title: The interaction of monovalent cations with fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase modified by N-ethylmaleimide and its relation with AMP inhibition.
abstract: The relationship between derivatization of reactive cysteine residues with N-ethylmaleimide and a partial desensitization of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase to AMP inhibition was studied. AMP desensitization of the enzyme was found to be dependent on the activity assay conditions used. When the assay was performed in the presence of high levels of monovalent cations (150 mM), the AMP affinity of the enzyme decreased with the chemical modification. The apparent loss of sensitivity toward AMP was accompanied by an uptake of 1 mole of N-ethylmaleimide/mole of enzyme subunit. However, the modified enzyme did not show alteration in AMP inhibition in the absence of K+. Evidence was obtained that K+ induces a conformational change on the enzyme derivative, which hinders AMP interaction with the protein. The results point to the importance of selecting suitable conditions for the study of the regulatory properties in allosteric enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Slebe
mesh_terms: D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D005033:Ethylmaleimide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005635:Fructosediphosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D005635:Fructosediphosphates; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; C029063:fructose-1,6-diphosphate; D005033:Ethylmaleimide