title: Structure and properties of the recombinant NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase of Physarum polycephalum.
abstract: A cDNA for NADH-cytochrome b(5) reductase of Physarum polycephalum was cloned from a cDNA library, and the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was determined (accession no. AB259870). The DNA of 943 base pairs contains 5'- and 3'-noncoding sequences, including a polyadenylation sequence, and a coding sequence of 843 base pairs. The amino acid sequence (281 residues) deduced from the nucleotide sequence was 25 residues shorter than those of vertebrate enzymes. Nevertheless, the recombinant Physarum enzyme showed enzyme activity comparable to that of the human enzyme. The recombinant Physarum enzyme showed a pH optimum of around 6.0, and apparent K(m) values of 2 microM and 14 microM for NADH and cytochrome b(5) respectively. The purified recombinant enzyme showed a typical FAD-derived absorption peak of cytochrome b(5) reductase at around 460 nm, with a shoulder at 480 nm. These results suggest that the Physarum enzyme plays an important role in the organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Terumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Shin-ya
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Toshitsugu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yubisui
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016839:Physarum polycephalum / Q000201:enzymology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase