title: Ribosylnicotinamide kinase domain of NadR protein: identification and implications in NAD biosynthesis.
abstract: NAD is an indispensable redox cofactor in all organisms. Most of the genes required for NAD biosynthesis in various species are known. Ribosylnicotinamide kinase (RNK) was among the few unknown (missing) genes involved with NAD salvage and recycling pathways. Using a comparative genome analysis involving reconstruction of NAD metabolism from genomic data, we predicted and experimentally verified that bacterial RNK is encoded within the 3' region of the nadR gene. Based on these results and previous data, the full-size multifunctional NadR protein (as in Escherichia coli) is composed of (i) an N-terminal DNA-binding domain involved in the transcriptional regulation of NAD biosynthesis, (ii) a central nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT) domain, and (iii) a C-terminal RNK domain. The RNK and NMNAT enzymatic activities of recombinant NadR proteins from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Haemophilus influenzae were quantitatively characterized. We propose a model for the complete salvage pathway from exogenous N-ribosylnicotinamide to NAD which involves the concerted action of the PnuC transporter and NRK, followed by the NMNAT activity of the NadR protein. Both the pnuC and nadR genes were proven to be essential for the growth and survival of H. influenzae, thus implicating them as potential narrow-spectrum drug targets.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Genomics, Inc., Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Oleg V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Kurnasov
authors.forename: Boris M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Polanuyer
authors.forename: Shubha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ananta
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sloutsky
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Svetlana Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Gerdes
authors.forename: Andrei L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Osterman
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009243:NAD / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009612:Nicotinamide-Nucleotide Adenylyltransferase / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000502:physiology*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C117105:NadR protein, bacteria; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D009243:NAD; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C061783:nicotinamide riboside kinase; D009612:Nicotinamide-Nucleotide Adenylyltransferase