title: Conserved YjgF protein family deaminates reactive enamine/imine intermediates of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme reactions.
abstract: The YjgF/YER057c/UK114 family of proteins is conserved in all domains of life, suggesting that the role of these proteins arose early and was maintained throughout evolution. Metabolic consequences of lacking this protein in Salmonella enterica and other organisms have been described, but the biochemical function of YjgF remained unknown. This work provides the first description of a conserved biochemical activity for the YjgF protein family. Our data support the conclusion that YjgF proteins have enamine/imine deaminase activity and accelerate the release of ammonia from reactive enamine/imine intermediates of the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent threonine dehydratase (IlvA). Results from structure-guided mutagenesis experiments suggest that YjgF lacks a catalytic residue and that it facilitates ammonia release by positioning a critical water molecule in the active site. YjgF is renamed RidA (reactive intermediate/imine deaminase A) to reflect the conserved activity of the protein family described here. This study, combined with previous physiological studies on yjgF mutants, suggests that intermediates of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-mediated reactions may have metabolic consequences in vivo that were previously unappreciated. The conservation of the RidA/YjgF family suggests that reactive enamine/imine metabolites are of concern to all organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Downs
mesh_terms: D000619:Aminohydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D020027:Pyrococcus furiosus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007097:Imines; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D000619:Aminohydrolases
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