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Occurrence of old yellow enzyme in Gluconobacter suboxydans, and the cyclic regeneration of NADP.

Old yellow enzyme system has been found in the cytosol fraction of Gluconobacter suboxydans. This is the first time that the enzyme has been found in organisms other than yeast cells. Old yellow enzyme [EC 1.6.99.1], D-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1.49], and catalase were isolated and crystallized separately from the organism. The old yellow enzyme from G. suboxydans showed catalytic and physicochemical properties almost identical with those of the enzyme from yeast cells. NADPH was specifically oxidized by the old yellow enzyme and the reduced enzyme was spontaneously reoxidized by atmospheric oxygen. The old yellow enzyme from G. suboxydans also contained FMN as a prosthetic group, and two mol of FMN were found per mol of enzyme (molecular weight, 88,000 as determined by gel filtration). In the oxidation of D-glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phospho-D-gluconate, cyclic regeneration of NADP occurred smoothly in the presence of D-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and catalase, even when a limited amount of NADP or NADPH was present in the reaction mixture.

Catalase↗

Isolation and characterization of two ferredoxin-NADP+ reductases from Spirulina platensis.

Two ferredoxin-NADP+ reductases (FNRs I and II) [EC 1.6.7.1] were purified from a blue-green alga, Spirulina platensis, by (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 and DEAE-Sephadex A-50 chromatography. FNRs I and II were both FAD-containing enzymes with molecular weights of 33,000, and could photochemically reduce NADP+ to the same extent in the presence of S. platensis ferredoxin, using FNR-depleted membrane fragments of S. platensis. They had similar physical and enzymatic properties, except for chemical properties such as the amino (N)-terminal sequences and the patterns of their peptide maps. The significance of the presence of two FNRs in S. platensis as as of the multiple forms found in other organisms is discussed.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Spirulina ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. Further characterization with an improved preparation.

The preparation procedure for Spirulina ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase (ferredoxin: NADP+ oxidoreductase, EC 1.18.1.2, FNR) was improved by adding protease inhibitors, phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride (PMSF) and EDTA, through the whole process of preparation and by introducing an affinity chromatography step on Blue Sepharose CL-6B. The addition of the inhibitors largely prevented the formation of the minor component (FNR I), and the affinity gel chromatography simplified the preparation process, shortening the exposure period of FNR to proteolysis. However, complete removal of the heterogeneity of FNR found at the amino (N)-terminal region was not achieved even by applying the new method. The affinity chromatography on the Blue Sepharose gel was also effective in purifying spinach FNR. The affinity of this gel for Spirulina FNR was compared with that for the enzyme derived from spinach leaves. The spinach enzyme had a higher affinity than the Spirulina one. Both enzymes showed the highest affinities to Blue Sepharose at 20--30 mM NaCl concentration. The N-terminal sequence analysis revealed that there was 4 forms, which were probably modifications produced by exopeptidase action during the preparation, or even in the living cells. The longest component gave the N-terminal sequence Ala-Lys-Thr-Asp-Ile-Pro-Val-Asn-Ile-Tyr-. The others lacked amino acids successively one by one from the N-terminus. In contrast, the carboxyl(C)-terminal residues of all 4 FNR forms were tyrosine. The probable C-terminal sequence was predicted to be -Trp-His-Val-Gln-Thr-Tyr based on a study of a cyanogen bromide peptide.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Identification and amino acid sequences of tryptic peptides of a novel ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase from rice.

A 37-kDa protein purified from rice thylakoid membranes has been identified as a ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase based on its catalysis of the reduction of nitro blue tetrazolium via NADPH and its recognition by antibodies against ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase. Amino acid sequences determined from tryptic fragments of the enzyme further confirm the identity of the protein and show the presence of unique sequences at the amino-terminus.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

On the mechanism of NADP+-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase from heart mitochondria. II. The transient-state kinetics of the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate.

The kinetics of a single turnover of enzyme-catalysed oxidative decarboxylation have been studied by mixing a stoichiometric complex of enzyme, isocitrate and Mg2+ with large concentrations of NADP+ in a stopped-flow apparatus, and monitoring the formation of NADPH by fluorescence measurements. A transient is revealed that exhibits enhanced nucleotide fluorescence and is not detectable by light absorption measurements. The results obtained with the largest NADP+ concentrations, such that the product NADPH is largely displaced from its enzyme complex, show that a step that precedes the release of free NADPH is rate-limiting in the oxidative decarboxylation reaction under conditions of catalytic cycling. The rate constants for this step, tentatively identified as the formation of the complex of enzyme, Mg2+ and NADPH from a precursor NADPH-containing complex, and for the dissociation of NADPH from this complex have been estimated from the integrated rate equation for a simple model for the product phase of the reaction, by methods of nonlinear regression analysis. In line with the conclusions from the preceding paper, it is suggested that formation of an abortive complex of enzyme, Mg2+, isocitrate and NADPH under catalytic cycling conditions serves to by-pass the potentially rate-limiting dissociation of NADPH from the enzyme-Mg2+-NADPH complex.

Animals↗

Purification and properties of NADP(+)-dependent glycerol dehydrogenases from Aspergillus nidulans and A. niger.

Glycerol dehydrogenase, NADP(+)-specific (EC 1.1.1.72), was purified from mycelium of Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus niger using different purification procedures. Both enzymes had an Mr of approximately 38,000 and were immunologically cross-reactive, but had different amino acid compositions and isoelectric points. For both enzymes, the substrate specificity was limited to glycerol and erythritol for the oxidative reaction and to dihydroxyacetone (DHA), diacetyl, methylglyoxal, erythrose and D-glyceraldehyde for the reductive reaction. The A. nidulans enzyme had a turnover number twice that of the A. niger enzyme at pH 6.0, whereas inhibition by NADP+ was less (Ki = 45 microM vs 13 microM). It is proposed that both enzymes catalyse in vivo the reduction of DHA to glycerol and that they are regulated by the anabolic reduction charge.

Amino Acids↗

NADP+ and NAD+ binding to the dual coenzyme specific enzyme Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase: different interdomain hinge angles are seen in different binary and ternary complexes.

The reduced coenzymes NADH and NADPH only differ by one phosphate, but in the cell NADH provides reducing power for catabolism while NADPH is utilized in biosynthetic pathways. Enzymes almost invariably discriminate between the coenzymes, but glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) from Leuconostoc mesenteroides is rare in being functionally dual specific. In order to elucidate the coenzyme selectivity, the structures of NADP(+)- and NAD(+)-complexed L. mesenteroides G6PD have been determined including data to 2.2 and 2.5 A resolution, respectively, and compared with unliganded G6PD crystallized in the same space groups. Coenzyme binding is also compared with that in a ternary complex of a mutant in which Asp177 in the active site has been mutated to asparagine. There are no gross structural differences between the complexes. In both binary complexes, the enzyme interdomain hinge angle has opened. NADP(+) binds to the furthest open form; of the residues within the coenzyme domain, only Arg46 moves, interacting with the 2'-phosphate and adenine. NAD(+) is less well defined in the binding site; smaller hinge opening is seen but larger local changes: Arg46 is displaced, Thr14 bonds the 3'-hydroxyl and Gln47 bonds the 2'-hydroxyl. In the ternary complex, the hinge angle has closed; only the adenine nucleotide is ordered in the binding site. Arg46 again provides most binding interactions.

Binding Sites↗

Expression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of human and rabbit 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in complex with NADP(H) and various steroid substrates.

Progesterone plays an essential role in the maintenance of the pregnancy of most mammals. 20alpha-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20alpha-HSD) catalyses the inactivation of progesterone into its inactive form, 20alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and could thus be involved in progesterone withdrawal and in the control of gestation. In this report, the purification and crystallization of recombinant human and rabbit 20alpha-HSDs (h20alpha-HSD and rb20alpha-HSD) are described, two highly homologous enzymes possessing, in addition to their common 20alpha-HSD activity, different activities and substrate specificities. Complete diffraction data sets have been collected for crystals of rb20alpha-HSD in complex with NADP(H) and with either dihydrotestosterone (1.8 A), progesterone (1.7 A) or 4-androstenedione (1.8 A). All these crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1). A partial data set has also been collected for a crystal of h20alpha-HSD (P2(1)2(1)2(1)) in complex with NADP(H) and progesterone.

20-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases↗

Sulfate-mediated affinity chromatography on NADP+-Sepharose of glutamate dehydrogenase from halophilic bacteria and of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli.

An improved synthesis of the 8-(6-aminohexyl)amino derivative of NADP+ is described for use in affinity chromatography. The binding of glutamate dehydrogenase isolated from halobacterium of the Dead Sea on a column of Sepharose linked to this NADP+ derivative could be drastically enhanced by addition of sulfate (1M) and provided a tool for partially purifying the enzyme from a crude extract. A similar finding is reported for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in crude extracts of Escherichia coli. The effects are shown to be biospecific, suggesting that the strength of the interaction between protein and immobilized coenzymes is a function of the sulfate concentration.

Chromatography, Affinity↗

Histidine in the nucleotide-binding site of NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase from pig heart.

Incubation of pig heart NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase with ethoxyformic anhydride (diethylpyrocarbonate) at pH 6.2 results in a 9-fold greater rate of loss of dehydrogenase than of oxalosuccinate decarboxylase activity. The rate constants for loss of dehydrogenase and decarboxylase activities depend on the basic form of ionizable groups with pK values of 5.67 and 7.05, respectively, suggesting that inactivation of the two catalytic functions results from reaction with different amino acid residues. The rate of loss of dehydrogenase activity is decreased only slightly in the presence of manganous isocitrate, but is reduced up to 10-fold by addition of the coenzymes or coenzyme analogues, such as 2'-phosphoadenosine 5'-diphosphoribose (Rib-P2-Ado-P). Enzyme modified at pH 5.8 fails to bind NADPH, but exhibits manganese-enhanced isocitrate binding typical of native enzyme, indicating that reaction takes place in the region of the nucleotide binding site. Dissociation constants for enzyme . coenzyme-analogue complexes have been calculated from the decrease in the rate of inactivation as a function of analogue concentration. In the presence of isocitrate, activating metals (Mn2+, Mg2+, Zn2+) decrease the Kd value for enzyme . Rib-P2-Ado-P, while the inhibitor Ca2+ increases Kd. The strengthened binding of nucleotide produced by activating metal-isocitrate complexes may be essential for the catalytic reaction, reflecting an optimal orientation of NADP+ to facilitate hydride transfer. Measurements of ethoxyformyl-histidine formation at 240 nm and of incorporation of [14C]ethoxy groups in the presence and absence of Rib-P2-Ado-P indicate that loss of activity may be related to modification of approximately one histidine. The critical histidine appears to be located in the nucleotide binding site in a region distal from the substrate binding site.

Animals↗

Determination by radioimmunoassay of the sum of oxidized and reduced forms of NAD and NADP in picomole quantities from the same acid extract.

The sum of the amounts of NAD + NADH was determined from the same acid tissue extract with the aid of a highly specific radioimmunoassay for 5'-AMP. NAD was converted to 5'-AMP via ADP-ribose by alkaline treatment while NADH was converted first to ADP-ribose by incubation of the acid extract at 25 degrees C followed by alkaline conversion to 5'-AMP. Removal of phosphate groups in NADP and NADPH by treatment of the extracts with alkaline phosphatase extended the procedure to the quantification of NADP(H). When combined with enzymic analyses of the oxidized coenzyme forms, NAD/NADH and NADP/NADPH ratios could also be obtained from the same extracts. The sensitivity of the test allows quantification of pyridine nucleotides in the range of 0.1--10 pmol.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Preparation of apoprotein from spinach ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. Studies on the resolution process and characterization of the FAD reconstituted holoenzyme.

1. Ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase resolved into apoprotein and flavin by incubation with 2.5 M CaCl2 at pH 7.5 and 2 degrees C. Essential factors to recover a reconstitutable apoprotein are dithiothreitol, glycerol and guanidine/HCl. The apoprotein is stable for at least a week at -20 degrees C. 2. The release of the prosthetic group from the protein by the Ca2+ ions is a multi-step process. Three different effects of these ions are identifiable: (a) a rapid 20-25% inhibition of catalytic activity, probably caused by an increase in the ionic strength of the medium; other cations can produce it as well; (b) a slower induction of a conformational change in the protein which causes complete loss of activity and exposure to solvent of the flavin moiety; the FAD is finally released from the protein; (c) complete conversion of FAD to FMN, which blocks reconstitution to holoenzyme, caused by the well-known hydrolytic action of Ca2+ ions on the pyrophosphate bridge of FAD. 3. Binding of FAD by the apoferredoxin-NADP+ reductase is very rapid and it is complete in a few minutes even at 0 degrees C. A Kd of 3.4 X 10(-9) M has been determined by fluorescence titration. The reconstituted holoenzyme has catalytic activity, spectral and fluorescence properties nearly identical to the native enzyme. The gel electrophoresis and isoelectrofocusing patterns of the two enzymes are very similar. Removal of factors from the apoprotein solution such as dithiothreitol and glycerol promotes the appearance of protein aggregates.

Apoenzymes↗

Biosynthesis of ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase. Evidence for the formation of a functional preholoenzyme in the cytoplasmic compartment.

Biosynthesis of ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase in higher plants was investigated in relation with the mechanism of formation of the holoenzyme. The putative precursor of the flavoprotein, obtained after cell-free translation on a wheat germ extract primed with poly(A)-rich mRNA, was able to spontaneously bind free FAD, rendering a functional prereductase. The newly synthesized preholoenzyme showed diaphorase and cytochrome c reductase activities, an apparent molecular mass of 45 kDa, and contained FAD as the only flavin cofactor. It gave a positive reaction towards antisera against mature ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. On the other hand, intracellular distribution of flavin-synthesizing enzymes indicates that FAD formation occurs in the cytoplasm; that is, in the same compartment as the site of reductase synthesis. On the basis of the preceding data a model is presented for the biosynthesis of the enzyme in vivo, involving conjugation of the apoprotein with FAD in the cytoplasm, followed by transport of the preholoreductase across the chloroplast envelope to reach its final destiny in the thylakoid membrane.

Cell-Free System↗

Structural and catalytic properties of oxidized and reduced chloroplast NADP-malate dehydrogenase upon denaturation and renaturation.

Chloroplast NADP-dependent malate dehydrogenase exists in two interconvertible forms: the inactive disulfide-containing form and the active dithiol form. No major difference in secondary structure or conformation was found between the oxidized and the reduced enzyme as determined by circular dichroism and intrinsic protein fluorescence. The guanidine/HCl-dependent unfolding of the enzyme is characterized by two transition midpoints: those of the reduced enzyme are lower by about 0.2 M guanidine/HCl compared to the oxidized enzyme. As shown by analytical ultracentrifugation, there was no effect of guanidine/HCl concentrations up to 0.25 M on the quaternary structure of the enzyme in its oxidized and reduced forms: both sedimentation coefficient (S20,w = 4.9 +/- 0.1 S) and sedimentation equilibrium (75 +/- 3 kDa) yield the dimer. In the oxidized state the enzyme undergoes guanidine-dependent dissociation to the monomer with a midpoint of transition at 0.5 M. The kinetics of unfolding were found to be significantly faster for the reduced than for the oxidized enzyme. Renaturation and reactivation of reduced enzyme was more rapid and occurred with higher yields (100%) than for the oxidized enzyme (60-80% yield). Furthermore, the effect of denaturants on catalytic activity, and reductive activation of the oxidized form, were studied. Both increase in protein fluorescence and a stimulatory effect on the activities at low guanidine/HCl concentrations were observed for the oxidized and the reduced form of the enzyme. Denaturants increase the rate of reductive activation of NADP-malate dehydrogenase.

Catalysis↗

Purification and characterization of the cytosolic NADP(+)-dependent malic enzyme from human breast cancer cell line.

Cytosolic NADP(+)-dependent malic enzyme from a cultured human breast cancer cell line was purified to near homogeneity by two highly efficient chromatography systems: Pharmacia-LKB Q-Sepharose anion-exchange chromatography and adenosine-2',5'-bisphosphate-agarose affinity chromatography. The overall yield was 27%. The enzyme is presumably a tetramer composed of four probably identical subunits of Mr 65,000, which is similar to the enzyme from other sources. The pI and optimum reaction pH values for the tumor malic enzyme are 5.5 and 7.2, respectively. At pH 6.9, most of the enzyme exists as monomers. Activation energy for the enzyme-catalyzed oxidative-decarboxylation reaction is 57.4 kJ/mol. The enzyme is strictly NADP+ dependent, as NAD+ cannot support the oxidative-decarboxylation reaction. ATP at low concentration inhibits the enzyme activity. Fumarate at concentrations up to 5 mM does not affect the enzymatic reaction rate. Therefore the tumor cytosolic malic enzyme, unlike the mitochondrial malic enzyme, is not an allosteric regulatory enzyme.

Breast Neoplasms↗

Ferredoxin binding site on ferredoxin: NADP+ reductase. Differential chemical modification of free and ferredoxin-bound enzyme.

The chloroplast enzyme ferredoxin: NADP+ reductase (FNR) catalyzes the reduction of NADP+ by ferredoxin (Fd). FNR and Fd form a 1:1 complex that is stabilized by electrostatic interactions between acidic residues of Fd and basic residues of FNR. To localize lysine residues at the Fd binding site of FNR, the FNR:Fd complex (both proteins from spinach) was studied by differential chemical modification. In a first set of experiments, free FNR and the FNR:Fd complex were reacted with the N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester of biotin. Biotinylated peptides and non-biotinylated peptides were separated on monovalent avidin-Sepharose and purified by high-performance liquid chromatography. Two peptides containing Lys18 and Lys153, respectively, were less biotinylated in complexed FNR than in free FNR. In a second set of experiments, free and complexed FNR were treated with 4-N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene-4'-isothiocyano-2'-sulfonic acid (S-DABITC) to obtain coloured lysine-modified FNR. Protection of Lys153 was again found by modification with S-DABITC. In addition, Lys33 and Lys35 were less labelled in the S-DABITC-modified. Fd-bound enzyme. FNR modified in the presence, but not in the absence, of Fd was still able to bind Fd, indicating that the Fd-protected residues are involved in the formation of the Fd:FNR complex. The lysine residues disclosed by differential modification surround the positive end of the molecular dipole moment (558 Debye approximately 1.85 x 10(-27) Cm) and are located in a domain of strong positive potential on the surface of the FNR molecule. This domain we had proposed to belong to the binding site of FNR for Fd [De Pascalis, A. R., Jelesarov, I., Ackermann, F., Koppenol, W. H., Hirasawa, M., Knaff, D. B. & Bosshard, H. R. (1993) Protein Science 2. 1126-1135]. The prediction was based on the complementarity of shape between positive and negative potential domains of FNR and Fd, respectively.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

The catalytic site of chloroplastic NADP-dependent malate dehydrogenase contains a His/Asp pair.

Plant chloroplastic NADP-malate dehydrogenase is unique among malate dehydrogenases because of its reductive activation in the light and cofactor specificity. In this paper, the role of His229 in sorghum leaf protein has been investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. His229 was replaced by Asn and Gln, both mutations yielding an inactive protein. The role of a conserved Asp (Asp201) as a possible partner of His229 in catalysis has been studied by the same approach. Both Asp mutants (D201A, D201N) were only slightly active and were essentially characterized by a dramatically increased Km for oxaloacetate (45-80-fold). pH dependence of catalytic rates revealed differences between the two Asp mutants. These results demonstrate that, in sorghum leaf NADP-dependent malate dehydrogenase, His229 is involved in catalysis in interaction with Asp201.

Amino Acid Sequence↗