IMP dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli was irreversibly inactivated by Cl-IMP (6-chloro-9-β-d-ribofuranosylpurine 5′-phosphate, 6-chloropurine ribotide). The inactivation reaction showed saturation kinetics. 6-Chloropurine riboside did not inactivate the enzyme. Inactivation by Cl-IMP was retarded by ligands that bind at the IMP-binding site. Their effectiveness was IMP>XMP>GMP»AMP. NAD+ did not protect the enzyme from modification. Inactivation of IMP dehydrogenase was accompanied by a change in λmax. of Cl-IMP from 263 to 290nm, indicating formation of a 6-alkylmercaptopurine nucleotide. The spectrum of 6-chloropurine riboside was not changed by IMP dehydrogenase. With excess Cl-IMP the increase in A290 with time was first-order. Thus it appears that Cl-IMP reacts with only one species of thiol at the IMP-binding site of the enzyme: 2–3mol of Cl-IMP were bound per mol of IMP dehydrogenase tetramer. Of ten mutant enzymes from guaB strains, six reacted with Cl-IMP at a rate similar to that for the native enzyme. The interaction was retarded by IMP. None of the mutant enzymes reacted with 6-chloropurine riboside. 5,5′-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid), iodoacetate, iodoacetamide and methyl methanethiosulphonate also inactivated IMP dehydrogenase. Reduced glutathione re-activated the methanethiolated enzyme, and 2-mercaptoethanol re-activated the enzyme modified by Cl-IMP. IMP did not affect the rate of re-activation of methanethiolated enzyme. Protective modification indicates that Cl-IMP, methyl methanethiosulphonate and iodoacetamide react with the same thiol groups in the enzyme. This is also suggested by the low incorporation of iodo[14C]acetamide into Cl-IMP-modified enzyme. Hydrolysis of enzyme inactivated by iodo[14C]acetamide revealed radioactivity only in S-carboxymethylcysteine. The use of Cl-IMP as a probe for the IMP-binding site of enzymes from guaB mutants is discussed, together with the possible function of the essential thiol groups.
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November 01 1980
Active-site modification of native and mutant forms of inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli K12
Harry J. Gilbert;
Harry J. Gilbert
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 3TU, U.K.
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William T. Drabble
William T. Drabble
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 3TU, U.K.
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Biochem J (1980) 191 (2): 533–541.
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Harry J. Gilbert, William T. Drabble; Active-site modification of native and mutant forms of inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli K12. Biochem J 1 November 1980; 191 (2): 533–541. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1910533
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