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Solution structure of the nucleotide hydrolase BlsM: Implication of its substrate specificity.

ABSTRACT: Biosynthesis of the peptidyl nucleoside antifungal agent blasticidin S in Streptomyces griseochromogenes requires the hydrolytic function of a nucleotide hydrolase, BlsM, to excise the free cytosine from the 5'-monophosphate cytosine nucleotide. In addition to its hydrolytic activity, interestingly, BlsM has also been shown to possess a novel cytidine deaminase activity, converting cytidine, and deoxycytidine to uridine and deoxyuridine. To gain insight into the substrate specificity of BlsM and the mechanism by which it performs these dual function, the solution structure of BlsM was determined by multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance approaches. BlsM displays a nucleoside deoxyribosyltransferase-like dimeric topology, with each monomer consisting of a five-stranded β-sheet that is sandwiched by five α-helixes. Compared with the purine nucleotide hydrolase RCL, each monomer of BlsM has a smaller active site pocket, enclosed by a group of conserved hydrophobic residues from both monomers. The smaller size of active site is consistent with its substrate specificity for a pyrimidine, whereas a much more open active site, as in RCL might be required to accommodate a larger purine ring. In addition, BlsM confers its substrate specificity for a ribosyl-nucleotide through a key residue, Phe19. When mutated to a tyrosine, F19Y reverses its substrate preference. While significantly impaired in its hydrolytic capability, F19Y exhibited a pronounced deaminase activity on CMP, presumably due to an altered substrate orientation as a result of a steric clash between the 2'-hydroxyl of CMP and the ζ-OH group of F19Y. Finally, Glu105 appears to be critical for the dual function of BlsM.

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