TY - JOUR
T1 - Essential Role of the Linker Region in the Higher Catalytic Efficiency of a Bifunctional MsrA-MsrB Fusion Protein
AU - Han, Ah Reum
AU - Kim, Moon Jung
AU - Kwak, Geun Hee
AU - Son, Jonghyeon
AU - Hwang, Kwang Yeon
AU - Kim, Hwa Young
PY - 2016/9/13
Y1 - 2016/9/13
N2 - Many bacteria, particularly pathogens, possess methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) and B (MsrB) as a fusion form (MsrAB). However, it is not clear why they possess a fusion MsrAB form rather than the separate enzymes that exist in most organisms. In this study, we performed biochemical and kinetic analyses of MsrAB from Treponema denticola (TdMsrAB), single-domain forms (TdMsrA and TdMsrB), and catalytic Cys mutants (TdMsrABC11S and TdMsrABC285S). We found that the catalytic efficiency of both MsrA and MsrB increased after fusion of the domains and that the linker region (iloop) that connects TdMsrA and TdMsrB is required for the higher catalytic efficiency of TdMsrAB. We also determined the crystal structure of TdMsrAB at 2.3 Å, showing that the iloop mainly interacts with TdMsrB via hydrogen bonds. Further kinetic analysis using the iloop mutants revealed that the iloop-TdMsrB interactions are critical to MsrB and MsrA activities. We also report the structure in which an oxidized form of dithiothreitol, an in vitro reductant for MsrA and MsrB, is present in the active site of TdMsrA. Collectively, the results of this study reveal an essential role of the iloop in maintaining the higher catalytic efficiency of the MsrAB fusion enzyme and provide a better understanding of why the MsrAB enzyme exists as a fused form.
AB - Many bacteria, particularly pathogens, possess methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) and B (MsrB) as a fusion form (MsrAB). However, it is not clear why they possess a fusion MsrAB form rather than the separate enzymes that exist in most organisms. In this study, we performed biochemical and kinetic analyses of MsrAB from Treponema denticola (TdMsrAB), single-domain forms (TdMsrA and TdMsrB), and catalytic Cys mutants (TdMsrABC11S and TdMsrABC285S). We found that the catalytic efficiency of both MsrA and MsrB increased after fusion of the domains and that the linker region (iloop) that connects TdMsrA and TdMsrB is required for the higher catalytic efficiency of TdMsrAB. We also determined the crystal structure of TdMsrAB at 2.3 Å, showing that the iloop mainly interacts with TdMsrB via hydrogen bonds. Further kinetic analysis using the iloop mutants revealed that the iloop-TdMsrB interactions are critical to MsrB and MsrA activities. We also report the structure in which an oxidized form of dithiothreitol, an in vitro reductant for MsrA and MsrB, is present in the active site of TdMsrA. Collectively, the results of this study reveal an essential role of the iloop in maintaining the higher catalytic efficiency of the MsrAB fusion enzyme and provide a better understanding of why the MsrAB enzyme exists as a fused form.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00544
DO - 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00544
M3 - Article
C2 - 27551953
AN - SCOPUS:84987664768
SN - 0006-2960
VL - 55
SP - 5117
EP - 5127
JO - Biochemistry
JF - Biochemistry
IS - 36
ER -