title: Mechanism of adenylate kinase. Are the essential lysines essential?
abstract: Using site-specific mutagenesis, we have probed the structural and functional roles of lysine-21 and lysine-27 of adenylate kinase (AK) from chicken muscle expressed in Escherichia coli. The two residues were chosen since according to the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) model [Mildvan, A. S., & Fry, D. C. (1987) Adv. Enzymol. 58, 241-313], they are located near the alpha- and the gamma-phosphates, respectively, of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) in the AK-MgATP complex. In addition, a lysine residue (Lys-21 in the case of AK) along with a glycine-rich loop is considered "essential" in the catalysis of kinases and other nucleotide binding proteins. The Lys-27 to methionine (K27M) mutant showed only slight increases in kcat and Km, but a substantial increase (1.8 kcal/mol) in the free energy of unfolding, relative to the WT AK. For proper interpretation of the steady-state kinetic data, viscosity-dependent kinetics was used to show that the chemical step is partially rate-limiting in the catalysis of AK. Computer modeling suggested that the folded form of K27M could gain stability (relative to the wild type) via hydrophobic interactions of Met-27 with Val-179 and Phe-183 and/or formation of a charge-transfer complex between Met-27 and Phe-183. The latter was supported by an upfield shift of the methyl protons of Met-27 in 1H NMR. Other than this, the 1H NMR spectrum of K27M is very similar to that of WT, suggesting little perturbation in the global or even local conformations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002151:Calorimetry; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D007700:Kinetics; D008239:Lysine; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008433:Mathematics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D009154:Mutation; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014783:Viscosity; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D000263:Adenylate Kinase; D008239:Lysine