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Yang Y, Davis I, Altman RA, Liu A. α-Amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase catalyzes enol/keto tautomerization of oxaloacetate. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107878. [PMID: 39395800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2024] [Revised: 10/02/2024] [Accepted: 10/04/2024] [Indexed: 10/14/2024] Open
Abstract
ACMSD (α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase) is a key metalloenzyme critical for regulating de novo endogenous NAD+/NADH biosynthesis through the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway. This decarboxylase is a recognized target implicated in mitochondrial diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. However, unraveling its enzyme-substrate complex has been challenging due to its high catalytic efficiency. Here, we present a combined biochemical and structural study wherein we determined the crystal structure of ACMSD in complex with malonate. Our analysis revealed significant rearrangements in the active site, particularly in residues crucial for ACMS decarboxylation, including Arg51, Arg239∗ (a residue from an adjacent subunit), His228, and Trp194. Docking modeling studies proposed a putative ACMS binding mode. Additionally, we found that ACMSD catalyzes oxaloacetic acid (OAA) tautomerization at a rate of 6.51 ± 0.42 s-1 but not decarboxylation. The isomerase activity of ACMSD on OAA warrants further investigation in future biological studies. Subsequent mutagenesis studies and crystallographic analysis of the W194A variant shed light on the roles of specific second-coordination sphere residues. Our findings indicate that Arg51 and Arg239∗ are crucial for OAA tautomerization. Moreover, our comparative analysis with related isomerase superfamily members underscores a general strategy employing arginine residues to promote OAA isomerization. Given the observed isomerase activity of ACMSD on OAA and its structural similarity to ACMS, we propose that ACMSD may facilitate isomerization to ensure ACMS is in the optimal tautomeric form for subsequent decarboxylation initiated by the zinc-bound hydroxide ion. Overall, these findings deepen the understanding of the structure and function of ACMSD, offering insights into potential therapeutic interventions.
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- Yu Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China; Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Nguyen RC, Stagliano C, Liu A. Structural insights into the half-of-sites reactivity in homodimeric and homotetrameric metalloenzymes. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2023; 75:102332. [PMID: 37269676 PMCID: PMC10528533 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.102332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Half-of-sites reactivity in many homodimeric and homotetrameric metalloenzymes has been known for half a century, yet its benefit remains poorly understood. A recently reported cryo-electron microscopy structure has given some clues on the less optimized reactivity of Escherichia coli ribonucleotide reductase with an asymmetric association of α2β2 subunits during catalysis. Moreover, nonequivalence of enzyme active sites has been reported in many other enzymes, possibly as a means of regulation. They are often induced by substrate binding or caused by a critical component introduced from a neighboring subunit in response to substrate loadings, such as in prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthase, cytidine triphosphate synthase, glyoxalase, tryptophan dioxygenase, and several decarboxylases or dehydrogenases. Overall, half-of-sites reactivity is likely not an act of wasting resources but rather a method devised in nature to accommodate catalytic or regulatory needs.
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- Romie C Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
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Newton A, McCann L, Huo L, Liu A. Kynurenine Pathway Regulation at Its Critical Junctions with Fluctuation of Tryptophan. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13040500. [PMID: 37110158 PMCID: PMC10143591 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the primary route for the catabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan. The central KP metabolites are neurologically active molecules or biosynthetic precursors to critical molecules, such as NAD+. Within this pathway are three enzymes of interest, HAO, ACMSD, and AMSDH, whose substrates and/or products can spontaneously cyclize to form side products such as quinolinic acid (QA or QUIN) and picolinic acid. Due to their unstable nature for spontaneous autocyclization, it might be expected that the levels of these side products would be dependent on tryptophan intake; however, this is not the case in healthy individuals. On top of that, the regulatory mechanisms of the KP remain unknown, even after a deeper understanding of the structure and mechanism of the enzymes that handle these unstable KP metabolic intermediates. Thus, the question arises, how do these enzymes compete with the autocyclization of their substrates, especially amidst increased tryptophan levels? Here, we propose the formation of a transient enzyme complex as a regulatory mechanism for metabolite distribution between enzymatic and non-enzymatic routes during periods of increased metabolic intake. Amid high levels of tryptophan, HAO, ACMSD, and AMSDH may bind together, forming a tunnel to shuttle the metabolites through each enzyme, consequently regulating the autocyclization of their products. Though further research is required to establish the formation of transient complexation as a solution to the regulatory mysteries of the KP, our docking model studies support this new hypothesis.
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- Ashley Newton
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Cianci M, Giacchè N, Cialabrini L, Carotti A, Liscio P, Rosatelli E, De Franco F, Gasparrini M, Robertson J, Amici A, Raffaelli N, Pellicciari R. Structural Basis of Human Dimeric α-Amino-β-Carboxymuconate-ε-Semialdehyde Decarboxylase Inhibition With TES-1025. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:834700. [PMID: 35463964 PMCID: PMC9021598 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.834700] [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: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) stands at a branch point of the de novo NAD+ synthesis pathway and plays an important role in maintaining NAD+ homeostasis. It has been recently identified as a novel therapeutic target for a wide range of diseases, including inflammatory, metabolic disorders, and aging. So far, in absence of potent and selective enzyme inhibitors, only a crystal structure of the complex of human dimeric ACMSD with pseudo-substrate dipicolinic acid has been resolved. In this study, we report the crystal structure of the complex of human dimeric ACMSD with TES-1025, the first nanomolar inhibitor of this target, which shows a binding conformation different from the previously published predicted binding mode obtained by docking experiments. The inhibitor has a Ki value of 0.85 ± 0.22 nM and binds in the catalytic site, interacting with the Zn2+ metal ion and with residues belonging to both chains of the dimer. The results provide new structural information about the mechanism of inhibition exerted by a novel class of compounds on the ACMSD enzyme, a novel therapeutic target for liver and kidney diseases.
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- Michele Cianci
- Biochemistry and Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- *Correspondence: Michele Cianci, ; Nicola Giacchè,
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- TES Pharma S.r.l, Perugia, Italy
- *Correspondence: Michele Cianci, ; Nicola Giacchè,
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- Biochemistry and Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Biochemistry and Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences DISCO, Section of Biochemistry, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Biochemistry and Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Crystal structures of non-oxidative decarboxylases reveal a new mechanism of action with a catalytic dyad and structural twists. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3056. [PMID: 33542397 PMCID: PMC7862292 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82660-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Hydroxybenzoic acids, like gallic acid and protocatechuic acid, are highly abundant natural compounds. In biotechnology, they serve as critical precursors for various molecules in heterologous production pathways, but a major bottleneck is these acids’ non-oxidative decarboxylation to hydroxybenzenes. Optimizing this step by pathway and enzyme engineering is tedious, partly because of the complicating cofactor dependencies of the commonly used prFMN-dependent decarboxylases. Here, we report the crystal structures (1.5–1.9 Å) of two homologous fungal decarboxylases, AGDC1 from Arxula adenivorans, and PPP2 from Madurella mycetomatis. Remarkably, both decarboxylases are cofactor independent and are superior to prFMN-dependent decarboxylases when heterologously expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The organization of their active site, together with mutational studies, suggests a novel decarboxylation mechanism that combines acid–base catalysis and transition state stabilization. Both enzymes are trimers, with a central potassium binding site. In each monomer, potassium introduces a local twist in a β-sheet close to the active site, which primes the critical H86-D40 dyad for catalysis. A conserved pair of tryptophans, W35 and W61, acts like a clamp that destabilizes the substrate by twisting its carboxyl group relative to the phenol moiety. These findings reveal AGDC1 and PPP2 as founding members of a so far overlooked group of cofactor independent decarboxylases and suggest strategies to engineer their unique chemistry for a wide variety of biotechnological applications.
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Yang Y, Borel T, de Azambuja F, Johnson D, Sorrentino JP, Udokwu C, Davis I, Liu A, Altman RA. Diflunisal Derivatives as Modulators of ACMS Decarboxylase Targeting the Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway. J Med Chem 2020; 64:797-811. [PMID: 33369426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
In the kynurenine pathway for tryptophan degradation, an unstable metabolic intermediate, α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde (ACMS), can nonenzymatically cyclize to form quinolinic acid, the precursor for de novo biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). In a competing reaction, ACMS is decarboxylated by ACMS decarboxylase (ACMSD) for further metabolism and energy production. Therefore, the inhibition of ACMSD increases NAD+ levels. In this study, an Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug, diflunisal, was found to competitively inhibit ACMSD. The complex structure of ACMSD with diflunisal revealed a previously unknown ligand-binding mode and was consistent with the results of inhibition assays, as well as a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study. Moreover, two synthesized diflunisal derivatives showed half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values 1 order of magnitude better than diflunisal at 1.32 ± 0.07 μM (22) and 3.10 ± 0.11 μM (20), respectively. The results suggest that diflunisal derivatives have the potential to modulate NAD+ levels. The ligand-binding mode revealed here provides a new direction for developing inhibitors of ACMSD.
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- Yu Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Computational Chemical Biology Core and Molecular Graphics and Modeling Laboratory, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Wang Y, Liu KF, Yang Y, Davis I, Liu A. Observing 3-hydroxyanthranilate-3,4-dioxygenase in action through a crystalline lens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:19720-19730. [PMID: 32732435 PMCID: PMC7443976 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2005327117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The synthesis of quinolinic acid from tryptophan is a critical step in the de novo biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in mammals. Herein, the nonheme iron-based 3-hydroxyanthranilate-3,4-dioxygenase responsible for quinolinic acid production was studied by performing time-resolved in crystallo reactions monitored by UV-vis microspectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. Seven catalytic intermediates were kinetically and structurally resolved in the crystalline state, and each accompanies protein conformational changes at the active site. Among them, a monooxygenated, seven-membered lactone intermediate as a monodentate ligand of the iron center at 1.59-Å resolution was captured, which presumably corresponds to a substrate-based radical species observed by EPR using a slurry of small-sized single crystals. Other structural snapshots determined at around 2.0-Å resolution include monodentate and subsequently bidentate coordinated substrate, superoxo, alkylperoxo, and two metal-bound enol tautomers of the unstable dioxygenase product. These results reveal a detailed stepwise O-atom transfer dioxygenase mechanism along with potential isomerization activity that fine-tunes product profiling and affects the production of quinolinic acid at a junction of the metabolic pathway.
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- Yifan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249;
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Yang Y, Davis I, Matsui T, Rubalcava I, Liu A. Quaternary structure of α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ϵ-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) controls its activity. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:11609-11621. [PMID: 31189654 PMCID: PMC6663868 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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α-Amino-β-carboxymuconate-ϵ-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) plays an important role in l-tryptophan degradation via the kynurenine pathway. ACMSD forms a homodimer and is functionally inactive as a monomer because its catalytic assembly requires an arginine residue from a neighboring subunit. However, how the oligomeric state and self-association of ACMSD are controlled in solution remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that ACMSD from Pseudomonas fluorescens can self-assemble into homodimer, tetramer, and higher-order structures. Using size-exclusion chromatography coupled with small-angle X-ray scattering (SEC-SAXS) analysis, we investigated the ACMSD tetramer structure, and fitting the SAXS data with X-ray crystal structures of the monomeric component, we could generate a pseudo-atomic structure of the tetramer. This analysis revealed a tetramer model of ACMSD as a head-on dimer of dimers. We observed that the tetramer is catalytically more active than the dimer and is in equilibrium with the monomer and dimer. Substituting a critical residue of the dimer-dimer interface, His-110, altered the tetramer dissociation profile by increasing the higher-order oligomer portion in solution without changing the X-ray crystal structure. ACMSD self-association was affected by pH, ionic strength, and other electrostatic interactions. Alignment of ACMSD sequences revealed that His-110 is highly conserved in a few bacteria that utilize nitrobenzoic acid as a sole source of carbon and energy, suggesting a dedicated functional role of ACMSD's self-assembly into the tetrameric and higher-order structures. These results indicate that the dynamic oligomerization status potentially regulates ACMSD activity and that SEC-SAXS coupled with X-ray crystallography is a powerful tool for studying protein self-association.
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- Yu Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249, To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.:
210-458-7062; E-mail:
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Kuatsjah E, Chan ACK, Hurst TE, Snieckus V, Murphy MEP, Eltis LD. Metal- and Serine-Dependent Meta-Cleavage Product Hydrolases Utilize Similar Nucleophile-Activation Strategies. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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Davis I, Yang Y, Wherritt D, Liu A. Reassignment of the human aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH8A1 (ALDH12) to the kynurenine pathway in tryptophan catabolism. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:9594-9603. [PMID: 29703752 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.003320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The kynurenine pathway is the primary route for l-tryptophan degradation in mammals. Intermediates and side products of this pathway are involved in immune response and neurodegenerative diseases. This makes the study of enzymes, especially those from mammalian sources, of the kynurenine pathway worthwhile. Recent studies on a bacterial version of an enzyme of this pathway, 2-aminomuconate semialdehyde (2-AMS) dehydrogenase (AMSDH), have provided a detailed understanding of the catalytic mechanism and identified residues conserved for muconate semialdehyde recognition and activation. Findings from the bacterial enzyme have prompted the reconsideration of the function of a previously identified human aldehyde dehydrogenase, ALDH8A1 (or ALDH12), which was annotated as a retinal dehydrogenase based on its ability to preferentially oxidize 9-cis-retinal over trans-retinal. Here, we provide compelling bioinformatics and experimental evidence that human ALDH8A1 should be reassigned to the missing 2-AMS dehydrogenase of the kynurenine metabolic pathway. For the first time, the product of the semialdehyde oxidation by AMSDH is also revealed by NMR and high-resolution MS. We found that ALDH8A1 catalyzes the NAD+-dependent oxidation of 2-AMS with a catalytic efficiency equivalent to that of AMSDH from the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Substitution of active-site residues required for substrate recognition, binding, and isomerization in the bacterial enzyme resulted in human ALDH8A1 variants with 160-fold increased Km or no detectable activity. In conclusion, this molecular study establishes an additional enzymatic step in an important human pathway for tryptophan catabolism.
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- Ian Davis
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249
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Kuatsjah E, Chan ACK, Kobylarz MJ, Murphy MEP, Eltis LD. The bacterial meta-cleavage hydrolase LigY belongs to the amidohydrolase superfamily, not to the α/β-hydrolase superfamily. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:18290-18302. [PMID: 28935670 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.797696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Strain SYK-6 of the bacterium Sphingobium sp. catabolizes lignin-derived biphenyl via a meta-cleavage pathway. In this pathway, LigY is proposed to catalyze the hydrolysis of the meta-cleavage product (MCP) 4,11-dicarboxy-8-hydroxy-9-methoxy-2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenyl-hexa-2,4-dienoate. Here, we validated this reaction by identifying 5-carboxyvanillate and 4-carboxy-2-hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate as the products and determined the kcat and kcat/Km values as 9.3 ± 0.6 s-1 and 2.5 ± 0.2 × 107 m-1 s-1, respectively. Sequence analyses and a 1.9 Å resolution crystal structure established that LigY belongs to the amidohydrolase superfamily, unlike previously characterized MCP hydrolases, which are serine-dependent enzymes of the α/β-hydrolase superfamily. The active-site architecture of LigY resembled that of α-amino-β-carboxymuconic-ϵ-semialdehyde decarboxylase, a class III amidohydrolase, with a single zinc ion coordinated by His-6, His-8, His-179, and Glu-282. Interestingly, we found that LigY lacks the acidic residue proposed to activate water for hydrolysis in other class III amidohydrolases. Moreover, substitution of His-223, a conserved residue proposed to activate water in other amidohydrolases, reduced the kcat to a much lesser extent than what has been reported for other amidohydrolases, suggesting that His-223 has a different role in LigY. Substitution of Arg-72, Tyr-190, Arg-234, or Glu-282 reduced LigY activity over 100-fold. On the basis of these results, we propose a catalytic mechanism involving substrate tautomerization, substrate-assisted activation of water for hydrolysis, and formation of a gem-diol intermediate. This last step diverges from what occurs in serine-dependent MCP hydrolases. This study provides insight into C-C-hydrolyzing enzymes and expands the known range of reactions catalyzed by the amidohydrolase superfamily.
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- From the Genome Science and Technology Program and .,the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Yang Y, Davis I, Ha U, Wang Y, Shin I, Liu A. A Pitcher-and-Catcher Mechanism Drives Endogenous Substrate Isomerization by a Dehydrogenase in Kynurenine Metabolism. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:26252-26261. [PMID: 27810899 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.759712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase typically performs oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acid while reducing NAD(P)+ to NAD(P)H via covalent catalysis mediated by an active-site cysteine residue. One member of this superfamily, the enzyme 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (AMSDH), is a component of the kynurenine pathway, which catabolizes tryptophan in mammals and certain bacteria. AMSDH catalyzes the NAD+-dependent oxidation of 2-aminomuconate semialdehyde to 2-aminomuconate. We recently determined the first crystal structure of AMSDH and several catalytic cycle intermediates. A conserved asparagine in the oxyanion hole, Asn-169, is found to be H-bonded to substrate-derived intermediates in the active site of AMSDH during catalysis, including both the covalently bound thiohemiacetal and thioacyl intermediates. To better interrogate the significance of the hydrogen bond provided by Asn-169 to the reaction mechanism of AMSDH, we created Ala, Ser, Asp, and Gln mutants and studied them using biochemical, kinetic, crystallographic, and computational studies. The in crystallo chemical reaction of the primary substrate with the co-crystalized complex of the N169D mutant and NAD+ led to the successful trapping of a new catalytic intermediate that was not previously seen. The structural and computational data are consistent with a substrate imine/enol tautomer intermediate being formed prior to the formation of the covalent bond between the substrate and the active-site cysteine. Thus, AMSDH surprisingly includes an isomerization process within its known catalytic mechanism. These data establish a hidden intrinsic isomerization activity of the dehydrogenase and allow us to propose a pitcher-catcher type of catalytic mechanism for the isomerization.
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- Yu Yang
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and.,the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and .,the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Functional Characterization of a Novel Member of the Amidohydrolase 2 Protein Family, 2-Hydroxy-1-Naphthoic Acid Nonoxidative Decarboxylase from Burkholderia sp. Strain BC1. J Bacteriol 2016; 198:1755-1763. [PMID: 27068590 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00250-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The gene encoding a nonoxidative decarboxylase capable of catalyzing the transformation of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid (2H1NA) to 2-naphthol was identified, recombinantly expressed, and purified to homogeneity. The putative gene sequence of the decarboxylase (hndA) encodes a 316-amino-acid protein (HndA) with a predicted molecular mass of 34 kDa. HndA exhibited high identity with uncharacterized amidohydrolase 2 proteins of various Burkholderia species, whereas it showed a modest 27% identity with γ-resorcylate decarboxylase, a well-characterized nonoxidative decarboxylase belonging to the amidohydrolase superfamily. Biochemically characterized HndA demonstrated strict substrate specificity toward 2H1NA, whereas inhibition studies with HndA indicated the presence of zinc as the transition metal center, as confirmed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. A three-dimensional structural model of HndA, followed by docking analysis, identified the conserved metal-coordinating and substrate-binding residues, while their importance in catalysis was validated by site-directed mutagenesis. IMPORTANCE Microbial nonoxidative decarboxylases play a crucial role in the metabolism of a large array of carboxy aromatic chemicals released into the environment from a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources. Among these, hydroxynaphthoic acids are usually encountered as pathway intermediates in the bacterial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The present study reveals biochemical and molecular characterization of a 2-hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid nonoxidative decarboxylase involved in an alternative metabolic pathway which can be classified as a member of the small repertoire of nonoxidative decarboxylases belonging to the amidohydrolase 2 family of proteins. The strict substrate specificity and sequence uniqueness make it a novel member of the metallo-dependent hydrolase superfamily.
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Davis I, Liu A. What is the tryptophan kynurenine pathway and why is it important to neurotherapeutics? Expert Rev Neurother 2015; 15:719-21. [PMID: 26004930 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1049999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The kynurenine pathway has received increasing attention as its connection to inflammation, the immune system and neurological conditions has become more apparent. It is the primary route for tryptophan catabolism in the liver and the starting point for the synthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in mammals. Dysregulation or overactivation of this pathway can lead to immune system activation and accumulation of potentially neurotoxic compounds. These aspects make the kynurenine pathway a promising target for therapeutic development to treat inflammation and disease with neurological aspects, especially in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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- Ian Davis
- Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Liu F, Geng J, Gumpper RH, Barman A, Davis I, Ozarowski A, Hamelberg D, Liu A. An Iron Reservoir to the Catalytic Metal: THE RUBREDOXIN IRON IN AN EXTRADIOL DIOXYGENASE. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:15621-15634. [PMID: 25918158 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.650259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The rubredoxin motif is present in over 74,000 protein sequences and 2,000 structures, but few have known functions. A secondary, non-catalytic, rubredoxin-like iron site is conserved in 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase (HAO), from single cellular sources but not multicellular sources. Through the population of the two metal binding sites with various metals in bacterial HAO, the structural and functional relationship of the rubredoxin-like site was investigated using kinetic, spectroscopic, crystallographic, and computational approaches. It is shown that the first metal presented preferentially binds to the catalytic site rather than the rubredoxin-like site, which selectively binds iron when the catalytic site is occupied. Furthermore, an iron ion bound to the rubredoxin-like site is readily delivered to an empty catalytic site of metal-free HAO via an intermolecular transfer mechanism. Through the use of metal analysis and catalytic activity measurements, we show that a downstream metabolic intermediate can selectively remove the catalytic iron. As the prokaryotic HAO is often crucial for cell survival, there is a need for ensuring its activity. These results suggest that the rubredoxin-like site is a possible auxiliary iron source to the catalytic center when it is lost during catalysis in a pathway with metabolic intermediates of metal-chelating properties. A spare tire concept is proposed based on this biochemical study, and this concept opens up a potentially new functional paradigm for iron-sulfur centers in iron-dependent enzymes as transient iron binding and shuttling sites to ensure full metal loading of the catalytic site.
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- Fange Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Molecular Basis of Disease Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Molecular Basis of Disease Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Molecular Basis of Disease Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Molecular Basis of Disease Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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Huo L, Davis I, Liu F, Andi B, Esaki S, Iwaki H, Hasegawa Y, Orville AM, Liu A. Crystallographic and spectroscopic snapshots reveal a dehydrogenase in action. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5935. [PMID: 25565451 PMCID: PMC4286809 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aldehydes are ubiquitous intermediates in metabolic pathways and their innate reactivity can often make them quite unstable. There are several aldehydic intermediates in the metabolic pathway for tryptophan degradation that can decay into neuroactive compounds that have been associated with numerous neurological diseases. An enzyme of this pathway, 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, is responsible for ‘disarming’ the final aldehydic intermediate. Here we show the crystal structures of a bacterial analogue enzyme in five catalytically relevant forms: resting state, one binary and two ternary complexes, and a covalent, thioacyl intermediate. We also report the crystal structures of a tetrahedral, thiohemiacetal intermediate, a thioacyl intermediate and an NAD+-bound complex from an active site mutant. These covalent intermediates are characterized by single-crystal and solution-state electronic absorption spectroscopy. The crystal structures reveal that the substrate undergoes an E/Z isomerization at the enzyme active site before an sp3-to-sp2 transition during enzyme-mediated oxidation. Aldehydes are common intermediates in enzymatic pathways, but their high reactivity can make them difficult to observe. Here, the authors study the mechanism of aldehyde deactivation in a dehydrogenase, showing a key E/Z isomerization and observing a thiohemiacetal intermediate by crystal structure analysis.
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- Lu Huo
- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology and ORDIST, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology and ORDIST, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- 1] Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA [2] Biosciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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Huo L, Liu F, Iwaki H, Li T, Hasegawa Y, Liu A. Human α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD): a structural and mechanistic unveiling. Proteins 2014; 83:178-87. [PMID: 25392945 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Human α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase determines the fate of tryptophan metabolites in the kynurenine pathway by controlling the quinolinate levels for de novo nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis. The unstable nature of its substrate has made gaining insight into its reaction mechanism difficult. Our electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic study on the Cu-substituted human enzyme suggests that the native substrate does not directly ligate to the metal ion. Substrate binding did not result in a change of either the hyperfine structure or the super-hyperfine structure of the EPR spectrum. We also determined the crystal structure of the human enzyme in its native catalytically active state (at 1.99 Å resolution), a substrate analogue-bound form (2.50 Å resolution), and a selected active site mutant form with one of the putative substrate binding residues altered (2.32 Å resolution). These structures illustrate that each asymmetric unit contains three pairs of dimers. Consistent with the EPR findings, the ligand-bound complex structure shows that the substrate analogue does not directly coordinate to the metal ion but is bound to the active site by two arginine residues through noncovalent interactions.
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- Lu Huo
- Department of Chemistry and the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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