The C-terminal region of human glutathione transferase Al-1 affects the rate of glutathione binding and the ionization of the active-site Tyr9

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Gustafsson, A [1 ]
Etahadieh, M [1 ]
Jemth, P [1 ]
Mannervik, B [1 ]
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[1] Univ Uppsala, Ctr Biomed, Dept Biochem, BMC, S-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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10.1021/bi991482y
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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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In human glutathione transferase (GST) Al-l, the C-terminal region covers the active site and contributes to substrate binding. This region is flexible, but upon binding of an active-site ligand, it is stabilized as an amphipatic alpha-helix. The stabilization has implications for the catalytic activity of the enzyme. In the present study, residue M208 in GST Al-l has been mutated to Lys and Glu, and residue F220 to Ala and Thr. These mutations are likely to destabilize the C-terminal region due to loss of hydrophobic interactions with the rest of the hydrophobic binding site. The rate constant for binding of glutathione to wild-type GST Al-l is 450 mM(-1) s(-1) at 5 degrees C and pH 7.0, which is less than for an association limited by diffusion. However, the M208 and the F220 mutations increase the apparent on-rate constant for glutathione binding to 640-1170 mM(-1) s(-1). The binding data can be explained by a rapid reversible transition between different enzyme conformations occurring prior to glutathione binding, and restriction of the access to the active site by the C-terminal region. The effect of the mutations appears to be promotion of a less closed conformation, thereby facilitating the association of glutathione and enzyme. Both the M208 and F220 mutants display a lowered pK(a) value (approximate to 0.3 log unit) of the catalytically important Tyr9. Residue 208 does not interact directly with Tyr9 in the active site, and the shift in pK(a) value is therefore ascribed to the proposed dislocation of the C-terminal region caused by the mutation.
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