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  • Title: Measurement of the alpha-secondary kinetic isotope effect for the reaction catalyzed by mammalian protein farnesyltransferase.
    Author: Pais JE, Bowers KE, Fierke CA.
    Journal: J Am Chem Soc; 2006 Nov 29; 128(47):15086-7. PubMed ID: 17117849.
    Abstract:
    Protein farnesytransferase (FTase) catalyzes the transfer of a 15-carbon prenyl group from farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) to the cysteine residue of target proteins and is a member of the newest class of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze sulfur alkylation. Common substrates of FTase include oncogenic Ras proteins, and therefore inhibitors are under development for the treatment of various cancers. An increased understanding of the salient features of the chemical transition state of FTase may aid in the design of potent inhibitors and enhance our understanding of the mechanism of this class of zinc enzymes. To investigate the transition state of FTase we have used transient kinetics to measure the alpha-secondary 3H kinetic isotope effect at the sensitive C1 position of FPP. The isotope effect for the FTase single turnover reaction using a peptide substrate that is farnesylated rapidly is near unity, indicating that a conformational change, rather than farnesylation, is the rate-limiting step. To look at the chemical step, the kinetic isotope effect was measured as 1.154 +/- 0.006 for a peptide that is farnesylated slowly, and these data suggest that FTase proceeds via a concerted mechanism with dissociative character.
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