Properties of the periplasmic nitrate reductases from Paracoccus pantotrophus and Escherichia coli after growth in tungsten-supplemented media |
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Authors: | Gates Andrew J Hughes Richard O Sharp Sarah R Millington Paul D Nilavongse Arjaree Cole Jeffrey A Leach Emily-Rose Jepson Brian Richardson David J Butler Clive S |
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Affiliation: | School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. |
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Abstract: | Paracoccus pantotrophus grown anaerobically under denitrifying conditions expressed similar levels of the periplasmic nitrate reductase (NAP) when cultured in molybdate- or tungstate-containing media. A native PAGE gel stained for nitrate reductase activity revealed that only NapA from molybdate-grown cells displayed readily detectable nitrate reductase activity. Further kinetic analysis showed that the periplasmic fraction from cells grown on molybdate (3 microM) reduced nitrate at a rate of V(max)=3.41+/-0.16 micromol [NO(3)(-)] min(-1) mg(-1) with an affinity for nitrate of K(m)=0.24+/-0.05 mM and was heat-stable up to 50 degrees C. In contrast, the periplasmic fraction obtained from cells cultured in media supplemented with tungstate (100 microM) reduced nitrate at a much slower rate, with much lower affinity (V(max)=0.05+/-0.002 micromol [NO(3)(-)] min(-1) mg(-1) and K(m)=3.91+/-0.45 mM) and was labile during prolonged incubation at >20 degrees C. Nitrate-dependent growth of Escherichia coli strains expressing only nitrate reductase A was inhibited by sub-mM concentrations of tungstate in the medium. In contrast, a strain expressing only NAP was only partially inhibited by 10 mM tungstate. However, none of the above experimental approaches revealed evidence that tungsten could replace molybdenum at the active site of E. coli NapA. The combined data show that tungsten can function at the active site of some, but not all, molybdoenzymes from mesophilic bacteria. |
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Keywords: | Nitrate reductase Molybdenum Tungsten Enzyme activity |
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