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Ballut L, Violot S, Kumar S, Aghajari N, Balaram H. GMP Synthetase: Allostery, Structure, and Function. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1379. [PMID: 37759779 PMCID: PMC10526850 DOI: 10.3390/biom13091379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Glutamine amidotransferases (GATs) catalyze the hydrolysis of glutamine and transfer the generated ammonia to diverse metabolites. The two catalytic activities, glutaminolysis and the subsequent amination of the acceptor substrate, happen in two distinct catalytic pockets connected by a channel that facilitates the movement of ammonia. The de novo pathway for the synthesis of guanosine monophosphate (GMP) from xanthosine monophosphate (XMP) is enabled by the GAT GMP synthetase (GMPS). In most available crystal structures of GATs, the ammonia channel is evident in their native state or upon ligand binding, providing molecular details of the conduit. In addition, conformational changes that enable the coordination of the two catalytic chemistries are also informed by the available structures. In contrast, despite the first structure of a GMPS being published in 1996, the understanding of catalysis in the acceptor domain and inter-domain crosstalk became possible only after the structure of a glutamine-bound mutant of Plasmodium falciparum GMPS was determined. In this review, we present the current status of our understanding of the molecular basis of catalysis in GMPS, becoming the first comprehensive assessment of the biochemical function of this intriguing enzyme.
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- Lionel Ballut
- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS, University of Lyon1, UMR5086, 7 Passage du Vercors, CEDEX 07, F-69367 Lyon, France; (L.B.); (S.V.)
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- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS, University of Lyon1, UMR5086, 7 Passage du Vercors, CEDEX 07, F-69367 Lyon, France; (L.B.); (S.V.)
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- Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat 131029, Haryana, India;
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- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS, University of Lyon1, UMR5086, 7 Passage du Vercors, CEDEX 07, F-69367 Lyon, France; (L.B.); (S.V.)
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur 560064, Bangalore, India
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Shivakumaraswamy S, Kumar S, Bellur A, Polisetty SD, Balaram H. Mechanistic Insights into the Functioning of a Two-Subunit GMP Synthetase, an Allosterically Regulated, Ammonia Channeling Enzyme. Biochemistry 2022; 61:1988-2006. [PMID: 36040251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP) synthetases, enzymes that catalyze the conversion of xanthosine 5'-monophosphate (XMP) to GMP, are composed of two different catalytic units, which are either two domains of a polypeptide chain or two subunits that associate to form a complex. The glutamine amidotransferase (GATase) unit hydrolyzes glutamine generating ammonia, and the ATP pyrophosphatase (ATPPase) unit catalyzes the formation of an AMP-XMP intermediate. The substrate-bound ATPPase allosterically activates GATase, and the ammonia thus generated is tunneled to the ATPPase active site where it reacts with AMP-XMP generating GMP. In ammonia channeling enzymes reported thus far, a tight complex of the two subunits is observed, while the interaction of the two subunits of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii GMP synthetase (MjGMPS) is transient with the underlying mechanism of allostery and substrate channeling largely unclear. Here, we present a mechanistic model encompassing the various steps in the catalytic cycle of MjGMPS based on biochemical experiments, crystal structure, and cross-linking mass spectrometry guided integrative modeling. pH dependence of enzyme kinetics establishes that ammonia is tunneled across the subunits with the lifetime of the complex being ≤0.5 s. The crystal structure of the XMP-bound ATPPase subunit reported herein highlights the role of conformationally dynamic loops in enabling catalysis. The structure of MjGMPS derived using restraints obtained from cross-linking mass spectrometry has enabled the visualization of subunit interactions that enable allostery under catalytic conditions. We integrate the results and propose a functional mechanism for MjGMPS detailing the various steps involved in catalysis.
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- Santosh Shivakumaraswamy
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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Huang F, Abbas F, Fiaz S, Imran M, Yanguo K, Hassan W, Ashraf U, He Y, Cai X, Wang Z, Yu L, Ye X, Chen X. Comprehensive characterization of Guanosine monophosphate synthetase in Nicotiana tabacum. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:5265-5272. [PMID: 34689282 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06718-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Guanosine monophosphate (GMP) synthetase is an enzyme that converts xanthosine monophosphate to GMP. GMP plays an essential role in plant development and responses to internal and external stimuli. It also plays a crucial role in several plant physiochemical processes, such as stomata closure, cation flux regulation, pathogen responses and chloroplast development. METHODS AND RESULTS The mRNA sequences of NtGMP synthase in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) were rapidly amplified from cDNA. The GMP synthase open reading frame contains a 1617 bp sequence encoding 538 amino acids. A sequence analysis showed that this sequence shares high homology with that of Nicotiana sylvestris, Nicotiana attenuata, N. tomentosiformis, Solanum tuberosum, Lycopersicon pennellii, L. esculentum, Capsicum annuum, C. chinense and C. baccatum GMP synthase. A BLAST analysis with a tobacco high-throughput genomic sequence database revealed that the tobacco GMP synthase gene has five introns and six exons. A phylogenetic analysis showed a close genetic evolutionary relationship with N. sylvestris GMP synthase. The tissue-specific expression profile was evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR. The data showed that NtGMP synthase was highly expressed in leaves and moderately expressed in roots, flowers, and stems. The subcellular localization was predicted using the WOLF PSORT webserver, which strongly suggested that it might be localized to the cytoplasm. CONCLUSIONS In the current study, we cloned and comprehensively characterized GMP synthase in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Our results establish a basis for further research to explore the precise role of this enzyme in tobacco.
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- Feiyan Huang
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering & Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- The Research Center for Ornamental Plants, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering & Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China.
- College of Economics and Management, Kunming University, Kunming, China.
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agricultural, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Lincang Tobacco Corporation of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Material Procurement Center, Shanghai Tobacco Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200082, China
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- Kunming Tobacco Corporation of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 650021, China
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering & Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Tobacco Corporation of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 650021, China.
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- Tobacco Leaf Technology Centre, China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
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Nguyen S, Jovcevski B, Pukala TL, Bruning JB. Structural insights into the antifungal drug target guanosine monophosphate synthase from Aspergillus fumigatus. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2022; 78:248-259. [DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321012031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Purine biosynthesis is a fundamental cellular process that sustains life by maintaining the intracellular pool of purines for DNA/RNA synthesis and signal transduction. As an integral determinant of fungal survival and virulence, the enzymes in this metabolic pathway have been pursued as potential antifungal targets. Guanosine monophosphate (GMP) synthase has been identified as an attractive target as it is essential for virulence in the clinically prominent fungal pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. However, a lack of structural information on GMP synthase has hindered drug-design efforts. Here, the first structure of a GMP synthase of fungal origin, that from A. fumigatus (at 2.3 Å resolution), is presented. Structural analysis of GMP synthase shows a distinct absence of the D1 dimerization domain that is present in the human homologue. Interestingly, A. fumigatus GMP synthase adopts a dimeric state, as determined by native mass spectrometry and gel-filtration chromatography, in contrast to the monomeric human homologue. Analysis of the substrate-binding pockets of A. fumigatus GMP synthase reveals key differences in the ATP- and XMP-binding sites that can be exploited for species-specific inhibitor drug design. Furthermore, the inhibitory activities of the glutamine analogues acivicin (IC50 = 16.6 ± 2.4 µM) and 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (IC50 = 29.6 ± 5.6 µM) against A. fumigatus GMP synthase are demonstrated. Together, these data provide crucial structural information required for specifically targeting A. fumigatus GMP synthase for future antifungal drug-discovery endeavours.
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Nan J, Zhang S, Zhan P, Jiang L. Discovery of Novel GMPS Inhibitors of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus by Structure Based Design and Enzyme Kinetic. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10070594. [PMID: 34203217 PMCID: PMC8301025 DOI: 10.3390/biology10070594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Simple Summary The spread of citrus Huanglongbing caused significant damage to the world’s citrus industry. Thermotherapy and chemical agents were used to control this disease; however, the effectiveness of these treatments is frequently inconsistent. In addition, CLas cannot be cultured in vitro. Therefore, structure-based virtual screening is a novel method to find compounds that work against CLas. This study used CLas GMPS as a target for high-throughput screening and selected some compounds which have a higher binding affinity to test their inhibition of CLas GMPS. Finally, two molecules were identified as the lead compound to control citrus HLB. Abstract Citrus production is facing an unprecedented problem because of huanglongbing (HLB) disease. Presently, no effective HLB-easing method is available when citrus becomes infected. Guanosine 5′-monophosphate synthetase (GMPS) is a key protein in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides. GMPS is used as an attractive target for developing agents that are effective against the patogen infection. In this research, homology modeling, structure-based virtual screening, and molecular docking were used to discover the new inhibitors against CLas GMPS. Enzyme assay showed that folic acid and AZD1152 showed high inhibition at micromole concentrations, with AZD1152 being the most potent molecule. The inhibition constant (Ki) value of folic acid and AZD1152 was 51.98 µM and 4.05 µM, respectively. These results suggested that folic acid and AZD1152 could be considered as promising candidates for the development of CLas agents.
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- Jing Nan
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Plant Biology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.N.); (P.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Plant Biology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.N.); (P.Z.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Plant Biology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.N.); (P.Z.)
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Chitty JL, Tatzenko TL, Williams SJ, Koh YQAE, Corfield EC, Butler MS, Robertson AAB, Cooper MA, Kappler U, Kobe B, Fraser JA. GMP Synthase Is Required for Virulence Factor Production and Infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:3049-3059. [PMID: 28062578 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.767533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Over the last four decades the HIV pandemic and advances in medical treatments that also cause immunosuppression have produced an ever-growing cohort of individuals susceptible to opportunistic pathogens. Of these, AIDS patients are particularly vulnerable to infection by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans Most commonly found in the environment in purine-rich bird guano, C. neoformans experiences a drastic change in nutrient availability during host infection, ultimately disseminating to colonize the purine-poor central nervous system. Investigating the consequences of this challenge, we have characterized C. neoformans GMP synthase, the second enzyme in the guanylate branch of de novo purine biosynthesis. We show that in the absence of GMP synthase, C. neoformans becomes a guanine auxotroph, the production of key virulence factors is compromised, and the ability to infect nematodes and mice is abolished. Activity assays performed using recombinant protein unveiled differences in substrate binding between the C. neoformans and human enzymes, with structural insights into these kinetic differences acquired via homology modeling. Collectively, these data highlight the potential of GMP synthase to be exploited in the development of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of disseminated, life-threatening fungal infections.
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- Jessica L Chitty
- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences.,the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, and
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences.,the ANU Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences.,the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, and
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences.,the Centre for Metals in Biology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia and
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences.,the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, and
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- From the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences,
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Transition-state inhibitors of purine salvage and other prospective enzyme targets in malaria. Future Med Chem 2014; 5:1341-60. [PMID: 23859211 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Malaria is a leading cause of human death within the tropics. The gradual generation of drug resistance imposes an urgent need for the development of new and selective antimalarial agents. Kinetic isotope effects coupled to computational chemistry have provided the relevant details on geometry and charge of enzymatic transition states to facilitate the design of transition-state analogs. These features have been reproduced into chemically stable mimics through synthetic chemistry, generating inhibitors with dissociation constants in the pico- to femto-molar range. Transition-state analogs are expected to contribute to the control of malaria.
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Welin M, Lehtiö L, Johansson A, Flodin S, Nyman T, Trésaugues L, Hammarström M, Gräslund S, Nordlund P. Substrate specificity and oligomerization of human GMP synthetase. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:4323-33. [PMID: 23816837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Guanine monophosphate (GMP) synthetase is a bifunctional two-domain enzyme. The N-terminal glutaminase domain generates ammonia from glutamine and the C-terminal synthetase domain aminates xanthine monophosphate (XMP) to form GMP. Mammalian GMP synthetases (GMPSs) contain a 130-residue-long insert in the synthetase domain in comparison to bacterial proteins. We report here the structure of a eukaryotic GMPS. Substrate XMP was bound in the crystal structure of the human GMPS enzyme. XMP is bound to the synthetase domain and covered by a LID motif. The enzyme forms a dimer in the crystal structure with subunit orientations entirely different from the bacterial counterparts. The inserted sub-domain is shown to be involved in substrate binding and dimerization. Furthermore, the structural basis for XMP recognition is revealed as well as a potential allosteric site. Enzymes in the nucleotide metabolism typically display an increased activity in proliferating cells due to the increased need for nucleotides. Many drugs used as immunosuppressants and for treatment of cancer and viral diseases are indeed nucleobase- and nucleoside-based compounds, which are acting on or are activated by enzymes in this pathway. The information obtained from the crystal structure of human GMPS might therefore aid in understanding interactions of nucleoside-based drugs with GMPS and in structure-based design of GMPS-specific inhibitors.
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- Martin Welin
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ali R, Kumar S, Balaram H, Sarma SP. Solution nuclear magnetic resonance structure of the GATase subunit and structural basis of the interaction between GATase and ATPPase subunits in a two-subunit-type GMPS from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. Biochemistry 2013; 52:4308-23. [PMID: 23724776 DOI: 10.1021/bi400472e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The solution structure of the monomeric glutamine amidotransferase (GATase) subunit of the Methanocaldococcus janaschii (Mj) guanosine monophosphate synthetase (GMPS) has been determined using high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance methods. Gel filtration chromatography and ¹⁵N backbone relaxation studies have shown that the Mj GATase subunit is present in solution as a 21 kDa (188-residue) monomer. The ensemble of 20 lowest-energy structures showed root-mean-square deviations of 0.35 ± 0.06 Å for backbone atoms and 0.8 ± 0.06 Å for all heavy atoms. Furthermore, 99.4% of the backbone dihedral angles are present in the allowed region of the Ramachandran map, indicating the stereochemical quality of the structure. The core of the tertiary structure of the GATase is composed of a seven-stranded mixed β-sheet that is fenced by five α-helices. The Mj GATase is similar in structure to the Pyrococcus horikoshi (Ph) GATase subunit. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shift perturbations and changes in line width were monitored to identify residues on GATase that were responsible for interaction with magnesium and the ATPPase subunit, respectively. These interaction studies showed that a common surface exists for the metal ion binding as well as for the protein-protein interaction. The dissociation constant for the GATase-Mg(2+) interaction has been found to be ∼1 mM, which implies that interaction is very weak and falls in the fast chemical exchange regime. The GATase-ATPPase interaction, on the other hand, falls in the intermediate chemical exchange regime on the NMR time scale. The implication of this interaction in terms of the regulation of the GATase activity of holo GMPS is discussed.
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- Rustam Ali
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
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Struntz NB, Hu T, White BR, Olson ME, Harki DA. Inhibition of guanosine monophosphate synthetase by the substrate enantiomer L-XMP. Chembiochem 2012; 13:2517-20. [PMID: 23097382 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Nicholas B Struntz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
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Franco TMA, Rostirolla DC, Ducati RG, Lorenzini DM, Basso LA, Santos DS. Biochemical characterization of recombinant guaA-encoded guanosine monophosphate synthetase (EC 6.3.5.2) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strain. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 517:1-11. [PMID: 22119138 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Administration of the current tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to newborns is not a reliable route for preventing TB in adults. The conversion of XMP to GMP is catalyzed by guaA-encoded GMP synthetase (GMPS), and deletions in the Shiguella flexneri guaBA operon led to an attenuated auxotrophic strain. Here we present the cloning, expression, and purification of recombinant guaA-encoded GMPS from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MtGMPS). Mass spectrometry data, oligomeric state determination, steady-state kinetics, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and multiple sequence alignment are also presented. The homodimeric MtGMPS catalyzes the conversion of XMP, MgATP, and glutamine into GMP, ADP, PP(i), and glutamate. XMP, NH(4)(+), and Mg(2+) displayed positive homotropic cooperativity, whereas ATP and glutamine displayed hyperbolic saturation curves. The activity of ATP pyrophosphatase domain is independent of glutamine amidotransferase domain, whereas the latter cannot catalyze hydrolysis of glutamine to NH(3) and glutamate in the absence of substrates. ITC data suggest random order of binding of substrates, and PP(i) is the last product released. Sequence comparison analysis showed conservation of both Cys-His-Glu catalytic triad of N-terminal Class I amidotransferase and of amino acid residues of the P-loop of the N-type ATP pyrophosphatase family.
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- Tathyana Mar A Franco
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Tuberculose (INCT-TB), Centro de Pesquisas em Biologia Molecular e Funcional (CPBMF), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Crystal structure of the ATPPase subunit and its substrate-dependent association with the GATase subunit: a novel regulatory mechanism for a two-subunit-type GMP synthetase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3. J Mol Biol 2009; 395:417-29. [PMID: 19900465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Revised: 10/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Guanosine 5'-monophosphate synthetase(s) (GMPS) catalyzes the final step of the de novo synthetic pathway of purine nucleotides. GMPS consists of two functional units that are present as domains or subunits: glutamine amidotransferase (GATase) and ATP pyrophosphatase (ATPPase). GATase hydrolyzes glutamine to yield glutamate and ammonia, while ATPPase utilizes ammonia to convert adenyl xanthosine 5'-monophosphate (adenyl-XMP) into guanosine 5'-monophosphate. Here we report the crystal structure of PH-ATPPase (the ATPPase subunit of the two-subunit-type GMPS from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3). PH-ATPPase consists of two domains (N-domain and C-domain) and exists as a homodimer in the crystal and in solution. The N-domain contains an ATP-binding platform called P-loop, whereas the C-domain contains the xanthosine 5'-monophosphate (XMP)-binding site and also contributes to homodimerization. We have also demonstrated that PH-GATase (the glutamine amidotransferase subunit of the two-subunit-type GMPS from the hyperthermophilic archaeon P. horikoshii OT3) alone is inactive, and that all substrates of PH-ATPPase except for ammonia (Mg(2+), ATP and XMP) are required to stabilize the active complex of PH-ATPPase and PH-GATase subunits.
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Sigel H, Operschall BP, Griesser R. Xanthosine 5'-monophosphate (XMP). Acid-base and metal ion-binding properties of a chameleon-like nucleotide. Chem Soc Rev 2009; 38:2465-94. [PMID: 19623361 DOI: 10.1039/b902181g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The four acidity constants of threefold protonated xanthosine 5'-monophosphate, H(3)(XMP)(+), reveal that in the physiological pH range around 7.5 (X - H x MP)(3-) strongly dominates and not XMP(2-) as commonly given in textbooks and often applied in research papers. Therefore, this nucleotide, which participates in many metabolic processes, should be addressed as xanthosinate 5'-monophosphate as is stated in this critical review. Micro acidity constant schemes allow quantification of intrinsic site basicities. In 9-methylxanthine nucleobase deprotonation occurs to more than 99% at (N3)H, whereas for xanthosine it is estimated that about 30% are (N1)H deprotonated and for (X - H x MP)(3-) it is suggested that (N1)H deprotonation is further favored, especially in macrochelates where the phosphate-coordinated M(2+) interacts with N7. The formation degree of these macrochelates in the (X - H x MP x M)(-) species of Co(2+), Ni(2+), Cu(2+), Zn(2+) or Cd(2+) amounts to 90% or more. In the monoprotonated (M x X - H x MP x H)(+/-) complexes, M(2+) is located at the N7/[(C6)O] unit as the primary binding site and it forms macrochelates with the P(O)(2)(OH)(-) group to about 65% for nearly all metal ions considered (i.e., including Ba(2+), Sr(2+), Ca(2+), Mg(2+)); this indicates outer-sphere binding to P(O)(2)(OH)(-). Finally, a new method quantifying the chelate effect is applied to the M(X - H x MP)(-) species, stabilities and structures of mixed-ligand complexes are considered, and the stability constants for several M(X - H x DP)(2-) and M(X - H x TP)(3-) complexes are estimated (112 references).
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- Helmut Sigel
- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Lawrence KA, Jewett MW, Rosa PA, Gherardini FC. Borrelia burgdorferi bb0426 encodes a 2'-deoxyribosyltransferase that plays a central role in purine salvage. Mol Microbiol 2009; 72:1517-29. [PMID: 19460093 PMCID: PMC2764106 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06740.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Borrelia burgdorferi is an obligate parasite with a limited genome that severely narrows its metabolic and biosynthetic capabilities. Thus survival of this spirochaete in an arthropod vector and mammalian host requires that it can scavenge amino acids, fatty acids and nucleosides from a blood meal or various host tissues. Additionally, the utilization of ribonucleotides for DNA synthesis is further complicated by the lack of a ribonucleotide reductase for the conversion of nucleoside-5′-diphosphates to deoxynucleosides-5′-diphosphates. The data presented here demonstrate that B. burgdorferi must rely on host-derived sources of purine bases, deoxypurines and deoxypyrimidines for the synthesis of DNA. However, if deoxyguanosine (dGuo) is limited in host tissue, the enzymatic activities of a 2′-deoxyribosyltransferase (DRTase, encoded by bb0426), IMP dehydrogenase (GuaB) and GMP synthase (GuaA) catalyse the multistep conversion of hypoxanthine (Hyp) to dGMP for DNA synthesis. This pathway provides additional biochemical flexibility for B. burgdorferi when it colonizes and infects different host tissues.
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- Kevin A Lawrence
- Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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Bhat JY, Shastri BG, Balaram H. Kinetic and biochemical characterization of Plasmodium falciparum GMP synthetase. Biochem J 2008; 409:263-73. [PMID: 17868038 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the fatal form of malaria, synthesizes GMP primarily from IMP and, hence, needs active GMPS (GMP synthetase) for its survival. GMPS, a G-type amidotransferase, catalyses the amination of XMP to GMP with the reaction occurring in two domains, the GAT (glutamine amidotransferase) and ATPPase (ATP pyrophosphatase). The GAT domain hydrolyses glutamine to glutamate and ammonia, while the ATPPase domain catalyses the formation of the intermediate AMP-XMP from ATP and XMP. Co-ordination of activity across the two domains, achieved through channelling of ammonia from GAT to the effector domain, is the hallmark of amidotransferases. Our studies aimed at understanding the kinetic mechanism of PfGMPS (Plasmodium falciparum GMPS) indicated steady-state ordered binding of ATP followed by XMP to the ATPPase domain with glutamine binding in a random manner to the GAT domain. We attribute the irreversible, Ping Pong step seen in initial velocity kinetics to the release of glutamate before the attack of the adenyl-XMP intermediate by ammonia. Specific aspects of the overall kinetic mechanism of PfGMPS are different from that reported for the human and Escherichia coli enzymes. Unlike human GMPS, absence of tight co-ordination of activity across the two domains was evident in the parasite enzyme. Variations seen in the inhibition by nucleosides and nucleotide analogues between human GMPS and PfGMPS highlighted differences in ligand specificity that could serve as a basis for the design of specific inhibitors. The present study represents the first report on recombinant His-tagged GMPS from parasitic protozoa.
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- Javaid Yousuf Bhat
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore-560064, India
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