ELIMINATION OF THE SENSITIVITY OF L-ASPARTASE TO ACTIVE-SITE-DIRECTED INACTIVATION WITHOUT ALTERATION OF CATALYTIC ACTIVITY

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GIORGIANNI, F [1 ]
BERANOVA, S [1 ]
WESDEMIOTIS, C [1 ]
VIOLA, RE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV AKRON,DEPT CHEM,AKRON,OH 44325
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10.1021/bi00011a006
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The catalytic activity of the enzyme L-aspartase from Escherichia coli has previously been shown to be sensitive to sulfhydryl reagents. The use of group-specific reagents, and a sequence homology comparison study among the fumarase-aspartase family of enzymes, has not, however, lead to the identification of a specific, essential cysteinyl residue. We have recently shown that L-aspartate-beta-semialdehyde is an alternative substrate for L-aspartase, producing fumaric acid semialdehyde (FAA) which specifically inactivates the enzyme [Schindler, J. F., & Viola, R. E. (1994) Biochemistry 33, 9365]. Proteolytic digests of the resulting inactivated enzyme have now been mapped by HPLC and mass spectrometry. A specific residue (Cys-273) has been determined to be the site of FAA modification. Site-directed mutagenesis of this cysteine in the E. coli enzyme has produced altered enzymes which are considerably less sensitive to active-site-directed inactivation, while retaining full catalytic activity. Thus, cysteine-273 has been identified as an active-site nucleophile that, while not directly involved in catalysis in L-aspartase, is poised to attack an activated double bond in an enzyme-bound product analogue.
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