title: Lipid-dependent membrane enzymes. Purification to homogeneity and further characterization of diacylglycerol kinase from Escherichia coli.
abstract: 1. Diacylglycerol kinase apoprotein was purified from membranes of Escherichia coli K12 by a six-step procedure that included HPLC. The proposed assignment of the enzyme to the dgkA gene [Lightner et al. (1983) J. Biol. Chem. 258, 10856-10861] could be supported by molecular mass determination (approximately 14 kDa), N-terminal sequencing (Met-Ala-Asn), cyanogen bromide fragmentation and amino acid analysis. As predicted, proline was absent. 2. The membrane-associated as well as the butan-1-ol-dissolved enzyme survived heating to 100 degrees C. 3. Alkylglycoside detergents were found to constitute an additional class of lipid activators. 4. The enzyme apoprotein in a non-activating substrate/detergent solution was capable of autocatalytic self-activation which was attributed to a novel feedback activation mechanism involving phosphatidic acid (diacylglycerol 3-phosphate).
authors.affiliation: Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH München, Institut für Biochemische Pflanzenpathologie, Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sandermann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide; D003902:Detergents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003902:Detergents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide