scholarly journals Temperature-dependence of intramolecular coupling of active sites in pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complexes

1983 ◽  
Vol 213 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
L C Packman ◽  
C J Stanley ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Multienzyme Complexes ◽  
Enzyme Subunits ◽  
Polypeptide Chains ◽  
Core Migration

Intramolecular coupling of active sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complexes of Escherichia coli, ox heart and Bacillus stearothermophilus was measured at various temperatures. As the temperature was raised, the extent of active-site coupling was found to increase, approaching a maximum near the physiological growth temperature of the organism. Under these conditions, a single pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) dimer appeared able to cause a rapid (20s) reductive acetylation of probably all 24 polypeptide chains in the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase core of the enzyme complex from E. coli at 37 degrees C, and of most if not all of the 60 polypeptide chains in the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase cores of the enzymes from ox heart and B. stearothermophilus at 37 degrees C and 60 degrees C respectively. Experiments designed to measure the inter-core and intra-core migration of enzyme subunits suggested that, in the bacterial enzymes at least, this was not a major contributor to active-site coupling.

scholarly journals Intramolecular coupling of active sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complexes from bacterial and mammalian sources

1981 ◽  
Vol 195 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
C J Stanley ◽  
L C Packman ◽  
M J Danson ◽  
C E Henderson ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Lipoic Acid ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽  
Pyruvate Decarboxylase ◽  
Complex Activity ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Multienzyme Complexes ◽  
Transition State Analogue

A simple method was developed for assessing the intramolecular coupling of active sites in the lipoate acetyltransferase (E2) component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complexes from Escherichia coli, Bacillus stearothermophilus and ox heart and pig heart mitochondria. Samples of enzyme complex were prepared in which the pyruvate decarboxylase (E1) component was selectively and partly inhibited by treatment with increasing amounts of a transition-state analogue, thiamin thio-thiazolone pyrophosphate. The fraction of the E2 component acetylated by incubation with [2-14C] pyruvate, in the absence of CoA, was determined for each sample of partly inhibited enzyme and was found in all cases to exceed the fraction of overall complex activity remaining. This indicated the potential for transacetylation reactions among the lipoic acid residues within the E2 core. A graphic presentation of the data allowed comparison of the active-site coupling in the various enzymes, which may differ in their lipoic acid content (one or two residues per E2 chain). It is clear that active-site coupling is a general property of pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes of octahedral and icosahedral symmetries, the large numbers of subunits in each E2 core enhancing the effect.

scholarly journals Domain structure and1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Bacillus stearothermophilus

1984 ◽  
Vol 217 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
L C Packman ◽  
R N Perham ◽  
G C K Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽  
Inner Core ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Terminal Region ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Lipoyl Domain

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Bacillus stearothermophilus was treated with Staphylococcus aureus V8 proteinase, causing cleavage of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase polypeptide chain (apparent Mr 57 000), inhibition of the enzymic activity and disassembly of the complex. Fragments of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chains with apparent Mr 28 000, which contained the acetyltransferase activity, remained assembled as a particle ascribed the role of an inner core of the complex. The lipoic acid residue of each dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chain was found as part of a small but stable domain that, unlike free lipoamide, was able still to function as a substrate for reductive acetylation by pyruvate in the presence of intact enzyme complex or isolated pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) component. The lipoyl domain was acidic and had an apparent Mr of 6500 (by sedimentation equilibrium), 7800 (by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis) and 10 000 and 20 400 (by gel filtration in the presence and in the absence respectively of 6M-guanidinium chloride). 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase inner core demonstrated that it did not contain the segments of highly mobile polypeptide chain found in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of the lipoyl domain demonstrated that it had a stable and defined tertiary structure. From these and other experiments, a model of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chain is proposed in which the small, folded, lipoyl domain comprises the N-terminal region, and the large, folded, core-forming domain that contains the acetyltransferase active site comprises the C-terminal region. These two regions are separated by a third segment of the chain, which includes a substantial region of polypeptide chain that enjoys high conformational mobility and facilitates movement of the lipoyl domain between the various active sites in the enzyme complex.

Permutation of the Active Site Motif of Tryparedoxin 2

2000 ◽  
Vol 381 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Steinert ◽  
Karin Plank-Schumacher ◽  
Marisa Montemartini ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Hecht ◽  
Leopold Flohé
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Positive Charge ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Molecular Targets ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Active Site Motif ◽  
Nickel Chelate ◽  
Sitedirected Mutagenesis

Abstract Tryparedoxins (TXN) are thioredoxinrelated proteins which, as trypanothione:peroxiredoxin oxidoreductases, constitute the trypanothionedependent antioxidant defense and may also serve as substrates for ribonucleotide reductase in trypanosomatids. The active site motif of TXN2, [40]WCPPCR[45], of Crithidia fasciculata was mutated by sitedirected mutagenesis and eight corresponding muteins were expressed in E. coli as terminally Histagged proteins, purified to homogeneity by nickel chelate chromatography, and characterized in terms of specific activity, specificity and, if possible, kinetics. Exchange of Cys41 and Cys44 by serine yielded inactive products confirming their presumed involvement in catalysis. Exchange of Arg45 by aspartate resulted in loss of activity, suggesting an activation of active site cysteines by the positive charge of Arg45. Substitution of Trp40 by phenylalanine or tyrosine resulted in moderate decrease of specific activity, as did exchange of Pro42 by glycine. Kinetic analysis of these three muteins revealed that primarily the reaction with trypanothione is affected by the mutations. Simulation of thioredoxin or glutaredoxin like active sites in TXN2 (P42G and W40T/P43Y, respectively) did not result in thioredoxin or glutaredoxin like activities. These data underscore that TXNs, although belonging to the thioredoxin superfamily, represent a group of enzymes distinct from thioredoxins and glutaredoxins in terms of specificity, and appear attractive as molecular targets for the design of trypanocidal compounds.

scholarly journals Structure ofEscherichia coliGrx2 in complex with glutathione: a dual-function hybrid of glutaredoxin and glutathioneS-transferase

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1907-1913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ye ◽  
S. Venkadesh Nadar ◽  
Jiaojiao Li ◽  
Barry P. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Electron Donor ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Catalytic Cycle ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Active Site Residues ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Arsenate Reduction ◽  
Gst Activity

The structure of glutaredoxin 2 (Grx2) fromEscherichia colico-crystallized with glutathione (GSH) was solved at 1.60 Å resolution. The structure of a mutant with the active-site residues Cys9 and Cys12 changed to serine crystallized in the absence of glutathione was solved to 2.4 Å resolution. Grx2 has an N-terminal domain characteristic of glutaredoxins, and the overall structure is congruent with the structure of glutathioneS-transferases (GSTs). Purified Grx2 exhibited GST activity. Grx2, which is the physiological electron donor for arsenate reduction byE. coliArsC, was docked with ArsC. The docked structure could be fitted with GSH bridging the active sites of the two proteins. It is proposed that Grx2 is a novel Grx/GST hybrid that functions in two steps of the ArsC catalytic cycle: as a GST it catalyzes glutathionylation of the ArsC–As(V) intermediate and as a glutaredoxin it catalyzes deglutathionylation of the ArsC–As(III)–SG intermediate.

The pyruvate dehydrogenase multi-enzyme complex of Escherichia coli : genetic reconstruction and functional analysis of the lipoyl domains

1986 ◽  
Vol 317 (1540) ◽  
pp. 391-404 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Inner Core ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
Site Selective

The dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2p) component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Escherichia coli contains three highly homologous lipoyl domains ( ca . 100 residues) that are tandemly repeated to form the N-terminal half of the polypeptide chain. These lipoyl domains are linked to a much larger ( ca . 300 residues) subunit-binding domain that aggregates to form the octahedral inner core of the complex and also contains the acetyltransferase active site. Selective in vitro deletions in the E2p gene ( aceF )have allowed the creation of truncated E2p chains in which one or more of the lipoyl domains has been excised. Site-directed mutagenesis has been used to change individual residues. The effects of these deletions and mutations on the assembly, catalytic activity and active-site coupling in the complex are assessed.

scholarly journals Purificaton of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Bacillus stearothermophilus and resolution of its four component polypeptides

1980 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
C E Henderson ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Icosahedral Symmetry ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
Molecular Masses ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

1. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was purified from Bacillus stearothermophilus in high yield. The specific activity (about 40nkat/mg of protein) was substantially lower than that of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex from Escherchia coli (about 570nkat/mg of protein) measured at 30 degrees C under the same conditions. 2. The relative molecular masses of the four types of polypeptide chain i the complex were estimated by means of sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis to be 57 000, 54 000, 42 000 and 36 000 respectively. These polypetide chains showed no evidence of seriously anomalous behavior during tests of electrophoretic mobility. 3. The enzyme complex was resolved into its constituent proteins by means of gelfiltration on Sepharose CL-6B in the presence of 2M-KI, followed by chromatography on hydroxyapatite in the presence of 8M-urea. These harsh conditions were necessary to cause suitable dissociation of the enzyme complex. 4. The amino-acid compositions of the four constituent proteins after resolution were determined and their chain ratios were measured for several preparations of the complex. Some variability was noted between preparations but all samples contained a significant molar excess of the chains thought to contribute the pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 1.2.4.1) activity. 5. From the relative molecular masses and chain ratios of the four constituent proteins, it was calculated that the empirical unit must be repeated at least 50 times to make up the assembled complex. This conclusion is fully consistent with the demonstration by means of electron microscopy of apparent icosahedral symmetry for the Bacillus stearothermophilus complex, implying a 60-fold repeat. The structure stands in sharp contrast with the octahedral symmetry (24-fold repeat) of the Escherichia coli enzyme.

scholarly journals Identification of the active-site lysine residues of two biosynthetic 3-dehydroquinases

1991 ◽  
Vol 275 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Chaudhuri ◽  
K Duncan ◽  
L D Graham ◽  
J R Coggins
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Schiff Base ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Schiff Base Formation ◽  
Base Formation

The lysine residues involved in Schiff-base formation at the active sites of both the 3-dehydroquinase component of the pentafunctional arom enzyme of Neurospora crassa and of the monofunctional 3-dehydroquinase of Escherichia coli were labelled by treatment with 3-dehydroquinate in the presence of NaB3H4. Radioactive peptides were isolated by h.p.l.c. following digestion with CNBr (and in one case after further digestion with trypsin). The sequence established for the N. crassa peptide was ALQHGDVVKLVVGAR, and that for the E. coli peptide was QSFDADIPKIA. An amended nucleotide sequence for the E. coli gene (aroD) that encode 3-dehydroquinase is also presented, along with a revised alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences for the biosynthetic enzymes.

scholarly journals Intramolecular coupling of active sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli

1978 ◽  
Vol 175 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J D Danson ◽  
E A Hooper ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Lipoic Acid ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Pyruvate Decarboxylase ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
Multienzyme Complex ◽  
Thiol Groups ◽  
Specific Reaction ◽  
Good Agreement

The intramolecular passage of substrate between the component enzymes of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli was examined. A series of partly reassembled complexes, varying only in their E1 (pyruvate decarboxylase, EC 1.2.4.1) content, was incubated with pyruvate in the absence of CoA, conditions under which the lipoic acid residues covalently bound to the E2 (lipoate acetyltransferase, EC2.3.1.12) chains of the complex become reductively acetylated, and the reaction then ceases. The fraction of E2 chains thus acetylated was estimated by specific reaction of the thiol groups in the acetyl-lipoic acid moieties with N-ethyl[2,3-14C]maleimide. The simplest interpretation of the results was that a single E1 dimer is capable of catalysing the rapid acetylation of 8-12 E2 chains, in good agreement with the results of Bates, Danson, Hale, Hooper & Perham [(1977) Nature (London) 268, 313-316]. This novel functional connexion of active sites must be brought about by transacetylation reactions between lipoic acid residues of neighbouring E2 chains in the enzyme complex. There was also a slow transacylation process between the rapidly acetylated lipoic acid residues and those that did not react in the initial, faster phase. This interaction was not investigated in detail, since it is too slow to be of kinetic significance in the normal enzymic reaction.

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