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J Biol Chem ; 276(52): 49365-70, 2001 Dec 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11602602

ABSTRACT

Bacillus pasteurii UreE (BpUreE) is a putative chaperone assisting the insertion of Ni(2+) ions in the active site of urease. The x-ray structure of the protein has been determined for two crystal forms, at 1.7 and 1.85 A resolution, using SIRAS phases derived from a Hg(2+)-derivative. BpUreE is composed of distinct N- and C-terminal domains, connected by a short flexible linker. The structure reveals the topology of an elongated homodimer, formed by interaction of the two C-terminal domains through hydrophobic interactions. A single Zn(2+) ion bound to four conserved His-100 residues, one from each monomer, connects two dimers resulting in a tetrameric BpUreE known to be formed in concentrated solutions. The Zn(2+) ion can be replaced by Ni(2+) as shown by anomalous difference maps obtained on a crystal of BpUreE soaked in a solution containing NiCl(2). A large hydrophobic patch surrounding the metal ion site is surface-exposed in the biologically relevant dimer. The BpUreE structure represents the first for this class of proteins and suggests a possible role for UreE in the urease nickel-center assembly.


Subject(s)
Bacillus/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Carrier Proteins/chemistry , Nickel/metabolism , Urease/chemistry , Urease/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Binding Sites , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Crystallography, X-Ray , Ion Transport , Models, Molecular , Molecular Chaperones/chemistry , Molecular Chaperones/metabolism , Protein Conformation , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Zinc/chemistry
2.
J Biol Chem ; 276(50): 47217-26, 2001 Dec 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11509552

ABSTRACT

A model-free analysis based on (15)N R(1), (15)N R(2), and (15)N-(1)H nuclear Overhauser effects was performed on reduced (diamagnetic) and oxidized (paramagnetic) forms of plastocyanin from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. The protein backbone is rigid, displaying a small degree of mobility in the sub-nanosecond time scale. The loops surrounding the copper ion, involved in physiological electron transfer, feature a higher extent of flexibility in the longer time scale in both redox states, as measured from D(2)O exchange of amide protons and from NH-H(2)O saturation transfer experiments. In contrast to the situation for other electron transfer proteins, no significant difference in the dynamic properties is found between the two redox forms. A solution structure was also determined for the reduced plastocyanin and compared with the solution structure of the oxidized form in order to assess possible structural changes related to the copper ion redox state. Within the attained resolution, the structure of the reduced plastocyanin is indistinguishable from that of the oxidized form, even though small chemical shift differences are observed. The present characterization provides information on both the structural and dynamic behavior of blue copper proteins in solution that is useful to understand further the role(s) of protein dynamics in electron transfer processes.


Subject(s)
Oxygen/metabolism , Plastocyanin/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Cloning, Molecular , Copper/metabolism , Cyanobacteria/metabolism , Electron Transport , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Ions , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Oxidation-Reduction , Plastocyanin/genetics , Protein Conformation , Time Factors
3.
J Am Chem Soc ; 123(10): 2405-13, 2001 Mar 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11456890

ABSTRACT

The NMR solution structure of oxidized plastocyanin from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803 is here reported. The protein contains paramagnetic copper(II), whose electronic relaxation times are quite unfavorable for NMR solution studies. The structure has been solved on the basis of 1041 meaningful NOESY cross-peaks, 18 1D NOEs, 26 T(1) values, 96 dihedral angle constraints, and 18 H-bonds. The detection of broad hyperfine-shifted signals and their full assignment allowed the identification of the copper(II) ligands and the determination of the Cu-S-C-H dihedral angle for the coordinated cysteine. The global root-mean-square deviation from the mean structure for the solution structure family is 0.72 +/- 0.14 and 1.16 +/- 0.17 A for backbone and heavy atoms, respectively. The structure is overall quite satisfactory and represents a breakthrough, in that it includes paramagnetic copper proteins among the metalloproteins for which solution structures can be afforded. The comparison with the available X-ray structure of a triple mutant is also performed.


Subject(s)
Cyanobacteria/chemistry , Plastocyanin/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Sequence Data , Oxidation-Reduction , Solutions
4.
Ukr Biokhim Zh (1978) ; 56(1): 19-23, 1984.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6324433

ABSTRACT

The paper deals with the mechanism of the phosphotransferase reaction catalyzed by G-kinase purified from the shrimp tissue by affinity chromatography. The ATP functional groups are stated to be significant for interaction with the enzyme. A mathematical model of the reaction is suggested assuming two active centres in a G-kinase molecule.


Subject(s)
Protein Kinases , Adenine , Adenine Nucleotides , Animals , Catalysis , Cyclic GMP , Decapoda/enzymology , Kinetics , Ribosemonophosphates
5.
Biokhimiia ; 48(6): 991-7, 1983 Jun.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6309259

ABSTRACT

Using affinity chromatography on 8-(2-aminoethyl)-amino-cAMP Sepharose, the cGMP-dependent protein kinase (ATP: protein phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.37) from tissues of the prawn Palaemon adspersus was purified to homogeneity as demonstrated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The degree of enzyme purification was 11 200, recovery--6.5%; the isoelectric point for the enzyme lies at 5.5. Data from gel filtration and centrifugation in sucrose density gradient suggest that the dimer of cGMP-dependent protein kinase has a molecular weight of 157 000, sedimentation coefficient of 7.2S and a Stokes' radius of 50 A. An active form of the enzyme with Mr = 76 500 (4.5S, 39 A) which apparently represents a subunit of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase was discovered. The activity of the both enzyme forms are stimulated by low concentrations of cGMP (Ka = 1.10(-7) M). The monomer and dimer molecules appear as prolate ellipsoids with axial ratios close to 7. The native cGMP-dependent protein kinase is probably made up of two subunits each of which contains a regulatory and a catalytic sites.


Subject(s)
Decapoda/enzymology , Protein Kinases/isolation & purification , Animals , Chromatography, Affinity/methods , Cyclic GMP/pharmacology , Macromolecular Substances , Molecular Weight , Protein Conformation , Protein Kinases/metabolism , Sepharose/analogs & derivatives
6.
Biokhimiia ; 47(6): 945-9, 1982 Jun.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6288121

ABSTRACT

Using ion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration, cGMP-dependent protein kinase was purified from prawn tissues 220-fold with a yield of activity of 12%. The apparent Ka values for cGMP, cAMP and 8-Br-cGMP are 1 . 10(-7), 5 . 10(-6) and 5 . 10(-8) M, respectively; the apparent Km values for ATP in the presence of cGMP is 9 . 10(-6) M. The cGMP-stimulated protein kinase activity was observed only in the presence of SH-compounds and high Mg2+ concentrations (500-100 mM). The protein kinase demonstrated a broad pH optimum wih a maximum at pH 6.8-7.2. The elution volume of the enzyme during gel filtration corresponded to a globular protein with molecular weight of 140,000.


Subject(s)
Decapoda/enzymology , Protein Kinases/isolation & purification , Animals , Cyclic GMP/pharmacology , Kinetics , Molecular Weight , Protein Kinases/metabolism , Structure-Activity Relationship
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