title: Single point mutations distributed in 10 soluble and membrane regions of the Nicotiana plumbaginifolia plasma membrane PMA2 H+-ATPase activate the enzyme and modify the structure of the C-terminal region.
abstract: The Nicotiana plumbaginifolia pma2 (plasma membrane H+-ATPase) gene is capable of functionally replacing the H+-ATPase genes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, provided that the external pH is kept above 5.0. Single point mutations within the pma2 gene were previously identified that improved H+-ATPase activity and allowed yeast growth at pH 4.0. The aim of the present study was to identify most of the PMA2 positions, the mutation of which would lead to improved growth and to determine whether all these mutations result in similar enzymatic and structural modifications. We selected additional mutants in total 42 distinct point mutations localized in 30 codons. They were distributed in 10 soluble and membrane regions of the enzyme. Most mutant PMA2 H+-ATPases were characterized by a higher specific activity, lower inhibition by ADP, and lower stimulation by lysophosphatidylcholine than wild-type PMA2. The mutants thus seem to be constitutively activated. Partial tryptic digestion and immunodetection showed that the PMA2 mutants had a conformational change making the C-terminal region more accessible. These data therefore support the hypothesis that point mutations in various H+-ATPase parts displace the inhibitory C-terminal region, resulting in enzyme activation. The high density of mutations within the first half of the C-terminal region suggests that this part is involved in the interaction between the inhibitory C-terminal region and the rest of the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biochimie Physiologique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Croix du Sud, 2-20, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morsomme
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dambly
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maudoux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boutry
mesh_terms: D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D017354:Point Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C434364:PMA2 protein, S cerevisiae; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C092477:PMA1 protein, S cerevisiae; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases