scholarly journals Structural and functional roles of Cys-238 and Cys-295 in Escherichia coli phosphofructokinase-2

2003 ◽  
Vol 376 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio BAEZ ◽  
Patricio H. RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
Jorge BABUL ◽  
Victoria GUIXÉ
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Active Species ◽  
Native Enzyme ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Allosteric Effector ◽  
Rapid Inactivation ◽  
Modified Enzyme ◽  
The One

Modification of Escherichia coli phosphofructokinase-2 (Pfk-2) with pyrene maleimide (PM) results in a rapid inactivation of the enzyme. The loss of enzyme activity correlates with the incorporation of 2 mol of PM/mol of subunit and the concomitant dissociation of the dimeric enzyme. The two modified residues were identified as Cys-238 and Cys-295. In the presence of the negative allosteric effector, MgATP, Cys-238 was the only modified cysteine residue. Kinetic characterization of the Cys-238-labelled Pfk-2 indicates that the enzyme is fully active, with the kinetic constants (Km, kcat) being almost identical to the ones obtained for the native enzyme. The modified enzyme is a monomer in the absence of ligands and, like the native enzyme, behaves as a tetramer in the presence of the nucleotide. However, in the presence of fructose-6-phosphate (fru-6-P) and ATP−4, the enzyme behaves as a dimer, suggesting that the monomers undergo re-association in the presence of the substrates and that the active species is a dimer. Modification of Pfk-2 with eosin-5-maleimide (EM) results in the labelling of Cys-295. This modified enzyme is inactive and is not able to bind to the allosteric effector, remaining as a dimer in its presence. Nonetheless, Cys-295-labelled Pfk-2 is able to bind to the substrate fru-6-P in an hyperbolic fashion with a Kd value that is 6-fold higher than the one determined for the native enzyme. These are the first residues to be implicated in the activity and/or structure of the Pfk-2.

The interaction of ligands with chemically modified phosphorylase b

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 494-499
Author(s):  
D. Brooks ◽  
S. J. W. Busby ◽  
J. R. Griffiths ◽  
G. K. Radda ◽  
O. Avramovic-Zikic
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Spin Label ◽  
Native Enzyme ◽  
Carboxyl Groups ◽  
Chemically Modified ◽  
Allosteric Effector ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Label Probe ◽  
Glycine Ethyl Ester ◽  
Modified Enzyme

Phosphorylase b which had been inactivated with 5-diazo-1H-tetrazole was specifically labelled with 4-iodoacetamidosalicylic acid (a fluorescent probe) or with N-(1-oxyl-2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)iodoacetamide (a spin label probe) so that the binding of ligands and accompanying conformational changes could be determined by fluorescence or electron spin resonance changes, respectively. The allosteric effector, AMP, causes conformational changes similar to those caused in the native enzyme. The affinity of binding of phosphate or AMP to the inhibited protein is the same as for the unmodified protein. The heterotropic interactions between glucose-1-phosphate or glycogen and AMP are much less in the inactivated enzyme than in unmodified phosphorylase. Using a light scattering assay, it is shown that the modified enzyme binds to glycogen less strongly than the native protein.Phosphorylase b which had been inactivated by carbodiimide in the presence of glycine ethyl ester, resulting in the modification of one or more carboxyl groups, was labelled with the spin label probe described above. The modified enzyme has an affinity for AMP similar to that of the native enzyme. AMP binding to the modified enzyme is tightened by glycogen, weakened by glucose-6-phosphate and is unaffected by glucose- 1-phosphate.The actions of 5-diazo-1H-tetrazole and carbodiimide on phosphorylase are discussed in the light of the above observations.

scholarly journals Electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization of the conversion of the 7Fe into the 8Fe form of ferredoxin III from Desulfovibrio africanus. Identification of a [4Fe–4S] cluster with one non-cysteine ligand

1989 ◽  
Vol 264 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
S J George ◽  
F A Armstrong ◽  
E C Hatchikian ◽  
A J Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Pyrolytic Graphite ◽  
Direct Electrochemistry ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Iron Protein ◽  
Plausible Model ◽  
The One

Desulfovibrio africanus ferredoxin III is a protein (Mr 6585) containing one [3Fe-4S]1+,0 and one [4Fe-4S]2+,1+ core cluster when aerobically isolated. The amino acid sequence contains only seven cysteine residues, the minimum required to ligand these two clusters. Cyclic voltammery by means of direct electrochemistry at a pyrolytic-graphite-‘edge’ electrode promoted by neomycin shows that, when reduced, the [3Fe-4S]0 centre reacts rapidly with Fe(II) ion to form a [4Fe-4S]2+ cluster. The latter, which can be reduced at a redox potential similar to that of the other [4Fe-4S] cluster, must include non-thiolate ligation. We propose that the carboxylate side chain of aspartic acid-14 is the most likely candidate, since this amino acid occupies the position of a cysteine residue in the sequence typical of an 8Fe ferredoxin. The magnetic properties at liquid-He temperature of this novel cluster, studied by low-temperature magnetic-c.d. and e.p.r. spectroscopy, are diamagnetic in the oxidized state and S = 3/2 in the one-electron-reduced state. This cluster provides a plausible model for the ligation states of the [4Fe-4S]1+ core in the S = 3/2 cluster of the iron protein of nitrogenase and in Bacillus subtilis glutamine:phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase.

scholarly journals Expression, purification and characterization of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase from tomato in Escherichia coli

1995 ◽  
Vol 307 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Zhang ◽  
C J Schofield ◽  
J E Baldwin ◽  
P Thomas ◽  
P John
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Ferrous Iron ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Acc Oxidase ◽  
Native Enzyme ◽  
Chromatographic Procedure ◽  
Optimized Conditions ◽  
Activity Comparison

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase catalyses the final step in the biosynthesis of the plant hormone ethylene. The successful overexpression and characterization of active ACC oxidase from tomato has been achieved. PCR was used to insert the corrected cDNA coding for the tomato ACC oxidase into the pET-11a expression vector. Cloning of the resultant construct in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)pLysE gave transformants which expressed ACC oxidase at levels greater than 30% of soluble protein under optimized conditions. When induced by addition of isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) at 37 degrees C the ACC oxidase expressed was less soluble and less active than when induced at 27 degrees C. The enzyme was purified to near homogeneity by a three-step chromatographic procedure. The specific activity of the purified recombinant ACC oxidase was typically 1.3-1.9 mol of ethylene/mol of enzyme per min, higher than values reported for native enzyme. Like the native enzyme it displayed a requirement for ferrous iron and ascorbate, and CO2 was an activator. The ability to discriminate between racemic diastereomers of 1-amino-2-ethyl cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid was demonstrated. The enzyme was found to have a loose specificity for ascorbate, showing apparent preference for D-ascorbate and 5,6-O-isopropylidene L-ascorbate rather than L-ascorbate. The addition of catalase, dithiothreitol and BSA to incubation mixtures all resulted in significant increases in activity. When treated with diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) under mildly acidic conditions, the enzyme rapidly lost activity. Comparison of the rate of inactivation with the increase in absorbance at 240 nm gave results consistent with the modification of two to three histidine residues at the active site, although the possibility of additional modification of other nucleophilic residues cannot be excluded. Inactivation was largely prevented by the addition of substrates and ferrous iron, implying that DEPC treatment results in the modification of active-site histidines, which act as ligands for ferrous iron. CO2 offered no protection against DEPC inactivation, either in the absence or presence of substrates and/or ferrous iron.

scholarly journals Amino acid sequence of a peptide containing the active cysteine residue of histidine ammonia-lyase

1974 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Hassall ◽  
Anne K. Soutar
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Native Enzyme ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Cysteine Residues ◽  
Tryptic Digest ◽  
Disulphide Bonds ◽  
The One ◽  
Reduced State

1. Oxidized (polymerized) histidine ammonia-lyase from Pseudomonas testosteroni was activated with dithiothreitol and the reduced disulphide-linked cysteine residues of the native enzyme were carboxymethylated with iodo[14C]acetate. 2. The activity of the carboxymethylated enzyme was similar to that of the polymerized form and approx. 15% of that of the fully reduced form. 3. A tryptic digest of the [14C]carboxymethylated enzyme contained only one radioactive peptide. 4. The amino acid sequence of this peptide was shown to be Gly-Leu-Leu-Asp-Gly-Ser-Ala-Ile-Asn-Pro-Ser-His-Pro-Asn-Cys- (CH2CO2H)-Gly-Arg. 5. These findings show that, during polymerization, the disulphide bonds are formed between identical regions of the enzyme, and that the cysteine residue involved is also the one required in the reduced state for full activity of the enzyme.

scholarly journals Identification of the amine–polyamine–choline transporter superfamily ‘consensus amphipathic region’ as the target for inactivation of the Escherichia coli GABA transporter GabP by thiol modification reagents. Role of Cys-300 in restoring thiol sensitivity to GabP lacking Cys

1999 ◽  
Vol 339 (3) ◽  
pp. 649-655
Author(s):  
Liaoyuan A. HU ◽  
Steven C. KING
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Transmembrane Helix ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Pyridinecarboxylic Acid ◽  
E Coli ◽  
The One

The Escherichia coli γ-aminobutyric acid transporter GabP (gab permease) contains a functionally significant cysteine residue (Cys-300) within its consensus amphipathic region (CAR), a putative channel-forming structure that extends out of transmembrane helix 8 and into the adjoining cytoplasmic loop 8-9 of transporters from the amine-polyamine-choline (APC) superfamily. Here we show that of the five cysteine residues (positions 158, 251, 291, 300 and 443) in the E. coli GabP, Cys-300 is the one that renders the transport activity sensitive to inhibition by thiol modification reagents: whereas substituting Ala for Cys-300 mimics the inhibitory effect of thiol modification, substituting Ala at position 158, 251, 291 or 443 preserves robust transport activity and confers no resistance to thiol inactivation; and whereas the robustly active Cys-300 single-Cys mutant is fully sensitive to thiol modification, other single-Cys mutants (Cys at 158, 251, 291 or 443) exhibit kinetically compromised transport activities that resist further chemical inactivation by thiol reagents. The present study reveals additionally that Cys-300 exhibits (1) sensitivity to hydrophobic thiol reagents, (2) general resistance to bulky (fluorescein 5-maleimide) and/or charged {2-sulphonatoethyl methanethiosulphonate or [2-(trimethylammonium)ethyl] methanethiosulphonate} thiol reagents and (3) a peculiar sensitivity to p-chloromercuribenzenesulphonate (PCMBS). The accessibility of PCMBS to Cys-300 (located midway through the lipid bilayer) might be related to the structural similarity that it shares with guvacine (1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid), a transported GabP substrate. These structural requirements for thiol sensitivity provide the first chemical evidence consistent with channel-like access to the polar surface of the CAR, a physical configuration that might provide a basis for understanding how this region impacts the function of APC transporters generally [Closs, Lyons, Kelly and Cunningham (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 20796-20800] and the gab permease particularly [Hu and King (1998) Biochem. J. 300, 771-776].

Genetic Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from the One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) by Using Microarray DNA Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taghi Zahraei Salehi ◽  
Alfreda Tonelli ◽  
Alberto Mazza ◽  
Hamid Staji ◽  
Pietro Badagliacca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Dna Technology ◽  
The One ◽  
Microarray Dna

scholarly journals Properties of HflX, an Enigmatic Protein from Escherichia coli

2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (7) ◽  
pp. 2307-2314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipak Dutta ◽  
Kaustav Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Ajit Bikram Datta ◽  
Abhijit A. Sardesai ◽  
Pradeep Parrack
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Gtp Binding Protein ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Its Gene ◽  
Coliphage Lambda

ABSTRACT The Escherichia coli gene hflX was first identified as part of the hflA operon, mutations in which led to an increased frequency of lysogenization upon infection of the bacterium by the temperate coliphage lambda. Independent mutational studies have also indicated that the HflX protein has a role in transposition. Based on the sequence of its gene, HflX is predicted to be a GTP-binding protein, very likely a GTPase. We report here purification and characterization of the HflX protein. We also specifically examined its suggested functional roles mentioned above. Our results show that HflX is a monomeric protein with a high (30% to 40%) content of helices. It exhibits GTPase as well as ATPase activities, but it has no role in lambda lysogeny or in transposition.

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