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  • Title: Recombinant mammalian tubulin polyglutamylase TTLL7 performs both initiation and elongation of polyglutamylation on beta-tubulin through a random sequential pathway.
    Author: Mukai M, Ikegami K, Sugiura Y, Takeshita K, Nakagawa A, Setou M.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 2009 Feb 10; 48(5):1084-93. PubMed ID: 19152315.
    Abstract:
    Tubulins undergo unique post-translational modifications, such as tyrosination, polyglutamylation, and polyglycylation. These modifications are performed by members of a protein family, the tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL)-like (TTLL) family, which is characterized by the presence of a highly conserved TTL domain. We and others have recently identified tubulin polyglutamylases in the TTLL family [Janke, C., et al. (2005) Science 308, 1758-1762; Ikegami, K., et al. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 30707-30716; van Dijk, J., et al. (2007) Mol. Cell 26, 437-448]. Previously, we identified TTLL7 as a beta-tubulin-selective polyglutamylase. However, there is controversy over whether TTLL7 functions as an initiase, elongase, or both in polyglutamylation. In this report, we investigate the polyglutamylation reaction by TTLL7 by employing a recombinant enzyme and in vitro reaction. Two-dimensional electrophoresis and tandem mass spectrometry showed that TTLL7 performed both the initiation and elongation of polyglutamylation on beta-tubulin. Recombinant TTLL7 performed with a maximal and specific activity to polymerized tubulin at a neutral pH and a lower salt concentration. The initial rate and inhibitor analyses revealed that the mechanism of binding of three substrates, glutamate, ATP, and tubulin, to the enzyme was a random sequential pathway. Our findings provide evidence that mammalian TTLL7 performs both initiation and elongation in the polyglutamylation reaction on beta-tubulin through a random sequential pathway.
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