A single site in human β-hexosaminidase A binds both 6-sulfate-groups on hexosamines and the sialic acid moiety of GM2 ganglioside

被引:21
作者
Sharma, R
Bukovac, S
Callahan, J
Mahuran, D
机构
[1] Hosp Sick Children, Res Inst, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Biochem, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE | 2003年 / 1637卷 / 01期
基金
加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
Tay-Sachs disease; Sandhoff disease; GM2; gangliosidosis; structure-function;
D O I
10.1016/S0925-4439(02)00221-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Human beta-hexosaminidase A (Hex A) (alphabeta) is composed of two subunits whose primary structures are similar to 60% identical. Deficiency of either subunit results in severe neurological disease due to the storage of GM2 ganglioside; Tay-Sachs disease, alpha deficiency, and Sandhoff disease, beta deficiency. Whereas both subunits contain active sites only the alpha-site can efficiently bind negatively charged 6-sulfated hexosamine substrates and GM2 ganglioside. We have recently identified the alphaArg(424) as playing a critical role in the binding of 6-sulfate containing substrates, and betaASP(452) as actively inhibiting their binding. To determine if these same residues affect the binding of the sialic acid moiety of GM2 ganglioside, an alphaArg(424)Gln form of Hex A was expressed and its kinetics analyzed using the GM2 activator protein: [H-3]-GM2 ganglioside complex as a substrate. The mutant showed a similar to 3-fold increase in its K-m for the complex. Next a form of Hex B (betabeta) containing a double mutation, betaAspLeu(453) AsnArg (duplicating the alpha-aligning sequences), was expressed. As compared to the wild type (WT), the mutant exhibited a >30-fold increase in its ability to hydrolyze a 6-sulfated substrate and was now able to hydrolyze GM2 ganglioside when the GM2 activator protein was replaced by sodium taurocholate. Thus, this a-site is critical for binding both types of negatively charge substrates. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.
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页码:113 / 118
页数:6
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