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A gene encoding a cell division control protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1, Pk-cdcA, was cloned and sequenced. The Pk-cdcA gene is composed of 2508 nucleotides, encoding a protein of 835 amino acids with a molecular mass of 93,666 Da. Pk-CdcA has a typical Walker-type ATPase motif and was classified as a new member of the CDC48/VCP subfamily of so-called AAA proteins. In addition, Pk-CdcA possesses a unique region composed of charged amino acids, which is not observed in other homologs from Archaea. Transcription of the gene was analyzed by primer extension and Northern analyses, revealing that Pk-cdcA is transcribed from a site 77 bases upstream of the initiation codon. Pk-CdcA and its deletion mutant Pk-CdcAdelta63, which lacks the unique inserted region, were expressed in Escherichia coli cells as His-tagged fusion proteins and purified. Both Pk-CdcA and Pk-CdcAdelta63 possess an ATPase activity, as do other CDC48/VCP proteins. However, Pk-CdcAdelta63 showed a higher level of ATPase activity and greater thermostability than Pk-CdcA. Furthermore, Pk-CdcAdelta63 has a higher Vmax value than wild type, even though the Km was unchanged. These observations indicated that the inserted region affects enzyme stability and activity. In order to investigate intracellular expression levels of Pk-CdcA, Western analysis was performed using anti-Pk-CdcA antisera obtained from immunized BALB/C mice. Equal levels of Pk-CdcA expression were observed during exponential and stationary phases. Growth phase-specific fragmentation of Pk-CdcA was found in stationary-phase cells.
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PMID:Pk-cdcA encodes a CDC48/VCP homolog in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1: transcriptional and enzymatic characterization. 1058 45

The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A (elF4A) is a representative of the DEAD-box RNA helicase protein family. We have solved the crystallographic structure of the amino-terminal domain (residues 1-223) of yeast elF4A. The domain is built around a core scaffold, a parallel alpha-beta motif with five beta strands, that is found in other RNA and DNA helicases, as well as in the RecA protein. The amino acid sequence motifs that are conserved within the helicase family are localized to the beta strand-->alpha helix junctions within the core. The core of the amino terminal domain of elF4A is amplified with additional structural elements that differ from those of other helicases. The phosphate binding loop (the Walker A motif) is in an unusual closed conformation. The crystallographic structure reveals specific interactions between amino acid residues of the phosphate binding loop, the DEAD motif, and the SAT motif, whose alteration is known to impair coupling between the ATPase cycle and the RNA unwinding activity of elF4A.
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PMID:Crystallographic structure of the amino terminal domain of yeast initiation factor 4A, a representative DEAD-box RNA helicase. 1060 64

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dna2 protein is required for DNA replication and repair and is associated with multiple biochemical activities: DNA-dependent ATPase, DNA helicase, and DNA nuclease. To investigate which of these activities is important for the cellular functions of Dna2, we have identified separation of function mutations that selectively inactivate the helicase or nuclease. We describe the effect of six such mutations on ATPase, helicase, and nuclease after purification of the mutant proteins from yeast or baculovirus-infected insect cells. A mutation in the Walker A box in the C-terminal third of the protein affects helicase and ATPase but not nuclease; a mutation in the N-terminal domain (amino acid 504) affects ATPase, helicase, and nuclease. Two mutations in the N-terminal domain abolish nuclease but do not reduce helicase activity (amino acids 657 and 675) and identify the putative nuclease active site. Two mutations immediately adjacent to the proposed nuclease active site (amino acids 640 and 693) impair nuclease activity in the absence of ATP but completely abolish nuclease activity in the presence of ATP. These results suggest that, although the Dna2 helicase and nuclease activities can be independently affected by some mutations, the two activities appear to interact, and the nuclease activity is regulated in a complex manner by ATP. Physiological analysis shows that both ATPase and nuclease are important for the essential function of DNA2 in DNA replication and for its role in double-strand break repair. Four of the nuclease mutants are not only loss of function mutations but also exhibit a dominant negative phenotype.
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PMID:The nuclease activity of the yeast DNA2 protein, which is related to the RecB-like nucleases, is essential in vivo. 1074 38

Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 (MRP1) transports diverse organic anionic conjugates and confers resistance to cytotoxic xenobiotics. The protein contains two nucleotide binding domains (NBDs) with features characteristic of members of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily and exhibits basal ATPase activity that can be stimulated by certain substrates. It is not known whether the two NBDs of MRP1 are functionally equivalent. To investigate this question, we have used a baculovirus dual expression vector encoding both halves of MRP1 to reconstitute an active transporter and have compared the ability of each NBD to be photoaffinity-labeled with 8-azido-[(32)P]ATP and to trap 8-azido-[(32)P]ADP in the presence of orthovanadate. We found that NBD1 was preferentially labeled with 8-azido-[(32)P]ATP, while trapping of 8-azido-[(32)P]ADP occurred predominantly at NBD2. Although trapping at NBD2 was dependent on co-expression of both halves of MRP1, binding of 8-azido-ATP by NBD1 remained detectable when the NH(2)-proximal half of MRP1 was expressed alone and when NBD1 was expressed as a soluble polypeptide. Mutation of the conserved Walker A lysine 684 or creation of an insertion mutation between Walker A and B motifs eliminated binding by NBD1 and all detectable trapping of 8-azido-ADP at NBD2. Both mutations decreased leukotriene C(4) (LTC(4)) transport by approximately 70%. Mutation of the NBD2 Walker A lysine 1333 eliminated trapping of 8-azido-ADP by NBD2 but, in contrast to the mutations in NBD1, essentially eliminated LTC(4) transport activity without affecting labeling of NBD1 with 8-azido-[(32)P]ATP.
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PMID:Comparison of the functional characteristics of the nucleotide binding domains of multidrug resistance protein 1. 1077 15

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-dependent drug pump that contains two nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs). Disulfide cross-linking analysis was done to determine if the two NBDs are close to each other. Residues within or close to the Walker A (GNSGCGKS in NDB1 and GSSGCGKS in NBD2) sequences for nucleotide binding were replaced with cysteine, and the mutant P-gps were subjected to oxidative cross-linking. Cross-linking was detected in two mutants, G427C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2) and L439C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2), because the cross-linked proteins migrated slower in SDS gels. Mutants G427C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2) and L439C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2) retained 10% and 82%, respectively, of the drug-stimulated ATPase activity relative to that of Cys-less P-gp. The cross-linking properties of the more active mutant L439C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2) were then studied. Cross-linking was reversed by addition of dithiothreitol and could be prevented by pretreatment of the mutant with N-ethylmaleimide. Cross-linking was also inhibited by MgATP, but not by the verapamil. Oxidative cross-linking of mutant L439C(NBD1)/Cys-1074(NBD2) resulted in almost complete inhibition of drug-stimulated ATPase activity. More than 60% of the drug-stimulated ATPase activity, however, was recovered after treatment with dithiothreitol. The results indicate that the two predicted nucleotide-binding sites are close to each other and that cross-linking inhibits ATP hydrolysis.
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PMID:Drug-stimulated ATPase activity of human P-glycoprotein is blocked by disulfide cross-linking between the nucleotide-binding sites. 1080 88

P-glycoprotein mutants S430A/T and S1073A/T, affecting conserved Walker A Ser residues, were characterized to elucidate molecular roles of the Ser and functioning of the two P-glycoprotein catalytic sites. Results showed the Ser-OH is critical for MgATPase activity and formation of the normal transition state, although not for initial MgATP binding. Mutation to Ala in either catalytic site abolished MgATPase and transition state formation in both sites, whereas Thr mutants had similar MgATPase to wild-type. Trapping of 1 mol of MgADP/mol of P-glycoprotein by vanadate, shown here with pure protein, yielded full inhibition of ATPase. Thus, congruent with previous work, both sites must be intact and must interact for catalysis. Equivalent mutations (Ala or Thr) in the two catalytic sites had identical effects on a wide range of activities, emphasizing that the two catalytic sites function symmetrically. The role of the Ser-OH is to coordinate Mg(2+) in MgATP, but only at the stage of the transition state are its effects tangible. Initial substrate binding is apparently to an "open" catalytic site conformation, where the Ser-OH is dispensable. This changes to a "closed" conformation required to attain the transition state, in which the Ser-OH is a critical ligand. Formation of the latter conformation requires both sites; both sites may provide direct ligands to the transition state.
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PMID:Conserved walker A Ser residues in the catalytic sites of P-glycoprotein are critical for catalysis and involved primarily at the transition state step. 1083 98

The Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirB11 ATPase is a component of a type IV transporter dedicated to T-DNA delivery to plant cells. In this study, we tested a prediction from genetic findings that VirB11 self-associates in vivo. A chimeric protein composed of VirB11 fused to the DNA binding domain of lambda cI repressor protein formed dimers, as shown by immunity of Escherichia coli to lambda superinfection. An allele encoding VirB11 fused at its C terminus to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) exerted strong negative dominance when synthesized in wild-type A. tumefaciens cells. Dominance was suppressed by overproduction of native VirB11, suggestive of titrating or competitive interactions between VirB11 and VirB11::GFP. In support of the titration model, a complex of native VirB11 and VirB11::GFP was recovered by precipitation with anti-GFP antibodies from detergent-solubilized A. tumefaciens cell extracts. VirB11 was shown by cI repressor fusion and immunoprecipitation assays to interact with VirB11 derivatives encoded by (i) 11 dominant negative alleles, (ii) recessive alleles bearing codon substitutions or deletions in the Walker A nucleotide binding motif, and (iii) alleles corresponding to the 5' and 3' halves of virB11. Further immunoprecipitation studies showed a hybrid protein composed of the N-terminal half of VirB11 fused to GFP interacted with mutant proteins exerting dominant effects and with a recessive Walker A deletion mutant (Delta GKT174-176). By contrast, a hybrid protein composed of the C-terminal half fused to GFP interacted with mutants exerting dominant effects but not the Walker A mutant protein. Together, these studies establish that VirB11 assembles as homomultimers in vivo via domains residing in each half of the protein. Furthermore, ATP binding appears to be critical for C-terminal interactions required for assembly of productive homomultimers.
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PMID:Self-assembly of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirB11 traffic ATPase. 1089 19

Metal ligands of the VO(2+)-adenosine diphosphate (ADP) complex bound to high-affinity catalytic site 1 of chloroplast F(1) adenosine triphosphatase (CF(1) ATPase) were characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. This EPR spectrum contains two EPR species designated E and F not observed when VO(2+)-nucleotide is bound to site 3 of CF(1). Site-directed mutations betaE197C, betaE197D, and betaE197S in Chlamydomonas CF(1) impair ATP synthase and ATPase activity catalyzed by CF(1)F(o) and soluble CF(1), respectively, indicating that this residue is important for enzyme function. These mutations caused large changes in the (51)V hyperfine tensors of VO(2+)-nucleotide bound to site 1 but not to site 3. Mutations to the Walker homology B aspartate betaD262C, betaD262H, and betaD262T of Chlamydomonas CF(1) caused similar effects on the EPR spectrum of VO(2+)-ADP bound to site 1. These results indicate that the conversion of the low-affinity site 3 conformation to high-affinity site 1 involves the incorporation betaE197 and betaD262 as metal ligands.
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PMID:Characterization of the metal binding environment of catalytic site 1 of chloroplast F1-ATPase from Chlamydomonas. 1092 34

Plasmids encode partitioning genes (par) that are required for faithful plasmid segregation at cell division. Initially, par loci were identified on plasmids, but more recently they were also found on bacterial chromosomes. We present here a phylogenetic analysis of par loci from plasmids and chromosomes from prokaryotic organisms. All known plasmid-encoded par loci specify three components: a cis-acting centromere-like site and two trans-acting proteins that form a nucleoprotein complex at the centromere (i.e. the partition complex). The proteins are encoded by two genes in an operon that is autoregulated by the par-encoded proteins. In all cases, the upstream gene encodes an ATPase that is essential for partitioning. Recent cytological analyses indicate that the ATPases function as adaptors between a host-encoded component and the partition complex and thereby tether plasmids and chromosomal origin regions to specific subcellular sites (i.e. the poles or quarter-cell positions). Two types of partitioning ATPases are known: the Walker-type ATPases encoded by the par/sop gene family (type I partitioning loci) and the actin-like ATPase encoded by the par locus of plasmid R1 (type II partitioning locus). A phylogenetic analysis of the large family of Walker type of partitioning ATPases yielded a surprising pattern: most of the plasmid-encoded ATPases clustered into distinct subgroups. Surprisingly, however, the par loci encoding these distinct subgroups have different genetic organizations and thus divide the type I loci into types Ia and Ib. A second surprise was that almost all chromosome-encoded ATPases, including members from both Gram-negative and Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea, clustered into one distinct subgroup. The phylogenetic tree is consistent with lateral gene transfer between Bacteria and Archaea. Using database mining with the ParM ATPase of plasmid R1, we identified a new par gene family from enteric bacteria. These type II loci, which encode ATPases of the actin type, have a genetic organization similar to that of type Ib loci.
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PMID:Plasmid and chromosome partitioning: surprises from phylogeny. 1093 39

Topoisomerase II is an ATP-operated protein clamp that captures a DNA helix and transports it through another DNA duplex, allowing chromosome segregation at mitosis. A number of cytotoxic bisdioxopiperazines such as ICRF-193 target topoisomerase II by binding and trapping the closed enzyme clamp. To investigate this unusual mode of action, we have used yeast to select plasmid-borne human topoisomerase IIalpha alleles resistant to ICRF-193. Mutations in topoisomerase IIalpha of Leu-169 to Phe (L169F) (in the N-terminal ATPase domain) and Ala-648 to Pro (A648P) (in the core domain) were identified as conferring >50-fold and 5-fold resistance to ICRF-193 in vivo, respectively. The L169F mutation, located next to the Walker A box ATP-binding sequence, resulted in a mutant enzyme displaying ICRF-193-resistant topoisomerase and ATPase activities and whose closed clamp was refractory to ICRF-193-mediated trapping as an annulus on closed circular DNA. These data imply that the mutation interferes directly with ICRF-193 binding to the N-terminal ATPase gate. In contrast, the A648P enzyme displayed topoisomerase activities exhibiting wild-type sensitivity to ICRF-193. We suggest that the inefficient trapping of the A648P closed clamp results either from the observed increased ATP requirement, or more likely, from lowered salt stability, perhaps involving destabilization of ICRF-193 interactions with the B'-B' interface in the core domain. These results provide evidence for at least two different phenotypic classes of ICRF-193 resistance mutations and suggest that bisdioxopiperazine action involves the interplay of both the ATPase and core domains of topoisomerase IIalpha.
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PMID:Probing the interaction of the cytotoxic bisdioxopiperazine ICRF-193 with the closed enzyme clamp of human topoisomerase IIalpha. 1095 49


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