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Structural mutations that probe the interactions between the catalytic and dianion activation sites of triosephosphate isomerase.

ABSTRACT: Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) catalyzes the isomerization of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to form d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. The effects of two structural mutations in TIM on the kinetic parameters for catalysis of the reaction of the truncated substrate glycolaldehyde (GA) and the activation of this reaction by phosphite dianion are reported. The P168A mutation results in similar 50- and 80-fold decreases in (kcat/Km)E and (kcat/Km)E·HPi, respectively, for deprotonation of GA catalyzed by free TIM and by the TIM·HPO(3)(2-) complex. The mutation has little effect on the observed and intrinsic phosphite dianion binding energy or the magnitude of phosphite dianion activation of TIM for catalysis of deprotonation of GA. A loop 7 replacement mutant (L7RM) of TIM from chicken muscle was prepared by substitution of the archaeal sequence 208-TGAG with 208-YGGS. L7RM exhibits a 25-fold decrease in (kcat/Km)E and a larger 170-fold decrease in (kcat/Km)E·HPi for reactions of GA. The mutation has little effect on the observed and intrinsic phosphodianion binding energy and only a modest effect on phosphite dianion activation of TIM. The observation that both the P168A and loop 7 replacement mutations affect mainly the kinetic parameters for TIM-catalyzed deprotonation but result in much smaller changes in the parameters for enzyme activation by phosphite dianion provides support for the conclusion that catalysis of proton transfer and dianion activation of TIM take place at separate, weakly interacting, sites in the protein catalyst.

SUBMITTER: Zhai X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3787511 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural mutations that probe the interactions between the catalytic and dianion activation sites of triosephosphate isomerase.

Zhai Xiang X Amyes Tina L TL Wierenga Rik K RK Loria J Patrick JP Richard John P JP

Biochemistry 20130816 34

Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) catalyzes the isomerization of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to form d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. The effects of two structural mutations in TIM on the kinetic parameters for catalysis of the reaction of the truncated substrate glycolaldehyde (GA) and the activation of this reaction by phosphite dianion are reported. The P168A mutation results in similar 50- and 80-fold decreases in (kcat/Km)E and (kcat/Km)E·HPi, respectively, for deprotonation of GA catalyzed by fr ...[more]

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Project description:The role of the hydrophobic side chains of Ile-172 and Leu-232 in catalysis of the reversible isomerization of R-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GAP) to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) by triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) from Trypanosoma brucei brucei (Tbb) has been investigated. The I172A and L232A mutations result in 100- and 6-fold decreases in k(cat)/K(m) for the isomerization reaction, respectively. The effect of the mutations on the product distributions for the catalyzed reactions of GAP and of [1-(13)C]-glycolaldehyde ([1-(13)C]-GA) in D(2)O is reported. The 40% yield of DHAP from wild-type Tbb TIM-catalyzed isomerization of GAP with intramolecular transfer of hydrogen is found to decrease to 13% and to 4%, respectively, for the reactions catalyzed by the I172A and L232A mutants. Likewise, the 13% yield of [2-(13)C]-GA from isomerization of [1-(13)C]-GA in D(2)O is found to decrease to 2% and to 1%, respectively, for the reactions catalyzed by the I172A and L232A mutants. The decrease in the yield of the product of intramolecular transfer of hydrogen is consistent with a repositioning of groups at the active site that favors transfer of the substrate-derived hydrogen to the protein or the oxygen anion of the bound intermediate. The I172A and L232A mutations result in (a) a >10-fold decrease (I172A) and a 17-fold increase (L232A) in the second-order rate constant for the TIM-catalyzed reaction of [1-(13)C]-GA in D(2)O, (b) a 170-fold decrease (I172A) and 25-fold increase (L232A) in the third-order rate constant for phosphite dianion (HPO(3)(2-)) activation of the TIM-catalyzed reaction of GA in D(2)O, and (c) a 1.5-fold decrease (I172A) and a larger 16-fold decrease (L232A) in K(d) for activation of TIM by HPO(3)(2-) in D(2)O. The effects of the I172A mutation on the kinetic parameters for the wild-type TIM-catalyzed reactions of the whole substrate and substrate pieces are consistent with a decrease in the basicity of the carboxylate side chain of Glu-167 for the mutant enzyme. The data provide striking evidence that the L232A mutation leads to a ca. 1.7 kcal/mol stabilization of a catalytically active loop-closed form of TIM (E(C)) relative to an inactive open form (E(O)).

Project description:Product yields for the reactions of (R)-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GAP) in D2O at pD 7.9 catalyzed by wildtype triosephosphate isomerase from Trypanosoma brucei brucei (Tbb TIM) and a monomeric variant (monoTIM) of this wildtype enzyme were determined by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and were compared with the yields determined in earlier work for the reactions catalyzed by TIM from rabbit and chicken muscle [O'Donoghue, A. C., Amyes, T. L., and Richard, J. P. (2005), Biochemistry 44, 2610 - 2621]. Three products were observed from the reactions catalyzed by TIM: dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) from isomerization with intramolecular transfer of hydrogen, d-DHAP from isomerization with incorporation of deuterium from D2O into C-1 of DHAP, and d-GAP from incorporation of deuterium from D2O into C-2 of GAP. The yield of DHAP formed by intramolecular transfer of hydrogen decreases from 49% for the muscle enzymes to 40% for wildtype Tbb TIM to 34% for monoTIM. There is no significant difference in the ratio of the yields of d-DHAP and d-GAP for wildtype TIM from muscle sources and Trypanosoma brucei brucei, but partitioning of the enediolate intermediate of the monoTIM reaction to form d-DHAP is less favorable ((k(C1))(D)/(k(C2))(D) = 1.1) than for the wildtype enzyme ((k(C1))(D)/(k(C2))(D) = 1.7). Product yields for the wildtype Tbb TIM and monoTIM-catalyzed reactions of glycolaldehyde labeled with carbon-13 at the carbonyl carbon ([1-(13)C]-GA) at pD 7.0 in the presence of phosphite dianion and in its absence were determined by (1)H NMR spectroscopy [Go, M. K., Amyes, T. L., and Richard, J. P. (2009) Biochemistry 48, 5769-5778]. There is no detectable difference in the yields of the products of wildtype muscle and Tbb TIM-catalyzed reactions of [1-(13)C]-GA in D2O. The kinetic parameters for phosphite dianion activation of the reactions of [1-(13)C]-GA catalyzed by wildtype Tbb TIM are similar to those reported for the enzyme from rabbit muscle [Amyes, T. L. and Richard, J. P. (2007) Biochemistry 46, 5841-5854], but there is no detectable dianion activation of the reaction catalyzed by monoTIM. The engineered disruption of subunit contacts at monoTIM causes movement of the essential side chains of Lys-13 and His-95 away from the catalytic active positions. We suggest that this places an increased demand that the intrinsic binding energy of phosphite dianion be utilized to drive the change in the conformation of monoTIM back to the active structure for wildtype TIM.

Project description:BackgroundWe have previously proposed triosephosphate isomerase of Giardia lamblia (GlTIM) as a target for rational drug design against giardiasis, one of the most common parasitic infections in humans. Since the enzyme exists in the parasite and the host, selective inhibition is a major challenge because essential regions that could be considered molecular targets are highly conserved. Previous biochemical evidence showed that chemical modification of the non-conserved non-catalytic cysteine 222 (C222) inactivates specifically GlTIM. The inactivation correlates with the physicochemical properties of the modifying agent: addition of a non-polar, small chemical group at C222 reduces the enzyme activity by one half, whereas negatively charged, large chemical groups cause full inactivation.ResultsIn this work we used mutagenesis to extend our understanding of the functional and structural effects triggered by modification of C222. To this end, six GlTIM C222 mutants with side chains having diverse physicochemical characteristics were characterized. We found that the polarity, charge and volume of the side chain in the mutant amino acid differentially alter the activity, the affinity, the stability and the structure of the enzyme. The data show that mutagenesis of C222 mimics the effects of chemical modification. The crystallographic structure of C222D GlTIM shows the disruptive effects of introducing a negative charge at position 222: the mutation perturbs loop 7, a region of the enzyme whose interactions with the catalytic loop 6 are essential for TIM stability, ligand binding and catalysis. The amino acid sequence of TIM in phylogenetic diverse groups indicates that C222 and its surrounding residues are poorly conserved, supporting the proposal that this region is a good target for specific drug design.ConclusionsThe results demonstrate that it is possible to inhibit species-specifically a ubiquitous, structurally highly conserved enzyme by modification of a non-conserved, non-catalytic residue through long-range perturbation of essential regions.

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