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. 1981 Apr;146(1):200–208. doi: 10.1128/jb.146.1.200-208.1981

Properties of a mutant Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase deficient in coregulation by intermediary metabolites.

L E McAlister, E L Evans, T E Smith
PMCID: PMC217070  PMID: 7012114

Abstract

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase of Escherichia coli is activated by three different mechanisms: contiguous by acetyl coenzyme A, precursor by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, and compensatory feedback by cytidine 5'-diphosphate (CDP). Even though each activator can interact independently with the enzyme, synergistic effects are observed with some combinations, namely, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate or CDP (coregulators), with acetyl coenzyme A. A mutant was isolated that has a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase which is refractory to activation by fructose, 1,6-bisphosphate and CDP. The mutant enzyme was shown to be active primarily as the dimer and to lack cooperativity in substrate binding. The binding of acetyl coenzyme A and substrate, however, was essentially the same as that of the wild-type enzyme. The mutant cells grew extremely slowly on glucose alone as the sole carbon source. The only defect in the mutant appeared to be the inability of this enzyme to be activated by the coregulators. These data are consistent with the thesis that coregulation by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate or CDP is an essential requirement for the activation in vivo of this enzyme.

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