title: Cloning, sequencing and functional expression of a cDNA encoding a NADP-dependent malic enzyme from human liver.
abstract: This work reports the structure of a cDNA (ME) encoding a human malic enzyme (ME) (malate NADP oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.40) elucidated by joining several overlapping fragments amplified by PCR from human hepatic cDNA or from cDNA libraries. The full-length cDNA has an open reading frame (ORF) of 1719 bp that encodes a 572-amino-acid protein of 64 113 Da, similar to the native monomeric, cytosolic, NADP-dependent ME isolated from human liver. The comparison of the structure of this cDNA with that of the human mitochondrial NAD(P)-dependent ME (EC 1.1.1.39) shows a homology of 63%, suggesting that these two forms originated from the same gene. The expression of the cDNA in Escherichia coli as a translational fusion (glutathione S-transferase::ME) protein yielded a product of the predicted mass. The recombinant protein shows NADP-dependent malate oxidoreductase activity and is virtually inactive with NAD. It also shows other distinct features of the native cytosolic NADP-dependent ME, like Mn2+ dependence, similar substrate (Km = 117 microM) and cofactor affinity (Km = 2 microM) constants, and a lack of allosteric regulation. In human proliferative cells, the NADP-dependent ME activity is poorly expressed and barely inducible by thyroid hormones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiopathology and Human Molecular Genetics, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: González-Manchón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ayuso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parrilla
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; C031917:malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate-decarboxylating) (NADP+)