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Allosteric regulation of substrate channeling and catalysis in the tryptophan synthase bienzyme complex.

ABSTRACT: The tryptophan synthase ?2?2 bi-enzyme complex catalyzes the last two steps in the synthesis of l-tryptophan (l-Trp). The ?-subunit catalyzes cleavage of 3-indole-d-glycerol 3'-phosphate (IGP) to give indole and d-glyceraldehyde 3'-phosphate (G3P). Indole is then transferred (channeled) via an interconnecting 25Å-long tunnel, from the ?-subunit to the ?-subunit where it reacts with l-Ser in a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent reaction to give l-Trp and a water molecule. The efficient utilization of IGP and l-Ser by tryptophan synthase to synthesize l-Trp utilizes a system of allosteric interactions that (1) function to switch the ?-site on and off at different stages of the ?-subunit catalytic cycle, and (2) prevent the escape of the channeled intermediate, indole, from the confines of the ?- and ?-catalytic sites and the interconnecting tunnel. This review discusses in detail the chemical origins of the allosteric interactions responsible both for switching the ?-site on and off, and for triggering the conformational changes between open and closed states which prevent the escape of indole from the bienzyme complex.

SUBMITTER: Dunn MF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3702454 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Allosteric regulation of substrate channeling and catalysis in the tryptophan synthase bienzyme complex.

Dunn Michael F MF

Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 20120202 2

The tryptophan synthase α2β2 bi-enzyme complex catalyzes the last two steps in the synthesis of l-tryptophan (l-Trp). The α-subunit catalyzes cleavage of 3-indole-d-glycerol 3'-phosphate (IGP) to give indole and d-glyceraldehyde 3'-phosphate (G3P). Indole is then transferred (channeled) via an interconnecting 25Å-long tunnel, from the α-subunit to the β-subunit where it reacts with l-Ser in a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent reaction to give l-Trp and a water molecule. The efficient utilization ...[more]

PMID: 22310642

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Allosteric regulation of substrate channeling and catalysis in the tryptophan synthase bienzyme complex.

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Allosteric regulation of substrate channeling and catalysis in the tryptophan synthase bienzyme complex.

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