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The incubation of the 35,000 g supernatant of a rat brain stem homogenate in the presence of 7.5 mM-CaC12 for 10 min at 25°C resulted in a more than 2-fold increase in its tryptophan hydroxylase activity. This activation was irreversible and involved a reduction in the molecular weight of the enzyme, from 220,000 to 160,000. The partially proteolysed tryptophan hydroxylase, in contrast to the native enzyme, could not be activated by trypsin, sodium dodecyl sulphate, phosphatidylserine or phosphorylating conditions; dithiothreitol and Fe2+ were the only compounds whose stimulating effect on the enzymatic activity was not prevented by the Ca2+ -induced proteolysis of tryptophan hydroxylase. These findings suggest that the mol. wt. 60,000 fragment removed by the Ca2+ dependent neutral proteinase plays a critical role in the regulatory properties of tryptophan hydroxylase. 相似文献
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Using a three-step purification procedure, two protein fractions which catalyzed the ATP-dependent in-activation of nitrate reductase (NR) were obtained from spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf extracts. Purification involved ammonium-sulfate fractionation, anion-exchange chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography. The capacity of the fractions to inactivate NR by preincubation with ATP was examined by using as target either a crude NR-ammonium sulfate precipitate or partially purified NR (ppNR). The fractions were also examined for protein-kinase activity by measuring the phosphorylation of histone III S (or casein) with-[32P]ATP as substrate, and subsequent SDS-PAGE, autoradiography and liquid scintillation counting of cut-off histone bands. The two proteins had apparent molecular weights in the 67-kDa and 100-kDa region (termed P67 and P100, respectively). Neither P67 nor P100 alone was able to inactivate ppNR by preincubation with ATP. However, when P100 and P67 were added together to ppNR, ATP-dependent inactivation was observed, with a half-time of about 10 min. The P67, but not P100 had histone-kinase activity (casein was not phosphorylated). Using the partially purified system, various compounds were examined as possible effectors of NR inactivation. Sugar phosphates had little effect on the inactivation of NR. Addition of AMP at very high concentrations (5 mM), and removal of Mg2+ by excess EDTA also prevented the inactivation.Abbreviations AS
ammonium sulfate
- DTT
dithiothreitol
- NR
NADH-nitrate reductase
- NRA
nitrate reductase activity
- ppNR
partially purified nitrate reductase 相似文献
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—Tryptophan hydroxylase form pig brain has been purified using a method which involved sonic disintegration of a whole homogenate, ammonium sulphate fractionation, hydroxylapatite fractionation, column chromatography on Sephadex G-100 or G-200 and finally electrophoresis on poly-acrylamide gel. The enzyme was stabilized during purification by tryptophan and dithiothreitol. The partially purified enzyme has a molecular weight of 55,000-60,000 as measured by gel-filtration. The Km of the soluble partially purified enzyme was 0-4 mm , which differed significantly from that of the particulate enzyme (0·02mm ). Enzyme activity was not stimulated by ferrous ion. However, it was inhibited by the chelating agents 8-hydroxyquinoline, O-phenanthroline and EDTA. In contrast to dopamine, high concentration of tryptophan (10 mm ), 5-hydroxytryptamine, tryptamine and tyramine at 0-5 mm concentration did not inhibit the enzyme in the presence of dimethyltetrahydropterin (DMPH4). A number of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, phenelzine, pheniprazine and chlorgyline at 1 mm strongly inhibit the formation of 5-hydroxytryptamine. Evidence is presented for the presence of an endogenous inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase. 相似文献
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TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE IN BOVINE CAUDATE NUCLEUS 总被引:7,自引:4,他引:3
Approximately 80 per cent of tyrosine hydroxylase activity in bovine caudate nucleus was particle-bound. The rest of the activity was found in the soluble fraction. The enzyme activity in crude tissue preparations was inhibited, probably by the presence of endogenous inhibitors. Dilution of crude tissue preparations such as the crude mitochondrial fraction caused an increase in the specific activity. The particle-bound enzyme was solubilized by incubation with trypsin. The presence of deoxycholate increased the degree of solubilization. The activity of the solubilized enzyme from the washed particles was also inhibited, but the subsequent purification by ammonium sulphate could eliminate the inhibition. The solubilized enzyme was partially purified by ammonium sulphate fractionation and Sephadex G-150 chromatography. A tetrahydropteridine and ferrous ion were required as cofactors for the partially purified enzyme. Among various divalent cations, only ferrous ion could activate the partially purified enzyme. The enzyme was inhibited by L-α-methyl-p-tyrosine and catecholamines such as dopamine. The optimum pH was found between 5.5 and 6.0. Km values toward tyrosine, 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyltetrahydropteridine and Fe2+, were approximately 5 × 10?5 M, 1 × 10?4 M and 4 × 10?4 M, respectively. 相似文献
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Kazuo Iwai Noboru Suzuki Shusaku Mizoguchi 《Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry》2013,77(9):1016-1022
It has been found, that ammonium sulfate is effective not only in stabilizing, but also in stimulating the activity of formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (E. C. 6, 3. 4. 3) purified approximately 500-fold from pea seedlings. Kinetic studies have indicated that the stimulation by ammonium sulfate is due to the enhancement of the binding of the substrate, formate, with the enzyme. The binding of the another substrate, FAH4, with the enzyme was not affected by the addition of ammonium sulfate. The enzyme activity was inhibited by various sulfhydryl reagents, and the inhibition by PCMB was overcome by the addition of l-cysteine. The inhibition by PCMB was competitive with FAH4, and the Ki value for PCMB was 0.8 × 10?6m. 相似文献
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A gibberellin (GA) C-20 hydroxylase that catalyses the conversion of GA53 to GA44 was purified from developing pea embryos by ammonium-sulfate precipitation, gel filtration and anion-exchange column chromatography. The purification was about 270-fold and 15% of the enzymic activity was recovered. The relative molecular mass was 44000 by Sephadex G-200 gel filtration. The apparent Michaelis constant was 0.7 M and the isoelectric point was 5.6–5.9. The enzymic activity was optimal at pH 7.0 2-Oxoglutarate and ascorbate were required for activity. Low concentrations of Fe2+ stimulated the reaction, but externally added Fe2+ was not essential, even in the most purified preparation. Catalase and bovine serum albumin also stimulated. Dithiothreitol preserved the activity during purification but was not needed during incubation. In fact, the simultaneous presence of dithiothreitol and Fe2+ in the incubation mixture was inhibitory to the purified enzyme. The cofactor requirements are typical for those of 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases.When the incubation time was long enough, GA53 was converted to both GA44 and GA19. The proportions of these two products remained constant throughout the purification, but this does not necessarily mean that their formations is catalysed by a single enzyme. Sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the final preparation contained several proteins. Although the most prominent protein band was located within the range expected for the enzyme on the grounds of its molecular weight, this band did not represent the enzyme, since it separated from the GA C-20 hydroxylase activity on ultrathin-layer isoeletric focusing.Abbreviation BSA
bovine serum albumin
- DEAE
diethylaminoethyl
- DTT
dithiothreitol
- EDTA
ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid
- GAn
gibberellin An
- HPLC
high-performance liquid chromatography
- SDS-PAGE
sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- Tris
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 相似文献
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Yoshichika Takamura Tomiko Takamura Masami Soejima Teijiro Uemura 《Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry》2013,77(5):718-728
Maleate cis-trans isomerase in Alcaligenes faecalis IB–14 was induced by malonate and purified about 100-fold over the crude cell-free extract by treatments of ammonium sulfate fractionation, Sephadex G–100 gel filtration, DEAE-cellulose and DEAE-Sephadex A–50 column chromatography. The preparation was shown to be monodisperse on ultracentrifugal analysis and Svedberg value was found to be 3.84 S.The enzyme was most active at pH value around 8.3 and was stable over the range of pH 5.0 to 7.0 in the presence of dithiothreitol (DTT) for a few weeks, but in the absence of it, the enzyme activity was markedly decreased, especially in the alkaline region. The enzyme activity was inhibited by various sulfhydryl reagents and oxidizing agents, whereas it was not affected by metal chelating agents. The inhibition by Hg2+ and PCMB was overcome by the addition of sulfhydryl compounds such as DTT, 2-mercaptoethanol, l-cysteine and glutathione. It was observed that the enzyme did not require co-factor for its function.Kinetic studies showed that Michaelis constant for maleate was 2.8×10?3 m and the enzyme did not catalyze the reverse reaction. 相似文献
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Abstract— The incubation of brain stem slices from adult rats in a K+-enriched medium containing a 5-HT uptake inhibitor (fluoxetine) significantly increased their capacity to synthesize 5-HT from tryptophan. The K+-induced stimulation of 5-HT synthesis was at least partly dependent on the depletion of the indoleamine in tissues since: (1) a good correlation was found between the respective changes in 5-HT release and synthesis evoked by high K+ concentrations in the presence of various 5-HT uptake inhibitors; (2) the modifications in endogenous 5-HT levels produced by in vim treatments with drugs (reserpine, pargyline) or by incubating slices with 5-HT altered the stimulating effect of high K+ concentrations and fluoxetine on 5-HT synthesis; (3) the replacement of Ca2+ by Co2+ (4 mM) or EGTA (0.1 mM) in the incubating medium completely prevented the increased 5-HT release and synthesis evoked by high K+ concentrations and fluoxetine. The extraction of tryptophan hydroxylase from incubated tissues revealed that the increased 5-HT synthesis occurring in K+-enriched medium was associated with an activation of this enzyme. Kinetic analyses indicated that this activation resulted from an increase in the Vmax of tryptophan hydroxylase, its apparent affinities for both tryptophan and 6-MPH4 being not significantly affected. In contrast to the tryptophan hydroxylase from tissues incubated in normal physiological medium, the activated enzyme from tissues depolarized by K+ was hardly stimulated by Ca2+-mediated phosphorylating conditions. This led to the proposition of a hypothetical model by which the Ca2+ influx produced by the neuronal depolarization would trigger the activity of a Ca2+-dependent protein kinase capable of activating tryptophan hydroxylase. Although this sequence is still largely speculative it must be emphasized that, as expected from such a model, the regional differences in the K+-evoked activation of tryptophan hydroxylase in slices (cerebral cortex > brain stem > spinal cord) were parallel to those of the Ca2+-dependent protein phosphorylation (r= 0.92) and those of the activating effect of phosphorylating conditions on soluble tryptophan hydroxylase (r= 0.96). 相似文献
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The activity of tryptophan hydroxylase (EC 1.14.16.4) from rat brain was significantly decreased 1 h following a single systemic injection of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) when assessed ex vivo by radioenzymatic assay or in vivo by the quantitation of 5-hydroxytryptophan accumulation following central L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase inhibition. Recovery of enzymatic activity in vivo, which occurred within 24 h of low-dose MDMA treatment, appeared not to involve synthesis of new enzyme protein, because the return of enzymatic activity was not prevented by prior cycloheximide. Acutely MDMA-depressed cortical tryptophan hydroxylase activity could be completely restored in vitro by a prolonged (20-24 h) anaerobic incubation in the presence of dithiothreitol and Fe2+ at 25 degrees C; partial reconstitution occurred when 2-mercapto-ethanol was substituted for dithiothreitol. Cortical tryptophan hydroxylase acutely inactivated by methamphetamine or p-chloroamphetamine could be similarly reactivated. MDMA-inactivated cortical tryptophan hydroxylase derived from rats killed later than 3 days after drug treatment could not be significantly reactivated under the conditions described above, indicating the development of irreversible enzymatic damage. Kinetic analysis of enzyme reactivation revealed an approximate doubling of enzyme Vmax with no change in enzyme affinity for either substrate, tryptophan, or pterin cofactor. These studies suggest that MDMA and its congeners inactivate central tryptophan hydroxylase by inducing oxidation of key enzyme sulfhydryl groups. The reactivation capacity of drug-inactivated enzyme at various times after MDMA treatment may provide a means of assessing the development of MDMA-induced neurotoxicity. 相似文献
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Trigonelline (TRG), which act as a cell cycle regulator and a compatible solute in response to salinity and water-stress, is the N-methyl conjugate of nicotinic acid the formation of which is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-L-methionine nicotinic acid-N-methyltransferase. The enzyme was purified 2650-fold from soybean (Glycine max L.) leaves with a recovery of 4 %. The purification procedure included ammonium sulfate (45 – 60 %) precipitation, linear gradient DEAE-Sepharose chromatography, adenosine-agarose affinity chromatography, hydroxyapatite chromatography and gel filtration (Sephacryl-S-200). The purified enzyme preparation showed a major band with a molecular mass of 41.5 kDa in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis that is related to the enzyme activity. The native enzyme had a molecular mass of about 85 kDa as estimated by gel filtration. The Km values for S-adenosyl-L-methionine and nicotinic acid were 31 and 12.5 M, respectively. The purified enzyme showed optimum activity at pH 6.5 and temperature of 40 – 45 °C. High concentration of dithiothreitol (10 mM) and glycerol (20 %) stabilize the enzyme during purification and storage. Hg2+ strongly inhibits enzyme activity. 相似文献
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A new method was developed to study the unsupplemented tryptophan hydroxylase system in brain tissue slices from the raphe nuclei of the rat by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection. Tryptophan hydroxylase activity was measured by determining 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) accumulation in raphe nuclei slices containing all of the enzyme system (the hydroxylase, tetrahydrobiopterin, and dihydropteridine reductase) in the presence of NSD-1055 (an inhibitor of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase). An optimum temperature was observed at 25°C and the reaction progressed linearly for 60 min. The hydroxylation of tryptophan was maximal by the addition of 0.2 mM tryptophan in the medium. A maximum 1.5-fold activation was shown at 0.2 mM 6-methyltetrahydropterin in the presence of 10 mM dithiothreitol. Dithiothreitol alone did not affect the activity. A 1.5-fold activation was observed when incubation was carried out under gas phase of 95% oxygen and 5% CO2 instead of air. The activity was inhibited by 75% at 10?4 M p-chlorophenylalanine. Both A-23187, a calcium ionophore, and dibutyryl cyclic AMP (DBc-AMP) stimulated the hydroxylation of tryptophan. The activation by A-23187 plus DBc-AMP was more than additive, suggesting the two activating mechanisms by Ca2+ and cyclic AMP may be operating synergistically. 相似文献
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Using both radioisotopic and fluorometric techniques to measure the activity of midbrain soluble enzyme, we have demonstrated that calcium activates tryptophan hydroxylase. The observed activation apparently results from an increased affinity of the enzyme for both its substrate, tryptophan, and the cofactor 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine (6-MPH4). The calcium activation of tryptophan hydroxylase appears to be specific for both enzyme and effector: other brain neurotransmitter biosynthetic enzymes, such as aromatic amino acid decarboxylase(s) and tyrosine hydroxylase, are not affected by calcium (at concentrations ranging from 0.01 mM to 2.0 mM); other divalent cations, such as Ba++, Mg++, and Mn++, have no activating effect on tryptophan hydroxylase. This work suggests that increases in brain serotonin biosynthesis induced by neural activation may be due to influx of Ca++ associated with membrane depolarization and resulting activation of nerve ending tryptophan hydroxylase. 相似文献
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Extracts of cytoplasmic membranes ofStreptococcus sanguis 903 were analyzed for aminopeptidase activity by isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel and enzyme staining with 16 different aminopeptidase substrates. A single aminopeptidase with specificity for aminoterminal arginine was detected. The enzyme was stimulated by dithiothreitol and-mercaptoethanol. Urea, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), andp-chloromercuribenzoate were inhibitory. Metal ions had little or no effect on activity, except that Hg2+, Cu2+, and Ni2+ were inhibitory. The pH optimum for activity was at 7.2. The molecular mass estimated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was 170 kDa. 相似文献
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Hydroxylation of 6-N-trimethyl-l-lysine(lys(Me3)) to 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyl-l-lysine(3-HO-lys(Me3)) by several rat tissues has been examined and compared. The kidney enzyme, which previously was shown to require molecular oxygen and α-ketoglutarate as cosubstrates, ferrous iron and ascorbate as cofactors, and to be stimulated by catalase, has a broad pH optimum ranging between 6.5 to 7.5 at 37 °C. As determined with crude tissue extracts from kidney, liver, heart, and skeletal muscle, similar apparent Km values were obtained for substrate, cosubstrates, and cofactors. In view of similar kinetic parameters among the several lys(Me3) hydroxylases examined in rat tissues, and the fact that the level of skeletal muscle lys(Me3) hydroxylase activity is comparable to that of heart, liver, and kidney, because of its large total mass, skeletal muscle may contribute significantly to the biosynthesis of l-carnitine from lys(Me3). The most effective inhibitors found, competitive with lys(Me3), were 2-N-acetyl-6-N-trimethyl-l-lysine, 6-N-monomethyl-l-lysine, and 6-N-dimethyl-l-lysine. l-2-Amino-6-N-trimethylammonium-4-hexynoate, d-2-amino-6-N-trimethylammonium-4-hexynoate, and dl2-amino-6-N-trimethylammonium-cis-4-hexenoate, also inhibited hydroxylase activity but by a yet undetermined mechanism. Oxalacetate, succinate, and citrate inhibited the hydroxylation reaction by competing with α-ketoglutarate. The binding of ferrous iron to the enzyme was competitively inhibited by ions of “soft metals” (e.g., Cd2+, Zn2+) but not by those of “hard metals” (e.g., Ca2+, Mg2+). Preincubation of the crude kidney enzyme for 15 min at 37 °C with mercuriphenylsulfonate, N-ethylmaleimide, iodoacetate, or iodoacetamide resulted in considerable inhibition of 3-HO-lys(Me3) formation. The degree of inhibition by N-ethylmaleimide could be reduced by including Zn (II) during preincubation of the enzyme. The effects of “soft” metals and sulfhydryl reagents on the enzyme suggest that sulfhydryl groups are required for ferrous iron binding in the active site. 相似文献
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Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate-dependent oxygenase activity was demonstrated for crystallized Fraction 1 protein (RuDP2 carboxylase EC 4.1.1.39) from tobacco. The kinetic properties of this oxygenase function were examined polarographically in air-equilibrated medium. Optimum activity was obtained at pH 8.4–8.6, and required 4–8 mm MgCl2. Higher Mg2+ concentrations decreased activity and slightly shifted the pH optimum to 8.2–8.3. The apparent Km (RuDP) and Km (Mg2+) were 22 μm and 0.5 mm, respectively. Oxygenase activity was inhibited by bicarbonate and indirectly by KCN. Kinetic studies suggest that the active inhibitory substance is the cyanohydrin derivative formed from the reaction of KCN with RuDP.Changes in oxygenase kinetics were observed upon addition of RuDP, as previously reported for the carboxylase function of this enzyme. Oxygenase activity required preincubation of the enzyme with both Mg2+ and low concentrations of bicarbonate. Activities were enhanced about 20 and 70% when FDP (0.1 mm) and NADPH (0.5 mm), respectively, were included during preincubation. 相似文献
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A 6M urea-insoluble form of tyrosine hydroxylase (THi) was detected in PC12 pheochromocytoma cells by western blotting immunodetection methods, and the characteristics and mechanisms of formation of this insoluble species were investigated. THi accounts for about 4% of the immunodetectable tyrosine hydroxylase in exponentially dividing pheochromocytoma cells. It is unlikely that a subpopulation of dead or dying cells is the source of THi since essentially no changes in THi levels were detected when cell death was intentionally increased. To measure the kinetics of formation of cellular THi, exponentially dividing cells were metabolically labeled first with [3H]leucine and then with [14C]leucine, and though both3H and14C were incorporated into soluble tyrosine hydroxylase, the near absence of14C in THi demonstrated that a lag period of at least a day exists between biosynthesis of tyrosine hydroxylase and the accumulation of measurable THi. The cellular accumulation of THi can evidently be regulated by the cell, since upon nerve growth factor (NGF) treatment of cells the total content of tyrosine hydroxylase increased and the content of THi decreased to yield, overall, a fivefold lower proportion of THi after 4 days. A large increase in urea-insoluble enzyme was found upon sublethal exposure of cells to ferrous ion and hydrogen peroxide, indicating that oxidative damage via metal-ion-catalyzed formation of hydroxide free radical can yield an enzyme that is similar in its insolubility to THi.Abbreviations DOPA
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
- NGF
nerve growth factor
- THi
denaturant-insoluble tyrosine hydroxylase
- EDTA
ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
- HEPES
N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-ethanesulfonic acid
- SDS
sodium dodecyl sulfate
- Tris
Tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane
- LLPM
low-leucine pulse medium
- WS
water-solubilized protein
- US
6 M urea-solubilized protein
- UI
6 M urea-insoluble protein 相似文献
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Modulation of Tryptophan Hydroxylase Activity by Phospholipids: Stimulation Followed by Inactivation
The activity of tryptophan hydroxylase from the rat brainstem was stimulated rapidly three- to fourfold by the addition of phosphatidylinositol or phosphatidylserine. However, the activity of the enzyme once stimulated was decreased gradually by subsequent incubation with the phospholipid at 37 degrees C, reaching a level below the original activity after 1 h of incubation. The presence of ferrous ion almost perfectly protected the enzyme against this phospholipid inactivation. The activity of the enzyme inactivated by incubation with the phospholipid was not only restored, but also increased further by incubation at 37 degrees C with ferrous ion and dithiothreitol. Gel filtration analysis revealed that the enzyme stimulated by phosphatidylinositol was eluted in a void volume together with the phospholipid vesicles, but the enzyme inactivated by incubation with phosphatidylinositol was eluted at a later region apart from the vesicles. These results, taken together, suggest the possible involvement of cellular membranes in the regulation of tryptophan hydroxylase in the central nervous system. 相似文献
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In chloroplasts, the light-modulated fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase catalyzes the formation of fructose 6-bisphosphate for the photosynthetic assimilation of CO2 and the biosynthesis of starch. We report here the construction of a plasmid for the production of chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in a bacterial system and the subsequent purification to homogeneity of the genetically engineered enzyme. To this end, a DNA sequence that coded for chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase of rapeseed (Brassica napus) leaves was successively amplified by PCR, ligated into the Ndel/EcoRI restriction site of the expression vector pET22b, and introduced into Escherichia coli cells. When gene expression was induced by isopropyl--d-thiogalactopyranoside, supernatants of cell lysates were extremely active in the hydrolysis of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. Partitioning bacterial soluble proteins by ammonium sulfate followed by anion exchange chromatography yielded 10 mg of homogeneous enzyme per 1 of culture. Congruent with a preparation devoid of contaminating proteins, the Edman degradation evinced an unique N-terminal amino acid sequence [A-V-A-A-D-A-T-A-E-T-K-P-]. Gel filtration experiments and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated that the (recombinant) rapeseed chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases was a tetramer [160 kDa] comprised of four identical subunits. Like other chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases, the recombinant enzyme was inactive at 1 mM fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and 1 mM Mg2+ but became fully active after an incubation in the presence of either 10 mM dithiothreitol or 1 mM dithiothreitol and chloroplast thioredoxin. However, at variance with counterparts isolated from higher plant leaves, the low activity observed in absence of reductants was not greatly enhanced by high concentrations of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (3 mM) and Mg2+ (10 mM). In the catalytic process, all chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases had identical features; viz., the requirement of Mg2+ as cofactor and the inhibition by Ca2+. Thus, the procedure described here should prove useful for the structural and kinetic analysis of rapeseed chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in view that this enzyme was not isolated from leaves.Abbreviation DTT
dithiothreitol
- PCR
polymerase chain reaction
- EDTA
(ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic 相似文献
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Grant N. Pierce Robert Ward Kenneth D. Philipson 《The Journal of membrane biology》1986,94(3):217-225
Summary Different amino acid residues in cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles were modified by incubation with various chemical reagents. The effects of these modifications on sarcolemmal Na+–Ca2+ exchange were examined. Dithiothreitol, an agent that maintains sulfur-containing residues in a reduced state, caused a time- and concentration-dependent decrease in Na+–Ca2+ exchange. The treatment with dithiothreitol resulted in a decrease inV
max values but did not alter theK
m
for Ca2+ for the Na2+–Ca2+ exchange reaction. If Na+ replaced K+ as the ion present during the modification of sarcolemmal membranes with dithiothreitol, there was substantially less of an inhibitor effect on Na+–Ca2+ exchange. Similar results were obtained with reduced glutathione, a reagent that also maintains sulfur-containing residues in a reduced state. Two sulfhydryl modifying reagents, methylmethanethiosulfonate and N-ethylmaleimide, were capable of altering Na+–Ca2+ exchange, and the type of ion present during modification significantly affected the extent of this alteration. Almost all of the chemical reagents investigated that modified other amino acid resides (carboxyl, lysyl, histidyl, tyrosyl, tryptophanyl, arginyl and hydroxyl) had the capacity to alter Na+–Ca2+ exchange after preincubation with the sarcolemmal membrane vesicles. However, the sulfur residue-modifying reagents were the only compounds to exhibit significant differences in their action on Na+–Ca2+ exchange, depending on whether Na+ or K+ was present in the preincubation modification medium. The tryptophan modifier, N-bromosuccinimide, was the sole reagent that elicited a substantial increase in membrane permeability. The evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that sulfurcontaining residues interact with a Na+-binding site for Na+–Ca2+ exchange in cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles. 相似文献
20.
W N Poillon 《Journal of neurochemistry》1973,21(4):729-741
Abstract– Detergent-solubilized tyrosine hydroxylase from the caudate nucleus of the sheep was purified 3-fold by affinity chromatography on 3-iodotyrosine modified agarose. Supplementation of the standard assay with 1 mM Fe2+ resulted in only slight stimulation of the enzymic activity. The enzyme was, however, markedly inhibited by certain complexing agents specific for either Fe2+ or Fe3+. Double reciprocal plots of the kinetic data for a representative complexing agent, bathophenanthroline, showed the inhibition to be competitive with O2 (apparent Km 0.15 mM) and noncompetitive with either l -tyrosine or the synthetic tetrahydropterin cofactor DMPH4 (apparent Km's 0.12 and 0.29 mM, respectively). The combined inhibition and kinetics studies strongly suggest that brain tyrosine hydroxylase is an iron enzyme. Furthermore, the prosthetic iron very likely participates directly in catalytic function, presumably by binding molecular oxygen. The activity of ammonium sulphate-precipitated enzyme was found to be stimulated 2-fold by Fe2+, catalase or peroxidase, while untreated enzyme was markedly less affected by these agents. Since the only ostensible difference between the two preparations was the extensive aggregation present in the former case, the change in physical state evoked by ammonium sulphate precipitation appeared to be somehow related to this peculiar property of the enzyme. 相似文献