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Chemical Mechanism of the Branched-Chain Aminotransferase IlvE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT: The biosynthetic pathway of the branched-chain amino acids is essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth and survival. We report here the kinetic and chemical mechanism of the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent branched-chain aminotransferase, IlvE, from M. tuberculosis (MtIlvE). This enzyme is responsible for the final step of the synthesis of the branched-chain amino acids isoleucine, leucine, and valine. As seen in other aminotransferases, MtIlvE displays a ping-pong kinetic mechanism. pK values were identified from the pH dependence on V as well as V/K, indicating that the phosphate ester of the PLP cofactor, and the ?-amino group from l-glutamate and the active site Lys204, play roles in acid-base catalysis and binding, respectively. An intrinsic primary kinetic isotope effect was identified for the ?-C-H bond cleavage of l-glutamate. Large solvent kinetic isotope effect values for the ping and pong half-reactions were also identified. The absence of a quininoid intermediate in combination with the Dkobs in our multiple kinetic isotope effects under single-turnover conditions suggests a concerted type of mechanism. The deprotonation of C2 of l-glutamate and the protonation of C4' of the PLP cofactor happen synchronously in the ping half-reaction. A chemical mechanism is proposed on the basis of the results obtained here.

SUBMITTER: Amorim Franco TM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5443349 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chemical Mechanism of the Branched-Chain Aminotransferase IlvE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Amorim Franco Tathyana M TM Hegde Subray S Blanchard John S JS

Biochemistry 20161102 45

The biosynthetic pathway of the branched-chain amino acids is essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth and survival. We report here the kinetic and chemical mechanism of the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent branched-chain aminotransferase, IlvE, from M. tuberculosis (MtIlvE). This enzyme is responsible for the final step of the synthesis of the branched-chain amino acids isoleucine, leucine, and valine. As seen in other aminotransferases, MtIlvE displays a ping-pong kinetic mechanis ...[more]

PMID: 27780341

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Project description:The branched-chain aminotransferase is a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme responsible for the final step in the biosynthesis of all three branched-chain amino acids, l-leucine, l-isoleucine, and l-valine, in bacteria. We have investigated the mechanism of inactivation of the branched-chain aminotransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MtIlvE) by d- and l-cycloserine. d-Cycloserine is currently used only in the treatment of multidrug-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Our results show a time- and concentration-dependent inactivation of MtIlvE by both isomers, with l-cycloserine being a 40-fold better inhibitor of the enzyme. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) studies revealed that l-cycloserine is a 10-fold better inhibitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth than d-cycloserine. In addition, we have crystallized the MtIlvE-d-cycloserine inhibited enzyme, determining the structure to 1.7 Å. The structure of the covalent d-cycloserine-PMP adduct bound to MtIlvE reveals that the d-cycloserine ring is planar and aromatic, as previously observed for other enzyme systems. Mass spectrometry reveals that both the d-cycloserine- and l-cycloserine-PMP complexes have the same mass, and are likely to be the same aromatized, isoxazole product. However, the kinetics of formation of the MtIlvE d-cycloserine-PMP and MtIlvE l-cycloserine-PMP adducts are quite different. While the kinetics of the formation of the MtIlvE d-cycloserine-PMP complex can be fit to a single exponential, the formation of the MtIlvE l-cycloserine-PMP complex occurs in two steps. We propose a chemical mechanism for the inactivation of d- and l-cycloserine which suggests a stereochemically determined structural role for the differing kinetics of inactivation. These results demonstrate that the mechanism of action of d-cycloserine's activity against M. tuberculosis may be more complicated than previously thought and that d-cycloserine may compromise the in vivo activity of multiple PLP-dependent enzymes, including MtIlvE.

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Chemical Mechanism of the Branched-Chain Aminotransferase IlvE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Chemical Mechanism of the Branched-Chain Aminotransferase IlvE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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