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. 1995 Jul 1;309(Pt 1):341–346. doi: 10.1042/bj3090341

Study of the roles of Arg-104 and Arg-225 in the 2-kinase domain of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase by site-directed mutagenesis.

M H Rider 1, K M Crepin 1, M De Cloedt 1, L Bertrand 1, D Vertommen 1, L Hue 1
PMCID: PMC1135839  PMID: 7619077

Abstract

The roles of Arg-104 and Arg-225 located in the 2-kinase domain of the bifunctional enzyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2)/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase-2) have been studied by site-directed mutagenesis. In recombinant rat liver PFK-2/FBPase-2, mutation of Arg-225 to Ser increased the Km of PFK-2 for fructose-6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) 7-fold at pH 6 and decreased PFK-2 activity at suboptimal substrate concentrations between pH 6 and 9.5. The mutation had no effect on the Vmax of PFK-2 or on the Km of PFK-2 for MgATP. The mutation also increased the Vmax. of FBPase-2 4-fold without changing the Km for Fru-2,6-P2 or IC50 of Fru-6-P. These findings are in agreement with a previous study [Rider and Hue (1992) Eur. J. Biochem. 207, 967-972] on the protection by Fru-6-P of the labelling of Arg-225 by phenylglyoxal, and suggest that Arg-225 participates in Fru-6-P binding. In recombinant rat muscle PFK-2/FBPase-2, mutation of Arg-104 to Ser increased the Km for Fru-6-P 60-fold, increased the IC50 of citrate, increased the Vmax. 1.5-3-fold at pH 8.5 and altered the pH profile of PFK-2 activity. It did not affect the Km of PFK-2 for MgATP. The mutation also decreased the Vmax. of FBPase-2 3-fold, increased the Km for Fru-2,6-P2 70-fold and increased the IC50 of Fru-6-P at least 300-fold. Although the dimeric structure was maintained in the mutant, its PFK-2 activity was more sensitive towards inactivation by guanidinium chloride than the wild-type enzyme activity. The findings indicate that Arg-104 is involved in Fru-6-P binding in the PFK-2 domain and that it might also bind citrate. Structural changes resulting from the mutation might be responsible for the changes in kinetic properties of FBPase-2.

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