title: Ligand-induced conformational changes and a reaction intermediate in branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase (E1) from Thermus thermophilus HB8, as revealed by X-ray crystallography.
abstract: The alpha(2)beta(2) tetrameric E1 component of the branched-chain 2-oxo acid (BCOA) dehydrogenase multienzyme complex is a thiamin diphosphate (ThDP)-dependent enzyme. E1 catalyzes the decarboxylation of a BCOA concomitant with the formation of the alpha-carbanion/enamine intermediate, 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-ThDP, followed by transfer of the 1-hydroxyalkyl group to the distal sulfur atom on the lipoamide of the E2 component. In order to elucidate the catalytic mechanism of E1, the alpha- and beta-subunits of E1 from Thermus thermophilus HB8 have been co-expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized as a stable complex, and the following crystal structures have been analyzed: the apoenzyme (E1(apo)), the holoenzyme (E1(holo)), E1(holo) in complex with the substrate analogue 4-methylpentanoate (MPA) as an ES complex model, and E1(holo) in complex with 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate (MOPA) as the alpha-carbanion/enamine intermediate (E1(ceim)). Binding of cofactors to E1(apo) induces a disorder-order transition in two loops adjacent to the active site. Furthermore, upon binding of MPA to E1(holo), the loop comprised of Gly121beta-Gln131beta moves close to the active site and interacts with MPA. The carboxylate group of MPA is recognized mainly by Tyr86beta and N4' of ThDP. The hydrophobic moiety of MPA is recognized by Phe66alpha, Tyr95alpha, Met128alpha and His131alpha. As an intermediate, MOPA is decarboxylated and covalently linked to ThDP, and the conformation of the protein loop is almost the same as in the substrate-free (holoenzyme) form. These results suggest that E1 undergoes an open-closed conformational change upon formation of the ES complex with a BCOA, and the mobile region participates in the recognition of the carboxylate group of the BCOA. ES complex models of E1(holo).MOPA and of E1(ceim).lipoamide built from the above structures suggest that His273alpha and His129beta' are potential proton donors to the carbonyl group of a BCOA and to the proximal sulfur atom on the lipoamide, respectively.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN Harima Institute/SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan. nakaix@spring8.or.jp
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maoka
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masui
authors.forename: Seiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuramitsu
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamiya
mesh_terms: D042942:3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide) / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002208:Caproates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000201:enzymology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D016963:Thermus thermophilus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D008024:Ligands; C034527:isocaproic acid; D042942:3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)