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. 1986 Aug;83(16):5798–5802. doi: 10.1073/pnas.83.16.5798

Substitution of a serine residue for proline-87 reduces catalytic activity and increases susceptibility to proteolysis of Escherichia coli adenylate kinase.

A M Gilles, I Saint-Girons, M Monnot, S Fermandjian, S Michelson, O Bârzu
PMCID: PMC386382  PMID: 3016722

Abstract

Amino acid analysis, HPLC separation of trypsin digests, and sequence analysis showed that the thermosensitivity of the adenylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.3) from Escherichia coli K-12 strain CR341 T28 results from substitution of a serine residue for proline-87 in the wild-type enzyme. This mutation is accompanied by decreased affinity for nucleotide substrates and decreased catalysis. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed a significant change of the secondary structure. This mainly corresponds to a reduction in alpha-helix content (39%) of mutant protein as compared to wild-type adenylate kinase (50%). Altered conformation of thermosensitive adenylate kinase was also manifested by an increase in susceptibility to proteolysis by trypsin. Ap5A and ATP, known to induce important conformational changes in eukaryotic adenylate kinase(s), protected the mutant enzyme against inactivation by trypsin. This seems to indicate that the "loosening" of the three-dimensional structure of E. coli adenylate kinase by proline----serine substitution is largely compensated for when an enzyme X ATP or enzyme X Ap5A complex is formed.

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