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J Mol Biol ; 355(1): 72-84, 2006 Jan 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16300786

ABSTRACT

Proteins interact with nucleotides to perform a multitude of functions within cells. These interactions are highly specific; however, the molecular basis for this specificity is not well understood. To identify factors critical for protein-guanine nucleotide recognition the binding of two closely related ligands, guanosine 3'-monophosphate (3'GMP) and inosine 3'-monophosphate (3'IMP), to Ribonuclease Sa (RNase Sa), a small, guanylyl-endoribonuclease from Streptomyces aureofaciens, was compared using isothermal titration calorimetry, NMR, X-ray crystallography and molecular dynamics simulations. This comparison has allowed for the determination of the contribution of the exocyclic amino group "N2" of the guanine base to nucleotide binding specificity. Calorimetric measurements indicate that RNase Sa has a higher affinity for 3'GMP (K=(1.5+/-0.2)x10(5)) over 3'IMP (K=(3.1+/-0.2)x10(4)) emphasizing the importance of N2 as a key determinant of RNase Sa guanine binding specificity. This result was unexpected as the published structural data for RNase Sa in complex with 3'GMP showed only a potential long-range interaction (>3.3A) between N2 and the side-chain of Glu41 of RNase Sa. The observed difference in affinity is largely due to a reduction in the favorable enthalpy change by 10 kJ/mol for 3'IMP binding as compared to 3'GMP that is accompanied by a significant difference in the heat capacity changes observed for binding the two ligands. To aid interpretation of the calorimetric data, the first crystal structure of a small, guanylyl ribonuclease bound to 3'IMP was determined to 2.0 A resolution. This structure has revealed small yet unexpected changes in the ligand conformation and differences in the conformations of the side-chains contacting the sugar and phosphate moieties as compared to the 3'GMP complex. The structural data suggest the less favorable enthalpy change is due to an overall lengthening of the contacts between RNase Sa and 3'IMP as compared to 3'GMP. The long-range interaction between N2 and Glu41 is critical for positioning of the nucleotide in the binding cleft for optimal contact formation. Thus, combined, the data demonstrate how a long-range interaction can have a significant impact on nucleotide binding affinity and energetics.


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Guanosine Monophosphate/metabolism , Isoenzymes/metabolism , Nucleotides/metabolism , Ribonucleases/metabolism , Binding Sites , Crystallography, X-Ray , Guanosine Monophosphate/chemistry , Inosine Monophosphate/metabolism , Isoenzymes/chemistry , Molecular Conformation , Nucleotides/chemistry , Protein Binding , Ribonucleases/chemistry , Streptomyces aureofaciens/enzymology , Substrate Specificity , Thermodynamics
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J Mol Biol ; 346(3): 895-905, 2005 Feb 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15713470

ABSTRACT

Using the binding of a nucleotide inhibitor (guanosine-3'-monophosphate) to a ribonuclease (ribonuclease Sa) as a model system, we show that the salt-dependence of the interaction arises due to specific ion binding at the site of nucleotide binding. The presence of specific ion-protein binding is concluded from a combination of differential scanning calorimetry and NMR data. Isothermal titration calorimetry data are then fit to determine the energetic profile (enthalpy, entropy, and heat capacity) for both the ion-protein and nucleotide-protein interactions. The results provide insight into the energetics of charge-charge interactions, and have implications for the interpretation of an observed salt-dependence. Further, the presence of specific ion-binding leads to a system behavior as a function of temperature that is drastically different from that predicted from Poisson-Boltzmann calculations.


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Proteins/chemistry , Proteins/metabolism , Binding Sites , Binding, Competitive , Calorimetry, Differential Scanning , Enzyme Stability , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Guanosine Monophosphate/chemistry , Guanosine Monophosphate/metabolism , Ions , Isoenzymes/chemistry , Isoenzymes/metabolism , Ligands , Models, Chemical , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Protein Binding , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Ribonucleases/chemistry , Ribonucleases/metabolism , Salts , Thermodynamics
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