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Monoamine oxidase B (MAO B), an integral protein of the outer mitochondrial membrane, catalyzes the oxidative deamination of neuroactive and vasoactive amines. The oxidation step is coupled to the reduction of an obligatory
FAD
cofactor. In this study, we have examined the role of one amino acid (Glu34) in human MAO B that is thought to play a crucial role in binding to the 2'-hydroxy group of ribose in the AMP moiety of
FAD
. Glu34 is located within a region of the MAO B molecule of high sequence identity to the dinucleotide-binding site in other flavoproteins. In MAO B, this region is postulated to consist of a beta 1-sheet-alpha-helix-beta 2-sheet motif which culminates with a Glu at the C-terminal end of the second beta-sheet. We used site-directed mutagenesis to convert Glu at position 34 to Asp, Gln, and
Ala
. The wild-type and mutant cDNAs were then transiently transfected into COS-7 cells and assayed for MAO B activity. All three variants exhibited a dramatic decrease in the enzymatic activity as compared to wild-type MAO B, and only the Asp variant retained any detectable activity. Our studies indicate that the Glu34 residue in human MAO B is essential for catalysis. Whether Glu34 is responsible only for alignment of the
FAD
for participation in the oxidation/reduction cycle or also for the initial binding of
FAD
to the apoenzyme remains to be determined.
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PMID:Characterization of a dinucleotide-binding site in monoamine oxidase B by site-directed mutagenesis. 784 Jun 41
Nitrate reductase is a multiredox enzyme possessing three functional domains associated with the prosthetic groups
FAD
, heme iron, and molybdopterin. In Aspergillus nidulans, it is encoded by the niaD gene. A homologous transformation system has been used whereby a major deletion at the niiAniaD locus of the host was repaired by gene replacement. Employing site-directed mutagenesis and this transformation system, nine niaD mutants were generated carrying specific amino acid substitutions. Mutants in which
alanine
replaced cysteine 150, which is thought to bind the molybdenum atom of the molybdenum-pterin, and in which
alanine
replaced histidine 547, which putatively binds heme iron, had no detectable nitrate reductase (NAR) activity. This clearly establishes an essential catalytic role for these residues. Of the remaining mutants, all altered in the NADPH/
FAD
domain, two were temperature-sensitive for NAR activity, two had reduced NAR activity levels, and three had normal levels. Since some of these mutants change residues conserved between homologous nitrate reductases from a wide range of species, it is clear that such amino acid identities do not necessarily signify essential roles for the activity of the enzyme. These findings are considered in the light of predicted structural/functional roles for the altered amino acids.
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PMID:Site-directed mutagenesis of nitrate reductase from Aspergillus nidulans. Identification of some essential and some nonessential amino acids among conserved residues. 789 4
D-Amino acid oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of D-amino acids to imino acids with subsequent transfer of the electrons to molecular oxygen. Proposed mechanisms for the mode of cleavage of the substrate CH bond include stepwise formation of a carbanion, followed by attack of the carbanion on the enzyme-bound
FAD
, direct hydride transfer of the substrate alpha-hydrogen to the
FAD
, and transfer of a hydride from the substrate amino group to the
FAD
. Conditions have previously been established under which large, limiting, primary deuterium kinetic isotope effects can be measured with D-
alanine
, D-serine, and glycine as substrates for D-amino acid oxidase [Denu, J. M., & Fitzpatrick, P. F. (1992) Biochemistry 31, 8207-8215]. To determine whether these values are the intrinsic isotope effects, primary tritium kinetic isotope effects have been determined with these three substrates. The values are 12.6, 8.6, and 6.4, respectively. These values are consistent with expression of the intrinsic isotope effects under these conditions, allowing for determination of the values of the intrinsic deuterium effects as 5.7, 4.5, and 3.6 for D-
alanine
, D-serine, and glycine, respectively. Under these conditions, the alpha-secondary tritium kinetic isotope effect with glycine, the beta-secondary deuterium kinetic isotope effect with D-
alanine
, and the solvent kinetic isotope effect with D-serine are all indistinguishable from unity. These results are not consistent with concerted mechanisms for CH bond cleavage with this enzyme, but are fully consistent with the involvement of a carbanion intermediate.
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PMID:Intrinsic primary, secondary, and solvent kinetic isotope effects on the reductive half-reaction of D-amino acid oxidase: evidence against a concerted mechanism. 790 25
D-Amino-acid oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of D-amino acids to imino acids. In the oxidative half-reaction, oxygen reacts with the reduced enzyme-imino acid complex to reoxidize the bound
FAD
. This is then followed by dissociation of the imino acid. The effects of pH and D2O on the kinetics of the oxidative half-reaction of D-amino-acid oxidase have been determined with glycine, D-
alanine
, and D-serine as substrates. Reaction of the reduced enzyme with oxygen requires that a group with a pKa value of about 10.5 be protonated and a group with a pKa value of 8.5 be deprotonated. The former value is not seen with D-
alanine
as substrate; the latter is only seen with glycine. No solvent isotope effects are seen on the V/KO2 value with D-
alanine
, consistent with rate-limiting electron transfer. Product release involves a pH-dependent conformational change. This is rate-limiting at all pH values with D-
alanine
as substrate. Significant solvent isotope effects are seen on the Vmax value with D-
alanine
. The proton inventory at high pH is linear, consistent with release of a single proton in the slow step; at pH 6 the solvent inventory is bowl-shaped, consistent with a solvent isotope effect on the conformation of the protein. With glycine the DV value increases to the intrinsic value at pH 10.5; this establishes that CH bond cleavage becomes rate-limiting with this substrate above pH 10.
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PMID:pH and kinetic isotope effects on the oxidative half-reaction of D-amino-acid oxidase. 791 Aug 22
Glutathione reductase catalyzes the reduction of glutathione disulfide by NADPH and has a redox active disulfide and an
FAD
cofactor in each monomer. In the reductive half-reaction,
FAD
is reduced by NADPH and electrons pass from the reduced flavin to the redox active disulfide. The oxidative half-reaction is dithiol-disulfide interchange between the enzyme dithiol and glutathione disulfide. We have investigated the reductive and oxidative half-reactions using wild-type glutathione reductase from Escherichia coli and in an altered form of the enzyme in which the active site acid-base catalyst, His439, has been changed to an
alanine
residue (H439A). H439A has 0.3% activity in the NADPH/GSSG assay. The replacement affects both the oxidative half-reaction, as expected, and the reductive half-reaction--specifically, the passage of electrons from reduced flavin to the disulfide. Reduction of H439A by NADPH allows direct observation of flavin reduction. The NADPH-
FAD
charge transfer complex is formed in the dead time. Reduction of
FAD
, at a limiting rate of 250 s-1, is observed as a decrease at 460 nm and an increase at 670 nm (FADH(-)-NADP+ charge transfer). Subsequent passage of electrons from FADH- to the disulfide (increase at 460 nm and a decrease at 670 nm) is very slow (6-7 s-1) and concentration independent in H439A. The monophasic oxidative half-reaction is very slow, as expected for reduced H439A.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Reductive and oxidative half-reactions of glutathione reductase from Escherichia coli. 794 97
Monoamine oxidase (MAO)-A and MAO-B are
FAD
-containing mitochondrial enzymes which catabolize biogenic and xenobiotic amines. The N-terminal regions of both forms of MAO contain an ADP-binding consensus sequence found in several dinucleotide-dependent enzymes, but otherwise show remarkable sequence differences. In order to investigate whether the N-terminal region of MAOs participates in the different catalytic properties and inhibitor specificities exhibited by MAO-A and MAO-B, we constructed chimeric A/B forms and expressed them in a human embryonic kidney cell line (293 cells). The MAO-A chimeric form containing the N-terminus (36 amino acids) of MAO-B and the B chimera having the first 45 amino acid sequence of MAO-A were both catalytically active. Compared to the respective wild-type form, they did not show any significant difference in their catalytic properties (Km, kcat) towards the substrates tested or in their sensitivity towards inhibitors. This indicates that the N-terminal region of the two isoenzymes is not involved in the different specificities of MAO-A and MAO-B. Substitution of Cys-397 of MAO-B, i.e. the residue covalently anchoring
FAD
, with an
Ala
or a His residue resulted in the total loss of enzymatic activity, suggesting that the covalent coupling of
FAD
to MAO occurs specifically at the-SH group of cysteine.
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PMID:Characterisation of wild-type and mutant forms of human monoamine oxidase A and B expressed in a mammalian cell line. 842 24
In order to test the proposal [Stehle, T., Claiborne, A., & Schulz, G. E. (1993) Eur. J. Biochem. 211, 221-226] that the active-site His10 of NADH peroxidase functions as an essential acid-base catalyst, we have analyzed mutants in which this residue has been replaced by Gln or
Ala
. The k(cat) values for both H10Q and H10A peroxidases, and the pH profile for k(cat) with H10Q, are very similar to those observed with wild-type peroxidase. Both mutants, however, exhibit K(m)(H2O2) values much higher (50-70-fold) than that for wild-type enzyme, and stopped-flow analysis of the H2O2 reactivity of two-electron reduced H10Q demonstrates that this difference is due to a 150-fold decrease in the second-order rate constant for this reaction with the mutant. Stopped-flow analyses also confirm that reduction of the enzyme by NADH is essentially unaffected by His10 replacement and remains largely rate-limiting in turnover; the formation of an E.NADH intermediate in the conversion of E-->EH2 is confirmed by diode-array spectral analyses with H10A. Both H10Q and H10A mutants, in their oxidized E(
FAD
, Cys42-sulfenic acid) forms, exhibit enhanced long-wavelength absorbance bands (lambda(max) = 650 nm and 550 nm, respectively), which most likely reflect perturbations in a charge-transfer interaction between the Cys42-sulfenic acid and
FAD
. Combined with the 50-fold increase in the second-order rate constant for H2O2 inactivation (via Cys42-sulfenic acid oxidation) of the H10Q mutant, these observations support the proposal that His10 functions in part to stabilize the unusual Cys42-sulfenic acid redox center within the active-site environment.
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PMID:The active-site histidine-10 of enterococcal NADH peroxidase is not essential for catalytic activity. 865 80
Nitric oxide synthase (EC 1.14.13.39) binds arginine and NADPH as substrates, and
FAD
, FMN, tetrahydrobiopterin, haem and calmodulin as cofactors. The protein consists of a central calmodulin-binding sequence flanked on the N-terminal side by a haem-binding region, analogous to cytochrome P-450, and on the C-terminal side by a region homologous with NADPH:cytochrome P-450 reductase. The structure of recombinant rat brain nitric oxide synthase was analysed by limited proteolyis. The products were identified by using antibodies to defined sequences, and by N-terminal sequencing. Low concentrations of trypsin produced three fragments, similar to those in a previous report [Sheta, McMillan and Masters (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 15147-15153]: that of Mr approx. 135000 (N-terminus Gly-221) resulted from loss of the N-terminal extension (residues 1-220) unique to neuronal nitric oxide synthase. The fragments of Mr 90000 (haem region) and 80000 (reductase region, N-terminus
Ala
-728) were produced by cleavage within the calmodulin-binding region. With more extensive trypsin treatment, these species were shown to be transient, and three smaller, highly stable fragments of Mr 14000 (N-terminus Leu-744 within the calmodulin region), 60000 (N-terminus Gly-221) and 63000 (N-terminus Lys-856 within the FMN domain) were formed. The species of Mr approx. 60000 represents a domain retaining haem and nitroarginine binding. The two species of Mr 63000 and 14000 remain associated as a complex. This complex retains cytochrome c reductase activity, and thus is the complete reductase region, yet cleaved at Lys-856. This cleavage occurs within a sequence insertion relative to the FMN domain present in inducible nitric oxide synthase. Prolonged proteolysis treatment led to the production of a protein of Mr approx. 53000 (N-terminus
Ala
-953), corresponding to a cleavage between the FMN and
FAD
domains. The major products after chymotryptic digestion were similar to those with trypsin, although the pathway of intermediates differed. The haem domain was smaller, starting at residue 275, yet still retained the arginine binding site. These data have allowed us to identify stable domains representing both the arginine/haem-binding and the reductase regions.
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PMID:Identification of the domains of neuronal nitric oxide synthase by limited proteolysis. 866 Mar 10
Incubation of either Chlorella nitrate reductase or the recombinant flavin domain of spinach nitrate reductase with reagents specific for modification of cysteine residues, such as N-ethylmaleimide, resulted in a time-dependent inactivation of NADH:ferricyanide reductase activity which could be prevented by incubation in the presence of NADH. At 25 degrees C and employing a fixed enzyme:modifier ratio, the rate of inactivation for both the Chlorella and spinach enzymes followed the order p-chloromercuribenzoate > methyl methanethiosulfonate > 2-(4'-maleimidylanilino)naphthalene-6-sulfonic acid > N-ethylmaleimide. For the spinach flavin domain, inactivation by methyl methanethiosulfonate or p-chloromercuribenzoate was found to be concentration independent suggesting the absence of nonspecific modifications. Initial rate studies of the methyl methanethiosulfonate-modified flavin domain indicated a reduction in NADH:ferricyanide activity (Vmax) from 85 to 44 micromol NADH consumed/min/nmol
FAD
and an increase in the Km for NADH from 12 to 35 microM when compared to the native enzyme, confirming a role for cysteine residue(s) in maintaining diaphorase activity. Site-directed mutagenesis of the four individual cysteines (residues 17, 54, 62, and 240) in the recombinant spinach flavin domain resulted in mutant proteins with visible and CD spectra very similar to those of the wild-type domain. Initial rate studies indicated that only substitutions of serine for cysteine 240 decreased diaphorase activity with maximal NADH:ferricyanide activity for the C240S mutant corresponding to 51 micromol NADH consumed/min/nmol
FAD
with a Km for NADH of 14 microM. Mutation of C240 to
Ala
or Gly resulted in greater loss of activity. The thermal stability of the four serine mutants was slightly decreased compared to the wild-type domain with the C62S mutant exhibiting the greatest instability. In contrast to the effects on diaphorase activity, square wave voltammetric studies indicated changes in the oxidation-reduction midpoint potential for the
FAD
/FADH2 couple in the C54S (E0'= -197 mV), C62S (E0' = -226 mV), and C240S (E0' = -219 mV) mutants compared to the wild-type domain (E0' = -268 mV). These results indicate that of the four cysteine residues in the spinach nitrate reductase flavin domain, only C240 plays a role in maintaining diaphorase activity, while C54 has the greatest influence on flavin redox potential and that no correlation between changes in catalytic activity and flavin redox potential was observed.
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PMID:Thiol modification and site directed mutagenesis of the flavin domain of spinach NADH:nitrate reductase. 866 Jun 90
The NAD(P)H:flavin oxidoreductase from Escherichia coli, Fre, is a monomer of 26.1 kDa which catalyzes the reduction of free flavins by NADPH or NADH. The flavin reductase Fre is the prototype of a new class of flavin reductases able to transfer electrons with no prosthetic group. It has been suggested that the flavin reductase could belong to the ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase (FNR) family, on the basis of limited sequence homologies. A sequence, conserved within the ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase family and present in the flavin reductase, is important for recognition of the isoalloxazine ring. Within this sequence, we have mutated serine 49 of the flavin reductase into
alanine
or threonine. kcat value of the S49A mutant was 35-fold lower than kcat of the wild-type enzyme. Determination of real Kd values for NADPH and lumichrome, a flavin analog, showed that recognition of the flavin is strongly affected by the S49A mutation, whereas affinity for the nicotinamide cofactor is only weakly modified. This suggests that serine 49 is involved in the binding of the isoalloxazine ring. Moreover, the Kd value for 5-deazariboflavin, in which the N-5 position of the isoalloxazine ring has been changed to a carbon atom, is not affected by the serine 49 to
alanine
mutation. This is consistent with the concept that the N-5 position is the main site for serine 49-flavin interaction. In the ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase family, the equivalent serine residue, which has been shown to be essential for activity, is hydrogen-bonded to the N-5 of the
FAD
cofactor. Taken together, these data provide the first experimental support to the hypothesis that the flavin reductase Fre may belong to the ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase family.
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PMID:Is the NAD(P)H:flavin oxidoreductase from Escherichia coli a member of the ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase family?. Evidence for the catalytic role of serine 49 residue. 866 85
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