C. MANDE ◽  
Kanak L. DIKSHIT
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Complex Function ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Kringle Domains ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Activator Complex

Staphylokinsae (SAK) forms a bimolecular complex with human plasmin(ogen) and changes its substrate specificity by exposing new exosites that enhances accession of substrate plasminogen (PG) to the plasmin (Pm) active site. Protein modelling studies indicated the crucial role of a loop in SAK (SAK 90-loop; Thr90—Glu100) for the docking of the substrate PG to the SAK—Pm complex. Function of SAK 90-loop was studied by site-directed mutagenesis and loop deletion. Deletion of nine amino acid residues (Tyr92—Glu100) from the SAK 90-loop, resulted in ≈60% reduction in the PG activation, but it retained the ability to generate an active site within the complex of loop mutant of SAK (SAKΔ90) and Pm. The preformed activator complex of SAKΔ90 with Pm, however, displayed a 50–60% reduction in substrate PG activation that remained unaffected in the presence of kringle domains (K1+K2+K3+K4) of PG, whereas PG activation by SAK—Pm complex displayed ∼50% reduction in the presence of kringles, suggesting the involvement of the kringle domains in modulating the PG activation by native SAK but not by SAKΔ90. Lysine residues (Lys94, Lys96, Lys97 and Lys98) of the SAK 90-loop were individually mutated into alanine and, among these four SAK loop mutants, SAKK97A and SAKK98A exhibited specific activities about one-third and one-quarter respectively of the native SAK. The kinetic parameters of PG activation of their 1:1 complex with Pm indicated that the Km values of PG towards the activator complex of these two SAK mutants were 4–6-fold higher, suggesting the decreased accessibility of the substrate PG to the activator complex formed by these SAK mutants. These results demonstrated the involvement of the Lys97 and Lys98 residues of the SAK 90-loop in assisting the interaction with substrate PG. These interactions of SAK—Pm activator complex via the SAK 90-loop may provide additional anchorage site(s) to the substrate PG that, in turn, may promote the overall process of SAK-mediated PG activation.

Role of the amino acid invariants in the active site of MurG as evaluated by site-directed mutagenesis

Biochimie ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (12) ◽  
pp. 1498-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muriel Crouvoisier ◽  
Geneviève Auger ◽  
Didier Blanot ◽  
Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis

scholarly journals The mechanism of action of dd-peptidases: the role of Threonine-299 and -301 in the Streptomyces R61 dd-peptidase

1994 ◽  
Vol 301 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Wilkin ◽  
A Dubus ◽  
B Joris ◽  
J M Frère
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Peptide Substrate ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Beta Lactamases ◽  
Penicillin Binding Proteins ◽  
Active Site Cavity

The side chains of residues Thr299 and Thr301 in the Streptomyces R61 DD-peptidase have been modified by site-directed mutagenesis. These amino acids are part of a beta-strand which forms a wall of the active-site cavity. Thr299 corresponds to the second residue of the Lys-Thr(Ser)-Gly triad, highly conserved in active-site beta-lactamases and penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). Modification of Thr301 resulted only in minor alterations of the catalytic and penicillin-binding properties of the enzyme. No selective decrease of the rate of acylation was observed for any particular class of compounds. By contrast, the loss of the hydroxy group of the residue in position 299 yielded a seriously impaired enzyme. The rates of inactivation by penicillins were decreased 30-50-fold, whereas the reactions with cephalosporins were even more affected. The efficiency of hydrolysis against the peptide substrate was also seriously decreased. More surprisingly, the mutant was completely unable to catalyse transpeptidation reactions. The conservation of an hydroxylated residue in this position in PBPs is thus easily explained by these results.

scholarly journals Isolation from Ochrobactrum anthropi of a Novel Class II 5-Enopyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase with High Tolerance to Glyphosate

2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (17) ◽  
pp. 6001-6005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Sheng Tian ◽  
Ai-Sheng Xiong ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genomic Library ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Single Amino Acid ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Ochrobactrum Anthropi ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Phosphate Synthase

ABSTRACT Applying the genomic library construction process and colony screening, a novel aro A gene encoding 5-enopyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Ochrobactrum anthropi was identified, cloned, and overexpressed, and the enzyme was purified to homogeneity. Furthermore, site-directed mutagenesis was employed to assess the role of single amino acid residues in glyphosate resistance.

scholarly journals Probing the Role of Cysteine Residues in Glucosamine-1-Phosphate Acetyltransferase Activity of the Bifunctional GlmU Protein fromEscherichia coli: Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Characterization of the Mutant Enzymes

1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (18) ◽  
pp. 4799-4803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérique Pompeo ◽  
Jean van Heijenoort ◽  
Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Acetyl Coa ◽  
Mutant Proteins ◽  
Acetyltransferase Activity ◽  
Phosphate Acetyltransferase ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACT The glucosamine-1-phosphate acetyltransferase activity but not the uridyltransferase activity of the bifunctional GlmU enzyme fromEscherichia coli was lost when GlmU was stored in the absence of β-mercaptoethanol or incubated with thiol-specific reagents. The enzyme was protected from inactivation in the presence of its substrate acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), suggesting the presence of an essential cysteine residue in or near the active site of the acetyltransferase domain. To ascertain the role of cysteines in the structure and function of the enzyme, site-directed mutagenesis was performed to change each of the four cysteines to alanine, and plasmids were constructed for high-level overproduction and one-step purification of histidine-tagged proteins. Whereas the kinetic parameters of the bifunctional enzyme appeared unaffected by the C296A and C385A mutations, 1,350- and 8-fold decreases of acetyltransferase activity resulted from the C307A and C324A mutations, respectively. TheKm values for acetyl-CoA and GlcN-1-P of mutant proteins were not modified, suggesting that none of the cysteines was involved in substrate binding. The uridyltransferase activities of wild-type and mutant GlmU proteins were similar. From these studies, the two cysteines Cys307 and Cys324 appeared important for acetyltransferase activity and seemed to be located in or near the active site.

scholarly journals Amino Acid Residues That Contribute to Substrate Specificity of Class A β-Lactamase SME-1

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 3421-3427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahd K. Majiduddin ◽  
Timothy Palzkill
Keyword(s):  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Class A ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Functional Mutants ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Traditional Class

ABSTRACT Carbapenem antibiotics are used as antibiotics of last resort because they possess a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and are not easily hydrolyzed by β-lactamases. Recently, class A enzymes, such as the SME-1, NMC-A, and IMI-1 β-lactamases, have been identified with the capacity to hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics. Traditional class A β-lactamases, such as TEM-1 and SHV-1, are unable to hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics and exhibit some differences in sequence from those that are able to hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics. The positions that differ may contribute to the unique substrate specificity of the class A carbapenemase SME-1. Codons in the SME-1 gene representing residues 104, 105, 132, 167, 237, and 241 were randomized by site-directed mutagenesis, and functional mutants were selected for the ability to hydrolyze imipenem, ampicillin, or cefotaxime. Although several positions are important for hydrolysis of β-lactam antibiotics, no single position was found to uniquely contribute to carbapenem hydrolysis. The results of this study support a model whereby the carbapenemase activity of SME-1 is due to a highly distributed set of interactions that subtly alter the structure of the active-site pocket.

scholarly journals Inhibition of rabbit muscle aldolase by phosphorylated aromatic compounds

1997 ◽  
Vol 323 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casimir BLONSKI ◽  
Danielle DE MOISSAC ◽  
Jacques PÉRIÉ ◽  
Jurgen SYGUSCH
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Enzyme Inactivation ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Schiff Base Formation ◽  
Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphate ◽  
Base Formation

The interactions of the phosphorylated derivatives of hydroquinone (HQN-P2), resorcinol (RSN-P2), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (HBA-P) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (DHBA-P; phosphate group at position 4) with fructose bisphosphate aldolase were analysed by enzyme kinetics, UV/visible difference spectroscopy and site-directed mutagenesis. Enzyme activity was competitively inhibited in the presence of HQN-P2, RSN-P2 and HBA-P, whereas DHBA-P exhibited slow-binding inhibition. Inhibition by DHBA-P involved active-site Schiff-base formation and required a phenol group ortho to the aldehyde moiety. Rates of enzyme inactivation and of Schiff-base formation by DHBA-P were identical, and corresponded to 3.2-3.5 DHBA-P molecules covalently bound per aldolase tetramer at maximal inactivation. Site-directed mutagenesis of the active-site lysine residues at positions 107, 146 and 229 was found to be consistent with Schiff-base formation between DHBA-P and Lys-146, and this was promoted by Lys-229. Mutation of Glu-187, located vicinally between Lys-146 and Lys-229 in the active site, perturbed the rate of Schiff-base formation, suggesting a functional role for Glu-187 in Schiff-base formation and stabilization. The decreased cleavage activity of the active-site mutants towards fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is consistent with a proton-transfer mechanism involving Lys-229, Glu-187 and Lys-146.

Glutamic acid-65 is an essential residue for catalysis in Proteus mirabilis glutathione S-transferase B1-1

2002 ◽  
Vol 363 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerino ALLOCATI ◽  
Michele MASULLI ◽  
Enrico CASALONE ◽  
Silvia SANTUCCI ◽  
Bartolo FAVALORO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proteus Mirabilis ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Cd Spectra ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Terminal Amino

The functional role of three conserved amino acid residues in Proteus mirabilis glutathione S-transferase B1-1 (PmGST B1-1) has been investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. Crystallographic analyses indicated that Glu65, Ser103 and Glu104 are in hydrogen-bonding distance of the N-terminal amino group of the γ-glutamyl moiety of the co-substrate, GSH. Glu65 was mutated to either aspartic acid or leucine, and Ser103 and Glu104 were both mutated to alanine. Glu65 mutants (Glu65→Asp and Glu65→Leu) lost all enzyme activity, and a drastic decrease in catalytic efficiency was observed for Ser103→Ala and Glu104→Ala mutants toward both 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and GSH. On the other hand, all mutants displayed similar intrinsic fluorescence, CD spectra and thermal stability, indicating that the mutations did not affect the structural integrity of the enzyme. Taken together, these results indicate that Ser103 and Glu104 are significantly involved in the interaction with GSH at the active site of PmGST B1-1, whereas Glu65 is crucial for catalysis.

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