title: Site-directed mutagenesis of lysine 58 in a putative ATP-binding domain of the calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase from Bordetella pertussis abolishes catalytic activity.
abstract: A 2.7-kb cya A gene fragment encoding the amino-terminal end of the calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase from Bordetella pertussis has been placed under the control of the lac promoter for expression in Escherichia coli. Following induction with isopropyl beta-D-thiogalactoside, calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity was detected in a cell extract from E. coli. The expression vector directed the synthesis of a 90-kDa polypeptide that was recognized by rabbit polyclonal antibodies raised against the catalytic subunit of B. pertussis adenylate cyclase. Inspection of the deduced amino acid sequence of the cya A gene product revealed a sequence with homology to consensus sequences for an ATP-binding domain found in many ATP-binding proteins. On the basis of the analysis of nucleotide binding proteins, a conserved lysine residue has been implicated in the binding of ATP. A putative ATP-binding domain in the B. pertussis adenylate cyclase possesses an analogous lysine residue at position 58. To test whether lysine 58 of the B. pertussis adenylate cyclase is a crucial residue for enzyme activity, it was replaced with methionine by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis. E. coli cells were transformed with the mutant cya A gene, and the expressed gene product was characterized. The mutant protein exhibited neither basal nor calmodulin-stimulated enzyme activity, indicating that lysine 58 plays a critical role in enzyme catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Masure
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Storm
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008239:Lysine; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D008239:Lysine