title: Lys296 and Arg299 residues in the C-terminus of MD-ACO1 are essential for a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase enzyme activity.
abstract: The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of ethylene from ACC in higher plants. The complex structure of ACC oxidase/Fe(2+)/H(2)O derived from Petunia hybrida has recently been established by X-ray crystallography and it provides a vast structural information for ACC oxidase. Our mutagenesis study shows that both Lys296 and Arg299 residues in the C-terminal helix play important roles in enzyme activity. Both K296R and R299K mutant proteins retain only 30-15% of their enzyme activities with respect to that of the wild-type, implying that the positive charges of C-terminal residues are involved in enzymatic reaction. Furthermore, the sequence alignment of ACC oxidases from 24 different species indicates an existence of the exclusively conserved motif (Lys296-Glu301) especially in the C-terminus. The structure model based on our findings suggests that the positive-charged surface in the C-terminal helix of the ACC oxidase could be a major stabilizer in the spatial arrangement of reactants and that the positive-charge network between the active site and C-terminus is critical for ACC oxidase activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ahrim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Young Sam
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jin-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Soon-Kee
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Woo Taek
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Weontae
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Ryook
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007700:Kinetics; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D050505:Mutant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020125:Mutation, Missense / Q000235:genetics; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D050505:Mutant Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D001120:Arginine; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; C059460:1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase; D008239:Lysine