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The homodimeric cooperative hemoglobin from the mollusk Scapharca inaequivalvis displays an unusual subunit assembly with respect to vertebrate hemoglobins. The intersubunit contact region is formed by the two heme-carrying E and F helices, which bring the two hemes in contact with each other. At variance with tetrameric vertebrate hemoglobins, the ligand binding is not accompanied by a significant quaternary transition. The major ligand-linked changes are tertiary and are limited to the heme pocket and subunit interface. These unique structural features of HbI are not easily reconciled with the classical thermodynamic models used to describe cooperative ligand binding in vertebrate hemoglobins. The lack of distinct quaternary states and the absence of allosteric effectors suggested that cooperativity in HbI is entirely homotropic in origin. Thereafter, high resolution X-ray crystallographic data displayed the preferential binding of water molecules at the intersubunit interface in the unliganded protein with respect to the liganded one. These ordered water molecules were thus proposed to act as heterotropic effectors in HbI. The contribution of specific water binding to the observed cooperativity in HbI is discussed in the framework of the enthalpy-entropy compensation effect emerging from previous accurate equilibrium oxygen binding measurements. 相似文献
2.
Zhong Ren 《PloS one》2013,8(11)
Hemoglobin transports molecular oxygen from the lungs to all human tissues for cellular respiration. Its α2β2 tetrameric assembly undergoes cooperative binding and releasing of oxygen for superior efficiency and responsiveness. Over past decades, hundreds of hemoglobin structures were determined under a wide range of conditions for investigation of molecular mechanism of cooperativity. Based on a joint analysis of hemoglobin structures in the Protein Data Bank (Ren, companion article), here I present a reverse engineering approach to elucidate how two subunits within each dimer reciprocate identical motions that achieves intradimer cooperativity, how ligand-induced structural signals from two subunits are integrated to drive quaternary rotation, and how the structural environment at the oxygen binding sites alter their binding affinity. This mechanical model reveals the intricate design that achieves the cooperative mechanism and has previously been masked by inconsistent structural fluctuations. A number of competing theories on hemoglobin cooperativity and broader protein allostery are reconciled and unified. 相似文献
3.
Dimeric hemoglobins in lampreys are thought to be orthologous to gnathostome hemoglobins, comprising a familiar tetrameric
assembly, despite their different subunit interface. To elucidate this contradictory problem, a phylogenetic analysis of vertebrate
globins was conducted. The inferred maximum-likelihood trees revealed that the cyclostome hemoglobins are closely related
to STAPs, recently identified stellate cell activation-associated proteins, and are paralogous to gnathostome hemoglobins.
The quaternary structural difference between cyclostome and gnathostome hemoglobins is well understandable in light of their
paralogous relationship. 相似文献
4.
Hemoglobin is widely distributed among the invertebrates. Intracellularhemoglobins consist of relatively small molecules with mol wtsof 1517,000 or dimeric, tetrameric or octameric aggregatesof 1517,000 mol wt subunits. Sequence homology is presentbut not extensive in those pigments which have been studiedand the characteristic myoglobin fold of vertebrate hemoglobinoccurs in at least two invertebrate hemoglobins. The wide arrayof aggregation states among invertebrate hemoglobins providessome simple models for understanding homotropic functional propertiesexhibited by many of these pigments. Polymeric extracellularhemoglobins are present in annelids molluscs crustacean arthropodsand nematodes. Annelid extracellular hemoglobins and chlorocruorinsconsist of 3 x 106 mol wt two-tiered hexagonal arrays of submultipleswhich in turn are based on polypeptide chain subunits of molwt 1416 000. Molluscan extracellular hemoglobins areconstructed from a different subunit arrangement. In the planorbidsnail and clam extracellular hemoglobins the subunits appearto be 175 000 and 300 000 mol wt linear series of 1517000 dalton oxygen binding domains respectively. Planorbid snailnative hemoglobin presents circular structures 200 Å indiameter in the electron microscope with 10-fold symmetry inat least one view, and clam extracellular hemoglobins are huge345 by 1200 Å rodlike structures. Crustacean extracellularhemoglobins are also polymeric pigments and at least in a fewspecies appear to have subunits which are tandemly linked oxygenbinding domains. The polymeric hemoglobins of nematodes havemolecular weights of about 330 000. The subunit molecular weightand heme content suggest a value of 40,000 daltons which setthe nematode pigments apart from all other hemoglobins so farstudied. An overview of invertebrate hemoglobin structures andsome of the questions they pose are presented in this paper. 相似文献
5.
Wei Wu Morris Goodman Margaret I. Lomax Lawrence I. Grossman 《Journal of molecular evolution》1997,44(5):477-491
Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is a multi-subunit enzyme complex that catalyzes the final step of electron transfer through the respiratory
chain on the mitochondrial inner membrane. Up to 13 subunits encoded by both the mitochondrial (subunits I, II, and III) and
nuclear genomes occur in eukaryotic organisms ranging from yeast to human. Previously, we observed a high number of amino
acid replacements in the human COX IV subunit compared to mouse, rat, and cow orthologues. Here we examined COX IV evolution
in the two groups of anthropoid primates, the catarrhines (hominoids, cercopithecoids) and platyrrhines (ceboids), as well
as one prosimian primate (lorisiform), by sequencing PCR-amplified portions of functional COX4 genes from genomic DNAs. Phylogenetic analysis of the COX4 sequence data revealed that accelerated nonsynonymous substitution rates were evident in the early evolution of both catarrhines
and, to a lesser extent, platyrrhines. These accelerated rates were followed later by decelerated rates, suggesting that positive
selection for adaptive amino acid replacement became purifying selection, preserving replacements that had occurred. The evidence
for positive selection was especially pronounced along the catarrhine lineage to hominoids in which the nonsynonymous rate
was first faster than the synonymous rate, then later much slower. The rates of three types of ``neutral DNA' nucleotide
substitutions (synonymous substitutions, pseudogene nucleotide substitutions, and intron nucleotide substitutions) are similar
and are consistent with previous observations of a slower rate of such substitutions in the nuclear genomes of hominoids than
in the nuclear genomes of other primate and mammalian lineages.
Received: 22 May 1996 / Accepted: 24 November 1996 相似文献
6.
Cobra venom cytotoxins (CTX) have been shown to disrupt cells as different as immunocytes, skeletal myocytes, erythrocytes
and tumor cells. Nevertheless, even subpopulations of tumor cells are differentially susceptible to CTX by an order of magnitude.
In the present study, our objective was to compare CTX-specific binding with cytolytic potency for two disparate cell types
in vitro. We investigated the lytic activity of cytotoxin-III from Naja naja atra (NNA, fraction D) using heart cells and human leukemic T-cells (CEM cells). For both cell types, 50% cytolysis, assessed
by tetrazolium dye conversion, occurred with μm concentrations of toxin (EC50= 2.2 μm). We examined the binding of radiolabeled CTX III to both heart cells and CEM cells and found the apparent dissociation constant
(K
Dapp) to be 0.69 μm and 0.75 μm, for CEM and heart cells respectively. The B
max for the CEM cells was 1.0 fmoles/cell and that for heart cells was 5.2 fmoles/cell, both exhibiting positive cooperativity
between the sites (Hill coefficients 1.4, T-cells; 1.6, heart). Relatively modest dissociation constants plus high numbers
of binding sites per cell are consistent with a model of CTX binding to plasma membranes by interaction with phospholipids
in the bilayer. Our results suggest that the lytic activity of this cytotoxin follows its binding to a population of sites
on the cells in a cooperative fashion.
Received: 8 May 1995/Revised: 17 November 1995 相似文献
7.
Eukaryotic vesicular transport requires the recognition of membranes through specific protein complexes. The heterotetrameric
adaptor protein complexes 1, 2, and 3 (AP1/2/3) are composed of two large, one small, and one medium adaptin subunit. We isolated
and characterized the cDNA for Arabidopsisγ-adaptin and performed a phylogenetic analysis of all adaptin subunits (proteins) in the context of all known homologous
proteins. This analysis revealed (i) that the large subunits of AP1/2/3 are homologous and (ii) two subunits of the heptameric
coatomer I (COPI) complex belong to this gene family. In addition, all small subunits and the aminoterminal domain of the
medium subunits of the heterotetramers are homologous to each other; this also holds for two corresponding subunits of the
COPI complex. AP1/2/3 and a substructure (heterotetrameric, F-COPI subcomplex) of the heptameric COPI had a common ancestral
complex (called pre-F-COPI). Since all large and all small/medium subunits share sequence similarity, the ancestor of this
complex is inferred to have been a heterodimer composed of one large and one small subunit. The situation encountered today
is the result of successive rounds of coordinated gene duplications of both the large and the small/medium subunits, with
F-COPI being the first that separated from the ancestral pre-F-COPI.
Received: 1 October 1998 / Accepted: 4 January 1999 相似文献
8.
The oxygen binding properties of extracellular giant hemoglobins (Hbs) in some annelids exhibit features significantly different from those of vertebrate tetrameric Hbs. Annelid giant Hbs show cooperative oxygen binding properties in the presence of inorganic cations, while the cooperativities of vertebrate Hbs are enhanced by small organic anions or chloride ions. To elucidate the structural basis for the cation-mediated cooperative mechanisms of these giant Hbs, we determined the crystal structures of Ca2+- and Mg2+-bound Hbs from Oligobrachia mashikoi at 1.6 and 1.7 A resolution, respectively. Both of the metal-bound structures were determined in the oxygenated state. Four Ca2+-binding sites and one Mg2+-binding site were identified in each tetramer subassembly. These cations are considered to stabilize the oxygenated form and increase affinity and cooperativity for oxygen binding, as almost all of the Ca2+ and Mg2+ cations were bound at the interface regions, forming either direct or hydrogen bond-mediated interactions with the neighboring subunits. A comparison of the structures of the oxygenated form and the partially unliganded form provides structural insight into proton-coupled cooperativity (Bohr effect) and ligand-induced transitions. Two histidine residues are assumed to be primarily associated with the Bohr effect. With regard to the ligand-induced cooperativity, a novel quaternary rotation mechanism is proposed to exist at the interface region of the dimer subassembly. Interactions among conserved residues Arg E10, His F3, Gln F7, and Val E11, together with the bending motion of the heme molecules, appear to be essential for quaternary rearrangement. 相似文献
9.
Cruz-Martín A Mercado JL Rojas LV McNamee MG Lasalde-Dominicci JA 《The Journal of membrane biology》2001,183(1):61-70
Our previous amino-acid substitutions at the postulated lipid-exposed transmembrane segment M4 of the Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor (AChR) focused on the alpha subunit. In this study we have extended the mutagenesis analysis using
single tryptophan replacements in seven positions (I288, M291, F292, S294, L296, M299 and N300) near the center of the third
transmembrane domain of the gamma subunit (γM3). All the tryptophan substitution mutants were expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes following mRNA injections at levels close to wild type. The functional response of these mutants was evaluated using
macroscopic current analysis in voltage-clamped oocytes. For all the substitutions the concentration for half-maximal activation,
EC
50, is similar to wild type using acetylcholine. For F292W, L296W and M299W the normalized macroscopic responses are 2- to 3-fold
higher than for wild type. Previous photolabeling studies demonstrated that these three positions were in contact with membrane
lipids. Each of these M3 mutations was co-injected with the previously characterized αC418W mutant to examine possible synergistic
effects of single lipid-exposed mutations on two different subunits. For the γM3/αM4 double mutants, the EC
50s were similar to those measured for the αC418W mutant alone. Tryptophan substitutions at positions that presumably face the
interior of the protein (S294 and M291) or neighboring helices (I288) did not cause significant inhibition of channel function
or surface expression of AChRs.
Received: 29 January 2001/Revised: 14 May 2001 相似文献
10.
Shuji Shigenobu Hidemi Watanabe Yoshiyuki Sakaki Hajime Ishikawa 《Journal of molecular evolution》2001,53(4-5):377-386
Endosymbiotic bacteria live in animal cells and are transmitted vertically at the time of the host's reproduction. In view
of their small and asexual populations with infrequent chances of recombination, these endocellular bacteria are expected
to accumulate mildly deleterious mutations. Previous studies showed that the DNA sequences of these bacteria evolved faster
than those of free-living bacteria. In this study, we compared all the ORFs of Buchnera, an endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids, with those of 34 other prokaryotic organisms and estimated the effect of the
accelerated evolution of Buchnera on the functions of its proteins. It was revealed that Buchnera proteins contain many mutations at the sites where sequences are conserved in their orthologues in many other organisms.
In addition, amino acid replacements at the conserved sites are mostly changes to physicochemically different amino acids.
These results suggest that functions and conformations of Buchnera proteins have been seriously impaired or strongly modified. Indeed, extensive loss of functional motifs was observed in some
Buchnera proteins. In many Buchnera proteins mutations were not detected evenly throughout each molecule but tended to accumulate in some functional units, possibly
leading to loss of specific functions. As Buchnera has an unusual and limited gene repertory, it is conceivable that the manner of interactions among its proteins has been
changed, and thus, functional constraints over their amino acid residues have also been changed during evolution. This may
account for the loss of some functional units only in the Buchnera proteins. We obtained evidence that amino acid replacements in Buchnera were not always deleterious, but neutral or, in some cases, even positively selected.
Received: 14 December 2000 / Accepted: 12 March 2001 相似文献
11.
The extracellular hemoglobins of cladocerans derive from the aggregation of 12 two-domain globin subunits that are apparently
encoded by four genes. This study establishes that at least some of these genes occur as a tandem array in both Daphnia magna and Daphnia exilis. The genes share a uniform structure; a bridge intron separates two globin domains which each include three exons and two
introns. Introns are small, averaging just 77 bp, but a longer sequence (2.2–3.2 kb) separates adjacent globin genes. A survey
of structural diversity in globin genes from other daphniids revealed three independent cases of intron loss, but exon lengths
were identical, excepting a 3-bp insertion in exon 5 of Simocephalus. Heterogeneity in the extent of nucleotide divergence was marked among exons, largely as a result of the pronounced diversification
of the terminal exon. This variation reflected, in part, varying exposure to concerted evolution. Conversion events were frequent
in exons 1–4 but were absent from exons 5 and 6. Because of this difference, the results of phylogenetic analyses were strongly
affected by the sequences employed in this construction. Phylogenies based on total nucleotide divergence in exons 1–4 revealed
affinities among all genes isolated from a single species, reflecting the impact of gene conversion events. In contrast, phylogenies
based on total nucleotide divergence in exons 5 and 6 revealed affinities among orthologous genes from different taxa.
Received: 8 March 1999 / Accepted: 14 July 1999 相似文献
12.
Tim Smilda Anne H. Kamminga Peter Reinders Wia Baron Johan E.T. van Hylckama Vlieg Jaap J. Beintema 《Journal of molecular evolution》2001,52(5):457-466
Enzymic and structural studies on Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenases and other short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs) are presented. Like alcohol dehydrogenases
from other Drosophila species, the enzyme from D. simulans is more active on secondary than on primary alcohols, although ethanol is its only known physiological substrate. Several
secondary alcohols were used to determine the kinetic parameters kcat and Km. The results of these experiments indicate that the substrate-binding region of the enzyme allows optimal binding of a short
ethyl side-chain in a small binding pocket, and of a propyl or butyl side-chain in large binding pocket, with stereospecificity
for R(−) alcohols. At a high concentration of R(−) alcohols substrate activation occurs. The kcat and Km values determined under these conditions are about two-fold, and two orders of magnitude, respectively, higher than those
at low substrate concentrations.
Sequence alignment of several SDRs of known, and unknown three-dimensional structures, indicate the presence of several conserved
residues in addition to those involved in the catalyzed reactions. Structural roles of these conserved residues could be derived
from observations made on superpositioned structures of several SDRs with known structures. Several residues are conserved
in tetrameric SDRs, but not in dimeric ones. Two halohydrin-halide-lyases show significant homology with SDRs in the catalytic
domains of these enzymes, but they do not have the structural features required for binding NAD+. Probably these lyases descend from an SDR, which has lost the capability to bind NAD+, but the enzyme reaction mechanisms may still be similar.
Received: 23 May 2000 / Accepted: 4 January 2001 相似文献
13.
Alessandra Gambacurta Maria Cristina Piro Franca Ascoli 《Journal of molecular evolution》1998,47(2):167-171
Vertebrate and many invertebrate globin genes have a three-exon/two-intron organization, with introns in highly conserved
positions. According to the ``intron early' hypothesis, introns are the vestigial segments which flank previously independent
coding sequences, thus providing evidence for the assembly of the ancient proteins by ``exon shuffling.' In this paper, we
report the analysis of the genes of the bivalve mollusk Scapharca inaequivalvis tetrameric hemoglobin (HbII), which support this hypothesis, at least for the hemoglobin genes. We show the existence of
``minigenes' in the IIA and IIB globin genes, spanning part of the first and second introns, ``in frame' with the heme-binding
domain coded by the second exon. Further support for the exon shuffling hypothesis can be found in the degree of identity
of the ``new' translated sequences with those flanking the central protein domain of some invertebrate hemoglobins.
Received: 31 July 1997 / Accepted: 12 December 1997 相似文献
14.
Kubiński K Domańska K Sajnaga E Mazur E Zieliński R Szyszka R 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2007,295(1-2):229-236
Protein kinase CK2 is a highly conserved Ser/Thr protein kinase that is ubiquitous among eucaryotic organisms and appears
to play an important role in many cellular functions. This enzyme in yeast has a tetrameric structure composed of two catalytic
(α and/or α′) subunits and two regulatory β and β′ subunits. Previously, we have reported isolation from yeast cells four
active forms of CK2, composed of αα′ββ′, α2ββ′, α′2ββ′ and a free α′-catalytic subunit. Now, we report that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae CK2 holoenzyme regulatory β subunit cannot substitute other β′ subunit and only both of them can form fully active enzymatic
unit. We have examined the subunit composition of tetrameric complexes of yeast CK2 by transformation of yeast strains containing
single deletion of the β or β′ regulatory subunits with vectors carrying lacking CKB1 or CKB2 genes. CK2 holoenzyme activity was restored only in cases when both of them were present in the cell. Additional, co-immunoprecypitation
experiments show that polyadenylation factor Fip1 interacts with catalytic α subunits of CK2 and interaction with beta subunits
in the holoenzyme decreases CK2 activity towards this protein substrate. These data may help to elucidate the role of yeast
protein kinase CK2β/β′ subunits in the regulation of holoenzyme assembly and phosphotransferase activity. 相似文献
15.
Mammalian voltage-gated K+ channels are oligomeric proteins, some of which may be composed in vivo of subunits derived from several similar genes. We
have studied N-type inactivation in the rapidly inactivating Kv1.4 channel and, in specific, heteromultimers of this gene
product with Kv1.5 noninactivating subunits. Heteromultimeric channels were analyzed for the stoichiometry of Kv1.4:Kv1.5
subunits by observing shifts in the midpoints of steady-state availability from that of homomultimeric channels. This analysis
was employed to examine inactivation of heteromultimeric channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes using two model systems: by expression of a Kv1.4–Kv1.5 tandem fusion construct and by coexpression of native Kv1.4
and Kv1.5 channels across a wide relative concentration range of microinjected mRNA. Additionally, inactivation was examined
in coexpression experiments of N-terminal deletion mutants of Kv1.4. We found that (i) a single inactivating subunit conferred
inactivation in all hetero-multimers studied; (ii) the rate of inactivation could not be distinguished in channels containing
two inactivating subunits from those containing one inactivating subunit; and (iii) large deletions in the linker region between
the N-terminal inactivation region and the first membrane-spanning domain had no effect on the rate of inactivation. These
data confirm the importance of the proximal N-terminal region in the inactivation of mammalian Kv1.4 channels, and suggest
that the inactivation particle remains in close proximity to the permeation pathway even when the channel is in the open state.
Received: 24 August 1995/Revised: 7 February 1996 相似文献
16.
L. V. Abaturov T. P. Molchanova N. G. Nosova S. V. Shlyapnikov D. A. Faizullin 《Molecular Biology》2006,40(3):413-426
IR spectroscopy was used to study the rate of hydrogen-deuterium (H-D) exchange of peptide NH atoms in isolated α and β subunits of human hemoglobin (Hb) at pH 5.5–9.0 and 20°C. The H-D exchange occurs by the EX2 mechanism. The retardation factor of subunit exchange rate (P) is in a range of approximately 102–107. Compared to tetrameric Hb, the probability of local fluctuations (1/P) increases to a slightly greater extent in monomeric α subunits than in tetrameric β subunits. Unlike in the whole Hb molecule, oxygenation of its subunits has no effect on the probability of local fluctuations, and the subunits show no pH-dependent changes in 1/P values (observed for liganded Hb). Probable mechanisms accounting for overall intensification of local fluctuations upon the cleavage of contacts between subunits of the tetrameric Hb molecule are discussed with regard to structural crystallographic data. 相似文献
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Jan Kwiatowski Michal Krawczyk Michal Jaworski Douglas Skarecky F.J. Ayala 《Journal of molecular evolution》1997,44(1):9-22
We have studied the evolution of Gpdh in 18 fruitfly species by sequencing 1,077 nucleotides per species on average. The region sequenced includes four exons coding
for 277 amino acids and three variable-length introns. Phylogenies derived by a variety of methods confirm that the nominal
genus Zaprionus belongs within the genus Drosophila, whereas Scaptodrosophila and Chymomyza are outside. The rate of GPDH evolution is erratic. The rate of amino acid replacements in a lineage appears to be 1.0 ×
10−10/site/year when Drosophila species are considered (diverged up to 55 million years ago), but becomes 2.3 × 10−10 when they are compared to Chymomyza species (divergence around 60 My ago), and 4.6 × 10−10 when species of those two genera are compared with the medfly Ceratitis capitata (divergence around 100 My ago). In order to account for these observations, the rate of amino acid replacement must have
been 15 or more times greater in some lineages and at some times than in others. At the nucleotide level, however, Gpdh evolves in a fairly clockwise fashion.
Received: 13 June 1996 / Accepted: 16 August 1996 相似文献
18.
Hong Xue 《Journal of molecular evolution》1998,47(3):323-333
The gene superfamily of ligand-gated ion channel (LGIC) receptors is composed of members of excitatory LGIC receptors (ELGIC)
and inhibitory LGIC receptors (ILGIC), all using amino acids as ligands. The ILGICs, including GABAA, Gly, and GluCl receptors, conduct Cl− when the ligand is bound. To evaluate the phylogenetic relationships among ILGIC members, 90 protein sequences were analyzed
by both maximum-parsimony and distance matrix-based methods. The strength of the resulting phylogenetic trees was evaluated
by means of bootstrap. Four major phylogenetic branches are recognized. Branch I, called BZ, for the majority of the members
are known to be related to benzodiazepine binding, is subdivided into IA, composed of all GABAA receptor α subunits, and IB, composed of the γ and ε subunits, which are shown to be tightly linked. Branch II, named NB
for non–benzodiazepine binding, and consisting of GABAA receptor β, δ, π, and ρ subunits, is further subdivided into IIA, containing β subunits; IIB, containing δ, and π subunits;
and IIC, containing ρ subunits. Branch IIIA, composed of vertebrate Gly receptors, is loosely clustered with Branch IIIB,
composed of invertebrate GluCl receptors, to form Branch III, which is designated NA for being non–GABA responsive. Branch
IV is called UD for being undefined in specificity. The existence of primitive forms of GABAA receptor non-β subunits in invertebrates is first suggested by the present analysis, and the identities of sequences p25123
from Drosophila melanogaster, s34469 from Lymnaea stagnalis, and u14635 and p41849 from C. aenorhabditis elegans are determined to be different from their previously given annotations. The proposed branching classification of ILGICs provides
a phylogenetic map, based on protein sequences, for tracing the evolutionary pathways of ILGIC receptor subunits and determining
the identities of newly discovered subunits on the basis of their protein sequences.
Received: 15 April 1997 / Accepted: 11 March 1998 相似文献
19.
Changes in the primary and quarternary structure of vacuolar and archaeal type ATPases that accompany the prokaryote-to-eukaryote
transition are analyzed. The gene encoding the vacuolar-type proteolipid of the V-ATPase from Giardia lamblia is reported. Giardia has a typical vacuolar ATPase as observed from the common motifs shared between its proteolipid subunit and other eukaryotic
vacuolar ATPases, suggesting that the former enzyme works as a hydrolase in this primitive eukaryote. The phylogenetic analyses
of the V-ATPase catalytic subunit and the front and back halves of the proteolipid subunit placed Giardia as the deepest branch within the eukaryotes. Our phylogenetic analysis indicated that at least two independent duplication
and fusion events gave rise to the larger proteolipid type found in eukaryotes and in Methanococcus. The spatial distribution of the conserved residues among the vacuolar-type proteolipids suggest a zipper-type interaction
among the transmembrane helices and surrounding subunits of the V-ATPase complex. Important residues involved in the function
of the F-ATP synthase proteolipid have been replaced during evolution in the V-proteolipid, but in some cases retained in
the archaeal A-ATPase. Their possible implication in the evolution of V/F/A-ATPases is discussed.
Received: 27 August 1997 / Accepted: 14 January 1998 相似文献
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The Drosophila fat body protein 2 gene (Fbp2) is an ancient duplication of the alcohol dehydrogenase gene (Adh) which encodes a protein that differs substantially from ADH in its methionine content. In D. melanogaster, there is one methionine in ADH, while there are 51 (20% of all amino acids) in FBP2. Methionine is involved in 46% of amino
acid replacements when Fbp2 DNA sequences are compared between D. melanogaster and D. pseudoobscura. Methionine accumulation does not affect conserved residues of the ADH-ADHr-FBP2 multigene family. The multigene family has evolved by replacement of mildly hydrophobic amino acids by methionine with
no apparent reversion. Its short-term evolution was compared between two Drosophila species, while its long-term evolution was compared between two genera belonging respectively to acalyptrate and calyptrate
Diptera, Drosophila and Sarcophaga. The pattern of nucleotide substitution was consistent with an independent accumulation of methionines at the Fbp2 locus in each lineage. Under a steady-state model, the rate of methionine accumulation was constant in the lineage leading
to Drosophila, and was twice as fast as that in the calyptrate lineage. Substitution rates were consistent with a slight positive selective
advantage for each methionine change in about one-half of amino acid sites in Drosophila. This shows that selection can potentially account for a large proportion of amino acid replacements in the molecular evolution
of proteins.
Received: 12 December 1994 / Accepted: 15 April 1996 相似文献