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Effect of E20D substitution in the active site of Escherichia coli inorganic pyrophosphatase on its quaternary structure and catalytic properties. 1996

S E Volk, and V Y Dudarenkov, and J Käpylä, and V N Kasho, and O A Voloshina, and T Salminen, and A Goldman, and R Lahti, and A A Baykov, and B S Cooperman
A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Russia.

Glutamic acid 20 is an evolutionarily conserved residue found within the active site of the inorganic pyrophosphatase of Escherichia coli (E-PPase). Here we determine the effect of E20D substitution on the quaternary structure and catalytic properties of E-PPase. In contrast to wild-type enzyme, which is hexameric under a variety of conditions, E20D-PPase can be dissociated by dilution into nearly inactive trimers, as shown by electrophoresis of cross-linked enzyme, analytical ultracentrifugation, and measurement of catalytic activity as a function of enzyme concentration. Hexamer stability is increased in the presence of both substrate and Mg2+, is maximal at pH 6.5, and falls off sharply as the pH is lowered or raised from this value. Measured at saturating substrate, 20 mM Mg2+ and pH 7.2, E20D substitution (a) decreases activity towards inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) hydrolysis and oxygen exchange between water and inorganic phosphate (P1), (b) increases the rate of net PPi synthesis, and (c) decreases the amount of enzyme-bound PPi in equilibrium with Pi in solution. Measurements of PPi hydrolysis rate as a function of both Mg2+ concentration and pH for the E20D variant show that its decreased activity is largely accounted for on the basis of an increased pKa of the catalytically essential base at the active site, and the need for a Mg2+ stoichiometry of 5 in the enzyme-substrate complex, similar to what is seen for the D97E variant. By contrast, wild-type PPase catalysis over a wide range of Mg2+ concentration and pH is dominated by an enzyme-substrate complex having a total of four Mg2+ ions. These results are consistent with a supporting role for Glu20 in PPase catalysis and demostrate that even conservative mutation at the active site can perturb the quaternary structure of the enzyme.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D011755 Pyrophosphatases A group of enzymes within the class EC 3.6.1.- that catalyze the hydrolysis of diphosphate bonds, chiefly in nucleoside di- and triphosphates. They may liberate either a mono- or diphosphate. EC 3.6.1.-. Pyrophosphatase
D002384 Catalysis The facilitation of a chemical reaction by material (catalyst) that is not consumed by the reaction. Catalyses
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D043564 Inorganic Pyrophosphatase An enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of diphosphate (DIPHOSPHATES) into inorganic phosphate. The hydrolysis of pyrophosphate is coupled to the transport of HYDROGEN IONS across a membrane. Pyrophosphatase, Inorganic,H(+)-PPase,H+-Pyrophosphatase,Proton-Pumping Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,Proton-Translocating Pyrophosphatase,Pyrophosphate-Energized Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,H+ Pyrophosphatase,Inorganic Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Pumping,Inorganic Pyrophosphatase, Pyrophosphate-Energized,Proton Pumping Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,Proton Translocating Pyrophosphatase,Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Pumping Inorganic,Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Translocating,Pyrophosphatase, Pyrophosphate-Energized Inorganic,Pyrophosphate Energized Inorganic Pyrophosphatase
D018698 Glutamic Acid A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Aluminum L-Glutamate,Glutamate,Potassium Glutamate,D-Glutamate,Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer,L-Glutamate,L-Glutamic Acid,Aluminum L Glutamate,D Glutamate,Glutamate, Potassium,L Glutamate,L Glutamic Acid,L-Glutamate, Aluminum

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