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Carriles AA, Muzzolini L, Minici C, Tornaghi P, Patrone M, Degano M. Structure-Function Insights into the Dual Role in Nucleobase and Nicotinamide Metabolism and a Possible Use in Cancer Gene Therapy of the URH1p Riboside Hydrolase. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7032. [PMID: 39000137 PMCID: PMC11241417 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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The URH1p enzyme from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has gained significant interest due to its role in nitrogenous base metabolism, particularly involving uracil and nicotinamide salvage. Indeed, URH1p was initially classified as a nucleoside hydrolase (NH) with a pronounced preference for uridine substrate but was later shown to also participate in a Preiss-Handler-dependent pathway for recycling of both endogenous and exogenous nicotinamide riboside (NR) towards NAD+ synthesis. Here, we present the detailed enzymatic and structural characterisation of the yeast URH1p enzyme, a member of the group I NH family of enzymes. We show that the URH1p has similar catalytic efficiencies for hydrolysis of NR and uridine, advocating a dual role of the enzyme in both NAD+ synthesis and nucleobase salvage. We demonstrate that URH1p has a monomeric structure that is unprecedented for members of the NH homology group I, showing that oligomerisation is not strictly required for the N-ribosidic activity in this family of enzymes. The size, thermal stability and activity of URH1p towards the synthetic substrate 5-fluoruridine, a riboside precursor of the antitumoral drug 5-fluorouracil, make the enzyme an attractive tool to be employed in gene-directed enzyme-prodrug activation therapy against solid tumours.
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- Alejandra Angela Carriles
- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Group, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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Shaposhnikov LA, Savin SS, Tishkov VI, Pometun AA. Ribonucleoside Hydrolases-Structure, Functions, Physiological Role and Practical Uses. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1375. [PMID: 37759775 PMCID: PMC10526354 DOI: 10.3390/biom13091375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Ribonucleoside hydrolases are enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of ribonucleosides to nitrogenous bases and ribose. These enzymes are found in many organisms: bacteria, archaea, protozoa, metazoans, yeasts, fungi and plants. Despite the simple reaction catalyzed by these enzymes, their physiological role in most organisms remains unclear. In this review, we compare the structure, kinetic parameters, physiological role, and potential applications of different types of ribonucleoside hydrolases discovered and isolated from different organisms.
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- Leonid A. Shaposhnikov
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia; (S.S.S.); (V.I.T.)
- Department of Chemical Enzymology, Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia; (S.S.S.); (V.I.T.)
- Department of Chemical Enzymology, Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia; (S.S.S.); (V.I.T.)
- Department of Chemical Enzymology, Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia; (S.S.S.); (V.I.T.)
- Department of Chemical Enzymology, Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Patrone M, Galasyn GS, Kerin F, Nyitray MM, Parkin DW, Stockman BJ, Degano M. A riboside hydrolase that salvages both nucleobases and nicotinamide in the auxotrophic parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105077. [PMID: 37482279 PMCID: PMC10474468 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Pathogenic parasites of the Trichomonas genus are causative agents of sexually transmitted diseases affecting millions of individuals worldwide and whose outcome may include stillbirths and enhanced cancer risks and susceptibility to HIV infection. Trichomonas vaginalis relies on imported purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and nucleobases for survival, since it lacks the enzymatic activities necessary for de novo biosynthesis. Here we show that T. vaginalis additionally lacks homologues of the bacterial or mammalian enzymes required for the synthesis of the nicotinamide ring, a crucial component in the redox cofactors NAD+ and NADP. Moreover, we show that a yet fully uncharacterized T. vaginalis protein homologous to bacterial and protozoan nucleoside hydrolases is active as a pyrimidine nucleosidase but shows the highest specificity toward the NAD+ metabolite nicotinamide riboside. Crystal structures of the trichomonal riboside hydrolase in different states reveals novel intermediates along the nucleoside hydrolase-catalyzed hydrolytic reaction, including an unexpected asymmetry in the homotetrameric assembly. The active site structure explains the broad specificity toward different ribosides and offers precise insights for the engineering of specific inhibitors that may simultaneously target different essential pathways in the parasite.
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- Marco Patrone
- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy; Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.
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- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy; Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
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Muellers SN, Nyitray MM, Reynarowych N, Saljanin E, Benzie AL, Schoenfeld AR, Stockman BJ, Allen KN. Structure-Guided Insight into the Specificity and Mechanism of a Parasitic Nucleoside Hydrolase. Biochemistry 2022; 61:1853-1861. [PMID: 35994320 PMCID: PMC10845162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative parasitic protozoan of the disease trichomoniasis, the most prevalent, nonviral sexually transmitted disease in the world. T. vaginalis is a parasite that scavenges nucleosides from the host organism via catalysis by nucleoside hydrolase (NH) enzymes to yield purine and pyrimidine bases. One of the four NH enzymes identified within the genome of T. vaginalis displays unique specificity toward purine nucleosides, adenosine and guanosine, but not inosine, and atypically shares greater sequence similarity to the pyrimidine hydrolases. Bioinformatic analysis of this enzyme, adenosine/guanosine-preferring nucleoside ribohydrolase (AGNH), was incapable of identifying the residues responsible for this uncommon specificity, highlighting the need for structural information. Here, we report the X-ray crystal structures of holo, unliganded AGNH and three additional structures of the enzyme bound to fragment and small-molecule inhibitors. Taken together, these structures facilitated the identification of residue Asp231, which engages in substrate interactions in the absence of those residues that typically support the canonical purine-specific tryptophan-stacking specificity motif. An altered substrate-binding pose is mirrored by repositioning within the protein scaffold of the His80 general acid/base catalyst. The newly defined structure-determined sequence markers allowed the assignment of additional NH orthologs, which are proposed to exhibit the same specificity for adenosine and guanosine alone and further delineate specificity classes for these enzymes.
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- Samantha N Muellers
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Degano M. Structure, Oligomerization and Activity Modulation in N-Ribohydrolases. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052576. [PMID: 35269719 PMCID: PMC8910321 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Enzymes catalyzing the hydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond in nucleosides and other ribosides (N-ribohydrolases, NHs) with diverse substrate specificities are found in all kingdoms of life. While the overall NH fold is highly conserved, limited substitutions and insertions can account for differences in substrate selection, catalytic efficiency, and distinct structural features. The NH structural module is also employed in monomeric proteins devoid of enzymatic activity with different physiological roles. The homo-oligomeric quaternary structure of active NHs parallels the different catalytic strategies used by each isozyme, while providing a buttressing effect to maintain the active site geometry and allow the conformational changes required for catalysis. The unique features of the NH catalytic strategy and structure make these proteins attractive targets for diverse therapeutic goals in different diseases.
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- Massimo Degano
- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Scientific Institute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy;
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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Fan F, Zheng YC, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Zheng H, Lyu C, Chen L, Huang J, Cao Z. QM/MM and MM MD simulations on decontamination of the V-type nerve agent VX by phosphotriesterase: Toward a comprehensive understanding of steroselectivity and activity. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:10933-10943. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00773h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to deadly toxicity and high environmental stability of the nerve agent VX, an efficient decontamination approach is desperately needed in tackling its severe threat to human secu-rity. The enzymatic...
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Lenz SAP, Wetmore SD. Structural explanation for the tunable substrate specificity of an E. coli nucleoside hydrolase: insights from molecular dynamics simulations. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2018; 32:1375-1388. [PMID: 30478756 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-018-0178-y] [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: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Parasitic protozoa rely on nucleoside hydrolases that play key roles in the purine salvage pathway by catalyzing the hydrolytic cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond that connects nucleobases to ribose sugars. Cytidine-uridine nucleoside hydrolase (CU-NH) is generally specific toward pyrimidine nucleosides; however, previous work has shown that replacing two active site residues with Tyr, specifically the Thr223Tyr and Gln227Tyr mutations, allows CU-NH to process inosine. The current study uses molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to gain atomic-level insight into the activity of wild-type and mutant E. coli CU-NH toward inosine. By examining systems that differ in the identity and protonation states of active site catalytic residues, key enzyme-substrate interactions that dictate the substrate specificity of CU-NH are identified. Regardless of the wild-type or mutant CU-NH considered, our calculations suggest that inosine binding is facilitated by interactions of the ribose moiety with active site residues and Ca2+, and π-interactions between two His residues (His82 and His239) and the nucleobase. However, the lack of observed activity toward inosine for wild-type CU-NH is explained by no residue being correctly aligned to stabilize the departing nucleobase. In contrast, a hydrogen-bonding network between hypoxanthine and a newly identified general acid (Asp15) is present when the two Tyr mutations are engineered into the active site. Investigation of the single CU-NH mutants reveals that this hydrogen-bonding network is only maintained when both Tyr mutations are present due to a π-interaction between the residues. These results rationalize previous experiments that show the single Tyr mutants are unable to efficiently hydrolyze inosine and explain how the Tyr residues work synergistically in the double mutant to stabilize the nucleobase leaving group during hydrolysis. Overall, our simulations provide a structural explanation for the substrate specificity of nucleoside hydrolases, which may be used to rationally develop new treatments for kinetoplastid diseases.
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- Stefan A P Lenz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada.
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Transition state theory teaches that chemically stable mimics of enzymatic transition states will bind tightly to their cognate enzymes. Kinetic isotope effects combined with computational quantum chemistry provides enzymatic transition state information with sufficient fidelity to design transition state analogues. Examples are selected from various stages of drug development to demonstrate the application of transition state theory, inhibitor design, physicochemical characterization of transition state analogues, and their progress in drug development.
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- Vern L. Schramm
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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Fan F, Chen N, Wang Y, Wu R, Cao Z. QM/MM and MM MD Simulations on the Pyrimidine-Specific Nucleoside Hydrolase: A Comprehensive Understanding of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Uridine. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1121-1131. [PMID: 29285933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b10524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The pyrimidine-specific nucleoside hydrolase Yeik (CU-NH) from Escherichia coli cleaves the N-glycosidic bond of uridine and cytidine with a 102-104-fold faster rate than that of purine nucleoside substrates, such as inosine. Such a remarkable substrate specificity and the plausible hydrolytic mechanisms of uridine have been explored by using QM/MM and MM MD simulations. The present calculations show that the relatively stronger hydrogen-bond interactions between uridine and the active-site residues Gln227 and Tyr231 in CU-NH play an important role in enhancing the substrate binding and thus promoting the N-glycosidic bond cleavage, in comparison with inosine. The estimated energy barrier of 30 kcal/mol for the hydrolysis of inosine is much higher than 22 kcal/mol for uridine. Extensive MM MD simulations on the transportation of substrates to the active site of CU-NH indicate that the uridine binding is exothermic by ∼23 kcal/mol, more remarkable than inosine (∼12 kcal/mol). All of these arise from the noncovalent interactions between the substrate and the active site featured in CU-NH, which account for the substrate specificity. Quite differing from other nucleoside hydrolases, here the enzymatic N-glycosidic bond cleavage of uridine is less influenced by its protonation.
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- Fangfang Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University , Xiamen 360015, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University , Xiamen 360015, China
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Singh RK, Steyaert J, Versées W. Structural and biochemical characterization of the nucleoside hydrolase from C. elegans reveals the role of two active site cysteine residues in catalysis. Protein Sci 2017; 26:985-996. [PMID: 28218438 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nucleoside hydrolases (NHs) catalyze the hydrolysis of the N-glycoside bond in ribonucleosides and are found in all three domains of life. Although in parasitic protozoa a role in purine salvage has been well established, their precise function in bacteria and higher eukaryotes is still largely unknown. NHs have been classified into three homology groups based on the conservation of active site residues. While many structures are available of representatives of group I and II, structural information for group III NHs is lacking. Here, we report the first crystal structure of a purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase belonging to homology group III from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (CeNH) to 1.65Å resolution. In contrast to dimeric purine-specific NHs from group II, CeNH is a homotetramer. A cysteine residue that characterizes group III NHs (Cys253) structurally aligns with the catalytic histidine and tryptophan residues of group I and group II enzymes, respectively. Moreover, a second cysteine (Cys42) points into the active site of CeNH. Substrate docking shows that both cysteine residues are appropriately positioned to interact with the purine ring. Site-directed mutagenesis and kinetic analysis proposes a catalytic role for both cysteines residues, with Cys253 playing the most prominent role in leaving group activation.
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- Ranjan Kumar Singh
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium.,VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium.,VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium.,VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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Dalberto PF, Martinelli LKB, Bachega JFR, Timmers LFSM, Pinto AFM, Dadda ADS, Petersen GO, Subtil FT, Galina L, Villela AD, Pissinate K, Machado P, Bizarro CV, de Souza ON, de Carvalho Filho EM, Basso LA, Santos DS. Thermodynamics, functional and structural characterization of inosine–uridine nucleoside hydrolase from Leishmania braziliensis. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07268f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inosine–uridine nucleoside hydrolase fromLeishmania braziliensisis a nonspecific enzyme that contains a disulfide bond not needed for tetramer stabilization.
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Figueroa-Villar JD, Sales EM. The importance of nucleoside hydrolase enzyme (NH) in studies to treatment of Leishmania: A review. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 263:18-27. [PMID: 27939867 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Leishmania is a genus of trypanosomes, which are responsible for leishmaniasis disease, a major trypanosome infection in humans. In recent years, published studies have shown that the search for new drugs for Leishmania treatments has intensified. Through technique modeling it has been possible to develop new compounds, which act as nucleoside hydrolase (NH) inhibitors. The effect of these enzymes is the hydrolysis of certain RNA nucleotides, which include uridine and inosine, necessary for the protozoa to transform certain nucleosides obtained from infected individuals into nucleobases for the preparation of their DNA. The obtention of NH inhibitors is very important to eliminate leishmaniasis disease in infected individuals. The aim of this study is to discuss the research and development of new agents for the treatment of Leishmania, and to stimulate the formulation of new NH inhibitors.
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- José D Figueroa-Villar
- Medicinal Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Military Institute of Engineering, Praça General Tibúrcio 80, 22290-270 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Military Institute of Engineering, Praça General Tibúrcio 80, 22290-270 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Mitsukawa Y, Hibi M, Matsutani N, Horinouchi N, Takahashi S, Ogawa J. A novel nucleoside hydrolase from Lactobacillus buchneri LBK78 catalyzing hydrolysis of 2'-O-methylribonucleosides. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2016; 80:1568-76. [PMID: 27180876 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1182853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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2'-O-Methylribonucleosides (2'-OMe-NRs) are promising raw materials for nucleic acid drugs because of their high thermal stability and nuclease tolerance. In the course of microbial screening for metabolic activity toward 2'-OMe-NRs, Lactobacillus buchneri LBK78 was found to decompose 2'-O-methyluridine (2'-OMe-UR). The enzyme responsible was partially purified from L. buchneri LBK78 cells by a four-step purification procedure, and identified as a novel nucleoside hydrolase. This enzyme, LbNH, belongs to the nucleoside hydrolase superfamily, and formed a homotetrameric structure composed of subunits with a molecular mass around 34 kDa. LbNH hydrolyzed 2'-OMe-UR to 2'-O-methylribose and uracil, and the kinetic constants were Km of 0.040 mM, kcat of 0.49 s(-1), and kcat/Km of 12 mM(-1) s(-1). In a substrate specificity analysis, LbNH preferred ribonucleosides and 2'-OMe-NRs as its hydrolytic substrates, but reacted weakly with 2'-deoxyribonucleosides. In a phylogenetic analysis, LbNH showed a close relationship with purine-specific nucleoside hydrolases from trypanosomes.
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- Yuuki Mitsukawa
- a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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- b Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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- a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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- a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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- b Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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- a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Japan
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The development and application of a highly versatile suite of tools for mycobacterial genetics, coupled with widespread use of "omics" approaches to elucidate the structure, function, and regulation of mycobacterial proteins, has led to spectacular advances in our understanding of the metabolism and physiology of mycobacteria. In this article, we provide an update on nucleotide metabolism and DNA replication in mycobacteria, highlighting key findings from the past 10 to 15 years. In the first section, we focus on nucleotide metabolism, ranging from the biosynthesis, salvage, and interconversion of purine and pyrimidine ribonucleotides to the formation of deoxyribonucleotides. The second part of the article is devoted to DNA replication, with a focus on replication initiation and elongation, as well as DNA unwinding. We provide an overview of replication fidelity and mutation rates in mycobacteria and summarize evidence suggesting that DNA replication occurs during states of low metabolic activity, and conclude by suggesting directions for future research to address key outstanding questions. Although this article focuses primarily on observations from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is interspersed, where appropriate, with insights from, and comparisons with, other mycobacterial species as well as better characterized bacterial models such as Escherichia coli. Finally, a common theme underlying almost all studies of mycobacterial metabolism is the potential to identify and validate functions or pathways that can be exploited for tuberculosis drug discovery. In this context, we have specifically highlighted those processes in mycobacterial DNA replication that might satisfy this critical requirement.
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Gupta MK, Nathawat R, Sinha D, Haque AS, Sankaranarayanan R, Sonti RV. Mutations in the Predicted Active Site of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae XopQ Differentially Affect Virulence, Suppression of Host Innate Immunity, and Induction of the HR in a Nonhost Plant. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:195-206. [PMID: 25353365 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-14-0288-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the bacterial blight pathogen of rice, secretes a number of effectors through a type 3 secretion system. One of these effectors, called XopQ, is required for virulence and suppression of rice innate immune responses induced by the plant cell-wall-degrading enzyme lipase/esterase A (LipA). Bioinformatic analysis suggested that XopQ is homologous to inosine-uridine nucleoside hydrolases (NH). A structural model of XopQ with the protozoan Crithidia fasciculata purine NH suggested that D116 and Y279 are potential active site residues. X. oryzae pv. oryzae xopQ mutants (xopQ-/pHM1::xopQD116A and xopQ-/pHM1::xopQY279A) show reduced virulence on rice compared with xopQ-/pHM1::xopQ. The two predicted XopQ active site mutants (xopQ-/pHM1::xopQD116A and xopQ-/pHM1::xopQY279A) exhibit a reduced hypersensitive response (HR) on Nicotiana benthamiana, a nonhost. However, Arabidopsis lines expressing either xopQ or xopQY279A are equally proficient at suppression of LipA-induced callose deposition. Purified XopQ does not show NH activity on standard nucleoside substrates but exhibits ribose hydrolase activity on the nucleoside substrate analogue 4-nitrophenyl β-D-ribofuranoside. The D116A and Y279A mutations cause a reduction in biochemical activity. These results indicate that mutations in the predicted active site of XopQ affect virulence and induction of the HR but do not affect suppression of innate immunity.
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Characterization of inosine–uridine nucleoside hydrolase (RihC) from Escherichia coli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1844:656-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kopečná M, Blaschke H, Kopečný D, Vigouroux A, Končitíková R, Novák O, Kotland O, Strnad M, Moréra S, von Schwartzenberg K. Structure and function of nucleoside hydrolases from Physcomitrella patens and maize catalyzing the hydrolysis of purine, pyrimidine, and cytokinin ribosides. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:1568-83. [PMID: 24170203 PMCID: PMC3850210 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.228775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We present a comprehensive characterization of the nucleoside N-ribohydrolase (NRH) family in two model plants, Physcomitrella patens (PpNRH) and maize (Zea mays; ZmNRH), using in vitro and in planta approaches. We identified two NRH subclasses in the plant kingdom; one preferentially targets the purine ribosides inosine and xanthosine, while the other is more active toward uridine and xanthosine. Both subclasses can hydrolyze plant hormones such as cytokinin ribosides. We also solved the crystal structures of two purine NRHs, PpNRH1 and ZmNRH3. Structural analyses, site-directed mutagenesis experiments, and phylogenetic studies were conducted to identify the residues responsible for the observed differences in substrate specificity between the NRH isoforms. The presence of a tyrosine at position 249 (PpNRH1 numbering) confers high hydrolase activity for purine ribosides, while an aspartate residue in this position confers high activity for uridine. Bud formation is delayed by knocking out single NRH genes in P. patens, and under conditions of nitrogen shortage, PpNRH1-deficient plants cannot salvage adenosine-bound nitrogen. All PpNRH knockout plants display elevated levels of certain purine and pyrimidine ribosides and cytokinins that reflect the substrate preferences of the knocked out enzymes. NRH enzymes thus have functions in cytokinin conversion and activation as well as in purine and pyrimidine metabolism.
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Wink PL, Sanchez Quitian ZA, Rosado LA, Rodrigues VDS, Petersen GO, Lorenzini DM, Lipinski-Paes T, Saraiva Macedo Timmers LF, de Souza ON, Basso LA, Santos DS. Biochemical characterization of recombinant nucleoside hydrolase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 538:80-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Giannese F, Berg M, Van der Veken P, Castagna V, Tornaghi P, Augustyns K, Degano M. Structures of purine nucleosidase from Trypanosoma brucei bound to isozyme-specific trypanocidals and a novel metalorganic inhibitor. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:1553-66. [PMID: 23897478 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444913010792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sleeping sickness is a deadly disease that primarily affects sub-Saharan Africa and is caused by protozoan parasites of the Trypanosoma genus. Trypanosomes are purine auxotrophs and their uptake pathway has long been appreciated as an attractive target for drug design. Recently, one tight-binding competitive inhibitor of the trypanosomal purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase (IAGNH) showed remarkable trypanocidal activity in a murine model of infection. Here, the enzymatic characterization of T. brucei brucei IAGNH is presented, together with its high-resolution structures in the unliganded form and in complexes with different inhibitors, including the trypanocidal compound UAMC-00363. A description of the crucial contacts that account for the high-affinity inhibition of IAGNH by iminoribitol-based compounds is provided and the molecular mechanism underlying the conformational change necessary for enzymatic catalysis is identified. It is demonstrated for the first time that metalorganic complexes can compete for binding at the active site of nucleoside hydrolase enzymes, mimicking the positively charged transition state of the enzymatic reaction. Moreover, we show that divalent metal ions can act as noncompetitive IAGNH inhibitors, stabilizing a nonproductive conformation of the catalytic loop. These results open a path for rational improvement of the potency and the selectivity of existing compounds and suggest new scaffolds that may be used as blueprints for the design of novel antitrypanosomal compounds.
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- Francesca Giannese
- Biocrystallography Unit, Department of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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Rennó MN, França TCC, Nico D, Palatnik-de-Sousa CB, Tinoco LW, Figueroa-Villar JD. Kinetics and docking studies of two potential new inhibitors of the nucleoside hydrolase from Leishmania donovani. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 56:301-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Minici C, Cacciapuoti G, De Leo E, Porcelli M, Degano M. New determinants in the catalytic mechanism of nucleoside hydrolases from the structures of two isozymes from Sulfolobus solfataricus. Biochemistry 2012; 51:4590-9. [PMID: 22551416 DOI: 10.1021/bi300209g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The purine- and pyrimidine-specific nucleoside hydrolases (NHs) from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus participate in the fundamental pathway of nucleotide catabolism and function to maintain adequate levels of free nitrogenous bases for cellular function. The two highly homologous isozymes display distinct specificities toward nucleoside substrates, and both lack the amino acids employed for activation of the leaving group in the hydrolytic reaction by the NHs characterized thus far. We determined the high-resolution crystal structures of the purine- and pyrimidine-specific NHs from S. solfataricus to reveal that both enzymes belong to NH structural homology group I, despite the different substrate specificities. A Na(+) ion is bound at the active site of the pyrimidine-specific NH instead of the prototypical Ca(2+), delineating a role of the metals in the catalytic mechanism of NHs in the substrate binding rather than nucleophile activation. A conserved His residue, which regulates product release in other homologous NHs, provides crucial interactions for leaving group activation in the archaeal isozymes. Modeling of the enzyme-substrate interactions suggests that steric exclusion and catalytic selection underlie the orthogonal base specificity of the two isozymes.
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- Claudia Minici
- Biocrystallography Unit, Department of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Mancini DT, Matos KS, da Cunha EF, Assis TM, Guimarães AP, França TC, Ramalho TC. Molecular modeling studies on nucleoside hydrolase from the biological warfare agentBrucella suis. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2012; 30:125-36. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2012.674293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wu R, Gong W, Liu T, Zhang Y, Cao Z. QM/MM Molecular Dynamics Study of Purine-Specific Nucleoside Hydrolase. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:1984-91. [DOI: 10.1021/jp211403j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Ruibo Wu
- School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences,
East Campus, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
510006, China
- State Key
Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Chemistry, New York University, New
York, New York 10003, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, New York University, New
York, New York 10003, United
States
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- State Key
Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, New York University, New
York, New York 10003, United
States
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- State Key
Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Porcelli M, De Leo E, Marabotti A, Cacciapuoti G. Site-directed mutagenesis gives insights into substrate specificity of Sulfolobus solfataricus purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0379-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Riegler H, Geserick C, Zrenner R. Arabidopsis thaliana nucleosidase mutants provide new insights into nucleoside degradation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 191:349-359. [PMID: 21599668 PMCID: PMC3147060 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03711.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A central step in nucleoside and nucleobase salvage pathways is the hydrolysis of nucleosides to their respective nucleobases. In plants this is solely accomplished by nucleosidases (EC 3.2.2.x). To elucidate the importance of nucleosidases for nucleoside degradation, general metabolism, and plant growth, thorough phenotypic and biochemical analyses were performed using Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertion mutants lacking expression of the previously identified genes annotated as uridine ribohydrolases (URH1 and URH2). Comprehensive functional analyses of single and double mutants demonstrated that both isoforms are unimportant for seedling establishment and plant growth, while one participates in uridine degradation. Rather unexpectedly, nucleoside and nucleotide profiling and nucleosidase activity screening of soluble crude extracts revealed a deficiency of xanthosine and inosine hydrolysis in the single mutants, with substantial accumulation of xanthosine in one of them. Mixing of the two mutant extracts, and by in vitro activity reconstitution using a mixture of recombinant URH1 and URH2 proteins, both restored activity, thus providing biochemical evidence that at least these two isoforms are needed for inosine and xanthosine hydrolysis. This mutant study demonstrates the utility of in vivo systems for the examination of metabolic activities, with the discovery of the new substrate xanthosine and elucidation of a mechanism for expanding the nucleosidase substrate spectrum.
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- Heike Riegler
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology14467 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology14467 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology14467 Potsdam, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops14979 Grossbeeren, Germany
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Jung B, Hoffmann C, Möhlmann T. Arabidopsis nucleoside hydrolases involved in intracellular and extracellular degradation of purines. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 65:703-11. [PMID: 21235647 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04455.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recently, the first plant nucleoside hydrolase, NSH1 (former designation URH1), was identified at the molecular level. This enzyme's highest hydrolysis capacity is for uridine, thereby balancing pyrimidine salvage and catabolism. NSH1 was found to be less efficient in the hydrolysis of further nucleosides. However, it remained unclear whether purine nucleosides are processed by NSH1. Moreover, the biochemical and physiological functions of further NSH isoforms in Arabidopsis has not been analyzed. Here we show that NSH1 is also able to hydrolyze xanthosine with high efficiency, and thus represents the leading activity in purine and pyrimidine breakdown in a cell. A knockout mutant for NSH1 showed symptoms of accelerated senescence, accompanied by marked accumulation of uridine and xanthosine under conditions of prolonged darkness. The closest, so far uncharacterized, homolog of NSH1, NSH2, was found to act during the late phase of senescence and may support inosine breakdown. NSH3, another NSH isoform, surprisingly functions as an extracellular, purine-specific hydrolase that is involved in degradation of extracellular nucleosides and may participate in wound and pathogen responses.
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- Benjamin Jung
- Pflanzenphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Fornili A, Giabbai B, Garau G, Degano M. Energy Landscapes Associated with Macromolecular Conformational Changes from Endpoint Structures. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:17570-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja107640u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Arianna Fornili
- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Vandemeulebroucke A, Minici C, Bruno I, Muzzolini L, Tornaghi P, Parkin DW, Versées W, Steyaert J, Degano M. Structure and Mechanism of the 6-Oxopurine Nucleosidase from Trypanosoma brucei brucei,. Biochemistry 2010; 49:8999-9010. [DOI: 10.1021/bi100697d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- An Vandemeulebroucke
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions (VIB) and Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530-0701
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions (VIB) and Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions (VIB) and Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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A practical approach for computing the active site of the ribonucleoside hydrolase of E. coli encoded by rihC. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010. [PMID: 20865528 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5913-3_49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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We predict the potential active and catalytic sites, the transition state and how it is stabilized, and the mechanism of rihC ribonucleoside hydrolase of E. coli. Our approach is based on well-known primary sequence analysis techniques. A canonically associated extreme value distribution is used to assess the significance of the prediction. Parameters for the extreme value distribution are computed directly from data. Our practical approach is consistent with known results in the literature. We obtain BLOSUM matrices in a way that is intrinsically tied to the data base, and we employ user-friendly techniques that should be applicable to a range of medically significant scenarios.
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Garau G, Muzzolini L, Tornaghi P, Degano M. Active site plasticity revealed from the structure of the enterobacterial N-ribohydrolase RihA bound to a competitive inhibitor. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2010; 10:14. [PMID: 20529317 PMCID: PMC2898832 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-10-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background Pyrimidine-preferring N-ribohydrolases (CU-NHs) are a class of Ca2+-dependent enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond in pyrimidine nucleosides. With the exception of few selected organisms, their physiological relevance in prokaryotes and eukaryotes is yet under investigation. Results Here, we report the first crystal structure of a CU-NH bound to a competitive inhibitor, the complex between the Escherichia coli enzyme RihA bound to 3, 4-diaminophenyl-iminoribitol (DAPIR) to a resolution of 2.1 Å. The ligand can bind at the active site in two distinct orientations, and the stabilization of two flexible active site regions is pivotal to establish the interactions required for substrate discrimination and catalysis. Conclusions A comparison with the product-bound RihA structure allows a rationalization of the structural rearrangements required for an enzymatic catalytic cycle, highlighting a substrate-assisted cooperative motion, and suggesting a yet overlooked role of the conserved His82 residue in modulating product release. Differences in the structural features of the active sites in the two homologous CU-NHs RihA and RihB from E. coli provide a rationale for their fine differences in substrate specificity. These new findings hint at a possible role of CU-NHs in the breakdown of modified nucleosides derived from RNA molecules.
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- Gianpiero Garau
- Biocrystallography Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases - Scientific Institute S. Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan - Italy
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Ducret A, Bouity-Voubou M, Duthoit F, Norton E, Pepin P, Groleau D, Brousseau R, Lortie R. Synthesis of nucleosidic bonds using a nucleoside hydrolase in aqueous-organic media. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420601050989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Versées W, Goeminne A, Berg M, Vandemeulebroucke A, Haemers A, Augustyns K, Steyaert J. Crystal structures of T. vivax nucleoside hydrolase in complex with new potent and specific inhibitors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2009; 1794:953-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jung B, Flörchinger M, Kunz HH, Traub M, Wartenberg R, Jeblick W, Neuhaus HE, Möhlmann T. Uridine-ribohydrolase is a key regulator in the uridine degradation pathway of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:876-91. [PMID: 19293370 PMCID: PMC2671717 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.062612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Nucleoside degradation and salvage are important metabolic pathways but hardly understood in plants. Recent work on human pathogenic protozoans like Leishmania and Trypanosoma substantiates an essential function of nucleosidase activity. Plant nucleosidases are related to those from protozoans and connect the pathways of nucleoside degradation and salvage. Here, we describe the cloning of such an enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana, Uridine-Ribohydrolase 1 (URH1) and the characterization by complementation of a yeast mutant. Furthermore, URH1 was synthesized as a recombinant protein in Escherichia coli. The pure recombinant protein exhibited highest hydrolase activity for uridine, followed by inosine and adenosine, the corresponding K(m) values were 0.8, 1.4, and 0.7 mM, respectively. In addition, URH1 was able to cleave the cytokinin derivative isopentenyladenine-riboside. Promoter beta-glucuronidase fusion studies revealed that URH1 is mainly transcribed in the vascular cells of roots and in root tips, guard cells, and pollen. Mutants expressing the Arabidopsis enzyme or the homolog from rice (Oryza sativa) exhibit resistance toward toxic fluorouridine, fluorouracil, and fluoroorotic acid, providing clear evidence for a pivotal function of URH1 as regulative in pyrimidine degradation. Moreover, mutants with increased and decreased nucleosidase activity are delayed in germination, indicating that this enzyme activity must be well balanced in the early phase of plant development.
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- Benjamin Jung
- Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Biochemical characterization and homology modeling of a purine-specific ribonucleoside hydrolase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus: insights into mechanisms of protein stabilization. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 483:55-65. [PMID: 19121283 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2008] [Revised: 12/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We report the biochemical and structural characterization of the purine-specific ribonucleoside hydrolase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (SsIAG-NH). SsIAG-NH is a homodimer of 70kDa specific for adenosine, guanosine and inosine. SsIAG-NH is highly thermophilic and is characterized by extreme thermodynamic stability (T(m), 107 degrees C), kinetic stability and remarkable resistance to guanidinium chloride-induced unfolding. A disulfide bond that, on the basis of SDS-PAGE is positioned intersubunits, plays an important role in thermal stability. SsIAG-NH shares 43% sequence identity with the homologous pyrimidine-specific nucleoside hydrolase from S. solfataricus (SsCU-NH). The comparative sequence alignment of SsIAG-NH, SsCU-NH, purine non-specific nucleoside hydrolase from Crithidia fasciculata and purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase from Trypanosoma vivax shows that, only few changes in the base pocket are responsible for different substrate specificity of two S. solfataricus enzymes. The structure of SsIAG-NH predicted by homology modeling allows us to infer the role of specific residues in substrate specificity and thermostability.
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Vandemeulebroucke A, De Vos S, Van Holsbeke E, Steyaert J, Versées W. A Flexible Loop as a Functional Element in the Catalytic Mechanism of Nucleoside Hydrolase from Trypanosoma vivax. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:22272-82. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803705200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Iovane E, Giabbai B, Muzzolini L, Matafora V, Fornili A, Minici C, Giannese F, Degano M. Structural Basis for Substrate Specificity in Group I Nucleoside Hydrolases,. Biochemistry 2008; 47:4418-26. [DOI: 10.1021/bi702448s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Elena Iovane
- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Porcelli M, Concilio L, Peluso I, Marabotti A, Facchiano A, Cacciapuoti G. Pyrimidine-specific ribonucleoside hydrolase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus- biochemical characterization and homology modeling. FEBS J 2008; 275:1900-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06348.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Belenky P, Racette FG, Bogan KL, McClure JM, Smith JS, Brenner C. Nicotinamide riboside promotes Sir2 silencing and extends lifespan via Nrk and Urh1/Pnp1/Meu1 pathways to NAD+. Cell 2007; 129:473-84. [PMID: 17482543 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2006] [Revised: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although NAD(+) biosynthesis is required for Sir2 functions and replicative lifespan in yeast, alterations in NAD(+) precursors have been reported to accelerate aging but not to extend lifespan. In eukaryotes, nicotinamide riboside is a newly discovered NAD(+) precursor that is converted to nicotinamide mononucleotide by specific nicotinamide riboside kinases, Nrk1 and Nrk2. In this study, we discovered that exogenous nicotinamide riboside promotes Sir2-dependent repression of recombination, improves gene silencing, and extends lifespan without calorie restriction. The mechanism of action of nicotinamide riboside is totally dependent on increased net NAD(+) synthesis through two pathways, the Nrk1 pathway and the Urh1/Pnp1/Meu1 pathway, which is Nrk1 independent. Additionally, the two nicotinamide riboside salvage pathways contribute to NAD(+) metabolism in the absence of nicotinamide-riboside supplementation. Thus, like calorie restriction in the mouse, nicotinamide riboside elevates NAD(+) and increases Sir2 function.
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- Peter Belenky
- Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Rubin 733-HB7937, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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Fornili A, Sironi M, Degano M. Accurate description of nitrogenous base flexibility in classical molecular dynamics simulations of nucleotides bound to proteins. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:6297-302. [PMID: 17508739 DOI: 10.1021/jp0713357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Proteins can induce significant distortions in planar cyclic compounds upon binding, in particular in nucleotide-enzyme complexes. An accurate representation of the ring flexibility is thus desirable when modeling these systems through classical force fields, especially when deformations are supposed to be involved in the catalytic mechanism. In this study, we use a newly developed general procedure to determine sets of dihedral parameters for planar cycles that accurately reproduce their out-of-plane normal modes as determined at the quantum mechanical (QM) level. The optimization allows the deviation from reference data to be reduced for the pyrimidine bases to values comparable to the accuracy of the QM data. Furthermore, the influence of the description of ring flexibility in protein-ligand interactions is assessed through molecular dynamics simulations of the complex between uridine and the pyrimidine-specific nucleoside hydrolase YeiK using the AMBER force field. The differences in ligand-protein interactions emerging from different parameter sets are also discussed with respect to existing biochemical data.
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Kim HS, Lee JH, Lee WS, Bang WG. Genes encoding ribonucleoside hydrolase 1 and 2 from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2006; 152:1169-1177. [PMID: 16549679 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28703-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Two kinds of nucleoside hydrolases (NHs) encoded by rih1 and rih2 were cloned from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes using deoD- and gsk-defective Escherichia coli. Sequence analysis revealed that NH 1 was a protein of 337 aa with a deduced molecular mass of 35,892 Da, whereas NH 2 consisted of 308 aa with a calculated molecular mass of 32 310 Da. Experiments with crude extracts of IPTG-induced E. coli CGSC 6885(pTNU23) and 6885(pTNI12) indicated that the Rih1 enzyme could catalyse the hydrolysis of uridine and cytidine and showed pyrimidine-specific ribonucleoside hydrolase activity. Rih2 was able to hydrolyse both purine and pyrimidine ribonucleosides with the following order of activity -- inosine>adenosine>uridine>guanosine>xanthosine>cytidine -- and was classified in the non-specific NHs family. rih1 and rih2 deletion mutants displayed a decrease in cell growth on minimal medium supplemented with pyrimidine and purine/pyrimidine nucleosides, respectively, compared with the wild-type strain. Growth of each mutant was substantially complemented by introducing rih1 and rih2, respectively. Furthermore, disruption of both rih1 and rih2 led to the inability of the mutant to utilize purine and pyrimidine nucleosides as sole carbon source on minimal medium. These results indicated that rih1 and rih2 play major roles in the salvage pathways of nucleosides in this micro-organism.
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- Hyun-Soo Kim
- R&D Center for Bioproducts, CJ Corp., Seoul 157-724, Korea
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- R&D Center for Bioproducts, CJ Corp., Seoul 157-724, Korea
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- R&D Center for Bioproducts, CJ Corp., Seoul 157-724, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Versées W, Barlow J, Steyaert J. Transition-state Complex of the Purine-specific Nucleoside Hydrolase of T.vivax: Enzyme Conformational Changes and Implications for Catalysis. J Mol Biol 2006; 359:331-46. [PMID: 16630632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Revised: 03/08/2006] [Accepted: 03/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nucleoside hydrolases cleave the N-glycosidic bond of ribonucleosides. Crystal structures of the purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase from Trypanosoma vivax have previously been solved in complex with inhibitors or a substrate. All these structures show the dimeric T. vivax nucleoside hydrolase with an "open" active site with a highly flexible loop (loop 2) in its vicinity. Here, we present the crystal structures of the T. vivax nucleoside hydrolase with both soaked (TvNH-ImmH(soak)) and co-crystallised (TvNH-ImmH(co)) transition-state inhibitor immucillin H (ImmH or (1S)-1-(9-deazahypoxanthin-9-yl)-1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-ribitol) to 2.1 A and 2.2 A resolution, respectively. In the co-crystallised structure, loop 2 is ordered and folds over the active site, establishing previously unobserved enzyme-inhibitor interactions. As such this structure presents the first complete picture of a purine-specific NH active site, including leaving group interactions. In the closed active site, a water channel of highly ordered water molecules leads out from the N7 of the nucleoside toward bulk solvent, while Trp260 approaches the nucleobase in a tight parallel stacking interaction. Together with mutagenesis results, this structure rules out a mechanism of leaving group activation by general acid catalysis, as proposed for base-aspecific nucleoside hydrolases. Instead, the structure is consistent with the previously proposed mechanism of leaving group protonation in the T. vivax nucleoside hydrolase where aromatic stacking with Trp260 and an intramolecular O5'-H8C hydrogen bond increase the pKa of the N7 sufficiently to allow protonation by solvent. A mechanism that couples loop closure to the positioning of active site residues is proposed based on a comparison of the soaked structure with the co-crystallized structure. Interestingly, the dimer interface area increases by 40% upon closure of loop 2, with loop 1 of one subunit interacting with loop 2 of the other subunit, suggesting a relationship between the dimeric form of the enzyme and its catalytic activity.
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- W Versées
- Laboratorium voor Ultrastructuur, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium.
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Marino M, Deuss M, Svergun DI, Konarev PV, Sterner R, Mayans O. Structural and mutational analysis of substrate complexation by anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase from Sulfolobus solfataricus. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:21410-21421. [PMID: 16714288 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601403200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The metabolic synthesis and degradation of essential nucleotide compounds are primarily carried out by phosphoribosyltransferases (PRT) and nucleoside phosphorylases (NP), respectively. Despite the resemblance of their reactions, five classes of PRTs and NPs exist, where anthranilate PRT (AnPRT) constitutes the only evolutionary link between synthesis and degradation processes. We have characterized the active site of dimeric AnPRT from Sulfolobus solfataricus by elucidating crystal structures of the wild-type enzyme complexed to its two natural substrates anthranilate and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate/Mg(2+). These bind into two different domains within each protomer and are brought together during catalysis by rotational domain motions as shown by small angle x-ray scattering data. Steady-state kinetics of mutated AnPRT variants address the role of active site residues in binding and catalysis. Results allow the comparative analysis of PRT and pyrimidine NP families and expose related structural motifs involved in nucleotide/nucleoside recognition by these enzyme families.
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- Marco Marino
- Division of Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany; Institut für Biochemie, Universität zu Köln, Otto-Fischer-Strasse 12-14, D-50674 Köln, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, c/o DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 59, 117333 Moscow, Russia
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, c/o DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 59, 117333 Moscow, Russia
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- Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany; Institut für Biochemie, Universität zu Köln, Otto-Fischer-Strasse 12-14, D-50674 Köln, Germany
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- Division of Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Berti PJ, McCann JAB. Toward a detailed understanding of base excision repair enzymes: transition state and mechanistic analyses of N-glycoside hydrolysis and N-glycoside transfer. Chem Rev 2006; 106:506-55. [PMID: 16464017 DOI: 10.1021/cr040461t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Paul J Berti
- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Bates C, Kendrick Z, McDonald N, Kline PC. Transition state analysis of adenosine nucleosidase from yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2006; 67:5-12. [PMID: 16300810 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The transition state of adenosine nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.7) isolated from yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus) was determined based upon a series of heavy atom kinetic isotope effects. Adenosine labeled with 13C, 2H, and 15N was analyzed by liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry to determine kinetic isotope effects. Values of 1.024+/-0.004, 1.121+/-0.005, 1.093+/-0.004, 0.993+/-0.006, and 1.028+/-0.005 were found for [1'-13C], [1'-2H], [2'-2H], [5'-2H], and [9-15N] adenosine, respectively. Using a bond order bond energy vibrational analysis, a transition state consisting of a significantly broken C-N bond, formation of an oxocarbenium ion in the ribose ring, a conformation of C3-exo for the ribose ring, and protonation of the heterocyclic base was proposed. This transition state was found to be very similar to the transition state for nucleoside hydrolase, another purine metabolizing enzyme, isolated from Crithidia fasciculata.
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- Carl Bates
- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Box 68, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
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Hunt C, Gillani N, Farone A, Rezaei M, Kline PC. Kinetic isotope effects of nucleoside hydrolase from Escherichia coli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2005; 1751:140-9. [PMID: 16027052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2004] [Revised: 06/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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rihC is one of a group of three ribonucleoside hydrolases found in Escherichia coli (E. coli). The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of selected nucleosides to ribose and the corresponding base. A family of Vmax/Km kinetic isotope effects using uridine labeled with stable isotopes, such as 2H, 13C, and 15N, were determined by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). The kinetic isotope effects were 1.012+/-0.006, 1.027+/-0.005, 1.134+/-0.007, 1.122+/-0.008, and 1.002+/-0.004 for [1'-13C], [1-15N], [1'-2H], [2'-2H], and [5'-2H2] uridine, respectively. A transition state based upon a bond-energy bond-order vibrational analysis (BEBOVIB) of the observed kinetic isotope effects is proposed. The main features of this transition state are activation of the heterocyclic base by protonation of/or hydrogen bonding to O2, an extensively broken C-N glycosidic bond, formation of an oxocarbenium ion in the ribose ring, C3'-exo ribose ring conformation, and almost no bond formation to the attacking nucleophile. The proposed transition state for the prokaryotic E. coli nucleoside hydrolase is compared to that of a similar enzyme isolated from Crithidia fasciculata (C. fasciculata).
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- Cindy Hunt
- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 68, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
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Rohmer L, Guttman DS, Dangl JL. Diverse evolutionary mechanisms shape the type III effector virulence factor repertoire in the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. Genetics 2005; 167:1341-60. [PMID: 15280247 PMCID: PMC1470954 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.103.019638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Many gram-negative pathogenic bacteria directly translocate effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells via type III delivery systems. Type III effector proteins are determinants of virulence on susceptible plant hosts; they are also the proteins that trigger specific disease resistance in resistant plant hosts. Evolution of type III effectors is dominated by competing forces: the likely requirement for conservation of virulence function, the avoidance of host defenses, and possible adaptation to new hosts. To understand the evolutionary history of type III effectors in Pseudomonas syringae, we searched for homologs to 44 known or candidate P. syringae type III effectors and two effector chaperones. We examined 24 gene families for distribution among bacterial species, amino acid sequence diversity, and features indicative of horizontal transfer. We assessed the role of diversifying and purifying selection in the evolution of these gene families. While some P. syringae type III effectors were acquired recently, others have evolved predominantly by descent. The majority of codons in most of these genes were subjected to purifying selection, suggesting selective pressure to maintain presumed virulence function. However, members of 7 families had domains subject to diversifying selection.
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- Laurence Rohmer
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Roden JA, Belt B, Ross JB, Tachibana T, Vargas J, Mudgett MB. A genetic screen to isolate type III effectors translocated into pepper cells during Xanthomonas infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:16624-9. [PMID: 15545602 PMCID: PMC534543 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407383101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv) uses a type III secretion system (TTSS) to translocate effector proteins into host plant cells. The TTSS is required for Xcv colonization, yet the identity of many proteins translocated through this apparatus is not known. We used a genetic screen to functionally identify Xcv TTSS effectors. A transposon 5 (Tn5)-based transposon construct including the coding sequence for the Xcv AvrBs2 effector devoid of its TTSS signal was randomly inserted into the Xcv genome. Insertion of the avrBs2 reporter gene into Xcv genes coding for proteins containing a functional TTSS signal peptide resulted in the creation of chimeric TTSS effector::AvrBs2 fusion proteins. Xcv strains containing these fusions translocated the AvrBs2 reporter in a TTSS-dependent manner into resistant BS2 pepper cells during infection, activating the avrBs2-dependent hypersensitive response (HR). We isolated seven chimeric fusion proteins and designated the identified TTSS effectors as Xanthomonas outer proteins (Xops). Translocation of each Xop was confirmed by using the calmodulin-dependent adenylate cydase reporter assay. Three xop genes are Xanthomonas spp.-specific, whereas homologs for the rest are found in other phytopathogenic bacteria. XopF1 and XopF2 define an effector gene family in Xcv. XopN contains a eukaryotic protein fold repeat and is required for full Xcv pathogenicity in pepper and tomato. The translocated effectors identified in this work expand our knowledge of the diversity of proteins that Xcv uses to manipulate its hosts.
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- Julie Anne Roden
- Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Giabbai B, Degano M. Crystal Structure to 1.7 Å of the Escherichia coli Pyrimidine Nucleoside Hydrolase YeiK, a Novel Candidate for Cancer Gene Therapy. Structure 2004; 12:739-49. [PMID: 15130467 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Enzymes with nucleoside hydrolase (NH) activity are crucial for salvaging nucleic acid components in purine auxotrophic protozoan parasites, but are also present in prokaryotes and higher eukaryotes. Here we analyze the distribution of genes encoding for putative NH proteins and characterize the yeiK gene product from Escherichia coli as a pyrimidine-specific NH. The crystal structure of YeiK to 1.7 A defines the structural basis for its substrate specificity and identifies residues involved in the catalytic mechanism that differ from both nonspecific and purine-specific NHs. Large differences in the tetrameric quaternary structure compared to nonspecific protozoan NHs are brought forth by minor differences in the interacting surfaces. The first structural and functional characterization of a nonparasitic, pyrimidine nucleoside-specific NH suggests a possible role for these enzymes in the metabolism of tRNA nucleosides. The high catalytic efficiency of YeiK toward 5-fluorouridine could be exploited for suicide gene therapy in cancer treatment.
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- Barbara Giabbai
- Biocrystallography Unit, DIBIT, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, I-20132 Milan, Italy
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Nucleoside hydrolases cleave the N-glycosidic bond of ribonucleosides. Because of their vital role in the protozoan purine salvage pathway, nucleoside hydrolases from parasitic protozoa in particular have been studied extensively by X-ray crystallography, kinetic methods and site-directed mutagenesis. An elaborate network of conserved interactions between the metalloenzyme and the ribose enables steric and electrostatic stabilisation of the oxocarbenium-ion-like transition state. Activation of the leaving group by protonation before the formation of the transition state is a recurring catalytic strategy of enzymes that cleave N-glycosidic bonds. However, the mechanisms underlying leaving group activation are still the subject of debate for the nucleoside hydrolases.
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- Wim Versées
- Department of Ultrastructure, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium.
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Mazumder D, Bruice TC. Exploring nucleoside hydrolase catalysis in silico: molecular dynamics study of enzyme-bound substrate and transition state. J Am Chem Soc 2002; 124:14591-600. [PMID: 12465969 DOI: 10.1021/ja021088e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The mechanism of action of inosine-uridine nucleoside hydrolase has been investigated by long-term molecular dynamics (MD) simulation in TIP3P water using stochastic boundary conditions. Five MD studies have been performed with enzyme substrate complex (E.S), enzyme substrate complex with protonated His241 (EH.S), enzyme transition state complex (E.TS), enzyme transition state complex with protonated His241 (EH.TS), and His241Ala transition state complex E(H241A).TS. Special attention has been given to the role of His241, which has been considered as the general acid catalyst to assist departure of the leaving nucleobase on the basis of its location in the active site in the X-ray crystal structure (). Yet on the basis of the location in the active site, Tyr229 is closer to the aniline ring of pAPIR as compared to His241. On initiation of MD simulations, His241 does not approach the nucleobase in the structures of EH.S, E.S, EH.TS, and E.TS. In the solvated enzyme, Tyr229, which is a member of the hydrogen bonding network inosine O2'.Asp14.His241.Tyr229.inosine N7, serves as a proton source to the leaving nucleobase. The loss of significant activity of His241Ala mutant is shown to be related to the disruption of the above hydrogen bonded network and the distancing of Tyr229 from inosine N7. The structures of the enzyme complexes with substrate or TS are not visibly altered on protonation of His241, a most unusual outcome. The bell-shaped pH dependence upon pK(app)'s of 7.1 and 9.1 may be attributed to the necessity of the dissociation of Asp10 or Asp15 and the acid form of Tyr229, respectively. In TS, the residue Ile81 migrated closer, whereas Arg233 moved away from the nucleobase. The probability of ribooxocarbenium ion stabilization by Asn168 and Asp14 is discussed. The Asp14-CO(2)(-) is hydrogen bonded to the ribose 2'-OH for 96% of the MD simulation time. Nucleophilic addition of water138 to ribooxocarbenium ion is suggested to be assisted by the proton shuttle from water138 --> Asp10 --> Asp15 --> water pool. An anticorrelation motion between Tyr229-OH and Asn168-OD1 in EH.S and E.S is observed. The relationship of this anticorrelated motion to mechanism, if any, deserves further exploration, perhaps the formation of a near attack conformation.
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- Devleena Mazumder
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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