title: Escherichia coli formate dehydrogenase mutants with altered selenopolymer profiles.
abstract: Four classes of Escherichia coli mutants deficient in either or both of their anaerobic selenium-containing formate dehydrogenases (FDH) were isolated. A class I mutant devoid of FDHH activity specifically linked to benzyl viologen (BV) produced a small amount of the FDHH 80,000 dalton selenopeptide. Three class II mutants were deficient in FDHN activity specifically linked to phenazine methosulfate (PMS) and exhibited a selenopeptide "doublet" rather than the FDHN 110,000 dalton selenosubunit. Three class III mutants were selenium incorporation deficient and did not exhibit either FDH activity or 75Se-labeled selenopolymers. A class IV mutant was devoid of PMS-linked FDHN activity; neither its FDHN 110,000 dalton selenosubunit nor its BV-linked FDHH activity was fully regulated by nitrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Medical School, Houston 77025.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005560:Formate Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012643:Selenium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051140:Selenoproteins
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D051140:Selenoproteins; D005560:Formate Dehydrogenases; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases; D012643:Selenium