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  • Title: Kinetic and structural characterization of a cis-3-Chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase homologue in Pseudomonas sp. UW4: A potential step between subgroups in the tautomerase superfamily.
    Author: LeVieux JA, Baas BJ, Kaoud TS, Davidson R, Babbitt PC, Zhang YJ, Whitman CP.
    Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys; 2017 Dec 15; 636():50-56. PubMed ID: 29111295.
    Abstract:
    A Pseudomonas sp. UW4 protein (UniProt K9NIA5) of unknown function was identified as similar to 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase (4-OT)-like and cis-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase (cis-CaaD)-like subgroups of the tautomerase superfamily (TSF). This protein lacks only Tyr-103 of the amino acids critical for cis-CaaD activity (Pro-1, His-28, Arg-70, Arg-73, Tyr-103, Glu-114). As it may represent an important variant of these enzymes, its kinetic and structural properties have been determined. The protein shows tautomerase activity with phenylenolpyruvate, but lacks native 4-OT activity and dehalogenase activity with the isomers of 3-chloroacrylic acid. It shows mostly low-level hydratase activity at pH 7.0, converting 2-oxo-3-pentynoate to acetopyruvate, consistent with cis-CaaD-like behavior. At pH 9.0, this compound results primarily in covalent modification of Pro-1, which is consistent with 4-OT-like behavior. These observations could reflect a pKa for Pro-1 that is closer to that of cis-CaaD (∼9.2) than to 4-OT (∼6.4). A structure of the native enzyme, at 2.6 Å resolution, highlights differences at the active site from those of 4-OT and cis-CaaD that add to our understanding of how contemporary TSF reactions and mechanisms may have diverged from a common 4-OT-like ancestor.
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