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Huang KF, Hsu HL, Karim S, Wang AHJ. Structural and functional analyses of a glutaminyl cyclase from Ixodes scapularis reveal metal-independent catalysis and inhibitor binding. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2014; 70:789-801. [PMID: 24598748 PMCID: PMC8494195 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004713033488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Glutaminyl cyclases (QCs) from mammals and Drosophila are zinc-dependent enzymes that catalyze N-terminal pyroglutamate formation of numerous proteins and peptides. These enzymes have been found to be critical for the oviposition and embryogenesis of ticks, implying that they are possible physiological targets for tick control. Here, 1.10-1.15 Å resolution structures of a metal-independent QC from the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis (Is-QC) are reported. The structures exhibit the typical scaffold of mammalian QCs but have two extra disulfide bridges that stabilize the central β-sheet, resulting in an increased thermal stability. Is-QC contains ~0.5 stoichiometric zinc ions, which could be removed by 1 mM EDTA. Compared with the Zn-bound form, apo-Is-QC has a nearly identical active-site structure and stability, but unexpectedly possesses significantly increased QC activities towards both synthetic and physiological substrates. Enzyme-kinetic analysis revealed that apo-Is-QC has a stronger substrate-binding affinity, suggesting that bound zinc interferes with substrate binding during catalysis. The structures of Is-QC bound to the inhibitor PBD150 revealed similar binding modes to both forms of Is-QC, with the exception of the inhibitor imidazole ring, which is consistent with the comparable inhibition activities of the inhibitor towards both forms of Is-QC. These findings have implications for the design of new QC inhibitors.
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- Kai-Fa Huang
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Core Facilities for Protein Structural Analysis, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Core Facilities for Protein Structural Analysis, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, 18 College Drive #5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Core Facilities for Protein Structural Analysis, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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McGregor WC, Gillner DM, Swierczek SI, Liu D, Holz RC. Identification of a Histidine Metal Ligand in the argE-Encoded N-Acetyl-L-Ornithine Deacetylase from Escherichia coli. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:482. [PMID: 25674394 PMCID: PMC4320195 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The H355A, H355K, H80A, and H80K mutant enzymes of the argE-encoded N-acetyl-L-ornithine deacetylase (ArgE) from Escherichia coli were prepared, however, only the H355A enzyme was found to be soluble. Kinetic analysis of the Co(II)-loaded H355A exhibited activity levels that were 380-fold less than Co(II)-loaded WT ArgE. Electronic absorption spectra of Co(II)-loaded H355A-ArgE indicate that the bound Co(II) ion resides in a distorted, five-coordinate environment and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) data for Zn(II) binding to the H355A enzyme provided a dissociation constant (Kd) of 39 μM. A three-dimensional homology model of ArgE was generated using the X-ray crystal structure of the dapE-encoded N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE) from Haemophilus influenzae confirming the assignment of H355 as well as H80 as active site ligands.
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- Wade C McGregor
- The Department of Applied Sciences and Mathematics, College of Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626 USA ; The Department of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, 44-100 Poland
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233 USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626 USA
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233 USA ; Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626 USA
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Tao Y, Shokes JE, McGregor WC, Scott RA, Holz RC. Structural characterization of Zn(II)-, Co(II)-, and Mn(II)-loaded forms of the argE-encoded N-acetyl-L-ornithine deacetylase from Escherichia coli. J Inorg Biochem 2012; 111:157-63. [PMID: 22459917 PMCID: PMC3543689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Zn, Co, and Mn K-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra of the N-acetyl-l-ornithine deacetylase (ArgE) from Escherichia coli, loaded with one or two equivalents of divalent metal ions (i.e., [Zn(II)_(ArgE)], [Zn(II)Zn(II)(ArgE)], [Co(II)_(ArgE)], [Co(II)Co(II)(ArgE)], [Mn(II)_(ArgE)], and [Mn(II)Mn(II)(ArgE)]), were recorded. The Fourier transformed data (FT) for [Zn(II)_(ArgE)], [Zn(II)Zn(II)(ArgE)], [Co(II)_(ArgE)] and [Co(II)Co(II)(ArgE)] are dominated by a peak at 2.05Å, that can be fit assuming five or six light atom (N,O) scatterers. Inclusion of multiple-scattering contributions from the outer-shell atoms of a histidine-imidazole ring resulted in reasonable Debye-Waller factors for these contributions and a slight reduction in the goodness-of-fit value (f'). Furthermore, the data best fit a model that included a M-M vector at 3.3 and 3.4Å for Zn(II) and Co(II), respectively, suggesting the formation of a dinuclear site. Multiple scattering contributions from the outer-shell atoms of a histidine-imidazole rings are observed at ~3 and 4Å for Zn(II)- and Co(II)-loaded ArgE suggesting at least one histidine ligand at each metal binding site. Likewise, EXAFS data for Mn(II)-loaded ArgE are dominated by a peak at 2.19Å that was best fit assuming six light atom (N,O) scatterers. Due to poor signal to noise ratios for the Mn EXAFS spectra, no Mn-Mn vector could be modeled. Peak intensities for [M(II)_(ArgE)] vs. [M(II)M(II)(ArgE)] suggest the Zn(II), Co(II), and Mn(II) bind to ArgE in a cooperative manner. Since no structural data has been reported for any ArgE enzyme, the EXAFS data reported herein represent the first structural glimpse for ArgE enzymes. These data also provide a structural foundation for the future design of small molecules that function as inhibitors of ArgE and may potentially function as a new class of antibiotics.
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- Address correspondence to: Richard C. Holz, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University-Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626, Phone (773) 508-3092, Fax: (773) 508-3045, Internet: or Robert A. Scott, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556, Phone (706) 542-3739, Fax (706) 542-5901, Internet:
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- Address correspondence to: Richard C. Holz, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University-Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626, Phone (773) 508-3092, Fax: (773) 508-3045, Internet: or Robert A. Scott, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556, Phone (706) 542-3739, Fax (706) 542-5901, Internet:
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Pérez-Sánchez G, Leal-Guadarrama L, Trelles I, Pérez N, Medina-Rivero E. High-level production of a recombinant Vibrio proteolyticus leucine aminopeptidase and its use for N-terminal methionine excision from interferon alpha-2b. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Efficient production of active Vibrio proteolyticus aminopeptidase in Escherichia coli by co-expression with engineered vibriolysin. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 84:191-8. [PMID: 19557407 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2089-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The Vibrio proteolyticus aminopeptidase is synthesized as a preproprotein and then converted into an active enzyme by cleavage of the N-terminal propeptide. In recombinant Escherichia coli, however, the aminopeptidase is not processed correctly and the less-active form that has the N-terminal propeptide accumulates in the culture medium. Recently, we isolated a novel vibriolysin that was expressed as an active form in E. coli by random mutagenesis; this enzyme shows potential as a candidate enzyme for the processing of aminopeptidase. The E. coli cells were engineered to co-express the novel vibriolysin along with aminopeptidase. Co-expression of vibriolysin resulted in an approximately 13-fold increase in aminopeptidase activity, and a further increase was observed in the form lacking its C-terminal propeptide. The active aminopeptidase was purified from the culture supernatant including the recombinant vibriolysin by heat treatment and ion exchange and hydroxyapatite chromatography with high purity and 35% recovery rate. This purified aminopeptidase effectively converted methionyl-human growth hormone (Met-hGH) to hGH. Thus, this co-expression system provides an efficient method for producing active recombinant V. proteolyticus aminopeptidase.
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Unno H, Yamashita T, Ujita S, Okumura N, Otani H, Okumura A, Nagai K, Kusunoki M. Structural Basis for Substrate Recognition and Hydrolysis by Mouse Carnosinase CN2. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27289-99. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801657200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kumar A, Periyannan G, Narayanan B, Kittell A, Kim JJ, Bennett B. Experimental evidence for a metallohydrolase mechanism in which the nucleophile is not delivered by a metal ion: EPR spectrokinetic and structural studies of aminopeptidase from Vibrio proteolyticus. Biochem J 2007; 403:527-36. [PMID: 17238863 PMCID: PMC1876372 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Revised: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Metallohydrolases catalyse some of the most important reactions in biology and are targets for numerous chemotherapeutic agents designed to combat bacterial infectivity, antibiotic resistance, HIV infectivity, tumour growth, angiogenesis and immune disorders. Rational design of inhibitors of these enzymes with chemotherapeutic potential relies on detailed knowledge of the catalytic mechanism. The roles of the catalytic transition ions in these enzymes have long been assumed to include the activation and delivery of a nucleophilic hydroxy moiety. In the present study, catalytic intermediates in the hydrolysis of L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-leucine by Vibrio proteolyticus aminopeptidase were characterized in spectrokinetic and structural studies. Rapid-freeze-quench EPR studies of reaction products of L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-leucine and Co(II)-substituted aminopeptidase, and comparison of the EPR data with those from structurally characterized complexes of aminopeptidase with inhibitors, indicated the formation of a catalytically competent post-Michaelis pre-transition state intermediate with a structure analogous to that of the inhibited complex with bestatin. The X-ray crystal structure of an aminopeptidase-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-leucine complex was also analogous to that of the bestatin complex. In these structures, no water/hydroxy group was observed bound to the essential metal ion. However, a water/hydroxy group was clearly identified that was bound to the metal-ligating oxygen atom of Glu152. This water/hydroxy group is proposed as a candidate for the active nucleophile in a novel metallohydrolase mechanism that shares features of the catalytic mechanisms of aspartic proteases and of B2 metallo-beta-lactamases. Preliminary studies on site-directed variants are consistent with the proposal. Other features of the structure suggest roles for the dinuclear centre in geometrically and electrophilically activating the substrate.
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- Amit Kumar
- *Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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- *Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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- †Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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- *Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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- †Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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- *Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, U.S.A
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Munih P, Moulin A, Stamper CC, Bennett B, Ringe D, Petsko GA, Holz RC. X-ray crystallographic characterization of the Co(II)-substituted Tris-bound form of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:1099-107. [PMID: 17574677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 03/21/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The X-ray crystal structure of the Co(II)-loaded form of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica ([CoCo(AAP)]) was solved to 2.2A resolution. [CoCo(AAP)] folds into an alpha/beta globular domain with a twisted beta-sheet hydrophobic core sandwiched between alpha-helices, identical to [ZnZn(AAP)]. Co(II) binding to AAP does not introduce any major conformational changes to the overall protein structure and the amino acid residues ligated to the dicobalt(II) cluster in [CoCo(AAP)] are the same as those in the native Zn(II)-loaded structure with only minor perturbations in bond lengths. The Co(II)-Co(II) distance is 3.3A. Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) coordinates to the dinuclear Co(II) active site of AAP with one of the Tris hydroxyl oxygen atoms (O4) forming a single oxygen atom bridge between the two Co(II) ions. This is the only Tris atom coordinated to the metals with Co1-O and Co2-O bonds distances of 2.2 and 1.9A, respectively. Each of the Co(II) ions resides in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. This important structure bridges the gap between previous structural and spectroscopic studies performed on AAP and is discussed in this context.
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- Petra Munih
- Program in Biophysics and Structural Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02254, United States
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McGregor WC, Swierczek SI, Bennett B, Holz RC. Characterization of the catalytically active Mn(II)-loaded argE-encoded N-acetyl-L-ornithine deacetylase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 12:603-13. [PMID: 17333302 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0211-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The catalytically competent Mn(II)-loaded form of the argE-encoded N-acetyl-L-ornithine deacetylase from Escherichia coli (ArgE) was characterized by kinetic, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic methods. Maximum N-acetyl-L-ornithine (NAO) hydrolytic activity was observed in the presence of one Mn(II) ion with k(cat) and K(m) values of 550 s(-1) and 0.8 mM, respectively, providing a catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) of 6.9 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1). The ArgE dissociation constant (K(d)) for Mn(II) was determined to be 0.18 microM, correlating well with a value obtained by isothermal titration calorimetry of 0.30 microM for the first metal binding event and 5.3 microM for the second. An Arrhenius plot of the NAO hydrolysis for Mn(II)-loaded ArgE was linear from 15 to 55 degrees C, suggesting the rate-limiting step does not change as a function of temperature over this range. The activation energy, determined from the slope of this plot, was 50.3 kJ mol(-1). Other thermodynamic parameters were DeltaG(double dagger) = 58.1 kJ mol(-1), DeltaH(double dagger) = 47.7 kJ mol(-1), and DeltaS(double dagger) = -34.5 J mol(-1) K(-1). Similarly, plots of lnK(m) versus 1/T were linear, suggesting substrate binding is controlled by a single step. The natural product, [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoyl]leucine (bestatin), was found to be a competitive inhibitor of ArgE with a K (i) value of 67 muM. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) data recorded for both [Mn(II)_(ArgE)] and [Mn(II)Mn(II)(ArgE)] indicate that the two Mn(II) ions form a dinuclear site. Moreover, the EPR spectrum of [Mn(II)Mn(II)(ArgE)] in the presence of bestatin indicates that bestatin binds to ArgE but does not form a micro-alkoxide bridge between the two metal ions.
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- Wade C McGregor
- The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0300, USA
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Vallee BL, Galdes A. The metallobiochemistry of zinc enzymes. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 56:283-430. [PMID: 6364704 DOI: 10.1002/9780470123027.ch5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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McGregor WC, Swierczek SI, Bennett B, Holz RC. argE-Encoded N-Acetyl-l-Ornithine Deacetylase from Escherichia coli Contains a Dinuclear Metalloactive Site. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:14100-7. [PMID: 16201833 DOI: 10.1021/ja054081g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The catalytic and structural properties of the argE-encoded N-acetyl-L-ornithine deacetylase (ArgE) from Escherichia coli were investigated. On the basis of kinetic and ITC (isothermal titration calorimetry) data, Zn(II) binds to ArgE with Kd values that differ by approximately 20 times. Moreover, ArgE exhibits approximately 90% of its full catalytic activity upon addition of one metal ion. Therefore, ArgE behaves similarly to the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP) in that one metal ion is the catalytic metal ion while the second likely plays a structural role. The N-acetyl-L-ornithine (NAO) deacetylase activity of ArgE showed a linear temperature dependence from 20 to 45 degrees C, indicating that the rate-limiting step does not change over this temperature range. The activation energy for NAO hydrolysis by ArgE was 25.6 kJ/mol when loaded with Zn(II) and 34.3 kJ/mol when loaded with Co(II). Electronic absorption and EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) spectra of [Co x (ArgE)] and [CoCo(ArgE)] indicate that both divalent metal binding sites are five coordinate. In addition, EPR data show clear evidence of spin-spin coupling between the Co(II) ions in the active site but only after addition of a second equivalent of Co(II). Combination of these data provides the first physical evidence that the ArgE from E. coli contains a dinuclear Zn(II) active site, similar to AAP and the carboxypeptidase G2 from Pseudomonas sp. strain RS-16 (CPG2).
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- Wade C McGregor
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300 and National Biomedical EPR Center, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226-0509
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Russo S, Baumann U. Crystal Structure of a Dodecameric Tetrahedral-shaped Aminopeptidase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:51275-81. [PMID: 15375159 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m409455200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein turnover is an essential process in living cells. The degradation of cytosolic polypeptides is mainly carried out by the proteasome, resulting in 7-9-amino acid long peptides. Further degradation is usually carried out by energy-independent proteases like the tricorn protease from Thermoplasma acidophilum. Recently, a novel tetrahedral-shaped dodecameric 480-kDa aminopeptidase complex (TET) has been described in Haloarcula marismortui that differs from the known ring- or barrel-shaped self-compartmentalizing proteases. This complex is capable of degrading most peptides down to amino acids. We present here the crystal structure of the tetrahedral aminopeptidase homolog FrvX from Pyrococcus horikoshii. The monomer has a typical clan MH fold, as found for example in Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase, containing a dinuclear zinc active center. The quaternary structure is built by dimers with a length of 100 A that form the edges of the tetrahedron. All 12 active sites are located on the inside of the tetrahedron. Substrate access is granted by pores with a maximal diameter of 10 A, allowing only small peptides and unfolded proteins access to the active site.
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- Santina Russo
- Departement für Chemie und Biochemie, University of Berne, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Bzymek KP, D'Souza VM, Chen G, Campbell H, Mitchell A, Holz RC. Function of the signal peptide and N- and C-terminal propeptides in the leucine aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica. Protein Expr Purif 2004; 37:294-305. [PMID: 15358350 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2004] [Revised: 04/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The leucine aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (also known as Vibrio proteolyticus) (AAP) is a metalloenzyme with broad substrate specificity. The open reading frame (ORF) for AAP encodes a 54 kDa enzyme, however, the extracellular enzyme has a molecular weight of 43 kDa. This form of AAP is further processed to a mature, thermostable 32 kDa form but the exact nature of this process is unknown. Over-expression of different forms of AAP in Escherichia coli (with AAP's native leader sequence, with and without the N- and/or C-terminal propeptides, and as fusion protein) has allowed a model for the processing of wild-type AAP to be proposed. The role of the A. proteolytica signal peptide in protein secretion as well as comparison to other known signal peptides reveals a close resemblance of the A. proteolytica signal peptide to the outer membrane protein (OmpA) signal peptide. Over-expression of the full 54 kDa AAP enzyme provides an enzyme that is significantly less active, due to a cooperative inhibitory interaction between both propeptides. Over-expression of AAP lacking its C-terminal propeptide provided an enzyme with an identical kcat value to wild-type AAP but exhibited a larger Km value, suggesting competitive inhibition of AAP by the N-terminal propeptide (Ki approximately 0.13 nM). The recombinant 32 kDa form of AAP was characterized by kinetic and spectroscopic methods and was shown to be identical to mature, wild-type AAP. Therefore, the ease of purification and processing of rAAP along with the fact that large quantities can be obtained now allow new detailed mechanistic studies to be performed on AAP through site-directed mutagenesis.
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- Krzysztof P Bzymek
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0300, USA
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Bzymek KP, Holz RC. The Catalytic Role of Glutamate 151 in the Leucine Aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:31018-25. [PMID: 15138277 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404035200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glutamate 151 has been proposed to act as the general acid/base during the peptide hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by the co-catalytic metallohydrolase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP). However, to date, no direct evidence has been reported for the role of Glu-151 during catalytic turnover by AAP. In order to elucidate the catalytic role of Glu-151, altered AAP enzymes have been prepared in which Glu-151 has been substituted with a glutamine, an alanine, and an aspartate. The Michaelis constant (K(m)) does not change upon substitution to aspartate or glutamine, but the rate of the reaction changes drastically in the following order: glutamate (100% activity), aspartate (0.05%), glutamine (0.004%), and alanine (0%). Examination of the pH dependence of the kinetic constants k(cat) and K(m) revealed a change in the pK(a) of a group that ionizes at pH 4.8 in recombinant leucine aminopeptidase (rAAP) to 4.2 for E151D-AAP. The remaining pK(a) values at 5.2, 7.5, and 9.9 do not change. Proton inventory studies indicate that one proton is transferred in the rate-limiting step of the reaction at pH 10.50 for both rAAP and E151D-AAP, but at pH 6.50 two protons and general solvation effects are responsible for the observed effects in the reaction catalyzed by rAAP and E151D-AAP, respectively. Based on these data, Glu-151 is intrinsically involved in the peptide hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by AAP and can be assigned the role of a general acid and base.
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- Krzysztof P Bzymek
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA
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Lindner HA, Lunin VV, Alary A, Hecker R, Cygler M, Ménard R. Essential roles of zinc ligation and enzyme dimerization for catalysis in the aminoacylase-1/M20 family. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:44496-504. [PMID: 12933810 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304233200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Members of the aminoacylase-1 (Acy1)/M20 family of aminoacylases and exopeptidases exist as either monomers or homodimers. They contain a zinc-binding domain and a second domain mediating dimerization in the latter case. The roles that both domains play in catalysis have been investigated for human Acy1 (hAcy1) by x-ray crystallography and by site-directed mutagenesis. Structure comparison of the dinuclear zinc center in a mutant of hAcy1 reported here with dizinc centers in related enzymes points to a difference in zinc ligation in the Acy1/M20 family. Mutational analysis supports catalytic roles of zinc ions, a vicinal glutamate, and a histidine from the dimerization domain. By complementing different active site mutants of hAcy1, we show that catalysis occurs at the dimer interface. Reinterpretation of the structure of a monomeric homolog, peptidase V, reveals that a domain insertion mimics dimerization. We conclude that monomeric and dimeric Acy1/M20 family members share a unique active site architecture involving both enzyme domains. The study may provide means to improve homologous carboxypeptidase G2 toward application in antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy.
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- Holger A Lindner
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada
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Extracts of a multiply peptidase-deficient (pepNABDPQTE iadA iaaA) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain contain an aspartyl dipeptidase activity that is dependent on Mn(2+). Purification of this activity followed by N-terminal sequencing of the protein suggested that the Mn(2+)-dependent peptidase is DapE (N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelate desuccinylase). A dapE chromosomal disruption was constructed and transduced into a multiply peptidase-deficient (MPD) strain. Crude extracts of this strain showed no aspartyl peptidase activity, and the strain failed to utilize Asp-Leu as a leucine source. The dapE gene was cloned into expression vectors in order to overproduce either the native protein (DapE) or a hexahistidine fusion protein (DapE-His(6)). Extracts of a strain carrying the plasmid overexpresssing native DapE in the MPD dapE background showed a 3,200-fold elevation of Mn(2+)-dependent aspartyl peptidase activity relative to the MPD dapE(+) strain. In addition, purified DapE-His(6) exhibited Mn(2+)-dependent peptidase activity toward aspartyl dipeptides. Growth of the MPD strain carrying a single genomic copy of dapE on Asp-Leu as a Leu source was slow but detectable. Overproduction of DapE in the MPD dapE strain allowed growth on Asp-Leu at a much faster rate. DapE was found to be specific for N-terminal aspartyl dipeptides: no N-terminal Glu, Met, or Leu peptides were hydrolyzed, nor were any peptides containing more than two amino acids. DapE is known to bind two divalent cations: one with high affinity and the other with lower affinity. Our data indicate that the form of DapE active as a peptidase contains Zn(2+) in the high-affinity site and Mn(2+) in the low-affinity site.
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- Daniel H Broder
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Lowther WT, Matthews BW. Metalloaminopeptidases: common functional themes in disparate structural surroundings. Chem Rev 2002; 102:4581-608. [PMID: 12475202 DOI: 10.1021/cr0101757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- W Todd Lowther
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Physics, 1229 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229, USA
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Holz RC. The aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica: structure and mechanism of co-catalytic metal centers involved in peptide hydrolysis. Coord Chem Rev 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0010-8545(01)00470-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Desmarais WT, Bienvenue DL, Bzymek KP, Holz RC, Petsko GA, Ringe D. The 1.20 A resolution crystal structure of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica complexed with tris: a tale of buffer inhibition. Structure 2002; 10:1063-72. [PMID: 12176384 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(02)00810-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP) is a bridged bimetallic enzyme that removes the N-terminal amino acid from a peptide chain. To fully understand the metal roles in the reaction pathway of AAP we have solved the 1.20 A resolution crystal structure of native AAP (PDB ID = 1LOK). The high-quality electron density maps showed a single Tris molecule chelated to the active site Zn(2+), alternate side chain conformations for some side chains, a sodium ion that mediates a crystal contact, a surface thiocyanate ion, and several potential hydrogen atoms. In addition, the high precision of the atomic positions has led to insight into the protonation states of some of the active site amino acid side chains.
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- William T Desmarais
- Program in Biophysics and Structural Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
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Bienvenue DL, Bennett B, Holz RC. Inhibition of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica by L-leucinethiol: kinetic and spectroscopic characterization of a slow, tight-binding inhibitor-enzyme complex. J Inorg Biochem 2000; 78:43-54. [PMID: 10714704 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(99)00203-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The peptide inhibitor L-leucinethiol (LeuSH) was found to be a potent, slow-binding inhibitor of the aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP). The overall potency (K(I)*) of LeuSH was 7 nM while the corresponding alcohol L-leucinol (LeuOH) was a simple competitive inhibitor of much lower potency (K(I) = 17 microM). These data suggest that the free thiol is likely involved in the formation of the E x I and E x I* complexes, presumably providing a metal ligand. In order to probe the nature of the interaction of LeuSH and LeuOH with the dinuclear active site of AAP, we have recorded both the electronic absorption and EPR spectra of [CoCo(AAP)], [CoZn(AAP)], and [ZnCo(AAP)] in the presence of both inhibitors. In the presence of LeuSH, all three Co(II)-substituted AAP enzymes exhibited an absorption band centered at 295 nm, characteristic of a S --> Co(II) ligand-metal charge-transfer band. In addition, absorption spectra recorded in the 450 to 700 nm region all showed changes characteristic of LeuSH and LeuOH interacting with both metal ions. EPR spectra recorded at high temperature (19 K) and low power (2.5 mW) indicated that, in a given enzyme molecule, LeuSH interacts weakly with one of the metal ions in the dinuclear site and that the crystallographically identified mu-OH(H) bridge, which has been shown to mediate electronic interaction of the Co(II) ions, is likely broken upon binding LeuSH. EPR spectra of [CoCo(AAP)]-LeuSH, [ZnCo(AAP)]-LeuSH, and [Co_(AAP)]-LeuSH were also recorded at lower temperature (3.5-4.0 K) and high microwave power (50-553 mW). These signals were unusual and appeared to contain, in addition to the incompletely saturated contributions from the signals characterized at 19 K, a very sharp feature at g(eff) approximately 6.5 that is characteristic of thiolate-Co(II) interactions. Combination of the electronic absorption and EPR data indicates that LeuSH perturbs the electronic structure of both metal ions in the dinuclear active site of AAP. Since the spin-spin interaction seen in resting [CoCo(AAP)] is abolished upon the addition of LeuSH, it is unlikely that a mu-S(R) bridge is established.
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- D L Bienvenue
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan 84322-0300, USA
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Holz RC, Bennett B, Chen G, Ming LJ. Proton NMR Spectroscopy as a Probe of Dinuclear Copper(II) Active Sites in Metalloproteins. Characterization of the Hyperactive Copper(II)-Substituted Aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica. J Am Chem Soc 1998. [DOI: 10.1021/ja971589d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Richard C. Holz
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0330, and the Department of Chemistry and Institute for Bimolecular Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-5250
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0330, and the Department of Chemistry and Institute for Bimolecular Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-5250
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0330, and the Department of Chemistry and Institute for Bimolecular Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-5250
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0330, and the Department of Chemistry and Institute for Bimolecular Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-5250
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Holz RC, Bradshaw JM, Bennett B. Synthesis, Molecular Structure, and Reactivity of Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes with Carboxylate-Rich Coordination Environments. Inorg Chem 1998; 37:1219-1225. [PMID: 11670326 DOI: 10.1021/ic9707873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The dinucleating ligand N,N'-(2-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-xylylene)bis(N-(carboxymethyl)glycine) (CH(3)HXTA) has been used to synthesize the dinuclear Cu(II) bis(pyridine) complex Na[Cu(2)(CH(3)HXTA)(Py)(2)].1.5(1,4-dioxane) (Na(1)): triclinic space group P&onemacr; (a = 12.550(3) Å, b = 13.413(3) Å, c = 13.540(4) Å, alpha = 117.12(2) degrees, beta = 104.70 (2) degrees, and gamma = 92.13(2) degrees ). The structure shows two distinct distorted square pyramidal Cu(II) centers with each Cu(II) ion bound by two carboxylate oxygen atoms, one amine nitrogen atom, a phenolate oxygen atom, and one pyridine nitrogen atom. The Cu--Cu separation is 3.531 Å, and the Cu1-O1-Cu2 angle is 123.7 degrees. The phenyl ring of the CH(3)HXTA ligand is twisted relative to the Cu1-O1-Cu2 plane, and the resulting dihedral angle is 44.2 degrees. The electronic absorption spectrum of 1 in aqueous solution at pH 3 suggests a shift toward trigonal bipyramidal Cu(II) coordination in solution. Spectral titration of Na[Cu(2)(CH(3)HXTA)(H(2)O)(2)] with L (where L = pyridine or sodium cyanide) results in complexes with terminal L groups. These exogenous ligands appear to bind in a positive cooperative stepwise fashion. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility data for 1 indicate that the Cu(II) ions are antiferromagnetically coupled (-2J = 168 cm(-)(1)). X-band EPR spectra of an aqueous solution of 1 shows isotropic signals with g = 2.14, while a powdered sample of 1 provides no EPR spectrum. A DeltaM(s) = 2 transition at g = approximately 4.5, expected for weakly magnetically coupled Cu(II) ions, is not observed for powdered samples but is observed for a methanolic solution sample of 1. On the basis of these data, the two Cu(II) ions are antiferromagnetically coupled in the solid state but due to a coordination geometry change become weakly ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically coupled in solution. (1)H NMR studies on a methanol solution of 1 are consistent with weak spin-coupling in solution.
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- Richard C. Holz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322
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Bennett B, Holz RC. EPR Studies on the Mono- and Dicobalt(II)-Substituted Forms of the Aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica. Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of Dinuclear Hydrolases. J Am Chem Soc 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/ja963021v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Brian Bennett
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300
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Sträter N, Lipscomb WN, Klabunde T, Krebs B. Enzymatische Acyl- und Phosphoryltransferreaktionen unter Beteiligung von zwei Metallionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19961081804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Holz RC, Gobena FT. Synthesis, molecular structure and reactivity of a new dicopper(II) benzimidazole complex with non-identical copper(II) sites. Polyhedron 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0277-5387(95)00501-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Holz RC, Evdokimov EA, Gobena FT. Two-Dimensional (1)H NMR Studies on Octahedral Nickel(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 1996; 35:3808-3814. [PMID: 11666568 DOI: 10.1021/ic951106b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The dinucleating ligand ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N',N'-tetrakis[(2-(1-ethylbenzimidazoyl)] (EGTB-Et; 1) was used to synthesize the dinuclear Ni(II) tetraacetonitrile complex cation [Ni(2)(EGTB-Et)(CH(3)CN)(4)](2+) (2): triclinic space group P&onemacr; (a = 12.273(5) Å, b = 12.358(7) Å, c = 12.561(6) Å, alpha = 90.43(4) degrees, beta = 110.26(3) degrees, gamma = 99.21 (4) degrees, and Z = 1). The structure shows two identical octahedral Ni(II) centers each bound to two benzimidazole ring nitrogen atoms, one amine nitrogen atom, an ether oxygen atom, and two acetonitrile nitrogen atoms. The Ni(II) ions are tethered together by a diethyl ether linkage with a crystallographic center of inversion between the methylene carbons of this bridge. The Ni--Ni separation in 2 is 7.072 Å. The mononuclear Ni(II) complex cation [Ni(Bipy)(2)(OAc)](+) (3) (Bipy = bipyridine) was synthesized and crystallographically characterized: monoclinic space group P2(1)/c (a = 9.269(4) Å, b = 8.348(4) Å, c = 14.623(7) Å, and beta = 102.46(4) degrees, Z = 2). The Ni(II) ions in 3 adopts a distorted octahedral geometry and is bound to four bipyridine ring nitrogen atoms and two carboxylate oxygen atoms. The average Ni-N and Ni-O distances are 2.062 and 2.110 Å. The electronic absorption spectra of both 2 and 3 were recorded in acetonitrile solution and are consistent with octahedral coordination geometries about the Ni(II) ions with Racah parameters of 840 and 820 cm(-)(1), respectively. Both one- and two-dimensional (1)H NMR techniques were used to assign the observed hyperfine shifted (1)H NMR resonances of 2 and 3 in acetonitrile solution. Clear COSY cross signals are observed between the aromatic protons of both the benzimidazole and pyridine protons of 2 and 3, respectively. The use of 2D NMR methods to assign inequivalent aromatic protons rather than synthetic methods such as substitution or deuteration are discussed.
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- Richard C. Holz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300
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Chevrier B, D'Orchymont H, Schalk C, Tarnus C, Moras D. The structure of the Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase complexed with a hydroxamate inhibitor. Involvement in catalysis of Glu151 and two zinc ions of the co-catalytic unit. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 237:393-8. [PMID: 8647077 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0393k.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The structure of the complex of Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase, a two-zinc exopeptidase, with the inhibitor p-iodo-D-phenylalanine hydroxamate has been determined by X-ray crystallography. Refinement of the structure, which includes 220 water molecules, using data at 0.80-0.23-nm resolution resulted in a crystallographic residual R value of 16%. The hydroxamate group adopts a planar conformation whereby the two oxygen atoms interact with the zinc ions. The N-hydroxyl group of the inhibitor is located between the two zinc ions, a position which is close to that occupied by a water molecule in the native structure. The carbonyl oxygen of the inhibitor binds to Zn1, which becomes pentacoordinated while Zn2 remains tetracoordinated, in contrast to the native protein where both zinc ions were shown to be tetracoordinated and structurally equivalent. Interactions of the carboxylate oxygens of Glu151 with the hydroxamate group play an important role in the stabilization of the complex.
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- B Chevrier
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS-INSERM-ULP, Illkirch, France
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Tanaka T, Ichishima E. Molecular properties of aminopeptidase Ey as a zinc-metalloenzyme. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 25:1681-8. [PMID: 8288037 DOI: 10.1016/0020-711x(93)90528-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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1. Aminopeptidase Ey from hen's egg yolk contains 1.0 g atom of zinc/mol of a subunit having molecular weight of 150 kDa. The inactive, Zn(2+)-free apoenzyme was reactivated by Co2+, Mn2+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ in addition to Zn2+, whereas Mg2+ and Fe2+ were ineffective. 2. The enzymatical properties of reconstituted enzymes, except for Zn(2+)-reconstituted enzyme, differed from native enzyme. The values for the activation energy were calculated by aminopeptidase Ey and Co(2+)-reconstituted enzyme. 3. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was about 2.8 as determined by isoelectric focusing. An asialo form of the enzyme, obtained by treatment with Arthrobacter sialidase, had an isoelectric point of 4.4. 4. The amino terminal sequence of aminopeptidase Ey was determined to be acyl-Xaa-Xaa-Pro-Glu-Ala-Ala-Ser-Leu-Pro-Gly. There was no identity with any known sequences of aminopeptidase.
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- T Tanaka
- Research Institute of Q.P. Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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Wilkes SH, Prescott JM. Hydroxamate-induced spectral perturbations of cobalt Aeromonas aminopeptidase. J Biol Chem 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)47458-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Streptomyces rimosus extracellular proteases 3. Isolation and characterization of leucine aminopeptidase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02346059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pettigrew DW, Mehta BJ, Bidigare RR, Choudhury RR, Scheffler JE, Sander EG. Enzyme elements involved in the interconversion of L-carbamylaspartate and L-dihydroorotate by dihydroorotase from Clostridium oroticum. Arch Biochem Biophys 1985; 243:447-53. [PMID: 2867744 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(85)90521-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Enzyme elements that are involved in the reversible cyclization of L-carbamylaspartate to L-dihdroorotate catalyzed by dihydroorotase (EC 3.5.2.3) from Clostridium oroticum (ATCC 25750) have been studied. Removal of Zn(II) from the enzyme by chelators followed by incubation of apoenzyme with Co(II) results in replacement of two to three of the four Zn(II) ions per molecule by Co(II). The catalytic properties of the Zn(II)Co(II) dihydroorotase are different from those of native enzyme. The Vmax is increased for both the synthesis and hydrolysis of L-dihydroorotate. The Km for L-dihydroorotate is unchanged, while the Km for L-carbamylaspartate is increased more than twofold. On the other hand, the kinetic properties of Zn(II)-reconstituted dihydroorotase are indistinguishable from those of native enzyme. The pH dependence of Vmax is also altered by the Co(II) substitution. For both Zn(II)- and Zn(II)Co(II)-dihydroorotase, this pH dependence is well described by a single ionization and the pK's for L-dihydroorotate synthesis and hydrolysis are different. Substitution with Co(II) increases the pK for both reaction directions to different extents. These results strongly support a role for the tightly bound metals in the catalytic mechanism. In addition, diethylpyrocarbonate rapidly inactivates the enzyme. The inactivation is prevented by L-dihydroorotate. This result is consistent with a role for at least one histidine in catalysis. The possibility that C. oroticum dihydroorotase may be useful model for the more complex mammalian enzyme is considered.
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Prescott JM, Wagner FW, Holmquist B, Vallee BL. Spectral and kinetic studies of metal-substituted Aeromonas aminopeptidase: nonidentical, interacting metal-binding sites. Biochemistry 1985; 24:5350-6. [PMID: 4074699 DOI: 10.1021/bi00341a012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Apoenzyme prepared by removal of the 2 mol of Zn2+/mol from Aeromonas aminopeptidase is inactive. Addition of Zn2+ reactivates it completely, and reconstitution with Co2+, Ni2+, or Cu2+ results in a 5.0-, 9.8-, and 10-fold more active enzyme than native aminopeptidase, respectively. Equilibrium dialysis and spectral titration experiments with Co2+ confirm the stoichiometry of 2 mol of metal/mol. The addition of only 1 mol of metal/mol completely restores activity characteristic of the particular metal. Interaction between the two sites, however, causes hyperactivation; thus, addition of 1 mol of Zn2+/mol subsequent to 1 mol of Co2+, Ni2+, or Cu2+ per mole increases activity 3.2-, 42-, or 59-fold, respectively. The cobalt absorption spectrum has a peak of 527 nm with a molar absorptivity of 53 M-1 cm-1 for 1 mol of cobalt/mol, which increases to 82 M-1 cm-1 for a second cobalt atom and is unchanged by further addition of Co2+. Circular dichroic (CD) and magnetic CD spectra indicate that the first Co2+ binding site is tetrahedral-like and that the second is octahedral-like. Stoichiometric quantities of 1-butylboronic acid, a transition-state analogue inhibitor of the enzyme [Baker, J. O., & Prescott, J. M. (1983) Biochemistry 22, 5322], profoundly affects absorption, CD, and MCD spectra, but n-valeramide, a substrate analogue inhibitor, has no effect. These findings suggest that the tetrahedral-like site is catalytic and the other octahedral-like site is regulatory or structural.
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Baker JO, Prescott JM. A transition-state-analog inhibitor influences zinc-binding by Aeromonas aminopeptidase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985; 130:1154-60. [PMID: 4026862 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)91736-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The transition-state-analog inhibitor, 1-butaneboronic acid, markedly enhances the uptake of one g-atom of Zn2+ ions from a metal ion buffer system by Zn-depleted Aeromonas aminopeptidase. In contrast, a substrate-analog inhibitor, n-valeramide, does not perturb the equilibrium between Zn2+ ions and the enzyme in a metal ion buffer system. These results establish a role for metal ions in the binding of 1-butaneboronic acid to Aeromonas amino-peptidase and strongly imply that a bound Zn2+ ion interacts directly with substrate during catalysis but not during initial binding of substrate.
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