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Zöller J, Hong S, Eisinger ML, Anderson M, Radloff M, Desch K, Gennis R, Langer JD. Ligand binding and conformational dynamics of the E. coli nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase revealed by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:5430-5439. [PMID: 36212541 PMCID: PMC9529548 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenases are integral membrane proteins that utilizes the proton motive force to reduce NADP+ to NADPH while converting NADH to NAD+. Atomic structures of various transhydrogenases in different ligand-bound states have become available, and it is clear that the molecular mechanism involves major conformational changes. Here we utilized hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) to map ligand binding sites and analyzed the structural dynamics of E. coli transhydrogenase. We found different allosteric effects on the protein depending on the bound ligand (NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH). The binding of either NADP+ or NADPH to domain III had pronounced effects on the transmembrane helices comprising the proton-conducting channel in domain II. We also made use of cyclic ion mobility separation mass spectrometry (cyclic IMS-MS) to maximize coverage and sensitivity in the transmembrane domain, showing for the first time that this technique can be used for HDX-MS studies. Using cyclic IMS-MS, we increased sequence coverage from 68 % to 73 % in the transmembrane segments. Taken together, our results provide important new insights into the transhydrogenase reaction cycle and demonstrate the benefit of this new technique for HDX-MS to study ligand binding and conformational dynamics in membrane proteins.
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Otzen DE, Pedersen JN, Somavarapu AK, Clement A, Ji M, Petersen EH, Pedersen JS, Urban S, Schafer NP. Cys-labeling kinetics of membrane protein GlpG: a role for specific SDS binding and micelle changes? Biophys J 2021; 120:4115-4128. [PMID: 34370995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Empirically, α-helical membrane protein folding stability in surfactant micelles can be tuned by varying the mole fraction MFSDS of anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)) relative to nonionic (e.g., dodecyl maltoside (DDM)) surfactant, but we lack a satisfying physical explanation of this phenomenon. Cysteine labeling (CL) has thus far only been used to study the topology of membrane proteins, not their stability or folding behavior. Here, we use CL to investigate membrane protein folding in mixed DDM-SDS micelles. Labeling kinetics of the intramembrane protease GlpG are consistent with simple two-state unfolding-and-exchange rates for seven single-Cys GlpG variants over most of the explored MFSDS range, along with exchange from the native state at low MFSDS (which inconveniently precludes measurement of unfolding kinetics under native conditions). However, for two mutants, labeling rates decline with MFSDS at 0-0.2 MFSDS (i.e., native conditions). Thus, an increase in MFSDS seems to be a protective factor for these two positions, but not for the five others. We propose different scenarios to explain this and find the most plausible ones to involve preferential binding of SDS monomers to the site of CL (based on computational simulations) along with changes in size and shape of the mixed micelle with changing MFSDS (based on SAXS studies). These nonlinear impacts on protein stability highlights a multifaceted role for SDS in membrane protein denaturation, involving both direct interactions of monomeric SDS and changes in micelle size and shape along with the general effects on protein stability of changes in micelle composition.
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- Daniel E Otzen
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Padayatti PS, Leung JH, Mahinthichaichan P, Tajkhorshid E, Ishchenko A, Cherezov V, Soltis SM, Jackson JB, Stout CD, Gennis RB, Zhang Q. Critical Role of Water Molecules in Proton Translocation by the Membrane-Bound Transhydrogenase. Structure 2017. [PMID: 28648609 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (TH) is an integral membrane enzyme that uses the proton-motive force to drive hydride transfer from NADH to NADP+ in bacteria and eukaryotes. Here we solved a 2.2-Å crystal structure of the TH transmembrane domain (Thermus thermophilus) at pH 6.5. This structure exhibits conformational changes of helix positions from a previous structure solved at pH 8.5, and reveals internal water molecules interacting with residues implicated in proton translocation. Together with molecular dynamics simulations, we show that transient water flows across a narrow pore and a hydrophobic "dry" region in the middle of the membrane channel, with key residues His42α2 (chain A) being protonated and Thr214β (chain B) displaying a conformational change, respectively, to gate the channel access to both cytoplasmic and periplasmic chambers. Mutation of Thr214β to Ala deactivated the enzyme. These data provide new insights into the gating mechanism of proton translocation in TH.
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- Pius S Padayatti
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; Laboratory for Structural Biology of GPCRs, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Universal and ubiquitous redox cofactors, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphorylated analog (NADP), collectively contribute to approximately 12% of all biochemical reactions included in the metabolic model of Escherichia coli K-12. A homeostasis of the NAD pool faithfully maintained by the cells results from a dynamic balance in a network of NAD biosynthesis, utilization, decomposition, and recycling pathways that is subject to tight regulation at various levels. A brief overview of NAD utilization processes is provided in this review, including some examples of nonredox utilization. The review focuses mostly on those aspects of NAD biogenesis and utilization in E. coli and Salmonella that emerged within the past 12 years. The first pyridine nucleotide cycle (PNC) originally identified in mammalian systems and termed the Preiss-Handler pathway includes a single-step conversion of niacin (Na) to NaMN by nicotinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (PncB). In E. coli and many other prokaryotes, this enzyme, together with nicotinamide deamidase (PncA), compose the major pathway for utilization of the pyridine ring in the form of amidated (Nm) or deamidated (Na) precursors. The existence of various regulatory mechanisms and checkpoints that control the NAD biosynthetic machinery reflects the importance of maintaining NAD homeostasis in a variety of growth conditions. Among the most important regulatory mechanisms at the level of individual enzymes are a classic feedback inhibition of NadB, the first enzyme of NAD de novo biosynthesis, by NAD and a metabolic regulation of NadK by reduced cofactors.
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Jackson JB, Leung JH, Stout CD, Schurig-Briccio LA, Gennis RB. Review and Hypothesis. New insights into the reaction mechanism of transhydrogenase: Swivelling the dIII component may gate the proton channel. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:2027-33. [PMID: 26143375 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The membrane protein transhydrogenase in animal mitochondria and bacteria couples reduction of NADP⁺ by NADH to proton translocation. Recent X-ray data on Thermus thermophilus transhydrogenase indicate a significant difference in the orientations of the two dIII components of the enzyme dimer (Leung et al., 2015). The character of the orientation change, and a review of information on the kinetics and thermodynamics of transhydrogenase, indicate that dIII swivelling might assist in the control of proton gating by the redox state of bound NADP⁺/NADPH during enzyme turnover.
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- J Baz Jackson
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92307, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92307, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Giangregorio N, Console L, Tonazzi A, Palmieri F, Indiveri C. Identification of amino acid residues underlying the antiport mechanism of the mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier by site-directed mutagenesis and chemical labeling. Biochemistry 2014; 53:6924-33. [PMID: 25325845 DOI: 10.1021/bi5009112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier catalyzes the transport of carnitine and acylcarnitines by antiport as well as by uniport with a rate slower than the rate of antiport. The mechanism of antiport resulting from coupling of two opposed uniport reactions was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. The transport reaction was followed as [(3)H]carnitine uptake in or efflux from proteoliposomes reconstituted with the wild type or mutants, in the presence or absence of a countersubstrate. The ratio between the antiport and uniport rates for the wild type was 3.0 or 2.5, using the uptake or efflux procedure, respectively. This ratio did not vary substantially in mutants H29A, K35R, G121A, E132A, K135A, R178A, D179E, E191A, K194A, K234A, and E288A. A ratio of 1.0 was measured for mutant K35A, indicating a loss of antiport function by this mutant. Ratios of >1.0 but significantly lower than that of the wild type were measured for mutants D32A, K97A, and D231A, indicating the involvement of these residues in the antiport mechanism. To investigate the role of the countersubstrate in the conformational changes underlying the transport reaction, the m-state of the transporter (opened toward the matrix side) was specifically labeled with N-ethylmaleimide while the c-state of the carrier (opened toward the cytosolic side) was labeled with fluorescein maleimide. The labeling results indicated that the addition of an external substrate, on one hand, reduced the amount of protein in the m-state and, on the other, increased the protein fraction in the c-state. This substrate-induced conformational change was abolished in the protein lacking K35, pointing to the role of this residue as a sensor in the mechanism of the antiport reaction.
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- Nicola Giangregorio
- CNR Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics , via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Whole-cell biocatalysis utilizes native or recombinant enzymes produced by cellular metabolism to perform synthetically interesting reactions. Besides hydrolases, oxidoreductases represent the most applied enzyme class in industry. Oxidoreductases are attributed a high future potential, especially for applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as they enable highly interesting chemistry (e.g., the selective oxyfunctionalization of unactivated C-H bonds). Redox reactions are characterized by electron transfer steps that often depend on redox cofactors as additional substrates. Their regeneration typically is accomplished via the metabolism of whole-cell catalysts. Traditionally, studies towards productive redox biocatalysis focused on the biocatalytic enzyme, its activity, selectivity, and specificity, and several successful examples of such processes are running commercially. However, redox cofactor regeneration by host metabolism was hardly considered for the optimization of biocatalytic rate, yield, and/or titer. This article reviews molecular mechanisms of oxidoreductases with synthetic potential and the host redox metabolism that fuels biocatalytic reactions with redox equivalents. The tools discussed in this review for investigating redox metabolism provide the basis for studies aiming at a deeper understanding of the interplay between synthetically active enzymes and metabolic networks. The ultimate goal of rational whole-cell biocatalyst engineering and use for fine chemical production is discussed.
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Veronesi G, Whitehead SJ, Francia F, Giachini L, Boscherini F, Venturoli G, Cotton NP, Jackson JB. X-ray absorption studies of Zn2+-binding sites in Escherichia coli transhydrogenase and its βH91K mutant. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2010; 1797:494-500. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Revised: 01/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Inhibition of proton-transfer steps in transhydrogenase by transition metal ions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2009; 1787:1276-88. [PMID: 19505432 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Revised: 06/02/2009] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Transhydrogenase couples proton translocation across a bacterial or mitochondrial membrane to the redox reaction between NAD(H) and NADP(H). Purified intact transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli was prepared, and its His tag removed. The forward and reverse transhydrogenation reactions catalysed by the enzyme were inhibited by certain metal ions but a "cyclic reaction" was stimulated. Of metal ions tested they were effective in the order Pb(2+)>Cu(2+)>Zn(2+)=Cd(2+)>Ni(2+)>Co(2+). The results suggest that the metal ions affect transhydrogenase by binding to a site in the proton-transfer pathway. Attenuated total-reflectance Fourier-transform infrared difference spectroscopy indicated the involvement of His and Asp/Glu residues in the Zn(2+)-binding site(s). A mutant in which betaHis91 in the membrane-spanning domain of transhydrogenase was replaced by Lys had enzyme activities resembling those of wild-type enzyme treated with Zn(2+). Effects of the metal ion on the mutant were much diminished but still evident. Signals in Zn(2+)-induced FTIR difference spectra of the betaHis91Lys mutant were also attributable to changes in His and Asp/Glu residues but were much smaller than those in wild-type spectra. The results support the view that betaHis91 and nearby Asp or Glu residues participate in the proton-transfer pathway of transhydrogenase.
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Proton-translocating transhydrogenase: an update of unsolved and controversial issues. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2008; 40:463-73. [PMID: 18972197 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-008-9170-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 08/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Proton-translocating transhydrogenases, reducing NADP(+) by NADH through hydride transfer, are membrane proteins utilizing the electrochemical proton gradient for NADPH generation. The enzymes have important physiological roles in the maintenance of e.g. reduced glutathione, relevant for essentially all cell types. Following X-ray crystallography and structural resolution of the soluble substrate-binding domains, mechanistic aspects of the hydride transfer are beginning to be resolved. However, the structure of the intact enzyme is unknown. Key questions regarding the coupling mechanism, i.e., the mechanism of proton translocation, are addressed using the separately expressed substrate-binding domains. Important aspects are therefore which functions and properties of mainly the soluble NADP(H)-binding domain, but also the NAD(H)-binding domain, are relevant for proton translocation, how the soluble domains communicate with the membrane domain, and the mechanism of proton translocation through the membrane domain.
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Bhakta T, Whitehead SJ, Snaith JS, Dafforn TR, Wilkie J, Rajesh S, White SA, Jackson JB. Structures of the dI2dIII1 complex of proton-translocating transhydrogenase with bound, inactive analogues of NADH and NADPH reveal active site geometries. Biochemistry 2007; 46:3304-18. [PMID: 17323922 DOI: 10.1021/bi061843r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Transhydrogenase couples the redox reaction between NADH and NADP+ to proton translocation across a membrane. The enzyme comprises three components; dI binds NAD(H), dIII binds NADP(H), and dII spans the membrane. The 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro analogue of NADH (designated H2NADH) bound to isolated dI from Rhodospirillum rubrum transhydrogenase with similar affinity to the physiological nucleotide. Binding of either NADH or H2NADH led to closure of the dI mobile loop. The 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro analogue of NADPH (H2NADPH) bound very tightly to isolated R. rubrum dIII, but the rate constant for dissociation was greater than that for NADPH. The replacement of NADP+ on dIII either with H2NADPH or with NADPH caused a similar set of chemical shift alterations, signifying an equivalent conformational change. Despite similar binding properties to the natural nucleotides, neither H2NADH nor H2NADPH could serve as a hydride donor in transhydrogenation reactions. Mixtures of dI and dIII form dI2dIII1 complexes. The nucleotide charge distribution of complexes loaded either with H2NADH and NADP+ or with NAD+ and H2NADPH should more closely mimic the ground states for forward and reverse hydride transfer, respectively, than previously studied dead-end species. Crystal structures of such complexes at 2.6 and 2.3 A resolution are described. A transition state for hydride transfer between dihydronicotinamide and nicotinamide derivatives determined in ab initio quantum mechanical calculations resembles the organization of nucleotides in the transhydrogenase active site in the crystal structure. Molecular dynamics simulations of the enzyme indicate that the (dihydro)nicotinamide rings remain close to a ground state for hydride transfer throughout a 1.4 ns trajectory.
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- Tina Bhakta
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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Iwaki M, Cotton NPJ, Quirk PG, Rich PR, Jackson JB. Molecular recognition between protein and nicotinamide dinucleotide in intact, proton-translocating transhydrogenase studied by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:2621-9. [PMID: 16492047 DOI: 10.1021/ja0556272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nicotinamide dinucleotide binding to transhydrogenase purified from Escherichia coli was investigated by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. Detergent-free transhydrogenase was deposited as a thin film on an ATR prism, and spectra were recorded during perfusion with buffers in the presence and absence of dinucleotide (NADP(+), NADPH, NAD(+), or NADH) in both H(2)O and D(2)O media. IR spectral changes were attributable to the bound dinucleotides and to changes in the protein itself. The dissociation constant of NADPH was estimated to be approximately 5 muM from a titration of the magnitude of the IR changes against the nucleotide concentration. IR spectra of related model compounds were used to assign principle bands of the dinucleotides. This information was combined with IR data on amino acids and with protein crystallographic data to identify interactions between specific parts of the dinucleotides and their binding sites in the protein. Several IR bands of bound nucleotide were sharpened and/or shifted relative to those in aqueous solution, reflecting a restriction to motion and a change in environment upon binding. Alterations in the protein secondary structure indicated by amide I/II changes were distinctly different for NADP(H) and for NAD(H) binding. The data suggest that NADP(H) binding leads to perturbation of a deeply buried part of the polypeptide backbone and to protonation of a carboxylic acid residue.
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- Masayo Iwaki
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK
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Wilson R, Obiozo UM, Quirk PG, Besra GS, Jackson JB. A hybrid of the transhydrogenases from Rhodospirillum rubrum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalyses rapid hydride transfer but not the complete, proton-translocating reaction. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:215-23. [PMID: 16624251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Revised: 02/24/2006] [Accepted: 03/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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All transhydrogenases appear to have three components: dI, which binds NAD(H), and dIII, which binds NADP(H), protrude from the membrane, and dII spans the membrane. However, the polypeptide composition of the enzymes varies amongst species. The transhydrogenases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and of Rhodospirillum rubrum have three polypeptides. Sequence analysis indicates that an ancestral three-polypeptide enzyme evolved into transhydrogenases with either two polypeptides (such as the Escherichia coli enzyme) or one polypeptide (such as the mitochondrial enzyme). The fusion steps in each case probably led to the development of an additional transmembrane helix. A hybrid transhydrogenase was constructed from the dI component of the M. tuberculosis enzyme and the dII and dIII components of the R. rubrum enzyme. The hybrid catalyses cyclic transhydrogenation but not the proton-translocating, reverse reaction. This shows that nucleotide-binding/release at the NAD(H) site, and hydride transfer, are fully functional but that events associated with NADP(H) binding/release are compromised. It is concluded that sequence mismatch in the hybrid prevents a conformational change between dI and dIII which is essential for the step accompanying proton translocation.
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- Rosalind Wilson
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Johansson T, Oswald C, Pedersen A, Törnroth S, Okvist M, Karlsson BG, Rydström J, Krengel U. X-ray structure of domain I of the proton-pumping membrane protein transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 2005; 352:299-312. [PMID: 16083909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2005] [Revised: 07/05/2005] [Accepted: 07/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The dimeric integral membrane protein nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase is required for cellular regeneration of NADPH in mitochondria and prokaryotes, for detoxification and biosynthesis purposes. Under physiological conditions, transhydrogenase couples the reversible reduction of NADP+ by NADH to an inward proton translocation across the membrane. Here, we present crystal structures of the NAD(H)-binding domain I of transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli, in the absence as well as in the presence of oxidized and reduced substrate. The structures were determined at 1.9-2.0 A resolution. Overall, the structures are highly similar to the crystal structure of a previously published NAD(H)-binding domain, from Rhodospirillum rubrum transhydrogenase. However, this particular domain is unique, since it is covalently connected to the integral-membrane part of transhydrogenase. Comparative studies between the structures of the two species reveal extensively differing surface properties and point to the possible importance of a rigid peptide (PAPP) in the connecting linker for conformational coupling. Further, the kinetic analysis of a deletion mutant, from which the protruding beta-hairpin was removed, indicates that this structural element is important for catalytic activity, but not for domain I:domain III interaction or dimer formation. Taken together, these results have important implications for the enzyme mechanism of the large group of transhydrogenases, including mammalian enzymes, which contain a connecting linker between domains I and II.
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- Tomas Johansson
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Chalmers University of Technology, P.O. Box 462, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Bizouarn T, van Boxel GI, Bhakta T, Jackson JB. Nucleotide binding affinities of the intact proton-translocating transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2005; 1708:404-10. [PMID: 15935988 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2005] [Revised: 04/28/2005] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Transhydrogenase (E.C. 1.6.1.1) couples the redox reaction between NAD(H) and NADP(H) to the transport of protons across a membrane. The enzyme is composed of three components. The dI and dIII components, which house the binding site for NAD(H) and NADP(H), respectively, are peripheral to the membrane, and dII spans the membrane. We have estimated dissociation constants (K(d) values) for NADPH (0.87 microM), NADP(+) (16 microM), NADH (50 microM), and NAD(+) (100-500 microM) for intact, detergent-dispersed transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli using micro-calorimetry. This is the first complete set of dissociation constants of the physiological nucleotides for any intact transhydrogenase. The K(d) values for NAD(+) and NADH are similar to those previously reported with isolated dI, but the K(d) values for NADP(+) and NADPH are much larger than those previously reported with isolated dIII. There is negative co-operativity between the binding sites of the intact, detergent-dispersed transhydrogenase when both nucleotides are reduced or both are oxidized.
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- Tania Bizouarn
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Bat 350, Université Paris XI-Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France
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Bogdanov M, Zhang W, Xie J, Dowhan W. Transmembrane protein topology mapping by the substituted cysteine accessibility method (SCAM(TM)): application to lipid-specific membrane protein topogenesis. Methods 2005; 36:148-71. [PMID: 15894490 PMCID: PMC4104023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2004.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2004] [Revised: 11/15/2004] [Accepted: 11/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We provide an overview of lipid-dependent polytopic membrane protein topogenesis, with particular emphasis on Escherichia coli strains genetically altered in their lipid composition and strategies for experimentally determining the transmembrane organization of proteins. A variety of reagents and experimental strategies are described including the use of lipid mutants and thiol-specific chemical reagents to study lipid-dependent and host-specific membrane protein topogenesis by substituted cysteine site-directed chemical labeling. Employing strains in which lipid composition can be controlled temporally during membrane protein synthesis and assembly provides a means to observe dynamic changes in protein topology as a function of membrane lipid composition.
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- Mikhail Bogdanov
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Sundaresan V, Chartron J, Yamaguchi M, Stout CD. Conformational diversity in NAD(H) and interacting transhydrogenase nicotinamide nucleotide binding domains. J Mol Biol 2004; 346:617-29. [PMID: 15670609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2004] [Revised: 11/17/2004] [Accepted: 11/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transhydrogenase (TH) couples direct and stereospecific hydride transfer between NAD(H) and NADP(H), bound within soluble domains I and III, respectively, to proton translocation across membrane bound domain II. The cocrystal structure of Rhodospirillum rubrum TH domains I and III has been determined in the presence of limiting NADH, under conditions in which the subunits reach equilibrium during crystallization. The crystals contain three heterotrimeric complexes, dI(2)dIII, in the asymmetric unit. Multiple conformations of loops and side-chains, and NAD(H) cofactors, are observed in domain I pertaining to substrate/product exchange, and highlighting electrostatic interactions during the hydride transfer. Two interacting NAD(H)-NADPH pairs are observed where alternate conformations of the NAD(H) phosphodiester and conserved arginine side-chains are correlated. In addition, the stereochemistry of one NAD(H)-NADPH pair approaches that expected for nicotinamide hydride transfer reactions. The cocrystal structure exhibits non-crystallographic symmetry that implies another orientation for domain III, which could occur in dimeric TH. Superposition of the "closed" form of domain III (PDB 1PNO, chain A) onto the dI(2)dIII complex reveals a severe steric conflict of highly conserved loops in domains I and III. This overlap, and the overlap with a 2-fold related domain III, suggests that motions of loop D within domain III and of the entire domain are correlated during turnover. The results support the concept that proton pumping in TH is driven by the difference in binding affinity for oxidized and reduced nicotinamide cofactors, and in the absence of a difference in redox potential, must occur through conformational effects.
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- Vidyasankar Sundaresan
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Althage M, Bizouarn T, Kindlund B, Mullins J, Alander J, Rydström J. Cross-linking of transmembrane helices in proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli: implications for the structure and function of the membrane domain. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1659:73-82. [PMID: 15511529 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2003] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Proton-pumping nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli contains an alpha and a beta subunit of 54 and 49 kDa, respectively, and is made up of three domains. Domain I (dI) and III (dIII) are hydrophilic and contain the NAD(H)- and NADP(H)-binding sites, respectively, whereas the hydrophobic domain II (dII) contains 13 transmembrane alpha-helices and harbours the proton channel. Using a cysteine-free transhydrogenase, the organization of dII and helix-helix distances were investigated by the introduction of one or two cysteines in helix-helix loops on the periplasmic side. Mutants were subsequently cross-linked in the absence and presence of diamide and the bifunctional maleimide cross-linker o-PDM (6 A), and visualized by SDS-PAGE. In the alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer, alphabeta cross-links were obtained with the alphaG476C-betaS2C, alphaG476C-betaT54C and alphaG476C-betaS183C double mutants. Significant alphaalpha cross-links were obtained with the alphaG476C single mutant in the loop connecting helix 3 and 4, whereas betabeta cross-links were obtained with the betaS2C, betaT54C and betaS183C single mutants in the beginning of helix 6, the loop between helix 7 and 8 and the loop connecting helix 11 and 12, respectively. In a model based on 13 mutants, the interface between the alpha and beta subunits in the dimer is lined along an axis formed by helices 3 and 4 from the alpha subunit and helices 6, 7 and 8 from the beta subunit. In addition, helices 2 and 4 in the alpha subunit together with helices 6 and 12 in the beta subunit interact with their counterparts in the alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer. Each beta subunit in the alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer was concluded to contain a proton channel composed of the highly conserved helices 9, 10, 13 and 14.
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- Magnus Althage
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Göteborg 405 30, Sweden
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Mather OC, Singh A, van Boxel GI, White SA, Jackson JB. Active-site conformational changes associated with hydride transfer in proton-translocating transhydrogenase. Biochemistry 2004; 43:10952-64. [PMID: 15323555 DOI: 10.1021/bi0497594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Transhydrogenase couples the redox (hydride-transfer) reaction between NAD(H) and NADP(H) to proton translocation across a membrane. The redox reaction is catalyzed at the interface between two components (dI and dIII) which protrude from the membrane. A complex formed from recombinant dI and dIII (the dI(2)dIII(1) complex) from Rhodospirillum rubrum transhydrogenase catalyzes fast single-turnover hydride transfer between bound nucleotides. In this report we describe three new crystal structures of the dI(2)dIII(1) complex in different nucleotide-bound forms. The structures reveal an asymmetry in nucleotide binding that complements results from solution studies and supports the notion that intact transhydrogenase functions by an alternating site mechanism. In one structure, the redox site is occupied by NADH (on dI) and NADPH (on dIII). The dihydronicotinamide rings take up positions which may approximate to the ground state for hydride transfer: the redox-active C4(N) atoms are separated by only 3.6 A, and the perceived reaction stereochemistry matches that observed experimentally. The NADH conformation is different in the two dI polypeptides of this form of the dI(2)dIII(1) complex. Comparisons between a number of X-ray structures show that a conformational change in the NADH is driven by relative movement of the two domains which comprise dI. It is suggested that an equivalent conformational change in the intact enzyme is important in gating the hydride-transfer reaction. The observed nucleotide conformational change in the dI(2)dIII(1) complex is accompanied by rearrangements in the orientation of local amino acid side chains which may be responsible for sealing the site from the solvent and polarizing hydride transfer.
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- Owen C Mather
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Yamaguchi M, Stout CD. Essential glycine in the proton channel of Escherichia coli transhydrogenase. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:45333-9. [PMID: 12952962 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308236200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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 nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenases of mitochondria and bacteria are proton pumps that couple hydride ion transfer between NAD(H) and NADP(H) bound, respectively, to extramembranous domains I and III, to proton translocation by the membrane-intercalated domain II. Previous experiments have established the involvement of three conserved domain II residues in the proton pumping function of the enzyme: His91, Ser139, and Asn222, located on helices 9, 10, and 13, respectively. Eight highly conserved domain II glycines in helices 9, 10, 13, and 14 were mutated to alanine, and the mutant enzymes were assayed for hydride transfer between domains I and III and for proton translocation by domain II. One of the glycines on helix 14, Gly252, was further mutated to Cys, Ser, Thr, and Val, expression levels of the mutant enzymes were evaluated, and each was purified and assayed. The results show that Gly252 is essential for function and support a model for the proton channel composed of helices 9, 10, 13, and 14. Gly252 would allow spatial proximity of His91, Ser139, and Asn222 for proton conductance within the channel. Gly252 mutants are distinguished by high levels of cyclic transhydrogenation activity in the absence of added NADP(H) and by complete loss of proton pumping activity. The purified G252A mutant has <1% proton translocation and reverse transhydrogenation activity, retains 0.9 mol of NADP(H) per domain III, and has 96% intrinsic cyclic transhydrogenation activity, which does not exceed 100% upon the addition of NADP(H). These properties imply that Gly252 mutants exhibit a native-like domain II conformation while blocking proton translocation and coupled exchange of NADP(H) in domain III.
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- Mutsuo Yamaguchi
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Althage M, Karlsson J, Gourdon P, Levin M, Bill RM, Tigerström A, Rydström J. Functional split and crosslinking of the membrane domain of the beta subunit of proton-translocating transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 2003; 42:10998-1003. [PMID: 12974635 DOI: 10.1021/bi034560x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Proton pumping nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli contains an alpha subunit with the NAD(H)-binding domain I and a beta subunit with the NADP(H)-binding domain III. The membrane domain (domain II) harbors the proton channel and is made up of the hydrophobic parts of the alpha and beta subunits. The interface in domain II between the alpha and the beta subunits has previously been investigated by cross-linking loops connecting the four transmembrane helices in the alpha subunit and loops connecting the nine transmembrane helices in the beta subunit. However, to investigate the organization of the nine transmembrane helices in the beta subunit, a split was introduced by creating a stop codon in the loop connecting transmembrane helices 9 and 10 by a single mutagenesis step, utilizing an existing downstream start codon. The resulting enzyme was composed of the wild-type alpha subunit and the two new peptides beta1 and beta2. As compared to other split membrane proteins, the new transhydrogenase was remarkably active and catalyzed activities for the reduction of 3-acetylpyridine-NAD(+) by NADPH, the cyclic reduction of 3-acetylpyridine-NAD(+) by NADH (mediated by bound NADP(H)), and proton pumping, amounting to about 50-107% of the corresponding wild-type activities. These high activities suggest that the alpha subunit was normally folded, followed by a concerted folding of beta1 + beta2. Cross-linking of a betaS105C-betaS237C double cysteine mutant in the functional split cysteine-free background, followed by SDS-PAGE analysis, showed that helices 9, 13, and 14 were in close proximity. This is the first time that cross-linking between helices in the same beta subunit has been demonstrated.
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- Magnus Althage
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Transhydrogenase, in animal mitochondria and bacteria, couples hydride transfer between NADH and NADP(+) to proton translocation across a membrane. Within the protein, the redox reaction occurs at some distance from the proton translocation pathway and coupling is achieved through conformational changes. In an 'open' conformation of transhydrogenase, in which substrate nucleotides bind and product nucleotides dissociate, the dihydronicotinamide and nicotinamide rings are held apart to block hydride transfer; in an 'occluded' conformation, they are moved into apposition to permit the redox chemistry. In the two monomers of transhydrogenase, there is a reciprocating, out-of-phase alternation of these conformations during turnover.
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- J Baz Jackson
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Karlsson J, Althage M, Rydström J. Roles of individual amino acids in helix 14 of the membrane domain of proton-translocating transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli as deduced from cysteine mutagenesis. Biochemistry 2003; 42:6575-81. [PMID: 12767241 DOI: 10.1021/bi034172v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase is a membrane-bound protein composed of three domains: the hydrophilic NAD(H)-binding domain, the hydrophilic NADP(H)-binding domain, and the hydrophobic membrane domain. The latter harbors the proton channel. In Escherichia coli transhydrogenase, the membrane domain is composed of 13 transmembrane alpha helices, of which especially helices 13 and 14 contain conserved residues. To characterize the roles of the individual residues betaLeu240 to betaSer260 in helix 14, these were mutated as single mutants to cysteines in the cysteine-free background, and in the case of betaGly245, betaGly249, and betaGly252, also to leucines. In addition to the residues forming the helix, residues betaAsn238 and betaAsp239 were also mutated. Except for betaI242C, all mutants were normally expressed, purified, and characterized with respect to, e.g., catalytic activities and proton pumping. The results show that mutation of the conserved glycines betaGly245, betaGly249, and betaGly252, located on the same face of the helix, led to a general inhibition of all activities, especially in the case of betaGly252, suggesting a role of these glycines in helix-helix interactions. In contrast, mutation of the conserved serines betaSer250, betaSer251, and betaSer256 led to enhanced activities of all reactions, including the cyclic reaction which was mediated by bound NADP(H). Mutation of the remaining residues resulted in intermediate inhibitory effects. The results strongly support an important regulatory role of the membrane domain on the NADP(H)-binding site.
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- Jenny Karlsson
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Box 462, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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Poelarends GJ, Konings WN. The transmembrane domains of the ABC multidrug transporter LmrA form a cytoplasmic exposed, aqueous chamber within the membrane. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:42891-8. [PMID: 12183459 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206508200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ABC multidrug transporter LmrA of Lactococcus lactis consists of six putative transmembrane segments (TMS) and a nucleotide binding domain. LmrA functions as a homodimer in which the two membrane domains form the solute translocation path across the membrane. To obtain structural information of LmrA a cysteine scanning accessibility approach was used. Cysteines were introduced in the cysteine-less wild-type LmrA in each hydrophilic loop and in TMS 6, and each membrane-embedded aromatic residue was mutated to cysteine. Of the 41 constructed single cysteine mutants, only one mutant, L301C, was not expressed. Most single-cysteine mutants were capable of drug transport and only three mutants, F37C, M299C, and N300C, were inactive, indicating that none of the aromatic residues in the transmembrane regions of LmrA are crucial for substrate binding or transport. Modification of the active mutants with N-ethylmaleimide blocked the transport activity in five mutants (S132C, L174C, S206C, S234C, and L292C). All cysteine residues in external and internal loops were accessible to fluorescein maleimide. The labeling experiments also showed that this thiol reagent cannot cross the membrane under the conditions used and confirmed the presence of six TMSs in each monomeric half of the transporter. Surprisingly, several single cysteines in the predicted TMSs could also be labeled by the bulky fluorescein maleimide molecule, suggesting unrestricted accessibility via an aqueous pathway. The periodicity of fluorescein maleimide accessibility of residues 291 to 308 in TMS 6 showed that this membrane-spanning alpha-helix has one face of the helix exposed to an aqueous cavity along its full-length. This finding, together with the solvent accessibility of 11 of 15 membrane-embedded aromatic residues, indicates that the transmembrane domains of the LmrA transporter form, under nonenergized conditions, an aqueous chamber within the membrane, which is open to the intracellular milieu.
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- Gerrit J Poelarends
- Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, NL-9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Yamaguchi M, Stout CD, Hatefi Y. The proton channel of the energy-transducing nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:33670-5. [PMID: 12087099 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204170200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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 nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenases of mitochondria and bacteria are proton pumps that couple direct hydride ion transfer between NAD(H) and NADP(H) bound, respectively, to extramembranous domains I and III to proton translocation by the membrane-intercalated domain II. To delineate the proton channel of the enzyme, 25 conserved and semiconserved prototropic amino acid residues of domain II of the Escherichia coli transhydrogenase were mutated, and the mutant enzymes were assayed for transhydrogenation from NADPH to an NAD analogue and for the coupled outward proton translocation. The results confirmed the previous findings of others and ourselves on the essential roles of three amino acid residues and identified another essential residue. Three of these amino acids, His-91, Ser-139, and Asn-222, occur in three separate membrane-spanning alpha helices of domain II of the beta subunit of the enzyme. Another residue, Asp-213, is probably located in a cytosolic-side loop that connects to the alpha helix bearing Asn-222. It is proposed that the three helices bearing His-91, Ser-139, and Asn-222 come together, possibly with another highly conserved alpha helix to form a four-helix bundle proton channel and that Asp-213 serves to conduct protons between the channel and domain III where NADPH binding energy is used via protein conformation change to initiate outward proton translocation.
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- Mutsuo Yamaguchi
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Bizouarn T, Althage M, Pedersen A, Tigerström A, Karlsson J, Johansson C, Rydström J. The organization of the membrane domain and its interaction with the NADP(H)-binding site in proton-translocating transhydrogenase from E. coli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1555:122-7. [PMID: 12206903 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(02)00266-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase is a conformationally driven pump which catalyzes the reversibel reduction of NADP(+) by NADH. Transhydrogenases contain three domains, i.e., the hydrophilic NAD(H)-binding domain I and the NADP(H)-binding domain III, and the hydrophobic domain II containing the proton channel. Domains I and III have been separately expressed and characterized structurally by, e.g. X-ray crystallography and NMR. These domains catalyze transhydrogenation in the absence of domain II. However, due to the absence of the latter domain, the reactions catalyzed by domains I and III differ significantly from those catalyzed by the intact enzyme. Mutagenesis of residues in domain II markedly affects the activity of the intact enzyme. In order to resolve the structure-function relationships of the intact enzyme, and the molecular mechanism of proton translocation, it is therefore essential to establish the structure and function of domain II and its interactions with domains I and III. This review describes some relevant recent results in this field of research.
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Mazurkiewicz P, Konings WN, Poelarends GJ. Acidic residues in the lactococcal multidrug efflux pump LmrP play critical roles in transport of lipophilic cationic compounds. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:26081-8. [PMID: 11994308 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m203141200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The proton motive force-driven efflux pump LmrP confers multidrug resistance on Lactococcus lactis cells by extruding a wide variety of lipophilic cationic compounds from the inner leaflet of the cytoplasmic membrane to the exterior of the cell. LmrP contains one cysteine (Cys(270)), which was replaced by alanine. This cysteine-less variant was used in a cysteine scanning accessibility approach. All 19 acidic residues in LmrP were replaced one by one by cysteine and subsequently challenged with the large thiol reagent fluorescein maleimide. The labeling pattern strongly indicates that only three acidic residues (Asp(142), Glu(327), and Glu(388)) are membrane-embedded. The roles of these residues in drug recognition were evaluated based on transport experiments with two cationic substrates, ethidium and Hoechst 33342, after replacing each of these residues with cysteine, alanine, lysine, glutamate, or aspartate. The obtained results suggest that the negative charges at positions 142 and 327 are not critical for the transport function but are important for drug recognition by LmrP. Surprisingly, the residues Cys(142) and Cys(327) become accessible for fluorescein maleimide upon binding of substrates, indicating a movement of these residues from a nonpolar to a polar environment. Substrate binding apparently results in a conformational change in this region of the protein and a reorientation of a lipid-embedded, hydrophobic substrate-binding site to an aqueous substrate translocation pathway.
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- Piotr Mazurkiewicz
- Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, NL-9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Jackson JB, White SA, Quirk PG, Venning JD. The alternating site, binding change mechanism for proton translocation by transhydrogenase. Biochemistry 2002; 41:4173-85. [PMID: 11914062 DOI: 10.1021/bi012078d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- J Baz Jackson
- School of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Meuller J, Mjörn K, Karlsson J, Tigerström A, Rydström J, Hou C, Bragg PD. Properties of a proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli with alpha and beta subunits linked through fused transmembrane helices. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1506:163-71. [PMID: 11779549 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(01)00191-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli is composed of an alpha and a beta subunit, whereas the homologues mitochondrial enzyme contains a single polypeptide. As compared to the latter transhydrogenase, using a 14-helix model for its membrane topology, the point of fusion is between the transmembrane helices 4 and 6 where the fusion linker provides the extra transmembrane helix 5. In order to clarify the potential role of this extra helix/linker, the alpha and the beta subunits were fused using three connecting peptides of different lengths, one (pAX9) involving essentially a direct coupling, a second (pKM) with a linking peptide of 18 residues, and a third (pKMII) with a linking peptide of 32 residues, as compared to the mitochondrial extra peptide of 27 residues. The results demonstrate that the plasma membrane-bound and purified pAX9 enzyme with the short linker was partly misfolded and strongly inhibited with regard to both catalytic activities and proton translocation, whereas the properties of pKM and pKMII with longer linkers were similar to those of wild-type E. coli transhydrogenase but partly different from those of the mitochondrial enzyme although pKMII generally gave higher activities. It is concluded that a mitochondrial-like linking peptide is required for proper folding and activity of the E. coli fused transhydrogenase, and that differences between the catalytic properties of the E. coli and the mitochondrial enzymes are unrelated to the linking peptide. This is the first time that larger subunits of a membrane protein with multiple transmembrane helices have been fused with retained activity.
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- J Meuller
- Depatment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Arkblad EL, Betsholtz C, Mandoli D, Rydström J. Characterization of a nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase gene from the green alga Acetabularia acetabulum and comparison of its structure with those of the corresponding genes in mouse and Caenorhabditis elegans. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1520:115-23. [PMID: 11513952 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(01)00257-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Proton-pumping nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (Nnt) is a membrane-bound enzyme that catalyzes the reversible reduction of NADP(+) by NADH. This reaction is linked to proton translocation across the membrane. Depending on metabolic conditions, the enzyme may be involved in NADPH generation, e.g., for detoxification of peroxides and/or free radicals and protection from ischemic damage. Nnt exists in most prokaryotes and in animal mitochondria. It is composed of 2-3 subunits in bacteria and of a single polypeptide in mitochondria. An open question is whether Nnt exists in any photosynthetic eukaryotes and if so, to which class it belongs. In the present study it is demonstrated that, by cloning and sequencing cDNA and genomic copies of its NNT gene, an ancient alga, Acetabularia acetabulum (Chlorophyta, Dasycladales), contains a nuclear-encoded Nnt. In contrast to photosynthetic bacteria, this algal Nnt is composed of a single polypeptide of the class found in animal mitochondria. Excluding a poly(A) tail, NNT cDNA from A. acetabulum is 3688 bp long, consists of eight exons and spans 17 kb. The NNT gene from mouse was also characterized. Subsequently, the gene organization of the A. acetabulum NNT was compared to those of the homologous mouse (100 kb and 21 exons) and Caenorhabditis elegans (5.1 kb and 18 exons) genes.
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- E L Arkblad
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
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Althage M, Bizouarn T, Rydström J. Identification of a region involved in the communication between the NADP(H) binding domain and the membrane domain in proton pumping E. coli transhydrogenase. Biochemistry 2001; 40:9968-76. [PMID: 11502193 DOI: 10.1021/bi0103157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The two hydrophilic domains I and III of Escherichia coli transhydrogenase containing the binding sites for NAD(H) and NADP(H), respectively, are located on the cytosolic side of the membrane, whereas the hydrophobic domain II is composed of 13 transmembrane alpha-helices, and is responsible for proton transport. In the present investigation the segment betaC260-betaS266 connecting domain II and III was characterized primarily because of its assumed role in the bioenergetic coupling of the transhydrogenase reaction. Each residue of this segment was replaced by a cysteine in a cysteine-free background, and the mutated proteins analyzed. Except for betaS266C, binding studies of the fluorescent maleimide derivative MIANS to each cysteine in the betaC260-betaR266 region revealed an increased accessibility in the presence of NADP(H) bound to domain III; an opposite effect was observed for betaS266. A betaD213-betaR265 double cysteine mutant was isolated in a predominantly oxidized form, suggesting that the corresponding residues in the wild-type enzyme are closely located and form a salt bridge. The betaS260C, betaK261C, betaA262C, betaM263, and betaN264 mutants showed a pronounced inhibition of proton-coupled reactions. Likewise, several betaR265 mutants and the D213C mutant showed inhibited proton-coupled reactions but also markedly increased values. It is concluded that the mobile hinge region betaC260-betaS266 and the betaD213-betaR265 salt bridge play a crucial role in the communication between the proton translocation/binding events in domain II and binding/release of NADP(H) in domain III.
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- M Althage
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, S-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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Venning JD, Rodrigues DJ, Weston CJ, Cotton NP, Quirk PG, Errington N, Finet S, White SA, Jackson JB. The heterotrimer of the membrane-peripheral components of transhydrogenase and the alternating-site mechanism of proton translocation. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:30678-85. [PMID: 11399770 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104429200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transhydrogenase undergoes conformational changes to couple the redox reaction between NAD(H) and NADP(H) to proton translocation across a membrane. The protein comprises three components: dI, which binds NAD(H); dIII, which binds NADP(H); and dII, which spans the membrane. Experiments using isothermal titration calorimetry, analytical ultracentrifugation, and small angle x-ray scattering show that, as in the crystalline state, a mixture of recombinant dI and dIII from Rhodospirillum rubrum transhydrogenase readily forms a dI(2)dIII(1) heterotrimer in solution, but we could find no evidence for the formation of a dI(2)dIII(2) tetramer using these techniques. The asymmetry of the complex suggests that there is an alternation of conformations at the nucleotide-binding sites during proton translocation by the complete enzyme. The characteristics of nucleotide interaction with the isolated dI and dIII components and with the dI(2)dIII(1) heterotrimer were investigated. (a) The rate of release of NADP(+) from dIII was decreased 5-fold when the component was incorporated into the heterotrimer. (b) The binding affinity of one of the two nucleotide-binding sites for NADH on the dI dimer was decreased about 17-fold in the dI(2)dIII(1) complex; the other binding site was unaffected. These observations lend strong support to the alternating-site mechanism.
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- J D Venning
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
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Bragg PD, Hou C. Characterization of mutants of beta histidine91, beta aspartate213, and beta asparagine222, possible components of the energy transduction pathway of the proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 388:299-307. [PMID: 11368169 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The roles of three residues (betaHis91, betaAsp213, and betaAsn222) implicated in energy transduction in the membrane-spanning domain II of the proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli have been examined using site-directed mutagenesis. All mutations affected transhydrogenation and proton pumping activities, although to various extents. Replacing betaHis91 or betaAsn222 of domain II by the basic residues lysine or arginine resulted in occlusion of NADP(H) at the NADP(H)-binding site of domain III. This was not seen with betaD213K or betaD213R mutants. It is suggested that betaHis91 and betaAsn222 interact with betaAsp392, a residue probably involved in initiating conformational changes at the NADP(H)-binding site in the normal catalytic cycle of the enzyme (M. Jeeves et al. (2000) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1459, 248-257). The introduced positive charges in the betaHis91 and betaAsn222 mutants might stabilize the carboxyl group of betaAsp392 in its anionic form, thus locking the NADP(H)-binding site in the occluded conformation. In comparison with the nonmutant enzyme, and those of mutants of betaAsp213, most mutant enzymes at betaHis91 and betaAsn222 bound NADP(H) more slowly at the NADP(H)-binding site. This is consistent with the effect of these two residues on the binding site. We could not demonstrate by mutation or crosslinking or through the formation of eximers with pyrene maleimide that betaHis91 and betaAsn222 were in proximity in domain II.
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- P D Bragg
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Studley WK, Yamaguchi M, Hatefi Y, Saier MH. Phylogenetic analyses of proton-translocating transhydrogenases. MICROBIAL & COMPARATIVE GENOMICS 2001; 4:173-86. [PMID: 10587945 DOI: 10.1089/omi.1.1999.4.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The proton-translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenases (TH) provide a simple model for understanding chemically coupled transmembrane proton translocation. To further our understanding of TH structure-function relationships, we have identified all sequenced homologous of these vectorial enzymes and have conducted sequence comparison studies. The NAD-binding domains of TH are homologous to bacterial alanine dehydrogenases (ADH) and eukaryotic saccharopine dehydrogenases (SDH) as well as N5(carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine synthase of Lactococcus lactis and dipicolinate synthase of Bacillus subtilis. A multiple alignment, a phylogenetic tree, and two signature sequences for this family, designated the TH-ADH-SDH or TAS superfamily, have been derived. Additionally, the TH family has been characterized. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that these proteins have evolved without inter-system shuffling. However, interdomain splicing-fusion events have occurred during the evolution of several of these systems. Analyses of the multiple alignment for the TH family revealed that domain conservation occurs in the order: NADP-binding domain (domain III) > NAD-binding domain (domain I) > proton-translocating transmembrane domain (domain II). A topologic model for the proton-translocating transmembrane domain consistent with published data is presented, and a possible involvement of specific transmembrane alpha-helical segments in channel formation is suggested.
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- W K Studley
- Department of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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Rodrigues DJ, Venning JD, Quirk PG, Jackson JB. A change in ionization of the NADP(H)-binding component (dIII) of proton-translocating transhydrogenase regulates both hydride transfer and nucleotide release. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:1430-8. [PMID: 11231296 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Transhydrogenase couples the transfer of hydride-ion equivalents between NAD(H) and NADP(H) to proton translocation across a membrane. The enzyme has three components: dI binds NAD(H), dIII binds NADP(H) and dII spans the membrane. Coupling between transhydrogenation and proton translocation involves changes in the binding of NADP(H). Mixtures of isolated dI and dIII from Rhodospirillum rubrum transhydrogenase catalyse a rapid, single-turnover burst of hydride transfer between bound nucleotides; subsequent turnover is limited by NADP(H) release. Stopped-flow experiments showed that the rate of the hydride transfer step is decreased at low pH. Single Trp residues were introduced into dIII by site-directed mutagenesis. Two mutants with similar catalytic properties to those of the wild-type protein were selected for a study of nucleotide release. The way in which Trp fluorescence was affected by nucleotide occupancy of dIII was different in the two mutants, and hence two different procedures for determining the rate of nucleotide release were developed. The apparent first-order rate constants for NADP(+) release and NADPH release from isolated dIII increased dramatically at low pH. It is concluded that a single ionisable group in dIII controls both the rate of hydride transfer and the rate of nucleotide release. The properties of the protonated and unprotonated forms of dIII are consistent with those expected of intermediates in the NADP(H)-binding-change mechanism. The ionisable group might be a component of the proton-translocation pathway in the complete enzyme.
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- D J Rodrigues
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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We present a summary of recent progress in understanding Escherichia coli K-12 gene and protein functions. New information has come both from classical biological experimentation and from using the analytical tools of functional genomics. The content of the E. coli genome can clearly be seen to contain elements acquired by horizontal transfer. Nevertheless, there is probably a large, stable core of >3500 genes that are shared among all E. coli strains. The gene-enzyme relationship is examined, and, in many cases, it exhibits complexity beyond a simple one-to-one relationship. Also, the E. coli genome can now be seen to contain many multiple enzymes that carry out the same or closely similar reactions. Some are similar in sequence and may share common ancestry; some are not. We discuss the concept of a minimal genome as being variable among organisms and obligatorily linked to their life styles and defined environmental conditions. We also address classification of functions of gene products and avenues of insight into the history of protein evolution.
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- M Riley
- The Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA. ,
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Cotton NP, White SA, Peake SJ, McSweeney S, Jackson JB. The crystal structure of an asymmetric complex of the two nucleotide binding components of proton-translocating transhydrogenase. Structure 2001; 9:165-76. [PMID: 11250201 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00571-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Membrane-bound ion translocators have important functions in biology, but their mechanisms of action are often poorly understood. Transhydrogenase, found in animal mitochondria and bacteria, links the redox reaction between NAD(H) and NADP(H) to proton translocation across a membrane. Linkage is achieved through changes in protein conformation at the nucleotide binding sites. The redox reaction takes place between two protein components located on the membrane surface: dI, which binds NAD(H), and dIII, which binds NADP(H). A third component, dII, provides a proton channel through the membrane. Intact membrane-located transhydrogenase is probably a dimer (two copies each of dI, dII, and dIII). RESULTS We have solved the high-resolution crystal structure of a dI:dIII complex of transhydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum-the first from a transhydrogenase of any species. It is a heterotrimer, having two polypeptides of dI and one of dIII. The dI polypeptides fold into a dimer. The loop on dIII, which binds the nicotinamide ring of NADP(H), is inserted into the NAD(H) binding cleft of one of the dI polypeptides. The cleft of the other dI is not occupied by a corresponding dIII component. CONCLUSIONS The redox step in the transhydrogenase reaction is readily visualized; the NC4 atoms of the nicotinamide rings of the bound nucleotides are brought together to facilitate direct hydride transfer with A-B stereochemistry. The asymmetry of the dI:dIII complex suggests that in the intact enzyme there is an alternation of conformation at the catalytic sites associated with changes in nucleotide binding during proton translocation.
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- N P Cotton
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Hou C, Bragg PD. Intersubunit crosslinking of the heterotetrameric proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli defines intersubunit contacts between transmembrane helices of the beta subunits. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 280:466-70. [PMID: 11162540 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli is composed of two types of subunits, alpha and beta, organized as an alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer. The protein contains three recognizable domains, of which domain II is the transmembrane region of the molecule containing the pathway for proton translocation. Domain II is composed of four transmembrane helices at the carboxyl-terminus of the alpha subunit and nine transmembrane helices at the amino-terminal region of the beta subunit. We have introduced pairs of cysteine residues into all of the loops connecting the transmembrane helices of domain II of the beta subunit. Crosslinking between the two beta subunits of the tetramer was induced spontaneously, or by treatment with cupric 1,10-phenanthrolinate or o-phenylenedimaleimide. Crosslinks between pairs of betaA114C, betaS183C, and betaA262C residues were observed, suggesting that pairs of domain II transmembrane helices 11, 12, and 14 were in proximity. These results, together with previous data (Bragg and Hou (2000) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 273, 955-959) suggest that the transhydrogenase tetramer is formed by apposition of alpha(2) and beta(2) dimers. Crosslinking between pairs of cysteine residues in the same beta subunit was not observed, possibly because the interhelical loops of the domain II region of the beta subunit were too short to allow correct orientation of the sulfhydryl groups for crosslinking.
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- C Hou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2146 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
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Metzler DE, Metzler CM, Sauke DJ. Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Hydroxylation. Biochemistry 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012492543-4/50021-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have explored the possibility that consensus predictions of membrane protein topology might provide a means to estimate the reliability of a predicted topology. Using five current topology prediction methods and a test set of 60 Escherichia coli inner membrane proteins with experimentally determined topologies, we find that prediction performance varies strongly with the number of methods that agree, and that the topology of nearly half of all E. coli inner membrane proteins can be predicted with high reliability (>90% correct predictions) by a simple majority-vote approach.
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- J Nilsson
- Stockholm Bioinformatics Center, Department of Biochemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Stephens AN, Roucou X, Artika IM, Devenish RJ, Nagley P. Topology and proximity relationships of yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit 8 determined by unique introduced cysteine residues. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:6443-51. [PMID: 11029588 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01733.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have used site-directed chemical labelling to demonstrate the membrane topology and to identify neighbouring subunits of subunit 8 (Y8) in yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase (mtATPase). Unique cysteine residues were introduced at the N or C-terminus of Y8 by site-directed mutagenesis. Expression and targeting to mitochondria in vivo of each of these variants in a yeast Y8 null mutant was able to restore activity to an otherwise nonfunctional ATP synthase complex. The position of each introduced cysteine relative to the inner mitochondrial membrane was probed with thiol-specific nonpermeant and permeant reagents in both intact and lysed mitochondria. The data indicate that the N-terminus of Y8 is located in the intermembrane space of mitochondria whereas the C-terminus is located within the mitochondrial matrix. The proximity of Y8 to other proteins of mtATPase was tested using heterobifunctional cross-linking reagents, each with one thiol-specific reactive group and one nonspecific, photoactivatible reactive group. These experiments revealed the proximity of the C-terminal domain of Y8 to subunits d and f, and that of the N-terminal domain to subunit f. It is concluded that Y8 possesses a single transmembrane domain which extends across the inner membrane of intact mitochondria. As subunit d is a likely component of the stator stalk of mitochondrial ATP synthase, we propose, on the basis of the observed cross-links, that Y8 may also be part of the stator stalk.
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- A N Stephens
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Bizouarn T, Meuller J, Axelsson M, Rydström J. The transmembrane domain and the proton channel in proton-pumping transhydrogenases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1459:284-90. [PMID: 11004441 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00163-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Proton-pumping nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenases are composed of three main domains, the NAD(H)-binding and NADP(H)-binding hydrophilic domains I (dI) and III (dIII), respectively, and the hydrophobic domain II (dII) containing the assumed proton channel. dII in the Escherichia coli enzyme has recently been characterised with regard to topology and a packing model of the helix bundle in dII is proposed. Extensive mutagenesis of conserved charged residues of this domain showed that important residues are betaHis91 and betaAsn222. The pH dependence of betaH91D, as well as betaH91C (unpublished), when compared to that of wild type shows that reduction of 3-acetylpyridine-NAD(+) by NADPH, i.e., the reverse reaction, is optimal at a pH essentially coinciding with the pK(a) of the residue in the beta91 position. It is therefore concluded that the wild-type transhydrogenase is regulated by the degree of protonation of betaHis91. The mechanisms of the interactions between dI+dIII and dII are suggested to involve pronounced conformational changes in a 'hinge' region around betaR265.
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- T Bizouarn
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Bragg PD, Hou C. The presence of an aqueous cavity in the proton-pumping pathway of the pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli is suggested by the reaction of the enzyme with sulfhydryl inhibitors. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 380:141-50. [PMID: 10900143 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.1923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli carries out transmembrane proton translocation coupled to transfer of a hydride ion equivalent between NAD(+) and NADP(+). The membrane domain (domain II) of the enzyme is composed of 13 transmembrane helices. Previous studies (N. A. Glavas et al., Biochemistry 34, 7694-7702, 1995) have suggested that betaHis91 in transmembrane helix 9 is involved in the translocation pathway of protons across the membrane. In this study we have replaced amino acid residues on the same face of helix 9 as betaHis91 by single cysteine residues. We then examined the effect of the sulfhydryl inhibitors N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonate (pCMPS) on enzyme activity and, in the case of [(14)C]NEM, as an enzyme label. The pattern of enzyme inhibition and labelling is consistent with the presence of an aqueous cavity through domain II from the cytosolic surface to the region of betaHis91. Residue betaAsn222 in helix 13, which appears also to be involved in the proton pathway across domain II, may interface with this aqueous cavity. A further series of mutants of betaGlu124 on helix 10 confirms the proposal (P. D. Bragg and C. Hou, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 363, 182-190, 1999) that this residue is involved in passive permeation of protons across domain II.
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- P D Bragg
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2146 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Bragg PD, Hou C. Crosslinking between alpha and beta subunits defines the orientation and spatial relationship of some of the transmembrane helices of the proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 273:955-9. [PMID: 10891354 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli is composed of two types of subunits, alpha and beta, organized as an alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer. The protein contains three recognizable domains, of which domain II is the transmembrane region of the molecule containing the pathway for proton translocation. Domain II is composed of four transmembrane helices at the carboxyl-terminus of the alpha subunit and either eight or nine transmembrane helices at the amino-terminal region of the beta subunit. We have introduced pairs of cysteine residues into a cysteine-free transhydrogenase by site-directed mutagenesis. Disulfide bond formation between some of these cysteine residues occurred spontaneously or on treatment with cupric 1, 10-phenanthrolinate. Analysis of crosslinked products confirmed that there are nine transmembrane helices in the domain II region of the beta subunit. The proximity to one another of several of the transmembrane helices was determined. Thus, helices 2 and 4 are close to helix 6 (nomenclature of Meuller and Rydström, J. Biol. Chem. 274, 19072-19080, 1999), and helix 3 and the carboxyl-terminal eight residues of the alpha subunit are close to helix 7. In the alpha(2)beta(2) tetramer, helices 2 and 4 of one alpha subunit are close to the same pair of transmembrane helices of the other alpha subunit, and helix 6 of one beta subunit is close to helix 6 of the other beta subunit.
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- P D Bragg
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2146 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Bizouarn T, Fjellström O, Meuller J, Axelsson M, Bergkvist A, Johansson C, Göran Karlsson B, Rydström J. Proton translocating nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase from E. coli. Mechanism of action deduced from its structural and catalytic properties. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1457:211-28. [PMID: 10773166 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00103-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transhydrogenase couples the stereospecific and reversible transfer of hydride equivalents from NADH to NADP(+) to the translocation of proton across the inner membrane in mitochondria and the cytoplasmic membrane in bacteria. Like all transhydrogenases, the Escherichia coli enzyme is composed of three domains. Domains I and III protrude from the membrane and contain the binding site for NAD(H) and NADP(H), respectively. Domain II spans the membrane and constitutes at least partly the proton translocating pathway. Three-dimensional models of the hydrophilic domains I and III deduced from crystallographic and NMR data and a new topology of domain II are presented. The new information obtained from the structures and the numerous mutation studies strengthen the proposition of a binding change mechanism, as a way to couple the reduction of NADP(+) by NADH to proton translocation and occurring mainly at the level of the NADP(H) binding site.
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- T Bizouarn
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Recent developments have led to advances in our understanding of the structure and mechanism of action of proton-translocating (or AB) transhydrogenase. There is (a) a high-resolution crystal structure, and an NMR structure, of the NADP(H)-binding component (dIII), (b) a homology-based model of the NAD(H)-binding component (dI) and (c) an emerging consensus on the position of the transmembrane helices (in dII). The crystal structure of dIII, in particular, provides new insights into the mechanism by which the energy released in proton translocation across the membrane is coupled to changes in the binding affinities of NADP(+) and NADPH that drive the chemical reaction.
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- J B Jackson
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
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