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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
10-Formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (10-FTH-FDH: EC 1.5.1.6) catalyzes the NADP(+)-dependent oxidation of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate (10-HCO-H4PteGlu) to tetrahydrofolate (H4PteGlu) and CO2 and the NADP(+)-independent hydrolytic cleavage of 10-HCO-H4PteGlu to H4PteGlu and formate. 10-FTHFDH has a 485 amino acid domain at the C-terminus which is 46% identical to aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH: EC 1.2.1.3) and contains a conserved active site cysteine (Cys-707). 10-FTHFDH catalyzed NADP(+)-dependent oxidation of propanal and the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA) in a similar fashion to ALDH. Initial rate studies gave Km values of 46 and 636 microM, respectively, for NADP+ and propanal, while pNPA had a Km of 220 microM. Propanal was able to compete with 10-HCO-H4PteGlu for NADP(+)-dependent oxidation but had no effect on the NADP(+)-independent hydrolase reaction. N-Ethylmaleimide inhibited NADP(+)-dependent 10-HCO-H4PteGlu oxidation but only partially inhibited (65%) hydrolase activity. Disulfiram, a potent inhibitor of cytosolic ALDH, inhibited NADP(+)-dependent propanal oxidation by 10-FTHFDH. We propose that the dehydrogenase reaction of 10-FTHFDH has a mechanism which proceeds through thiohemiacetal and thioester intermediates, similar to that described for aldehyde dehydrogenase. 10-FTHFDH hydrolase activity was dependent on 2-mercaptoethanol and is probably an artifact of the assay system. The N-terminal domain of 10-FTHFDH shows identity to glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase (EC 2.1.2.2) and contains a putative 10-HCO-H4PteGlu binding site but shows no GAR-TF activity. NADP(+)-dependent oxidation of 10-HCO-H4PteGlu by 10-FTHFDH was inhibited by the folate anti-metabolite, 5,10-dideazatetrahydrofolate, a known GAR-TF inhibitor.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
321
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
336-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Enzymatic activities of rat liver cytosol 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.