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Wilson LA, Pedroso MM, Peralta RA, Gahan LR, Schenk G. Biomimetics for purple acid phosphatases: A historical perspective. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 238:112061. [PMID: 36371912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112061] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Biomimetics hold potential for varied applications in biotechnology and medicine but have also attracted particular interest as benchmarks for the functional study of their more complex biological counterparts, e.g. metalloenzymes. While many of the synthetic systems adequately mimic some structural and functional aspects of their biological counterparts the catalytic efficiencies displayed are mostly far inferior due to the smaller size and the associated lower complexity. Nonetheless they play an important role in bioinorganic chemistry. Numerous examples of biologically inspired and informed artificial catalysts have been reported, designed to mimic a plethora of chemical transformations, and relevant examples are highlighted in reviews and scientific reports. Herein, we discuss biomimetics of the metallohydrolase purple acid phosphatase (PAP), examples of which have been used to showcase synergistic research advances for both the biological and synthetic systems. In particular, we focus on the seminal contribution of our colleague Prof. Ademir Neves, and his group, pioneers in the design and optimization of suitable ligands that mimic the active site of PAP.
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- Liam A Wilson
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Reithmeier A, Norgård M, Ek-Rylander B, Näreoja T, Andersson G. Cathepsin K regulates localization and secretion of Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) in TRAP-overexpressing MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:15. [PMID: 32188406 PMCID: PMC7081696 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-020-00253-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Tartrate–resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP/ ACP5) belongs to the binuclear metallophosphatase family and is present in two isoforms. The primary translation product is an uncleaved TRAP 5a isoform with low phosphatase activity. TRAP 5a can be post-translationally processed to a cleaved TRAP 5b isoform with high phosphatase activity by e.g. cysteine proteinases, such as Cathepsin K (CtsK). The relevance of the phosphatase activity of TRAP 5b has been demonstrated for proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells. TRAP-overexpressing MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells displayed higher levels of TRAP 5a and efficient processing of TRAP 5a to TRAP 5b protein, but no changes in levels of CtsK when compared to mock-transfected cells. In TRAP-overexpressing cells colocalization of TRAP 5a and proCtsK was augmented, providing a plausible mechanism for generation of TRAP 5b. CtsK expression has been associated with cancer progression and has been pharmacologically targeted in several clinical studies. Results In the current study, CtsK inhibition with MK-0822/Odanacatib did not abrogate the formation of TRAP 5b, but reversibly increased the intracellular levels of a N-terminal fragment of TRAP 5b and reduced secretion of TRAP 5a reversibly. However, MK-0822 treatment neither altered intracellular TRAP activity nor TRAP-dependent cell migration, suggesting involvement of additional proteases in proteolytic processing of TRAP 5a. Notwithstanding, CtsK was shown to be colocalized with TRAP and to be involved in the regulation of secretion of TRAP 5a in a breast cancer cell line, while it still was not essential for processing of TRAP 5a to TRAP 5b isoform. Conclusion In cancer cells multiple proteases are involved in cleaving TRAP 5a to high-activity phosphatase TRAP 5b. However, CtsK-inhibiting treatment was able to reduce secretion TRAP 5a from TRAP-overexpressing cancer cells.
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- Anja Reithmeier
- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 8, 141 52, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Present Address: Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory Stockholm, Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 23A, 171 65, Solna, Sweden.
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 8, 141 52, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 8, 141 52, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 8, 141 52, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 8, 141 52, Stockholm, Sweden
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Okada C, Wakabayashi H, Kobayashi M, Shinoda A, Tanaka I, Yao M. Crystal structures of the UDP-diacylglucosamine pyrophosphohydrase LpxH from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32822. [PMID: 27609419 PMCID: PMC5016852 DOI: 10.1038/srep32822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lipid A (also known as endotoxin) is the hydrophobic portion of lipopolysaccharides. It is an essential membrane component required for the viability of gram-negative bacteria. The enzymes involved in its biosynthesis are attractive targets for the development of novel antibiotics. LpxH catalyzes the fourth step of the lipid A biosynthesis pathway and cleaves the pyrophosphate bond of UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine to yield 2,3-diacylglucosamine 1-phosphate (lipid X) and UMP. Here we present the structures of LpxH from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PaLpxH). PaLpxH consists of two domains: a catalytic domain that is homologous to the metallophosphoesterases and a helical insertion domain. Lipid X was captured in the crevice between these two domains, with its phosphate group facing the dinuclear metal (Mn2+) center and two acyl chains buried in the hydrophobic cavity. The structures reveal that a large conformational change occurs at the lipid X binding site surface upon the binding/release of the product molecule. Based on these observations, we propose a novel model for lipid X embedding, which involves the scissor-like movement of helix α6, resulting in the release of lipid X into the lipid bilayer.
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- Chiaki Okada
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Bosch S, Comba P, Gahan LR, Hanson GR, Noble C, Schenk G, Wadepohl H. Selective Coordination of Gallium(III), Zinc(II), and Copper(II) by an Asymmetric Dinucleating Ligand: A Model for Metallophosphatases. Chemistry 2015; 21:18269-79. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bernhardt PV, Bosch S, Comba P, Gahan LR, Hanson GR, Mereacre V, Noble CJ, Powell AK, Schenk G, Wadepohl H. An Approach to More Accurate Model Systems for Purple Acid Phosphatases (PAPs). Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Paul V. Bernhardt
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut and Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut and Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced
Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institut für Anorganisch Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced
Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institut für Anorganisch Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut and Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Cabezas A, Ribeiro JM, Rodrigues JR, López-Villamizar I, Fernández A, Canales J, Pinto RM, Costas MJ, Cameselle JC. Molecular bases of catalysis and ADP-ribose preference of human Mn2+-dependent ADP-ribose/CDP-alcohol diphosphatase and conversion by mutagenesis to a preferential cyclic ADP-ribose phosphohydrolase. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118680. [PMID: 25692488 PMCID: PMC4334965 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Among metallo-dependent phosphatases, ADP-ribose/CDP-alcohol diphosphatases form a protein family (ADPRibase-Mn-like) mainly restricted, in eukaryotes, to vertebrates and plants, with preferential expression, at least in rodents, in immune cells. Rat and zebrafish ADPRibase-Mn, the only biochemically studied, are phosphohydrolases of ADP-ribose and, somewhat less efficiently, of CDP-alcohols and 2´,3´-cAMP. Furthermore, the rat but not the zebrafish enzyme displays a unique phosphohydrolytic activity on cyclic ADP-ribose. The molecular basis of such specificity is unknown. Human ADPRibase-Mn showed similar activities, including cyclic ADP-ribose phosphohydrolase, which seems thus common to mammalian ADPRibase-Mn. Substrate docking on a homology model of human ADPRibase-Mn suggested possible interactions of ADP-ribose with seven residues located, with one exception (Cys253), either within the metallo-dependent phosphatases signature (Gln27, Asn110, His111), or in unique structural regions of the ADPRibase-Mn family: s2s3 (Phe37 and Arg43) and h7h8 (Phe210), around the active site entrance. Mutants were constructed, and kinetic parameters for ADP-ribose, CDP-choline, 2´,3´-cAMP and cyclic ADP-ribose were determined. Phe37 was needed for ADP-ribose preference without catalytic effect, as indicated by the increased ADP-ribose Km and unchanged kcat of F37A-ADPRibase-Mn, while the Km values for the other substrates were little affected. Arg43 was essential for catalysis as indicated by the drastic efficiency loss shown by R43A-ADPRibase-Mn. Unexpectedly, Cys253 was hindering for cADPR phosphohydrolase, as indicated by the specific tenfold gain of efficiency of C253A-ADPRibase-Mn with cyclic ADP-ribose. This allowed the design of a triple mutant (F37A+L196F+C253A) for which cyclic ADP-ribose was the best substrate, with a catalytic efficiency of 3.5´104 M-1s-1 versus 4´103 M-1s-1 of the wild type.
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- Alicia Cabezas
- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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de Souza B, Kreft GL, Bortolotto T, Terenzi H, Bortoluzzi AJ, Castellano EE, Peralta RA, Domingos JB, Neves A. Second-Coordination-Sphere Effects Increase the Catalytic Efficiency of an Extended Model for FeIIIMII Purple Acid Phosphatases. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:3594-6. [DOI: 10.1021/ic400025j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Departamento de Física e Informática,
Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
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Rodrigues JR, Fernández A, Canales J, Cabezas A, Ribeiro JM, Costas MJ, Cameselle JC. Characterization of Danio rerio Mn2+-dependent ADP-ribose/CDP-alcohol diphosphatase, the structural prototype of the ADPRibase-Mn-like protein family. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42249. [PMID: 22848751 PMCID: PMC3407115 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The ADPRibase-Mn-like protein family, that belongs to the metallo-dependent phosphatase superfamily, has different functional and structural prototypes. The functional one is the Mn2+-dependent ADP-ribose/CDP-alcohol diphosphatase from Rattus norvegicus, which is essentially inactive with Mg2+ and active with low micromolar Mn2+ in the hydrolysis of the phosphoanhydride linkages of ADP-ribose, CDP-alcohols and cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) in order of decreasing efficiency. The structural prototype of the family is a Danio rerio protein with a known crystallographic structure but functionally uncharacterized. To estimate the structure-function correlation with the same protein, the activities of zebrafish ADPRibase-Mn were studied. Differences between zebrafish and rat enzymes are highlighted. The former showed a complex activity dependence on Mn2+, significant (≈25%) Mg2+-dependent activity, but was almost inactive on cADPR (150-fold less efficient than the rat counterpart). The low cADPR hydrolase activity agreed with the zebrafish genome lacking genes coding for proteins with significant homology with cADPR-forming enzymes. Substrate-docking to zebrafish wild-type protein, and characterization of the ADPRibase-Mn H97A mutant pointed to a role of His-97 in catalysis by orientation, and to a bidentate water bridging the dinuclear metal center as the potential nucleophile. Finally, three structural elements that delimit the active site entrance in the zebrafish protein were identified as unique to the ADPRibase-Mn-like family within the metallo-dependent phosphatase superfamily.
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- Joaquim Rui Rodrigues
- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Grupo de Enzimología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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Anand A, Srivastava PK. A molecular description of acid phosphatase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 167:2174-97. [PMID: 22684363 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9694-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Acid phosphatase is ubiquitous in distribution in various organisms. Although it catalyzes simple hydrolytic reactions, it is considered as an interesting enzyme in biological systems due to its involvement in different physiological activities. However, earlier reviews on acid phosphatase reveal some fragmentary information and do not give a holistic view on this enzyme. So, the present review summarizes studies on biochemical properties, structure, catalytic mechanism, and applications of acid phosphatase. Recent advancement of acid phosphatase in agricultural and clinical fields is emphasized where it is presented as potent agent for sustainable agricultural practices and diagnostic marker in bone metabolic disorders. Also, its significance in prostate cancer therapies as a therapeutic target has been discussed. At the end, current studies and prospects of immobilized acid phosphatase are included.
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- Asha Anand
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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Comba P, Gahan LR, Hanson GR, Mereacre V, Noble CJ, Powell AK, Prisecaru I, Schenk G, Zajaczkowski-Fischer M. Monoesterase activity of a purple acid phosphatase mimic with a cyclam platform. Chemistry 2012; 18:1700-10. [PMID: 22234833 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Revised: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The synthesis and characterization of a novel dinucleating ligand L (L=4,11-dimethyl-1,8-bis{2-[N-(di-2-pyridylmethyl)amino]ethyl}cyclam) and its μ-oxo-bridged diferric complex [(H(2)L){Fe(III)(2)(O)}(Cl)(4)](2+) are reported. This diiron(III) complex is the first example of a truly functional purple acid phosphatase (PAP) mimic as it accelerates the hydrolysis of the activated phosphomonoester 2,4-dinitrophenyl phosphate (DNPP). The spectroscopic and kinetic data indicate that only substrates that are monodentately bound to one of the two ferric ions can be attacked by a suitable nucleophile. This is, most probably, a terminal iron(III)-bound hydroxide. DFT calculations support this assumption and also highlight the importance of secondary interactions, exerted by the protonated cyclam platform, for the positioning and activation of the iron(III)-bound substrate. Similar effects are postulated in the native enzyme but addressed in PAP mimics for the first time.
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- Peter Comba
- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, INF 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Alberto ME, Marino T, Russo N, Sicilia E, Toscano M. The performance of density functional based methods in the description of selected biological systems and processes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:14943-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp41836c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mitić N, Hadler KS, Gahan LR, Hengge AC, Schenk G. The divalent metal ion in the active site of uteroferrin modulates substrate binding and catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:7049-54. [PMID: 20433174 DOI: 10.1021/ja910583y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The purple acid phosphatases (PAP) are binuclear metallohydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of a broad range of phosphomonoester substrates. The mode of substrate binding during catalysis and the identity of the nucleophile is subject to debate. Here, we used native Fe(3+)-Fe(2+) pig PAP (uteroferrin; Uf) and its Fe(3+)-Mn(2+) derivative to investigate the effect of metal ion substitution on the mechanism of catalysis. Replacement of the Fe(2+) by Mn(2+) lowers the reactivity of Uf. However, using stopped-flow measurements it could be shown that this replacement facilitates approximately a ten-fold faster reaction between both substrate and inorganic phosphate with the chromophoric Fe(3+) site. These data also indicate that in both metal forms of Uf, phenyl phosphate hydrolysis occurs faster than formation of a mu-1,3 phosphate complex. The slower rate of interaction between substrate and the Fe(3+) site relative to catalysis suggests that the substrate is hydrolyzed while coordinated only to the divalent metal ion. The likely nucleophile is a water molecule in the second coordination sphere, activated by a hydroxide terminally coordinated to Fe(3+). The faster rates of interaction with the Fe(3+) site in the Fe(3+)-Mn(2+) derivative than the native Fe(3+)-Fe(2+) form are likely mediated via a hydrogen bond network connecting the first and second coordination spheres, and illustrate how the selection of metal ions may be important in fine-tuning the function of this enzyme.
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- Natasa Mitić
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Alberto ME, Marino T, Ramos MJ, Russo N. Atomistic details of the Catalytic Mechanism of Fe(III)−Zn(II) Purple Acid Phosphatase. J Chem Theory Comput 2010; 6:2424-33. [DOI: 10.1021/ct100187c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Marta E. Alberto
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria,Via P. Bucci, cubo 14c, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Centro di Calcolo ad Alte Prestazioni per Elaborazioni Parallele e Distribuite−Centro d’Eccellenza MIUR, Italy and REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria,Via P. Bucci, cubo 14c, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Centro di Calcolo ad Alte Prestazioni per Elaborazioni Parallele e Distribuite−Centro d’Eccellenza MIUR, Italy and REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria,Via P. Bucci, cubo 14c, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Centro di Calcolo ad Alte Prestazioni per Elaborazioni Parallele e Distribuite−Centro d’Eccellenza MIUR, Italy and REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria,Via P. Bucci, cubo 14c, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Centro di Calcolo ad Alte Prestazioni per Elaborazioni Parallele e Distribuite−Centro d’Eccellenza MIUR, Italy and REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Mitić N, Noble CJ, Gahan LR, Hanson GR, Schenk G. Metal-Ion Mutagenesis: Conversion of a Purple Acid Phosphatase from Sweet Potato to a Neutral Phosphatase with the Formation of an Unprecedented Catalytically Competent MnIIMnII Active Site. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:8173-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja900797u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nataša Mitić
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 4072
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 4072
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 4072
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 4072
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 4072
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Solution structure and catalytic mechanism of human protein histidine phosphatase 1. Biochem J 2009; 418:337-44. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20081571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Protein histidine phosphorylation exists widely in vertebrates, and it plays important roles in signal transduction and other cellular functions. However, knowledge about eukaryotic PHPT (protein histidine phosphatase) is still very limited. To date, only one vertebrate PHPT has been discovered, and two crystal structures of hPHPT1 (human PHPT1) have been solved. However, these two structures gave different ligand-binding sites and co-ordination patterns. In the present paper, we have solved the solution structures of hPHPT1 in both Pi-free and Pi-bound states. Through comparison of the structures, along with a mutagenesis study, we have determined the active site of hPHPT1. In contrast with previous results, our results indicate that the active site is located between helix α1 and loop L5. His53 was identified to be the catalytic residue, and the NH groups of residues His53, Ala54 and Ala96 and the OH group of Ser94 should act as anchors of Pi or substrate by forming H-bonds with Pi. On the basis of our results, a catalytic mechanism is proposed for hPHPT1: the imidazole ring of His53 serves as a general base to activate a water molecule, and the activated water would attack the substrate as a nucleophile in the catalysis; the positively charged side chain of Lys21 can help stabilize the transition state. No similar catalytic mechanism can be found in the EzCatDB database.
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Hadler KS, Tanifum EA, Yip SHC, Mitić N, Guddat LW, Jackson CJ, Gahan LR, Nguyen K, Carr PD, Ollis DL, Hengge AC, Larrabee JA, Schenk G. Substrate-promoted formation of a catalytically competent binuclear center and regulation of reactivity in a glycerophosphodiesterase from Enterobacter aerogenes. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:14129-38. [PMID: 18831553 PMCID: PMC4887195 DOI: 10.1021/ja803346w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The glycerophosphodiesterase (GpdQ) from Enterobacter aerogenes is a promiscuous binuclear metallohydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of mono-, di-, and triester substrates, including some organophosphate pesticides and products of the degradation of nerve agents. GpdQ has attracted recent attention as a promising enzymatic bioremediator. Here, we have investigated the catalytic mechanism of this versatile enzyme using a range of techniques. An improved crystal structure (1.9 A resolution) illustrates the presence of (i) an extended hydrogen bond network in the active site, and (ii) two possible nucleophiles, i.e., water/hydroxide ligands, coordinated to one or both metal ions. While it is at present not possible to unambiguously distinguish between these two possibilities, a reaction mechanism is proposed whereby the terminally bound H2O/OH(-) acts as the nucleophile, activated via hydrogen bonding by the bridging water molecule. Furthermore, the presence of substrate promotes the formation of a catalytically competent binuclear center by significantly enhancing the binding affinity of one of the metal ions in the active site. Asn80 appears to display coordination flexibility that may modulate enzyme activity. Kinetic data suggest that the rate-limiting step occurs after hydrolysis, i.e., the release of the phosphate moiety and the concomitant dissociation of one of the metal ions and/or associated conformational changes. Thus, it is proposed that GpdQ employs an intricate regulatory mechanism for catalysis, where coordination flexibility in one of the two metal binding sites is essential for optimal activity.
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- Kieran S. Hadler
- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, 05753, USA
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Jackson CJ, Hadler KS, Carr PD, Oakley AJ, Yip S, Schenk G, Ollis DL. Malonate-bound structure of the glycerophosphodiesterase from Enterobacter aerogenes (GpdQ) and characterization of the native Fe2+ metal-ion preference. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2008; 64:681-5. [PMID: 18678932 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309108017600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The structure of a malonate-bound form of the glycerophosphodiesterase from Enterobacter aerogenes, GpdQ, has been refined at a resolution of 2.2 A to a final R factor of 17.1%. The structure was originally solved to 2.9 A resolution using SAD phases from Zn2+ metal ions introduced into the active site of the apoenzyme [Jackson et al. (2007), J. Mol. Biol. 367, 1047-1062]. However, the 2.9 A resolution was insufficient to discern significant details of the architecture of the binuclear metal centre that constitutes the active site. Furthermore, kinetic analysis revealed that the enzyme lost a significant amount of activity in the presence of Zn2+, suggesting that it is unlikely to be a catalytically relevant metal ion. In this communication, a higher resolution structure of GpdQ is presented in which malonate is visibly coordinated in the active site and analysis of the native metal-ion preference is presented using atomic absorption spectroscopy and anomalous scattering. Catalytic implications of the structure and its Fe2+ metal-ion preference are discussed.
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- Colin J Jackson
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Australia
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Li D, Fournel-Gigleux S, Barré L, Mulliert G, Netter P, Magdalou J, Ouzzine M. Identification of aspartic acid and histidine residues mediating the reaction mechanism and the substrate specificity of the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:36514-24. [PMID: 17956868 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703107200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A6 is the primary phenol-metabolizing UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoform. It catalyzes the nucleophilic attack of phenolic xenobiotics on UDP-glucuronic acid, leading to the formation of water-soluble glucuronides. The catalytic mechanism proposed for this reaction is an acid-base mechanism that involves an aspartic/glutamic acid and/or histidine residue. Here, we investigated the role of 14 highly conserved aspartic/glutamic acid residues over the entire sequence of human UGT1A6 by site-directed mutagenesis. We showed that except for aspartic residues Asp-150 and Asp-488, the substitution of carboxylic residues by alanine led to active mutants but with decreased enzyme activity and lower affinity for acceptor and/or donor substrate. Further analysis including mutation of the corresponding residue in other UGT1A isoforms suggests that Asp-150 plays a major catalytic role. In this report we also identified a single active site residue important for glucuronidation of phenols and carboxylic acid substrates by UGT1A enzyme family. Replacing Pro-40 of UGT1A4 by histidine expanded the glucuronidation activity of the enzyme to phenolic and carboxylic compounds, therefore, leading to UGT1A3-type isoform in terms of substrate specificity. Conversely, when His-40 residue of UGT1A3 was replaced with proline, the substrate specificity shifted toward that of UGT1A4 with loss of glucuronidation of phenolic substrates. Furthermore, mutation of His-39 residue of UGT1A1 (His-40 in UGT1A4) to proline led to loss of glucuronidation of phenols but not of estrogens. This study provides a step forward to better understand the glucuronidation mechanism and substrate recognition, which is invaluable for a better prediction of drug metabolism and toxicity in human.
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- Dong Li
- UMR 7561, Faculté de Médecine and UMR 7036, Faculté des Sciences, CNRS-Université Henri Poincaré Nancy 1, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Schenk G, Peralta RA, Batista SC, Bortoluzzi AJ, Szpoganicz B, Dick AK, Herrald P, Hanson GR, Szilagyi RK, Riley MJ, Gahan LR, Neves A. Probing the role of the divalent metal ion in uteroferrin using metal ion replacement and a comparison to isostructural biomimetics. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 13:139-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0305-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mitić N, Smith SJ, Neves A, Guddat LW, Gahan LR, Schenk G. The catalytic mechanisms of binuclear metallohydrolases. Chem Rev 2007; 106:3338-63. [PMID: 16895331 DOI: 10.1021/cr050318f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Natasa Mitić
- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Smith SJ, Casellato A, Hadler KS, Mitić N, Riley MJ, Bortoluzzi AJ, Szpoganicz B, Schenk G, Neves A, Gahan LR. The reaction mechanism of the Ga(III)Zn(II) derivative of uteroferrin and corresponding biomimetics. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 12:1207-20. [PMID: 17701232 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0286-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purple acid phosphatase from pig uterine fluid (uteroferrin), a representative of the diverse family of binuclear metallohydrolases, requires a heterovalent Fe(III)Fe(II) center for catalytic activity. The active-site structure and reaction mechanism of this enzyme were probed with a combination of methods including metal ion replacement and biomimetic studies. Specifically, the asymmetric ligand 2-bis{[(2-pyridylmethyl)-aminomethyl]-6-[(2-hydroxybenzyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)]aminomethyl}-4-methylphenol and two symmetric analogues that contain the softer and harder sites of the asymmetric unit were employed to assess the site selectivity of the trivalent and divalent metal ions using (71)Ga NMR, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. An exclusive preference of the harder site of the asymmetric ligand for the trivalent metal ion was observed. Comparison of the reactivities of the biomimetics with Ga(III)Zn(II) and Fe(III)Zn(II) centers indicates a higher turnover for the former, suggesting that the M(III)-bound hydroxide acts as the reaction-initiating nucleophile. Catalytically active Ga(III)Zn(II) and Fe(III)Zn(II) derivatives were also generated in the active site of uteroferrin. As in the case of the biomimetics, the Ga(III) derivative has increased reactivity, and a comparison of the pH dependence of the catalytic parameters of native uteroferrin and its metal ion derivatives supports a flexible mechanistic strategy whereby both the mu-(hydr)oxide and the terminal M(III)-bound hydroxide can act as nucleophiles, depending on the metal ion composition, the geometry of the second coordination sphere and the substrate.
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- Sarah J Smith
- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Jackson CJ, Carr PD, Liu JW, Watt SJ, Beck JL, Ollis DL. The structure and function of a novel glycerophosphodiesterase from Enterobacter aerogenes. J Mol Biol 2007; 367:1047-62. [PMID: 17306828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Revised: 01/10/2007] [Accepted: 01/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The structure of the glycerophosphodiesterase (GDPD) from Enterobacter aerogenes, GpdQ, has been solved by SAD phasing from the active site metal ions. Structural analysis indicates that GpdQ belongs to the alpha/beta sandwich metallo-phosphoesterase family, rather than the (alpha/beta)(8) barrel GDPD family, suggesting that GpdQ is a structurally novel GDPD. Hexameric GpdQ is generated by interactions between three dimers. The dimers are formed through domain swapping, stabilised by an inter-chain disulfide bond, and beta-sheet extension. The active site contains a binuclear metal centre, with a fully occupied alpha-metal ion site, and partially occupied beta-metal ion site, as revealed by anomalous scattering analysis. Using a combination of TLS refinement and normal mode analysis, the dynamic movement of GpdQ was investigated. This analysis suggests that the hexameric quaternary structure stabilises the base of the dimer, which promotes "breathing" of the active site cleft. Comparison with other metallo-phosphodiesterases shows that although the central, catalytic, domain is highly conserved, many of these enzymes possess structurally unrelated secondary domains located at the entrance of the active site. We suggest that this could be a common structural feature of metallo-phosphodiesterases that constrains substrate specificity, preventing non-specific phosphodiester hydrolysis.
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- Colin J Jackson
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, ACT, 0200, Australia
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Flanagan JU, Cassady AI, Schenk G, Guddat LW, Hume DA. Identification and molecular modeling of a novel, plant-like, human purple acid phosphatase. Gene 2006; 377:12-20. [PMID: 16793224 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purple acid phosphatases are a family of binuclear metallohydrolases that have been identified in plants, animals and fungi. Only one isoform of approximately 35 kDa has been isolated from animals, where it is associated with bone resorption and microbial killing through its phosphatase activity, and hydroxyl radical production, respectively. Using the sensitive PSI-BLAST search method, sequences representing new purple acid phosphatase-like proteins have been identified in mammals, insects and nematodes. These new putative isoforms are closely related to the approximately 55 kDa purple acid phosphatase characterized from plants. Secondary structure prediction of the new human isoform further confirms its similarity to a purple acid phosphatase from the red kidney bean. A structural model for the human enzyme was constructed based on the red kidney bean purple acid phosphatase structure. This model shows that the catalytic centre observed in other purple acid phosphatases is also present in this new isoform. These observations suggest that the sequences identified in this study represent a novel subfamily of plant-like purple acid phosphatases in animals and humans.
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- J U Flanagan
- Cooperative Research Centre for Chronic Inflammatory Disease, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia.
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Waratrujiwong T, Krebs B, Spener F, Visoottiviseth P. Recombinant purple acid phosphatase isoform 3 from sweet potato is an enzyme with a diiron metal center. FEBS J 2006; 273:1649-59. [PMID: 16623702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05179.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purple acid phosphatases (PAPs) from sweet potato (sp) have been classified on the basis of their primary structure and the dinuclear metal center into isoforms spPAP1 [Fe(III)-Zn(II)] and spPAP2 [Fe(III)-Mn(II)]; for spPAP3 only the cDNA is known. With the aim of unraveling the character of the dinuclear metal center we report here the characterization of this isoform at the protein level. We cloned spPAP3 cDNA in a baculovirus and overexpressed this enzyme in Sf9 insect cells. Preparation of recombinant spPAP3 in two steps afforded pure enzyme with yields of 4.5 mg.L(-1) culture medium. This enzyme is a dimeric, disulfide-linked PAP of 110 kDa, similar to known PAP isoforms from higher plants. Enzymatic studies and spectroscopic properties (max. absorption at 550-565 nm) indicated a diiron enzyme; quantitative and semiquantitative metal analysis using ICP-OES and TOF-SIMS, respectively, revealed the presence of only iron in purified spPAP3. Metal replacement in the second metal-binding site upon preparation of the semiapo-enzyme with Fe(II), Zn(II), or Mn(II) showed highest activities with Fe(II). The data show that recombinant spPAP3 has a diiron metal center. Site-directed mutagenesis was conducted to check catalytic efficiency at the atomic level. Tyr291 at the substrate-binding site in spPAP3 was mutated to His and Ala, the respective residues found in spPAP1 and spPAP2. Kinetic analysis showed that conversion of Tyr291 to His further optimized the performance of this protein as a diiron enzyme, whereas the Ala mutation weakened the catalytic efficiency regardless of the metal present in the second binding site.
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An S, Cho KH, Lee WS, Lee JO, Paik YK, Jeong TS. A critical role for the histidine residues in the catalytic function of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase catalysis: evidence for catalytic difference between ACAT1 and ACAT2. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:2741-9. [PMID: 16647063 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2006] [Revised: 04/04/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To investigate a role for histidine residues in the expression of normal acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity, the histidine residues located at five different positions in two isoenzymes were substituted by alanine, based on the sequence homology between ACAT1 and ACAT2. Among the 10 mutants generated by baculovirus expression technology, H386A-ACAT1, H460A-ACAT1, H360A-ACAT2, and H399A-ACAT2 lost their enzymatic activity completely. A reduction in catalytic activity is unlikely to result from structural changes in the substrate-binding pocket, because their substrate-binding affinities were normal. However, the enzymatic activity of H386A-ACAT1 was restored to <37% of the level of the wild-type activity when cholesterol was replaced by 25-hydroxycholesterol as substrate. H527A-ACAT1 and H501A-ACAT2, termed carboxyl end mutants, exhibit activities of approximately 96% and approximately 75% of that of the wild-type. Interestingly, H425A-ACAT1 showed 59% of the wild-type activity, in contrast to its equivalent mutant, H399A-ACAT2. These results demonstrate that the histidine residues located at the active site are very crucial both for the catalytic activity of the enzyme and for distinguishing ACAT1 from ACAT2 with respect to enzyme catalysis and substrate specificity.
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- Sojin An
- National Research Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea
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Keppetipola N, Shuman S. Distinct enzymic functional groups are required for the phosphomonoesterase and phosphodiesterase activities of Clostridium thermocellum polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:19251-9. [PMID: 16675457 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602549200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The central phosphatase domain of Clostridium thermocellum polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase (CthPnkp) belongs to the dinuclear metallophosphoesterase superfamily. Prior mutational studies of CthPnkp identified 7 individual active site side chains (Asp-187, His-189, Asp-233, Asn-263, His-323, His-376, and Asp-392) required for Ni2+-dependent hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate. Here we find that Mn2+-dependent phosphomonoesterase activity requires two additional residues, Arg-237 and His-264. We report that CthPnkp also converts bis-p-nitrophenyl phosphate to p-nitrophenol and inorganic phosphate via a processive two-step mechanism. The Ni2+-dependent phosphodiesterase activity of CthPnkp requires the same seven side chains as the Ni2+-dependent phosphomonoesterase. However, the Mn2+-dependent phosphodiesterase activity does not require His-189, Arg-237, or His-264, each of which is critical for the Mn2+-dependent phosphomonoesterase. Mutations H189A, H189D, and D392N transform the metal and substrate specificity of CthPnkp such that it becomes a Mn2+-dependent phosphodiesterase. The H189E change results in a Mn2+/Ni2+-dependent phosphodiesterase. Mutations H376N, H376D, and D392E convert the enzyme into a Mn2+-dependent phosphodiesterase-monoesterase. The phosphodiesterase activity is strongly stimulated compared with wild-type CthPnkp when His-189 is changed to Asp, Arg-237 is replaced by Ala or Gln, and His-264 is replaced by Ala, Asn, or Gln. Steady-state kinetic analysis of wild-type and mutated enzymes illuminates the structural features that affect substrate affinity and kcat. Our results highlight CthPnkp as an "undifferentiated" diesterase-monoesterase that can evolve toward narrower metal and substrate specificities via alterations of the active site milieu.
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Funhoff EG, de Jongh TE, Averill BA. Direct observation of multiple protonation states in recombinant human purple acid phosphatase. J Biol Inorg Chem 2005; 10:550-63. [PMID: 16096803 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-005-0001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2004] [Accepted: 05/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To date, most spectroscopic studies on mammalian purple acid phosphatases (PAPs) have been performed at a single pH, typically pH 5. The catalytic activity of these enzymes is, however, pH dependent, with optimal pH values of 5.5-6.2 (depending on the form). For example, the pH optimum of PAPs isolated as single polypeptides is around pH 5.5, which is substantially lower that of proteolytically cleaved PAPs (ca. pH 6.2). In addition, the catalytic activity of single polypeptide PAPs at their optimal pH values is four to fivefold lower than that of the proteolytically cleaved enzymes. In order to elucidate the chemical basis for the pH dependence of these enzymes, the spectroscopic properties of both the single polypeptide and proteolytically cleaved forms of recombinant human PAP (recHPAP) and their complexes with inhibitory anions have been examined over the pH range 4 to 8. The EPR spectra of both forms of recHPAP are pH dependent and show the presence of three species: an inactive low pH form (pH<pK( a,1)), an active form (pK( a,1)<pH<pK( a,2)), and an inactive high pH form (pH>pK( a,2)). The pK( a,1) values observed by EPR for the single polypeptide and proteolytically cleaved forms are similar to those previously observed in kinetics studies. The spectroscopic properties of the enzyme-phosphate complex (which should mimic the enzyme-substrate complex), the enzyme-fluoride complex, and the enzyme-fluoride-phosphate complex (which should mimic the ternary enzyme-substrate-hydroxide complex) were also examined. EPR spectra show that phosphate binds to the diiron center of the proteolytically cleaved form of the enzyme, but not to that of the single polypeptide form. EPR spectra also show that fluoride binds only to the low pH form of the enzymes, in which it presumably replaces a coordinated water molecule. The binding of fluoride and phosphate to form a ternary complex appears to be cooperative.
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- Enrico G Funhoff
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Plantage Muidergracht 12, 1018 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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