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Smith MM, Beaupre BA, Fourozesh DC, Meneely KM, Lamb AL, Moran GR. Finding Ways to Relax: A Revisionistic Analysis of the Chemistry of E. coli GTP Cyclohydrolase II. Biochemistry 2021; 60:3027-3039. [PMID: 34569786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) cyclohydrolase II (RibA) is one of three enzymes that hydrolytically cleave the C8-N9 bond of the GTP guanine. RibA also catalyzes a subsequent hydrolytic attack at the base liberating formate and in addition cleaves the α-β phosphodiester bond of the triphosphate to form pyrophosphate (PPi). These hydrolytic reactions are promoted by tandem active-site metal ions, zinc and magnesium, that respectively function at the GTP guanine and triphosphate moieties. The RibA reaction is part of riboflavin biosynthesis and forms 2,5-diamino-6-β-pyrimidinone 5'-phosphate, an exocyclic pyrimidine nucleotide that ultimately forms the pyrimidine ring of the isoalloxazine of riboflavin. The stoichiometry of the RibA reaction was defined in the study that first identified this activity in Escherichia coli (Foor, F., Brown, G. M. J. Biol. Chem., 1975, 250, 9, 3545-3551) and has not been quantitatively evaluated in subsequent works. Using primarily transient state approaches we examined the interaction of RibA from E. coli with the GTP, inosine triphosphate, and PPi. Our data indicate that PPi is a slow substrate for RibA that is cleaved to form two phosphate ions (Pi). A combination of real-time enzymatically coupled Pi reporter assays and end-point 31P NMR revealed that Pi is formed at a catalytically relevant rate in the native reaction of RibA with GTP, redefining the reaction stoichiometry. Furthermore, our data indicate that both PPi and GTP stimulate conformational changes prior to hydrolytic chemistry, and we conclude that the cleavage of PPi bound as a substrate or an intermediate state results in conformational relaxation.
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- Madison M Smith
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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Hu F, Huang Z, Zheng S, Wu Q, Chen Y, Lin H, Huang W, Li L. Structural and biochemical characterization of inorganic pyrophosphatase from Homo sapiens. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 533:1115-1121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.09.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Malykh EA, Butov IA, Ravcheeva AB, Krylov AA, Mashko SV, Stoynova NV. Specific features of L-histidine production by Escherichia coli concerned with feedback control of AICAR formation and inorganic phosphate/metal transport. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:42. [PMID: 29544475 PMCID: PMC5852967 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0890-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the L-histidine (His) biosynthetic pathway of Escherichia coli, the first key enzyme, ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase (ATP-PRT, HisG), is subject to different types of inhibition. Eliminating the feedback inhibition of HisG by the His end product is an important step that enables the oversynthesis of His in breeding strains. However, the previously reported feedback inhibition-resistant mutant enzyme from E. coli, HisGE271K, is inhibited by purine nucleotides, particularly ADP and AMP, via competitive inhibition with its ATP substrate. 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR), which is formed not only during His biosynthesis but also during de novo purine biosynthesis, acts as a natural analog of AMP and substitutes for it in some enzymatic reactions. We hypothesized that AICAR could control its own formation, particularly through the His biosynthetic pathway, by negatively influencing HisG enzymatic activity, which would make preventing ATP-PRT transferase inhibition by AICAR crucial for His overproduction. RESULTS For the first time, both the native E. coli HisG and the previously described feedback-resistant mutant HisGE271K enzymes were shown to be sensitive to inhibition by AICAR, a structural analog of AMP. To circumvent the negative effect that AICAR has on His synthesis, we constructed the new His-producing strain EA83 and demonstrated its improved histidine production. This increased production was particularly associated with the improved conversion of AICAR to ATP due to purH and purA gene overexpression; additionally, the PitA-dependent phosphate/metal (Me2+-Pi) transport system was modified by a pitA gene deletion. This His-producing strain unexpectedly exhibited decreased alkaline phosphatase activity at low Pi concentrations. AICAR was consequently hypothesized inhibit the two-component PhoBR system, which controls Pho regulon gene expression. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of a key enzyme in the His biosynthetic pathway, HisG, by AICAR, which is formed in this pathway, generates a serious bottleneck during His production. The constructed His-producing strain demonstrated the enhanced expression of genes that encode enzymes involved in the metabolism of AICAR to ATP, which is a substrate of HisG, and thus led to improved His accumulation.
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- Evgeniya A Malykh
- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation
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- Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute, 1-st Dorozny pr., 1-1, Moscow, 117545, Russian Federation.
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Baykov AA, Anashkin VA, Salminen A, Lahti R. Inorganic pyrophosphatases of Family II-two decades after their discovery. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:3225-3234. [PMID: 28986979 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPases) convert pyrophosphate (PPi ) to phosphate and are present in all cell types. Soluble PPases belong to three nonhomologous families, of which Family II is found in approximately a quarter of prokaryotic organisms, often pathogenic ones. Each subunit of dimeric canonical Family II PPases is formed by two domains connected by a flexible linker, with the active site located between the domains. These enzymes require both magnesium and a transition metal ion (manganese or cobalt) for maximal activity and are the most active (kcat ≈ 104 s-1 ) among all PPase types. Catalysis by Family II PPases requires four metal ions per substrate molecule, three of which form a unique trimetal center that coordinates the nucleophilic water and converts it to a reactive hydroxide ion. A quarter of Family II PPases contain an autoinhibitory regulatory insert formed by two cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) domains and one DRTGG domain. Adenine nucleotide binding either activates or inhibits the CBS domain-containing PPases, thereby tuning their activity and, hence, PPi levels, in response to changes in cell energy status (ATP/ADP ratio).
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- Alexander A Baykov
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Finland
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Jamwal A, Yogavel M, Abdin MZ, Jain SK, Sharma A. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Apicomplexan Inorganic Pyrophosphatases. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5255. [PMID: 28701714 PMCID: PMC5507929 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05234-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPase) participate in energy cycling and they are essential for growth and survival of organisms. Here we report extensive structural and functional characterization of soluble PPases from the human parasites Plasmodium falciparum (PfPPase) and Toxoplasma gondii (TgPPase). Our results show that PfPPase is a cytosolic enzyme whose gene expression is upregulated during parasite asexual stages. Cambialistic PfPPase actively hydrolyzes linear short chain polyphosphates like PPi, polyP3 and ATP in the presence of Zn2+. A remarkable new feature of PfPPase is the low complexity asparagine-rich N-terminal region that mediates its dimerization. Deletion of N-region has an unexpected and substantial effect on the stability of PfPPase domain, resulting in aggregation and significant loss of enzyme activity. Significantly, the crystal structures of PfPPase and TgPPase reveal unusual and unprecedented dimeric organizations and provide new fundamental insights into the variety of oligomeric assemblies possible in eukaryotic inorganic PPases.
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- Abhishek Jamwal
- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110063, India
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- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110063, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110063, India.,Department of Biochemistry, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences, 110063, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Gutiérrez-Luna FM, Navarro de la Sancha E, Valencia-Turcotte LG, Vázquez-Santana S, Rodríguez-Sotres R. Evidence for a non-overlapping subcellular localization of the family I isoforms of soluble inorganic pyrophosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 253:229-242. [PMID: 27968992 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pyrophosphate is a byproduct of macromolecular biosynthesis and its degradation gives a thermodynamic impulse to cell growth. Soluble inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPa) are present in all living cells, but in plants and other Eukaryotes membrane-bound H+-pumping pyrophosphatases may compete with these soluble counterparts for the substrate. In Arabidopsis thaliana there are six genes encoding for classic family I PPa isoforms, five cytoplasmic, and one considered to be organellar. Here, six transgenic stable A. thaliana lines, each expressing one of the PPa isoforms from this same plant species in fusion with a fluorescent protein, were obtained and analyzed under confocal and immunogold transmission electron microscopy. The results confirmed the cytoplasmic localization for isoforms 1-5, and showed an exclusive chloroplastic localization for isoform 6. In contrast to previous reports, the data presented here revealed a differential distribution pattern for the isoforms 1 and 5, in comparison to isoforms 2 and 3, and also the presence of isoform 4 in the intercellular space and cell wall, in addition to its presence in cytoplasm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a PPa family I protein localized in the intercellular space in plants.
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- Francisca Morayna Gutiérrez-Luna
- Departamento De Bioquímica, Facultad De Química, UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento De Bioquímica, Facultad De Química, UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento De Bioquímica, Facultad De Química, UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento De Biología Comparada, Facultad De Ciencias, UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento De Bioquímica, Facultad De Química, UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col. Cd. Universitaria. C.p. 04510, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico.
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Jamwal A, Round AR, Bannwarth L, Venien-Bryan C, Belrhali H, Yogavel M, Sharma A. Structural and Functional Highlights of Vacuolar Soluble Protein 1 from Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei brucei. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:30498-513. [PMID: 26494625 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.674176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei) is responsible for the fatal human disease called African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness. The causative parasite, Trypanosoma, encodes soluble versions of inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPase), also called vacuolar soluble proteins (VSPs), which are localized to its acidocalcisomes. The latter are acidic membrane-enclosed organelles rich in polyphosphate chains and divalent cations whose significance in these parasites remains unclear. We here report the crystal structure of T. brucei brucei acidocalcisomal PPases in a ternary complex with Mg(2+) and imidodiphosphate. The crystal structure reveals a novel structural architecture distinct from known class I PPases in its tetrameric oligomeric state in which a fused EF hand domain arranges around the catalytic PPase domain. This unprecedented assembly evident from TbbVSP1 crystal structure is further confirmed by SAXS and TEM data. SAXS data suggest structural flexibility in EF hand domains indicative of conformational plasticity within TbbVSP1.
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- Abhishek Jamwal
- From the Structural and Computational Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, 38042 Grenoble, France, the Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, 38042 Grenoble, France, and
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- the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, 38042 Grenoble, France, the Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, 38042 Grenoble, France, and
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- From the Structural and Computational Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- From the Structural and Computational Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India,
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Cunningham J, Rodríguez M, Messa P. Magnesium in chronic kidney disease Stages 3 and 4 and in dialysis patients. Clin Kidney J 2015; 5:i39-i51. [PMID: 26069820 PMCID: PMC4455820 DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The kidney has a vital role in magnesium homeostasis and, although the renal handling of magnesium is highly adaptable, this ability deteriorates when renal function declines significantly. In moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), increases in the fractional excretion of magnesium largely compensate for the loss of glomerular filtration rate to maintain normal serum magnesium levels. However, in more advanced CKD (as creatinine clearance falls <30 mL/min), this compensatory mechanism becomes inadequate such that overt hypermagnesaemia develops frequently in patients with creatinine clearances <10 mL/min. Dietary calcium and magnesium may affect the intestinal uptake of each other, though results are conflicting, and likewise the role of vitamin D on intestinal magnesium absorption is somewhat uncertain. In patients undergoing dialysis, the effect of various magnesium and calcium dialysate concentrations has been investigated in haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Results generally show that dialysate magnesium, at 0.75 mmol/L, is likely to cause mild hypermagnesaemia, results for a magnesium dialysate concentration of 0.5 mmol/L were less consistent, whereas serum magnesium levels were mostly normal to hypomagnesaemic when 0.2 and 0.25 mmol/L were used. While dialysate magnesium concentration is a major determinant of HD or PD patients’ magnesium balance, other factors such as nutrition and medications (e.g. laxatives or antacids) also play an important role. Also examined in this review is the role of magnesium on parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in dialysis patients. Although various studies have shown that patients with higher serum magnesium tend to have lower PTH levels, many of these suffer from methodological limitations. Finally, we examine the complex and often conflicting results concerning the interplay between magnesium and bone in uraemic patients. Although the exact role of magnesium in bone metabolism is unclear, it may have both positive and negative effects, and it is uncertain what the optimal magnesium levels are in uraemic patients.
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- John Cunningham
- UCL Centre for Nephrology Royal Free, University College London Medical School, London, UK
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- Nephrology Service, IMIBIC, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
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An enzymatic platform for the synthesis of isoprenoid precursors. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105594. [PMID: 25153179 PMCID: PMC4143292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The isoprenoid family of compounds is estimated to contain ∼65,000 unique structures including medicines, fragrances, and biofuels. Due to their structural complexity, many isoprenoids can only be obtained by extraction from natural sources, an inherently risky and costly process. Consequently, the biotechnology industry is attempting to genetically engineer microorganisms that can produce isoprenoid-based drugs and fuels on a commercial scale. Isoprenoid backbones are constructed from two, five-carbon building blocks, isopentenyl 5-pyrophosphate and dimethylallyl 5-pyrophosphate, which are end-products of either the mevalonate or non-mevalonate pathways. By linking the HMG-CoA reductase pathway (which produces mevalonate) to the mevalonate pathway, these building block can be synthesized enzymatically from acetate, ATP, NAD(P)H and CoA. Here, the enzymes in these pathways are used to produce pathway intermediates and end-products in single-pot reactions and in remarkably high yield, ∼85%. A strategy for the regio-specific incorporation of isotopes into isoprenoid backbones is developed and used to synthesize a series of isotopomers of diphosphomevalonate, the immediate end-product of the mevalonate pathway. The enzymatic system is shown to be robust and capable of producing quantities of product in aqueous solutions that meet or exceed the highest levels achieved using genetically engineered organisms in high-density fermentation.
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Kohn G, Delvaux D, Lakaye B, Servais AC, Scholer G, Fillet M, Elias B, Derochette JM, Crommen J, Wins P, Bettendorff L. High inorganic triphosphatase activities in bacteria and mammalian cells: identification of the enzymes involved. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43879. [PMID: 22984449 PMCID: PMC3440374 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We recently characterized a specific inorganic triphosphatase (PPPase) from Nitrosomonas europaea. This enzyme belongs to the CYTH superfamily of proteins. Many bacterial members of this family are annotated as predicted adenylate cyclases, because one of the founding members is CyaB adenylate cyclase from A. hydrophila. The aim of the present study is to determine whether other members of the CYTH protein family also have a PPPase activity, if there are PPPase activities in animal tissues and what enzymes are responsible for these activities. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Recombinant enzymes were expressed and purified as GST- or His-tagged fusion proteins and the enzyme activities were determined by measuring the release of inorganic phosphate. We show that the hitherto uncharacterized E. coli CYTH protein ygiF is a specific PPPase, but it contributes only marginally to the total PPPase activity in this organism, where the main enzyme responsible for hydrolysis of inorganic triphosphate (PPP(i)) is inorganic pyrophosphatase. We further show that CyaB hydrolyzes PPP(i) but this activity is low compared to its adenylate cyclase activity. Finally we demonstrate a high PPPase activity in mammalian and quail tissue, particularly in the brain. We show that this activity is mainly due to Prune, an exopolyphosphatase overexpressed in metastatic tumors where it promotes cell motility. CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE We show for the first time that PPPase activities are widespread in bacteria and animals. We identified the enzymes responsible for these activities but we were unable to detect significant amounts of PPP(i) in E. coli or brain extracts using ion chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. The role of these enzymes may be to hydrolyze PPP(i), which could be cytotoxic because of its high affinity for Ca(2+), thereby interfering with Ca(2+) signaling.
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- Gregory Kohn
- GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CIRM, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CIRM, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CIRM, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Pace DA, Fang J, Cintron R, Docampo MD, Moreno SNJ. Overexpression of a cytosolic pyrophosphatase (TgPPase) reveals a regulatory role of PP(i) in glycolysis for Toxoplasma gondii. Biochem J 2011; 440:229-40. [PMID: 21831041 PMCID: PMC4874478 DOI: 10.1042/bj20110641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PP(i) is a critical element of cellular metabolism as both an energy donor and as an allosteric regulator of several metabolic pathways. The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii uses PP(i) in place of ATP as an energy donor in at least two reactions: the glycolytic PP(i)-dependent PFK (phosphofructokinase) and V-H(+)-PPase [vacuolar H(+)-translocating PPase (pyrophosphatase)]. In the present study, we report the cloning, expression and characterization of cytosolic TgPPase (T. gondii soluble PPase). Amino acid sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis indicates that the gene encodes a family I soluble PPase. Overexpression of the enzyme in extracellular tachyzoites led to a 6-fold decrease in the cytosolic concentration of PP(i) relative to wild-type strain RH tachyzoites. Unexpectedly, this subsequent reduction in PP(i) was associated with a higher glycolytic flux in the overexpressing mutants, as evidenced by higher rates of proton and lactate extrusion. In addition to elevated glycolytic flux, TgPPase-overexpressing tachyzoites also possessed higher ATP concentrations relative to wild-type RH parasites. These results implicate PP(i) as having a significant regulatory role in glycolysis and, potentially, other downstream processes that regulate growth and cell division.
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- Douglas A Pace
- Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Solís C, Celis H, Romero I, Isaac-Olivé K, Andrade E, Eslava-Rosas F, Monroy-Rosales J, Cuevas-Moreno R. Metal/protein ratio determination in the Rhodobacter capsulatus cytoplasmic pyrophosphatase enzyme by particle induced X-ray emission. J Microbiol Methods 2011; 84:272-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sartoris RP, Santana RC, Baggio RF, Peña O, Perec M, Calvo R. Pyrophosphate-bridged Cu(II) chain magnet: {[Na3Cu(P2O7)(NO3)].3H2O}n. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:5650-7. [PMID: 20462277 DOI: 10.1021/ic100398k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A Cu(II)...Cu(II) pyrophosphate-bridged compound of formula {[Na(3)Cu(P(2)O(7))(NO(3))].3H(2)O}(n) (1) has been characterized. X-ray diffraction measurements show that it crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/m, with unit cell dimensions a = 7.2492(5) A, b = 8.2446(6) A, c = 9.9050(7) A, beta = 107.123(1) degrees, and Z = 2. The structure consists of chains of Cu(II) cations at inversion symmetry sites bound to four equatorial oxygen atoms provided by two pyrophosphate anions halved by a symmetry plane and two axial oxygen atoms of nitrate anions. The molar magnetic susceptibility chi(0) of a powdered sample was measured in the temperature range 2 K < T < 273 K, and an isothermal magnetization curve, M(B(0),T), was obtained at T = 30 K, with the magnetic field B(0) between 0 and 5 T. Fitting a spin-chain model to the susceptibility data, we evaluate an antiferromagnetic exchange coupling 2J = -24.3(1) cm(-1) (defined as H(ex) = -2JS(i)S(j)) between Cu(II) neighbors. For any orientation of B(0), single-crystal electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra obtained at 9.8 and 33.9 GHz at 300 K display a single signal having a g matrix with orthorhombic symmetry, arising from the merger produced by the exchange interaction of the resonances corresponding to the two rotated Cu(II) sites. The g matrices of the individual molecules calculated assuming axial symmetry yielded principal values g(parallel) = 2.367(1) and g(perpendicular) = 2.074(1) at both frequencies, indicating a d(x(2)-y(2)) ground-state orbital for the Cu(II) ions. The angular variation of the EPR line width suggests exchange narrowing in a system with one-dimensional spin dynamics, as expected from the structure and susceptibility data. The results, discussed in terms of the crystal and electronic structures and of the spin dynamics of the compound, are compared with those obtained in other materials.
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- Rosana P Sartoris
- Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral and INTEC (CONICET-UNL), Güemes 3450, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
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Ikotun OF, Ouellette W, Lloret F, Kruger PE, Julve M, Doyle RP. Synthesis, Structural, Thermal and Magnetic Characterization of a Pyrophosphato-Bridged Cobalt(II) Complex. Eur J Inorg Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Jämsen J, Tuominen H, Salminen A, Belogurov G, Magretova N, Baykov A, Lahti R. A CBS domain-containing pyrophosphatase of Moorella thermoacetica is regulated by adenine nucleotides. Biochem J 2008; 408:327-33. [PMID: 17714078 PMCID: PMC2267367 DOI: 10.1042/bj20071017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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CBS (cystathionine beta-synthase) domains are found in proteins from all kingdoms of life, and point mutations in these domains are responsible for a variety of hereditary diseases in humans; however, the functions of CBS domains are not well understood. In the present study, we cloned, expressed in Escherichia coli, and characterized a family II PPase (inorganic pyrophosphatase) from Moorella thermoacetica (mtCBS-PPase) that has a pair of tandem 60-amino-acid CBS domains within its N-terminal domain. Because mtCBS-PPase is a dimer and requires transition metal ions (Co2+ or Mn2+) for activity, it resembles common family II PPases, which lack CBS domains. The mtCBS-PPase, however, has lower activity than common family II PPases, is potently inhibited by ADP and AMP, and is activated up to 1.6-fold by ATP. Inhibition by AMP is competitive, whereas inhibition by ADP and activation by ATP are both of mixed types. The nucleotides are effective at nanomolar (ADP) or micromolar concentrations (AMP and ATP) and appear to compete for the same site on the enzyme. The nucleotide-binding affinities are thus 100-10000-fold higher than for other CBS-domain-containing proteins. Interestingly, genes encoding CBS-PPase occur most frequently in bacteria that have a membrane-bound H+-translocating PPase with a comparable PP(i)-hydrolysing activity. Our results suggest that soluble nucleotide-regulated PPases act as amplifiers of metabolism in bacteria by enhancing or suppressing ATP production and biosynthetic reactions at high and low [ATP]/([AMP]+[ADP]) ratios respectively.
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- Joonas Jämsen
- *Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- †A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
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- †A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
- Correspondence may be addressed to either of these authors (email or )
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
- Correspondence may be addressed to either of these authors (email or )
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Marino N, Mastropietro TF, Armentano D, De Munno G, Doyle RP, Lloret F, Julve M. Spin canting in an unprecedented three-dimensional pyrophosphate- and 2,2′-bipyrimidine-bridged cobalt(ii) framework. Dalton Trans 2008:5152-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b813097n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hanes JW, Johnson KA. Real-time measurement of pyrophosphate release kinetics. Anal Biochem 2007; 372:125-7. [PMID: 17905190 PMCID: PMC3381508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Revised: 08/04/2007] [Accepted: 08/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Correspondence: Kenneth A. Johnson, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2500 Speedway, A4800, Austin, TX 78735, Tel.: 512-471-0434, Fax: 512-471-0435,
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Ikotun OF, Armatus NG, Julve M, Kruger PE, Lloret F, Nieuwenhuyzen M, Doyle RP. Synthesis and Structural and Magnetic Characterization of {[(phen)2Ni]2(μ-P2O7)}·27H2O and {[(phen)2Mn]2(μ-P2O7)}·13H2O: Rare Examples of Coordination Complexes with the Pyrophosphate Ligand. Inorg Chem 2007; 46:6668-74. [PMID: 17636894 DOI: 10.1021/ic700439a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The reaction in water of M(II) [M = Ni or Mn] with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and sodium pyrophosphate (Na4P2O7) in a 2:4:1 stoichiometry resulted in the crystallization of dinuclear complexes featuring the heretofore rare bridging pyrophosphate. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies revealed the complexes to be {[(phen)2Ni]2(micro-P2O7)} . 27H2O (1) and {[(phen)2Mn]2(micro-P2O7)} . 13H2O (2) where the asymmetric M(phen)2 units are bridged by bis-bidentate pyrophosphate, each metal ion exhibiting a distorted octahedral geometry. The bridging pyrophosphate places adjacent metal centers at 5.031 A in 1 and 4.700 A in 2, and its conformation also gives rise to an intramolecular pi-pi interaction between two adjacent phen ligands. Intermolecular pi-pi interactions between phen ligands from adjacent dinuclear complexes create an ornate 3D network in 1, whereas a 2D sheet results in 2. The hydrophilic nature of the pyrophosphate ligand leads to heavy hydration with the potential solvent-accessible area for 1 and 2 accounting for 45.7% and 26.4% of their unit cell volumes, respectively. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements on polycrystalline samples of 1 and 2 revealed net weak intramolecular antiferromagnetic coupling between metal centers in both compounds with J = -3.77 cm(-1) in 1 and J = -0.88 cm(-1) in 2, the Hamiltonian being defined as H = -JSA.SB. The ability of the bis-bidentate pyrophosphate to mediate magnetic interactions between divalent first row transition metal ions is discussed bearing in mind the number and nature of the interacting magnetic orbitals.
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- Oluwatayo F Ikotun
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA
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Morishige J, Touchika K, Tanaka T, Satouchi K, Fukuzawa K, Tokumura A. Production of bioactive lysophosphatidic acid by lysophospholipase D in hen egg white. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2007; 1771:491-9. [PMID: 17321793 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Revised: 12/27/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a lysophospholipid mediator, is produced extracellularly by lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) secreted in several animal body fluids including blood plasma. Previously, we reported that hen egg white contains polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich LPA. In this study, we examined whether lysoPLD is involved in the production of LPA in hen egg white. LysoPLD activity was measured by determining LPA and choline by mass spectrometric and enzyme-linked fluorometric analyses, respectively. LysoPLD increased with increased dilution of egg white, indicating that one or more components of egg white strongly inhibit its lysoPLD activity. This dilution-dependent increase in the lysoPLD activity was masked by co-incubation of the egg white with lysozyme, a major protein in hen egg white. Furthermore, addition of Zn(2+), Mn(2+), Ni(2+), or Co(2+) to diluted egg white altered preference patterns of lysoPLD toward choline-containing substrates. In particular, the egg white lysoPLD activity was greatly increased when Co(2+) was added. The cation-requirement of lysoPLD activity in hen egg white resembled that of plasma autotaxin (ATX)/lysoPLD. Western blot analysis revealed that egg white contained a protein that was immunostained with anti-ATX antibody. These results suggested that LPA in hen egg white is produced from lysophospholipids, especially LPC, by the action of ATX/lysoPLD, possibly originating from hen oviduct fluid.
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- Junichi Morishige
- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Fabrichniy IP, Lehtiö L, Tammenkoski M, Zyryanov AB, Oksanen E, Baykov AA, Lahti R, Goldman A. A Trimetal Site and Substrate Distortion in a Family II Inorganic Pyrophosphatase. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:1422-31. [PMID: 17095506 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513161200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report the first crystal structures of a family II pyrophosphatase complexed with a substrate analogue, imidodiphosphate (PNP). These provide new insights into the catalytic reaction mechanism of this enzyme family. We were able to capture the substrate complex both by fluoride inhibition and by site-directed mutagenesis providing complementary snapshots of the Michaelis complex. Structures of both the fluoride-inhibited wild type and the H98Q variant of the PNP-Bacillus subtilis pyrophosphatase complex show a unique trinuclear metal center. Each metal ion coordinates a terminal oxygen on the electrophilic phosphate and a lone pair on the putative nucleophile, thus placing it in line with the scissile bond without any coordination by protein. The nucleophile moves further away from the electrophilic phosphorus site, to the opposite side of the trimetal plane, upon binding of substrate. In comparison with earlier product complexes, the side chain of Lys296 has swung in and so three positively charged side chains, His98, Lys205 and Lys296, now surround the bridging nitrogen in PNP. Finally, one of the active sites in the wild-type structure appears to show evidence of substrate distortion. Binding to the enzyme may thus strain the substrate and thus enhance the catalytic rate.
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- Igor P Fabrichniy
- Program in Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Biocenter 3, P. O. Box 65, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Llamas A, Otte T, Multhaup G, Mendel RR, Schwarz G. The Mechanism of nucleotide-assisted molybdenum insertion into molybdopterin. A novel route toward metal cofactor assembly. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18343-50. [PMID: 16636046 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601415200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is synthesized by an ancient and conserved biosynthetic pathway. In plants, the two-domain protein Cnx1 catalyzes the insertion of molybdenum into molybdopterin (MPT), a metal-free phosphorylated pyranopterin carrying an ene-dithiolate. Recently, we identified a novel biosynthetic intermediate, adenylated molybdopterin (MPT-AMP), which is synthesized by the C-terminal G domain of Cnx1. Here, we show that MPT-AMP and molybdate bind in an equimolar and cooperative way to the other N-terminal E domain (Cnx1E). Tungstate and sulfate compete for molybdate, which demonstrates the presence of an anion-binding site for molybdate. Cnx1E catalyzes the Zn(2+)-/Mg(2+)-dependent hydrolysis of MPT-AMP but only when molybdate is bound as co-substrate. MPT-AMP hydrolysis resulted in stoichiometric release of Moco that was quantitatively incorporated into plant apo-sulfite oxidase. Upon Moco formation AMP is release as second product of the reaction. When comparing MPT-AMP hydrolysis with the formation of Moco and AMP a 1.5-fold difference in reaction rates were observed. Together with the strict dependence of the reaction on molybdate the formation of adenylated molybdate as reaction intermediate in the nucleotide-assisted metal transfer reaction to molybdopterin is proposed.
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- Angel Llamas
- Institute of Plant Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Espiau B, Lemercier G, Ambit A, Bringaud F, Merlin G, Baltz T, Bakalara N. A soluble pyrophosphatase, a key enzyme for polyphosphate metabolism in Leishmania. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:1516-23. [PMID: 16291745 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506947200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We report the functional characterization in Leishmania amazonensis of a soluble pyrophosphatase (LaVSP1) that localizes in acidocalcisomes, a vesicular acidic compartment. LaVSP1 is preferentially expressed in metacyclic forms. Experiments with dominant negative mutants show the requirement of LaVSP1 functional expression for metacyclogenesis and virulence in mice. Depending on the pH and the cofactors Mg2+ or Zn2+, both present in acidocalcisomes, LaVSP1 hydrolyzes either inorganic pyrophosphate (Km = 92 microM, kcat = 125 s(-1)), tripolyphosphate (Km = 1153 microM, kcat = 131 s(-1)), or polyphosphate of 28 residues (Km = 123 microM, kcat = 8 s(-1)). Predicted structural analysis suggests that the structural orientation of the residue Lys78 in LaVSP1 accounts for the observed increase in Km compared with the yeast pyrophosphatase and for the ability of trypanosomatid VSP1 enzymes to hydrolyze polyphosphate. These results make the VSP1 enzyme an attractive drug target against trypanosomatid parasites.
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- Benoît Espiau
- Laboratoire de Génomique Fonctionnelle des Trypanosomatides, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, UMR-CNRS 5162, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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Zyryanov AB, Lahti R, Baykov AA. Inhibition of Family II Pyrophosphatases by Analogs of Pyrophosphate and Phosphate. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2005; 70:908-12. [PMID: 16212547 DOI: 10.1007/s10541-005-0201-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Imidodiphosphate (the pyrophosphate analog containing a nitrogen atom in the bridge position instead of oxygen) is a potent inhibitor of family II pyrophosphatases from Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus gordonii (inhibition constant Ki approximately 10 microM), which is slowly hydrolyzed by these enzymes with a catalytic constant of approximately 1 min(-1). Diphosphonates with different substituents at the bridge carbon atom are much less effective (Ki = 1-6 mM). The value of Ki for sulfate (a phosphate analog) is only 12 mM. The inhibitory effect of the pyrophosphate analogs exhibits only a weak dependence on the nature of the metal ion (Mn, Mg, or Co) bound in the active site.
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- A B Zyryanov
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia.
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Doyle RP, Nieuwenhuyzen M, Kruger PE. Polynuclear complexes with bridging pyrophosphate ligands: synthesis and characterisation of {[(bipy)Cu(H2O)(µ-P2O7)Na2(H2O)6]·4H2O}, {[(bipy)Zn-(H2O)(µ-P2O7)Zn(bipy)]2·14H2O} and {[(bipy)(VO)2]2(µ-P2O7)]·5H2O}. Dalton Trans 2005:3745-50. [PMID: 16471055 DOI: 10.1039/b510752k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reaction in water of M(II) ions (M = Cu, 1; Zn, 2; VO, 3) with 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) followed by Na4P2O7 leads to the formation of three new complexes which feature the pyrophosphate anion, P2O7(4-), as a bridging ligand. Single crystal X-ray diffraction revealed 1 to be {[(bipy)Cu(H2O)(micro-P2O7)Na2(H2O)6] x 4H2O}, and 2 as a tetranuclear Zn(II) complex, {[(bipy)Zn(H2O)(micro-P2O7)Zn(bipy)]2 x 14H2O}. The structure of 1 consists of a mononuclear [(bipy)Cu(H2O)(P2O7)]2- unit that links via a pyrophosphate bridge to two Na atoms. The hydrated six-coordinate Na atoms themselves join together through bridging water molecules to generate a 2D Na-water sheet. The structure of 2 consists of a tetranuclear Zn(II) cluster (dimer-of-dimers) with two pyrophosphate ligands bridging between four metal centres. Adjacent clusters interact through face-to-face pi-pi interactions via the bipy ligands to yield a 2D sheet. Adjacent sheets pack in register to create channels, which are filled by the water molecules of crystallisation. An intricate 2D H-bonded water network separates adjacent sheets and encapsulates the tetranuclear clusters. Aspects of the pyrophosphate coordination modes in 1 and 2 are of structural relevance to those found within the inorganic pyrophosphatases. Compound 3, {[(bipy)(VO)2]2(micro-P2O7)] x 5H2O}, was isolated as an insoluble lime-green powder. Its dinuclear structure was elucidated from elemental and thermal analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurement and IR spectroscopy. The latter displayed characteristic bridging pyrophosphate and signature V=O stretches, which were corroborated by contrast to the IR spectra of 1 and 2 and through comparison with those found in the structurally characterised dinuclear complex, {[(bipy)Cu(H2O)]2(micro-P2O7) x 7H2O}, 4.
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- Robert P Doyle
- School of Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland
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Zyryanov AB, Tammenkoski M, Salminen A, Kolomiytseva GY, Fabrichniy IP, Goldman A, Lahti R, Baykov AA. Site-Specific Effects of Zinc on the Activity of Family II Pyrophosphatase. Biochemistry 2004; 43:14395-402. [PMID: 15533044 DOI: 10.1021/bi048470j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Family II pyrophosphatases (PPases), recently found in bacteria and archaebacteria, are Mn(2+)-containing metalloenzymes with two metal-binding subsites (M1 and M2) in the active site. These PPases can use a number of other divalent metal ions as the cofactor but are inactive with Zn(2+), which is known to be a good cofactor for family I PPases. We report here that the Mg(2+)-bound form of the family II PPase from Streptococcus gordonii is nearly instantly activated by incubation with equimolar Zn(2+), but the activity thereafter decays on a time scale of minutes. The activation of the Mn(2+)-form by Zn(2+) was slower but persisted for hours, whereas activation was not observed with the Ca(2+)- and apo-forms. The bound Zn(2+) could be removed from PPase by prolonged EDTA treatment, with a complete recovery of activity. On the basis of the effect of Zn(2+) on PPase dimerization, the Zn(2+) binding constant appeared to be as low as 10(-12) M for S. gordonii PPase. Similar effects of Zn(2+) and EDTA were observed with the Mg(2+)- and apo-forms of Streptococcus mutans and Bacillus subtilis PPases. The effects of Zn(2+) on the apo- and Mg(2+)-forms of HQ97 and DE15 B. subtilis PPase variants (modified M2 subsite) but not of HQ9 variant (modified M1 subsite) were similar to that for the Mn(2+)-form of wild-type PPase. These findings can be explained by assuming that (a) the PPase tightly binds Mg(2+) and Mn(2+) at the M2 subsite; (b) the activation of the corresponding holoenzymes by Zn(2+) results from its binding to the M1 subsite; and (c) the subsequent inactivation of Mg(2+)-PPase results from Zn(2+) migration to the M2 subsite. The inability of Zn(2+) to activate apo-PPase suggests that Zn(2+) binds more tightly to M2 than to M1, allowing direct binding to M2. Zn(2+) is thus an efficient cofactor at subsite M1 but not at subsite M2.
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- Anton B Zyryanov
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and School of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Zyryanov AB, Vener AV, Salminen A, Goldman A, Lahti R, Baykov AA. Rates of Elementary Catalytic Steps for Different Metal Forms of the Family II Pyrophosphatase from Streptococcus gordonii. Biochemistry 2003; 43:1065-74. [PMID: 14744152 DOI: 10.1021/bi0357513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Soluble inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPases) form two nonhomologous families, denoted I and II, that have similar active-site structures but different catalytic activities and metal cofactor specificities. Family II PPases, which are often found in pathogenic bacteria, are more active than family I PPases, and their best cofactor is Mn(2+) rather than Mg(2+), the preferred cofactor of family I PPases. Here, we present results of a detailed kinetic analysis of a family II PPase from Streptococcus gordonii (sgPPase), which was undertaken to elucidate the factors underlying the different properties of family I and II PPases. We measured rates of PP(i) hydrolysis, PP(i) synthesis, and P(i)/water oxygen exchange catalyzed by sgPPase with Mn(2+), Mg(2+), or Co(2+) in the high-affinity metal-binding site and Mg(2+) in the other sites, as well as the binding affinities for several active-site ligands (metal cofactors, fluoride, and P(i)). On the basis of these data, we deduced a minimal four-step kinetic scheme and evaluated microscopic rate constants for all eight relevant reaction steps. Comparison of these results with those obtained previously for the well-known family I PPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Y-PPase) led to the following conclusions: (a) catalysis by sgPPase does not involve the enzyme-PP(i) complex isomerization known to occur in family I PPases; (b) the values of k(cat) for the magnesium forms of sgPPase and Y-PPase are similar because of similar rates of bound PP(i) hydrolysis and product release; (c) the marked acceleration of sgPPase catalysis in the presence of Mn(2+) and Co(2+) results from a combined effect of these ions on bound PP(i) hydrolysis and P(i) release; (d) sgPPase exhibits lower affinity for both PP(i) and P(i); and (e) sgPPase and Y-PPase exhibit similar values of k(cat)/K(m), which characterizes the PPase efficiency in vivo (i.e., at nonsaturating PP(i) concentrations).
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- Anton B Zyryanov
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and School of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Lemercier G, Espiau B, Ruiz FA, Vieira M, Luo S, Baltz T, Docampo R, Bakalara N. A pyrophosphatase regulating polyphosphate metabolism in acidocalcisomes is essential for Trypanosoma brucei virulence in mice. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:3420-5. [PMID: 14615483 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309974200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report the functional characterization of a soluble pyrophosphatase (TbVSP1), which localizes to acidocalcisomes, a vesicular acidic compartment of Trypanosoma brucei. Depending on the pH and the cofactors Mg(2+) or Zn(2+), both present in the compartment, the enzyme hydrolyzes either inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)) (k(cat) = 385 s(-1)) or tripolyP (polyP(3)) and polyphosphate (polyP) of 28 residues (polyP(28)) with k(cat) values of 52 and 3.5 s(-1), respectively. An unusual N-terminal domain of 160 amino acids, containing a putative calcium EF-hand-binding domain, is involved in protein oligomerization. Using double-stranded RNA interference methodology, we produced an inducible bloodstream form (BF) deficient in the TbVSP1 protein (BFiVSP1). The long-chain polyP levels of these mutants were reduced by 60%. Their phenotypes revealed a deficient polyP metabolism, as indicated by their defective response to phosphate starvation and hyposmotic stress. BFiVSP1 did not cause acute virulent infection in mice, demonstrating that TbVSP1 is essential for growth of bloodstream forms in the mammalian host.
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- Guillaume Lemercier
- Laboratoire de Genomique Fonctionnelle des Trypanosomatides, UMR-CNRS 5162, 146, rue Leo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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