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  • Title: N1-(5'-phosphoribosyl)adenosine-5'-monophosphate cyclohydrolase: purification and characterization of a unique metalloenzyme.
    Author: D'Ordine RL, Klem TJ, Davisson VJ.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1999 Feb 02; 38(5):1537-46. PubMed ID: 9931020.
    Abstract:
    N1-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)adenosine-5'-monophosphate cyclohydrolase (HisI, PR-AMP cyclohydrolase) is a central enzyme in histidine biosynthesis catalyzing the hydrolysis of the N1-C6 bond of the purine substrate, a reaction unique to this pathway. A source of the recombinant monofunctional Methanococcus vannielii PR-AMP cyclohydrolase has been developed, and the first characterization of a purified form of the enzyme is reported. The enzyme has a native molecular weight of 31 200 as determined by analytical ultracentrifugation that agrees with the molecular mass determined by gel filtration (34 kDa) and a subunit molecular weight of 15 486 based on MALDI-MS. An unusual characteristic of the protein is the complexity observed on SDS-PAGE, and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of all the isolated constituents confirms their origin as PR-AMP cyclohydrolase. A highly conserved region of the amino acid sequence is implicated in the self-cleavage events of the protein and provides an explanation for the complexity of this protein. Bound to the enzyme is 1 equiv of Zn2+ that can be removed only by extended dialysis with 1,10-phenanthroline (Kd </= 10(-)9 M). Removal of the Zn2+ correlates with the loss of enzyme activity. The enzyme is reversibly inhibited by inclusion of EDTA in the assay mixture, demonstrating that free Mg2+ (Ks = 4.9 +/- 0.7 microM) is required for catalytic activity. Further evidence for a low-affinity binding site is indicated by the inhibitory effects of exogenous Zn2+ on enzyme activity. The pH dependence of the PR-AMP cyclohydrolase activity shows a single titration event in the kcat/Km profile with a pKa of 7.3 that is consistent with the functional role of a metal site in catalysis. These data are discussed in the context of the mechanism of other nucleotide hydrolases.
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