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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
The catalytic mechanism of dUTP pyrophosphatase (dUTPase), responsible for the prevention of uracil incorporation into DNA, involves ordering of the flexible C terminus of the enzyme. This conformational shift is investigated by multidimensional NMR on the Drosophila enzyme. Flexible segments of the homotrimer give rise to sharp resonances in the (1)H-(15)N heteronuclear single-quantum coherence (HSQC) spectra, which are clearly distinguishable from the background resonances of the well folded protein globule. Binding of the product dUMP or the analogues dUDP and alpha,beta-imino-dUTP to the enzyme induces a conformational change reflected in the disappearance of eight sharp resonances. This phenomenon is interpreted as nucleotide binding-induced ordering of some residues upon the folded protein globule. Three-dimensional (15)N-edited (1)H-(15)N HSQC total correlation spectroscopy (TOCSY) and (1)H-(15)N HSQC nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy measurements allowed clear assignment of these eight specific resonance peaks. The residues identified correspond to the conserved C-terminal sequence motif, indicating that (i) this conformational shift is amenable to NMR studies in solution even in the large trimeric molecule and (ii) formation of the closed enzyme conformer in the case of the Drosophila enzyme does not require the complete triphosphate chain of the substrate. NMR titration of the enzyme with the nucleotide ligands as well as kinetic data indicated significant deviation from the model of independent active sites within the homotrimer. The results suggest allosterism in the eukaryotic dUTPase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17945-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Allosteric Site, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Pyrophosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Spectrophotometry, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Substrate Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:14724273-Uracil
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Multidimensional NMR identifies the conformational shift essential for catalytic competence in the 60-kDa Drosophila melanogaster dUTPase trimer.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Enzymology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, POB 7, H-1518, Budapest, Hungary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't