scholarly journals Mutating His29, His125, His133 or His158 abolishes glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D catalytic activity

2005 ◽  
Vol 391 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandita S. Raikwar ◽  
Rosario F. Bowen ◽  
Mark A. Deeg
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Phospholipase D ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Catalytic Site ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Histidine Residues ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-specific phospholipase D (GPI-PLD) specifically cleaves GPIs. This phospholipase D is a secreted protein consisting of two domains: an N-terminal catalytic domain and a predicted C-terminal β-propeller. Although the biochemical properties of GPI-PLD have been extensively studied, its catalytic site has not been identified. We hypothesized that a histidine residue(s) may play a critical role in the catalytic activity of GPI-PLD, based on the observations that (i) Zn2+, which utilizes histidine residues for binding, is required for GPI-PLD catalytic activity, (ii) a phosphohistidine intermediate is involved in phospholipase D hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine, (iii) computer modelling suggests a catalytic site containing histidine residues, and (iv) our observation that diethyl pyrocarbonate, which modifies histidine residues, inhibits GPI-PLD catalytic activity. Individual mutation of the ten histidine residues to asparagine in the catalytic domain of murine GPI-PLD resulted in three general phenotypes: not secreted or retained (His56 or His88), secreted with catalytic activity (His34, His81, His98 or His219) and secreted without catalytic activity (His29, His125, His133 or His158). Changing His133 but not His29, His125 or His158 to Cys resulted in a mutant that retained catalytic activity, suggesting that at least His133 is involved in Zn2+ binding. His133 and His158 also retained the biochemical properties of wild-type GPI-PLD including trypsin cleavage pattern and phosphorylation by protein kinase A. Hence, His29, His125, His133 and His158 are required for GPI-PLD catalytic activity.

scholarly journals Identification of three critical acidic residues of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase involved in catalysis: determining the PARG catalytic domain

2005 ◽  
Vol 388 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra N. PATEL ◽  
David W. KOH ◽  
Myron K. JACOBSON ◽  
Marcos A. OLIVEIRA
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Sequence Alignments ◽  
Inhibitor Binding ◽  
Conserved Sequence ◽  
Binding Residue ◽  
Acidic Residues ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

PARG [poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase] catalyses the hydrolysis of α(1″→2′) or α(1‴→2″) O-glycosidic linkages of ADP-ribose polymers to produce free ADP-ribose. We investigated possible mechanistic similarities between PARG and glycosidases, which also cleave O-glycosidic linkages. Glycosidases typically utilize two acidic residues for catalysis, thus we targeted acidic residues within a conserved region of bovine PARG that has been shown to contain an inhibitor-binding site. The targeted glutamate and aspartate residues were changed to asparagine in order to minimize structural alterations. Mutants were purified and assayed for catalytic activity, as well as binding, to an immobilized PARG inhibitor to determine ability to recognize substrate. Our investigation revealed residues essential for PARG catalytic activity. Two adjacent glutamic acid residues are found in the conserved sequence Gln755-Glu-Glu757, and a third residue found in the conserved sequence Val737-Asp-Phe-Ala-Asn741. Our functional characterization of PARG residues, along with recent identification of an inhibitor-binding residue Tyr796 and a glycine-rich region Gly745-Gly-Gly747 important for PARG function, allowed us to define a PARG ‘signature sequence’ [vDFA-X3-GGg-X6–8-vQEEIRF-X3-PE-X14-E-X12-YTGYa], which we used to identify putative PARG sequences across a range of organisms. Sequence alignments, along with our mapping of PARG functional residues, suggest the presence of a conserved catalytic domain of approx. 185 residues which spans residues 610–795 in bovine PARG.

scholarly journals Heparin enhances the catalytic activity of des-ETW-thrombin

1996 ◽  
Vol 315 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. GOODWIN ◽  
John J. DEADMAN ◽  
Bernard F. LE BONNIEC ◽  
Said ELGENDY ◽  
Vijay V. KAKKAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Heparin Binding ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Pentosan Polysulphate ◽  
Initial Interaction ◽  
Sulphated Glycosaminoglycans ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Increased Activity ◽  
Primary Specificity

The thrombin mutant, des-ETW-thrombin, lacking Glu146, Thr147 and Trp148 within a unique insertion loop located at the extreme end of the primary specificity pocket, has been shown previously to exhibit reduced catalytic activity with respect to macromolecular and synthetic thrombin substrates and reduced or enhanced susceptibility to inhibition. Investigation of the hydrolysis of peptidyl p-nitroanilide substrates by des-ETW-thrombin showed increased activity in the presence of heparin and other sulphated glycosaminoglycans. No effect was observed upon the activity of wild-type thrombin. Heparin was found to decrease the Km for cleavage of four thrombin-specific substrates by des-ETW-thrombin, by 3–4-fold. Similarly, pentosan polysulphate (PPS) decreased the Km with these substrates by 8–10-fold. Heparin also increased the rate of inhibition of des-ETW-thrombin by antithrombin III and D-phenylalanyl-prolyl-arginylchloromethane (PPACK). The inhibition of des-ETW-thrombin by a number of thrombin-specific peptide boronic acids also showed significant reduction in the final Ki in the presence of heparin, due to reduction in the off-rate. A peptide analogue of a sequence of hirudin which binds thrombin tightly to exosite 1 (fibrinogen recognition site) potentiated the activity of des-ETW-thrombin against peptide p-nitroanilide substrates in a manner similar to heparin. The Ki for the inhibition of des-ETW-thrombin by p-aminobenzamidine was decreased by these ligands from 9.7 mM to 7.5 mM, 5.1 mM and 2.5 mM in the presence of heparin, hirudin peptide and PPS respectively, suggesting the increased catalytic activity is due to enhanced access to the primary specificity pocket. The positive influence of these ligands on des-ETW-thrombin was reversed in the presence of ATP or ADP; the latter has previously been shown to inhibit thrombin activity by blocking initial interaction with fibrinogen at exosite 1. Because the effect of heparin and PPS is similar to that of hirudin peptide, it is proposed that the most likely mechanism is that binding at the heparin-binding site (thrombin exosite 2) facilitates interaction at exosite 1 causing a conformational change which partially corrects the defective ground-state binding of the mutant thrombin. Although no effect was observed upon the activity of wild-type thrombin, our findings do provide further evidence of an allosteric property of thrombin which may control the geometry of, and access to, the primary specificity pocket.

scholarly journals Comparative Analyses of Two Thermophilic Enzymes Exhibiting both β-1,4 Mannosidic and β-1,4 Glucosidic Cleavage Activities from Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus

2010 ◽  
Vol 192 (16) ◽  
pp. 4111-4121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yejun Han ◽  
Dylan Dodd ◽  
Charles W. Hespen ◽  
Samuel Ohene-Adjei ◽  
Charles M. Schroeder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Degree Of Polymerization ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase Family ◽  
Carbohydrate Binding ◽  
Biofuel Industry ◽  
Carbohydrate Binding Modules ◽  
Mannanase Activity ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Derivatives Of

ABSTRACT The hydrolysis of polysaccharides containing mannan requires endo-1,4-β-mannanase and 1,4-β-mannosidase activities. In the current report, the biochemical properties of two endo-β-1,4-mannanases (Man5A and Man5B) from Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus were studied. Man5A is composed of an N-terminal signal peptide (SP), a catalytic domain, two carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), and three surface layer homology (SLH) repeats, whereas Man5B lacks the SP, CBMs, and SLH repeats. To gain insights into how the two glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5) enzymes may aid the bacterium in energy acquisition and also the potential application of the two enzymes in the biofuel industry, two derivatives of Man5A (Man5A-TM1 [TM1 stands for truncational mutant 1], which lacks the SP and SLH repeats, and Man5A-TM2, which lacks the SP, CBMs, and SLH repeats) and the wild-type Man5B were biochemically analyzed. The Man5A derivatives displayed endo-1,4-β-mannanase and endo-1,4-β-glucanase activities and hydrolyzed oligosaccharides with a degree of polymerization (DP) of 4 or higher. Man5B exhibited endo-1,4-β-mannanase activity and little endo-1,4-β-glucanase activity; however, this enzyme also exhibited 1,4-β-mannosidase and cellodextrinase activities. Man5A-TM1, compared to either Man5A-TM2 or Man5B, had higher catalytic activity with soluble and insoluble polysaccharides, indicating that the CBMs enhance catalysis of Man5A. Furthermore, Man5A-TM1 acted synergistically with Man5B in the hydrolysis of β-mannan and carboxymethyl cellulose. The versatility of the two enzymes, therefore, makes them a resource for depolymerization of mannan-containing polysaccharides in the biofuel industry. Furthermore, on the basis of the biochemical and genomic data, a molecular mechanism for utilization of mannan-containing nutrients by C. polysaccharolyticus is proposed.

scholarly journals Transmodulation between Phospholipase D and c-Src Enhances Cell Proliferation

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 3103-3115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bong-Hyun Ahn ◽  
Shi Yeon Kim ◽  
Eun Hee Kim ◽  
Kyeong Sook Choi ◽  
Taeg Kyu Kwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase D ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Cellular Proliferation ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Pleckstrin Homology Domain ◽  
A431 Cells ◽  
Src Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Extracellular Signal

ABSTRACT Phospholipase D (PLD) has been implicated in the signal transduction pathways initiated by several mitogenic protein tyrosine kinases. We demonstrate for the first time that most notably PLD2 and to a lesser extent the PLD1 isoform are tyrosine phosphorylated by c-Src tyrosine kinase via direct association. Moreover, epidermal growth factor induced tyrosine phosphorylation of PLD2 and its interaction with c-Src in A431 cells. Interaction between these proteins is via the pleckstrin homology domain of PLD2 and the catalytic domain of c-Src. Coexpression of PLD1 or PLD2 with c-Src synergistically enhances cellular proliferation compared with expression of either molecule. While PLD activity as a lipid-hydrolyzing enzyme is not affected by c-Src, wild-type PLDs but not catalytically inactive PLD mutants significantly increase c-Src kinase activity, up-regulating c-Src-mediated paxillin phosphorylation and extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity. These results demonstrate the critical role of PLD catalytic activity in the stimulation of Src signaling. In conclusion, we provide the first evidence that c-Src acts as a kinase of PLD and PLD acts as an activator of c-Src. This transmodulation between c-Src and PLD may contribute to the promotion of cellular proliferation via amplification of mitogenic signaling pathways.

scholarly journals In SilicoRational Design and Systems Engineering of Disulfide Bridges in the Catalytic Domain of an Alkaline α-Amylase from Alkalimonas amylolytica To Improve Thermostability

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 798-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Liu ◽  
Zhuangmei Deng ◽  
Haiquan Yang ◽  
Jianghua Li ◽  
Hyun-dong Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Disulfide Bridge ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Bridge Engineering ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Disulfide Bridges ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Triple Mutant

ABSTRACTHigh thermostability is required for alkaline α-amylases to maintain high catalytic activity under the harsh conditions used in textile production. In this study, we attempted to improve the thermostability of an alkaline α-amylase fromAlkalimonas amylolyticathroughin silicorational design and systems engineering of disulfide bridges in the catalytic domain. Specifically, 7 residue pairs (P35-G426, Q107-G167, G116-Q120, A147-W160, G233-V265, A332-G370, and R436-M480) were chosen as engineering targets for disulfide bridge formation, and the respective residues were replaced with cysteines. Three single disulfide bridge mutants—P35C-G426C, G116C-Q120C, and R436C-M480C—of the 7 showed significantly enhanced thermostability. Combinational mutations were subsequently assessed, and the triple mutant P35C-G426C/G116C-Q120C/R436C-M480C showed a 6-fold increase in half-life at 60°C and a 5.2°C increase in melting temperature compared with the wild-type enzyme. Interestingly, other biochemical properties of this mutant also improved: the optimum temperature increased from 50°C to 55°C, the optimum pH shifted from 9.5 to 10.0, the stable pH range extended from 7.0 to 11.0 to 6.0 to 12.0, and the catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) increased from 1.8 × 104to 2.4 × 104liters/g · min. The possible mechanism responsible for these improvements was explored through comparative analysis of the model structures of wild-type and mutant enzymes. The disulfide bridge engineering strategy used in this work may be applied to improve the thermostability of other industrial enzymes.

scholarly journals Metal Preferences of Zinc-Binding Motif on Metalloproteases

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayoko M. Fukasawa ◽  
Toshiyuki Hata ◽  
Yukio Ono ◽  
Junzo Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Zinc Metalloprotease ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Zinc Metalloproteases ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Zinc Binding Motif

Almost all naturally occurring metalloproteases are monozinc enzymes. The zinc in any number of zinc metalloproteases has been substituted by some other divalent cation. Almost all Co(II)- or Mn(II)-substituted enzymes maintain the catalytic activity of their zinc counterparts. However, in the case of Cu(II) substitution of zinc proteases, a great number of enzymes are not active, for example, thermolysin, carboxypeptidase A, endopeptidase from Lactococcus lactis, or aminopeptidase B, while some do have catalytic activity, for example, astacin (37%) and DPP III (100%). Based on structural studies of various metal-substituted enzymes, for example, thermolysin, astacin, aminopeptidase B, dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP) III, and del-DPP III, the metal coordination geometries of both active and inactive Cu(II)-substituted enzymes are shown to be the same as those of the wild-type Zn(II) enzymes. Therefore, the enzyme activity of a copper-ion-substituted zinc metalloprotease may depend on the flexibility of catalytic domain.

SHIP's C-terminus is essential for its hydrolysis of PIP3 and inhibition of mast cell degranulation

Blood ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 1343-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline E. Damen ◽  
Mark D. Ware ◽  
Janet Kalesnikoff ◽  
Michael R. Hughes ◽  
Gerald Krystal
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Mast Cell ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mapk Phosphorylation ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Stimulation Of

The SH2-containing inositol-5′-phosphatase, SHIP, restrains bone marrow–derived mast cell (BMMC) degranulation, at least in part, by hydrolyzing phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3-kinase generated PI-3,4,5-P3 (PIP3) to PI-3,4-P2. To determine which domains within SHIP influence its ability to hydrolyze PIP3, bone marrow from SHIP−/− mice was retrovirally infected with various SHIP constructs. Introduction of wild-type SHIP into SHIP−/− BMMCs reverted the Steel factor (SF)-induced increases in PIP3, calcium entry, and degranulation to those observed in SHIP+/+ BMMCs. A 5′-phosphatase dead SHIP, however, could not revert the SHIP−/− response, whereas a SHIP mutant in which the 2 NPXY motifs were converted to NPXFs (2NPXF) could partially revert the SHIP−/− response. SF stimulation of BMMCs expressing the 2NPXF, which could not bind Shc, led to the same level of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation as that seen in BMMCs expressing the other constructs. Surprisingly, C-terminally truncated forms of SHIP, lacking different amounts of the proline rich C-terminus, could not revert the SHIP−/− response at all. These results suggest that the C-terminus plays a critical role in enabling SHIP to hydrolyze PIP3 and inhibit BMMC degranulation.

scholarly journals Endosidin20 targets cellulose synthase catalytic domain to inhibit cellulose biosynthesis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Huang ◽  
Xiaohui Li ◽  
Weiwei Zhang ◽  
Nolan Ung ◽  
Nana Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Cellulose Synthase ◽  
Catalytic Site ◽  
Cellulose Synthesis ◽  
Spatiotemporal Resolution ◽  
Chemical Genetic ◽  
Biochemical Assays

AbstractCellulose is synthesized by rosette structured cellulose synthase (CESA) complexes (CSCs), each of which is composed of multiple units of CESAs in three different isoforms. CSCs rely on vesicle trafficking for delivery to the plasma membrane where they catalyze cellulose synthesis. Although the rosette structured CSCs were observed decades ago, it remains unclear what amino acids in plant CESA that directly participate in cellulose catalytic synthesis. It is also not clear how the catalytic activity of CSCs influences their efficient transport at the subcellular level. Here we report characterization of the small molecule Endosidin20 (ES20) and present evidence that it represents a new CESA inhibitor. We show data from chemical genetic analyses, biochemical assays, structural modeling, and molecular docking to support our conclusion that ES20 targets the catalytic site of Arabidopsis CESA6. Further, chemical genetic analysis reveals important amino acids that potentially form the catalytic site of plant CESA6. Using high spatiotemporal resolution live-cell imaging, we found that inhibition of CSC catalytic activity by inhibitor treatment, or by creating missense mutation at amino acids in the predicted catalytic site, causes reduced efficiency in CSC transport to the plasma membrane. Our results show that the catalytic activity of plant CSCs is integrated with subcellular trafficking dynamics.One sentence summaryEndosidin20 targets cellulose synthase at the catalytic site to inhibit cellulose synthesis and the inhibition of catalytic activity reduces cellulose synthase complex delivery to the plasma membrane.

scholarly journals Construction and characterization of secreted and chimeric transmembrane forms of Drosophila acetylcholinesterase: a large truncation of the C-terminal signal peptide does not eliminate glycoinositol phospholipid anchoring.

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
J P Incardona ◽  
T L Rosenberry
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Signal Peptide ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Quaternary Structure ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
In Vivo Experiments

Despite advances in understanding the cell biology of glycoinositol phospholipid (GPI)-anchored proteins in cultured cells, the in vivo functions of GPI anchors have remained elusive. We have focused on Drosophila acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as a model GPI-anchored protein that can be manipulated in vivo with sophisticated genetic techniques. In Drosophila, AChE is found only as a GPI-anchored G2 form encoded by the Ace locus on the third chromosome. To pursue our goal of replacing wild-type GPI-anchored AChE with forms that have alternative anchor structures in transgenic files, we report the construction of two secreted forms of Drosophila AChE (SEC1 and SEC2) and a chimeric form (TM-AChE) anchored by the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein C. To confirm that the biochemical properties of these AChEs were unchanged from GPI-AChE except as predicted, we made stably transfected Drosophila Schneider Line 2(S2) cells expressing each of the four forms. TM-AChE, SEC1, and SEC2 had the same catalytic activity and quaternary structure as wild type. TM-AChE was expressed as an amphiphilic membrane-bound protein resistant to an enzyme that cleaves GPI-AChE (phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C), and the same percentage of TM-AChE and GPI-AChE was on the cell surface according to immunofluorescence and pharmacological data. SEC1 and SEC2 were constructed by truncating the C-terminal signal peptide initially present in GPI-AChE: in SEC1 the last 25 residues of this 34-residue peptide were deleted while in SEC2 the last 29 were deleted. Both SEC1 and SEC2 were efficiently secreted and are very stable in culture medium; with one cloned SEC1-expressing line, AChE accumulated to as high as 100 mg/liter. Surprisingly, 5-10% of SEC1 was attached to a GPI anchor, but SEC2 showed no GPI anchoring. Since no differences in catalytic activity were observed among the four AChEs, and since the same percentage of GPI-AChE and TM-AChE were on the cell surface, we contend that in vivo experiments in which GPI-AChE is replaced can be interpreted solely on the basis of the altered anchoring domain.

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