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Zhu HQ, Tang XL, Zheng RC, Zheng YG. Purification and Biochemical Characterization of a Tyrosine Phenol-lyase from Morganella morganii. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 192:71-84. [PMID: 32236865 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03301-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tyrosine phenol-lyase (TPL) is a valuable and cost-effective biocatalyst for the biosynthesis of L-tyrosine and its derivatives, which are valuable intermediates in the pharmaceutical industry. A TPL from Morganella morganii (Mm-TPL) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and characterized. Mm-TPL was determined as a homotetramer with molecular weight of 52 kDa per subunit. Its optimal temperature and pH for β-elimination of L-tyrosine were 45 °C and pH 8.5, respectively. Mm-TPL manifested strict substrate specificity for the reverse reaction of β-elimination and ortho- and meta-substituted phenols with small steric size were preferred substrates. The enzyme showed excellent catalytic performance for synthesis of L-tyrosine, 3-fluoro-L-tyrosine, and L-DOPA with a yield of 98.1%, 95.1%, and 87.2%, respectively. Furthermore, the fed-batch bioprocess displayed space-time yields of 9.6 g L-1 h-1 for L-tyrosine and 4.2 g L-1 h-1 for 3-fluoro-L-tyrosine with a yield of 67.4 g L-1 and 29.5 g L-1, respectively. These results demonstrated the great potential of Mm-TPL for industrial application.
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- Hang-Qin Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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Yuan W, Zhong S, Xiao Y, Wang Z, Sun J. Efficient biocatalyst of L-DOPA with Escherichia coli expressing a tyrosine phenol-lyase mutant from Kluyvera intermedia. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2019; 190:1187-1200. [PMID: 31729696 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-019-03164-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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L-DOPA (L-dihydroxyphenylalanine) is a promising drug for Parkinson's disease and thereby has a growing annual demand. Tyrosine phenol-lyase (TPL)-based catalysis is considered to be a low-cost yet efficient route for biosynthesis of L-DOPA. TPL is a tetrameric enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of L-DOPA from pyrocatechol, sodium pyruvate, and ammonium acetate. The implementation of TPL for L-DOPA production has been hampered and the need for the most efficient TPL source with higher L-DOPA production and substrate conversion rate is prevailing. This study involves identifying a novel TPL from Kluyvera intermedia (Ki-TPL) and displayed a robust expression in Escherichia coli. The recombinant strain YW000 carrying Ki-TPL proved strong catalytic activity with a highest L-DOPA yield compared with 16 other TPLs from different organisms. With a further aim to improve this efficiency, random mutagenesis of Ki-TPL was performed and a mutant namely YW021 was obtained. The whole cells of YW021 as biocatalyst yielded 150.4 g L-1 of L-DOPA with a 99.99 % of pyrocatechol conversion at the optimum condition of pH 8.0 at 25 °C, which is the highest level reported to date. Further, the homology modeling and structural analysis revealed the mutant residues responsible for the extensive L-DOPA biosynthesis.
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- Wei Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Biocatalysis and Transformation Engineering Research Center of Zhejiang Province, Changxing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Changxing, 313100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Borisevich N, Loznikova S, Sukhodola A, Halets I, Bryszewska M, Shcharbin D. Acidosis, magnesium and acetylsalicylic acid: effects on thrombin. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 104:158-164. [PMID: 23266689 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Thrombin, an enzyme from the hydrolase family, is the main component of the blood coagulation system. In ischemic stroke it acts as a serine protease that converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble strands of fibrin forming blood clots in the brain. It has been found to phosphoresce at room temperature in the millisecond and microsecond ranges. The phosphorescence of thrombin was studied under physiological conditions, in acidosis (decrease of pH from 8.0 to 5.0) and on the addition of salts (magnesium sulfate and sodium chloride) and of acetylsalicylic acid, and its connection with thrombin function is discussed. Acidosis significantly increased the internal dynamics of thrombin. We propose that lactate-acidosis plays a protective role in stroke, preventing the formation of clots. The addition of NaCl and MgSO(4) in different concentrations increased the internal dynamics of thrombin. Also, the addition of MgSO(4) decreased thrombin-induced platelet aggregation. However, magnesium sulfate and acetylsalicylic acid in the therapeutic concentrations used for treatment of ischemic stroke had no effect on thrombin internal dynamics. The data obtained will help to elucidate the conformational stability of thrombin under conditions modulating lactate-acidosis and in the presence of magnesium sulfate.
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- Nikolaj Borisevich
- BI Stepanov Institute of Physics of NASB, Skoriny str. 68, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
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Tanz N, Werner RA, Eisenreich W, Schmidt HL. Assessment of enzymatic methods in the δ18O value determination of the L-tyrosine p-hydroxy group for proof of illegal meat and bone meal feeding to cattle. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:9475-9483. [PMID: 21740012 DOI: 10.1021/jf201217r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The δ(18)O value of the p-hydroxy group of L-tyrosine depends on the biosynthesis by plants or animals, respectively. In animal proteins it reflects the diet and is therefore an absolute indicator for illegal feeding with meat and bone meal. The aim of this investigation was to perform the positional (18)O determination on L-tyrosine via a one-step enzymatic degradation. Proteins from plants, herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores were characterized by their δ(13)C, δ(15)N, and δ(18)O values, the latter for normalizing the positional δ(18)O values. Their L-tyrosine was degraded by tyrosine phenol lyase to phenol, analyzed as (2,4,6)-tribromophenol. Degradation by tyrosine decarboxylase yielded tyramine. The δ(18)O values of both analytes corresponded to the trophic levels of their sources but were not identical, probably due to an isotope effect on the tyrosine phenol lyase reaction. Availability of the enzyme, easy control of the reaction, and isolation of the analyte are in favor of tyrosine decarboxylase degradation as a routine method.
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- Nicole Tanz
- isolab GmbH, Woelkestrasse 9/I, D-85301 Schweitenkirchen, Germany
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Schnackerz KD, Andi B, Cook PF. (31)P NMR spectroscopy senses the microenvironment of the 5'-phosphate group of enzyme-bound pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2011; 1814:1447-58. [PMID: 21354475 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this review it is demonstrated that (31)P NMR spectroscopy can be used to elucidate information about the microenvironment around the phosphate group of enzyme-bound pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP). The following information can be obtained for all PLP-dependent enzymes: 1) the protonation state of the 5'-phosphate and its exposure to solvent, and 2) tightness of binding of the 5'-phosphate. In addition, the 5-phosphate can report on the protonation state of the Schiff base lysine in some enzymes. Changes in the 5'-phosphate chemical shift can be used to determine changes in tightness of binding of the phosphate as the reaction pathway is traversed, providing information on the dynamics of the enzyme. (31)P NMR spectroscopy is thus an important probe of structure, dynamics and mechanism in native and site-directed mutations of PLP-dependent enzymes. Examples of all of the above are provided in this review. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Pyridoxal Phospate Enzymology.
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- Klaus D Schnackerz
- Physiologische Chemie I, Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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Demidkina TV, Antson AA, Faleev NG, Phillips RS, Zakomirdina LN. Spatial structure and the mechanism of tyrosine phenol-lyase and tryptophan indole-lyase. Mol Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893309020101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Metal complexation is a key mediator or modifier of enzyme structure and function. In addition to divalent and polyvalent metals, group IA metals Na+and K+play important and specific roles that assist function of biological macromolecules. We examine the diversity of monovalent cation (M+)-activated enzymes by first comparing coordination in small molecules followed by a discussion of theoretical and practical aspects. Select examples of enzymes that utilize M+as a cofactor (type I) or allosteric effector (type II) illustrate the structural basis of activation by Na+and K+, along with unexpected connections with ion transporters. Kinetic expressions are derived for the analysis of type I and type II activation. In conclusion, we address evolutionary implications of Na+binding in the trypsin-like proteases of vertebrate blood coagulation. From this analysis, M+complexation has the potential to be an efficient regulator of enzyme catalysis and stability and offers novel strategies for protein engineering to improve enzyme function.
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- Michael J Page
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Milić D, Matković-Calogović D, Demidkina TV, Kulikova VV, Sinitzina NI, Antson AA. Structures of apo- and holo-tyrosine phenol-lyase reveal a catalytically critical closed conformation and suggest a mechanism for activation by K+ ions. Biochemistry 2006; 45:7544-52. [PMID: 16768450 PMCID: PMC2691550 DOI: 10.1021/bi0601858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tyrosine phenol-lyase, a tetrameric pyridoxal 5'-phosphate dependent enzyme, catalyzes the reversible hydrolytic cleavage of L-tyrosine to phenol and ammonium pyruvate. Here we describe the crystal structure of the Citrobacter freundii holoenzyme at 1.9 A resolution. The structure reveals a network of protein interactions with the cofactor, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, and details of coordination of the catalytically important K+ ion. We also present the structure of the apoenzyme at 1.85 A resolution. Both structures were determined using crystals grown at pH 8.0, which is close to the pH of the maximal enzymatic activity (8.2). Comparison of the apoenzyme structure with the one previously determined at pH 6.0 reveals significant differences. The data suggest that the decrease of the enzymatic activity at pH 6.0 may be caused by conformational changes in the active site residues Tyr71, Tyr291, and Arg381 and in the monovalent cation binding residue Glu69. Moreover, at pH 8.0 we observe two different active site conformations: open, which was characterized before, and closed, which is observed for the first time in beta-eliminating lyases. In the closed conformation a significant part of the small domain undergoes an extraordinary motion of up to 12 A toward the large domain, closing the active site cleft and bringing the catalytically important Arg381 and Phe448 into the active site. The closed conformation allows rationalization of the results of previous mutational studies and suggests that the observed active site closure is critical for the course of the enzymatic reaction and for the enzyme's specificity toward its physiological substrate. Finally, the closed conformation allows us to model keto(imino)quinonoid, the key transition intermediate.
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- Dalibor Milić
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Demidkina TV, Faleev NG, Papisova AI, Bazhulina NP, Kulikova VV, Gollnick PD, Phillips RS. Aspartic acid 214 in Citrobacter freundii tyrosine phenol-lyase ensures sufficient C–H-acidity of the external aldimine intermediate and proper orientation of the cofactor at the active site. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:1268-76. [PMID: 16793353 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the X-ray structure of tyrosine phenol-lyase (TPL) Asp214 is located at H-bonding distance from the N1 atom of the cofactor. This residue has been replaced with Ala and Asn and the properties of the mutant enzymes have been studied. The substitutions result in a decrease in the cofactor affinity of about four orders of magnitude. D214A and D214N TPLs do not catalyze the decomposition of l-Tyr and 3-fluoro-l-Tyr. They decompose substrates, containing better leaving groups with rates reduced by one or two orders of magnitude. Lognormal resolution of the spectra of the mutant enzymes revealed that the N1 atom of the cofactor is deprotonated. Spectral characteristics of internal and external aldimines of the mutant TPLs and the data on their interaction with quasisubstrates demonstrate that replacements of Asp214 lead to alteration of active site conformations. The mutant enzymes do not form noticeable amounts of a quinonoid upon interaction with inhibitors, but catalyze isotope exchange of C-alpha-proton of a number of amino acids for deuterium in (2)H(2)O. The k(ex) values for the isotope exchange of l-phenylalanine and 3-fluoro-l-tyrosine are close to the k(cat) values for reacting substrates. Thus, for the mutant TPLs the stage of C-alpha-proton abstraction may be considered as a rate-limiting for the whole reaction.
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- T V Demidkina
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Schnackerz KD, Keller J, Phillips RS, Toney MD. Ionization state of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate in d-serine dehydratase, dialkylglycine decarboxylase and tyrosine phenol-lyase and the influence of monovalent cations as inferred by 31P NMR spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:230-8. [PMID: 16290167 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2005] [Revised: 10/10/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The 31P NMR spectroscopy of three pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzymes, monomeric D-serine dehydratase, tetrameric dialkylglycine decarboxylase and tetrameric tyrosine phenol-lyase, whose enzymatic activities are dependent on alkali metal ions, was studied. 31P NMR spectra of the latter two enzymes have never been reported, their 3D-structures, however, are available. The cofactor phosphate chemical shift of all three enzymes changes by approximately 3 ppm as a function of pH, indicating that the phosphate group changes from being monoanionic at low pH to dianionic at high pH. The 31P NMR signal of the phosphate group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate provides a measure of the active site changes that occur when various alkali metal ions are bound. Structural information is used to assist in the interpretation of the chemical shift changes observed. For D-serine dehydratase, no structural data are available but nevertheless the metal ion arrangement in the PLP binding site can be predicted from 31P NMR data.
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- Klaus D Schnackerz
- Biozentrum der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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Prasad S, Cantwell AM, Bush LA, Shih P, Xu H, Di Cera E. Residue Asp-189 Controls both Substrate Binding and the Monovalent Cation Specificity of Thrombin. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:10103-8. [PMID: 14679197 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312614200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Residue Asp-189 plays an important dual role in thrombin: it defines the primary specificity for Arg side chains and participates indirectly in the coordination of Na(+). The former role is shared by other proteases with trypsin-like specificity, whereas the latter is unique to Na(+)-activated proteases in blood coagulation and the complement system. Replacement of Asp-189 with Ala, Asn, Glu, and Ser drastically reduces the specificity toward substrates carrying Arg or Lys at P1, whereas it has little or no effect toward the hydrolysis of substrates carrying Phe at P1. These findings confirm the important role of Asp-189 in substrate recognition by trypsin-like proteases. The substitutions also affect significantly and unexpectedly the monovalent cation specificity of the enzyme. The Ala and Asn mutations abrogate monovalent cation binding, whereas the Ser and Glu mutations change the monovalent cation preference from Na(+) to the smaller cation Li(+) or to the larger cation Rb(+), respectively. The observation that a single amino acid substitution can alter the monovalent cation specificity of thrombin from Na(+) (Asp-189) to Li(+) (Ser-189) or Rb(+) (Glu-189) is unprecedented in the realm of monovalent cation-activated enzymes.
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- Swati Prasad
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Prasad S, Wright KJ, Banerjee Roy D, Bush LA, Cantwell AM, Di Cera E. Redesigning the monovalent cation specificity of an enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:13785-90. [PMID: 14612565 PMCID: PMC283499 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2333109100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Monovalent-cation-activated enzymes are abundantly represented in plants and in the animal world. Most of these enzymes are specifically activated by K+, whereas a few of them show preferential activation by Na+. The monovalent cation specificity of these enzymes remains elusive in molecular terms and has not been reengineered by site-directed mutagenesis. Here we demonstrate that thrombin, a Na+-activated allosteric enzyme involved in vertebrate blood clotting, can be converted into a K+-specific enzyme by redesigning a loop that shapes the entrance to the cation-binding site. The conversion, however, does not result into a K+-activated enzyme.
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- Swati Prasad
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8231, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Demidkina TV, Barbolina MV, Faleev NG, Sundararaju B, Gollnick PD, Phillips RS. Threonine-124 and phenylalanine-448 in Citrobacter freundii tyrosine phenol-lyase are necessary for activity with L-tyrosine. Biochem J 2002; 363:745-52. [PMID: 11964175 PMCID: PMC1222527 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3630745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thr-124 and Phe-448 are located in the active site of Citrobacter freundii tyrosine phenol-lyase (TPL) near the phenol ring of a bound substrate analogue, 3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid [Sundararaju, Antson, Phillips, Demidkina, Barbolina, Gollnick, Dodson and Wilson (1997) Biochemistry 36, 6502-6510]. Thr-124 is replaced by Asp and Phe-448 is replaced by His in the crystal structure of a structurally similar enzyme, Proteus vulgaris tryptophan indole-lyase, which has 50% identical residues. Hence, Thr-124 and Phe-448 in TPL were mutated to Ala or Asp, and His, respectively, in order to probe the role of these residues in the reaction specificity for L-Tyr. These mutant enzymes have little or no beta-elimination activity with L-Tyr or 3-fluoro-L-Tyr as a substrate, but retain significant elimination activity with S-(o-nitrophenyl)-L-cysteine, S-alkyl-L-cysteines and beta-chloroalanine. Furthermore, the binding of L-Tyr and other non-substrate amino acids is not significantly affected by the mutations. The mutant TPLs form intermediates in rapid-scanning stopped-flow experiments with L-Phe, L-Tyr and L-Trp, similar to those seen with wild-type TPL. These results demonstrate that Thr-124 and Phe-448 are necessary for the reaction specificity of TPL for L-Tyr, and probably play a role in the elimination stage of the reaction mechanism. Thr-124 is within hydrogen-bonding distance of the phenolic group of the bound substrate, and may help to orientate the ring for beta-elimination to occur. Phe-448 may be important to allow the formation of the closed conformation during the reaction.
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- Tatyana V Demidkina
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Metzler DE, Metzler CM, Sauke DJ. Coenzymes. Biochemistry 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012492543-4/50017-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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