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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(43): e2219801120, 2023 Oct 24.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37862381

RESUMEN

Senescent cells are beneficial for repairing acute tissue damage, but they are harmful when they accumulate in tissues, as occurs with advancing age. Senescence-associated extracellular vesicles (S-EVs) can mediate cell-to-cell communication and export intracellular content to the microenvironment of aging tissues. Here, we studied the uptake of EVs from senescent cells (S-EVs) and proliferating cells (P-EVs) and found that P-EVs were readily taken up by proliferating cells (fibroblasts and cervical cancer cells) while S-EVs were not. We thus investigated the surface proteome (surfaceome) of P-EVs relative to S-EVs derived from cells that had reached senescence via replicative exhaustion, exposure to ionizing radiation, or treatment with etoposide. We found that relative to P-EVs, S-EVs from all senescence models were enriched in proteins DPP4, ANXA1, ANXA6, S10AB, AT1A1, and EPHB2. Among them, DPP4 was found to selectively prevent uptake by proliferating cells, as ectopic overexpression of DPP4 in HeLa cells rendered DPP4-expressing EVs that were no longer taken up by other proliferating cells. We propose that DPP4 on the surface of S-EVs makes these EVs refractory to internalization by proliferating cells, advancing our knowledge of the impact of senescent cells in aging-associated processes.


Asunto(s)
Senescencia Celular , Vesículas Extracelulares , Humanos , Dipeptidil Peptidasa 4/genética , Dipeptidil Peptidasa 4/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Envejecimiento
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 48(16): 9161-9180, 2020 09 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32797166

RESUMEN

FANCJ, a DNA helicase and interacting partner of the tumor suppressor BRCA1, is crucial for the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICL), a highly toxic lesion that leads to chromosomal instability and perturbs normal transcription. In diploid cells, FANCJ is believed to operate in homologous recombination (HR) repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB); however, its precise role and molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Moreover, compensatory mechanisms of ICL resistance when FANCJ is deficient have not been explored. In this work, we conducted a siRNA screen to identify genes of the DNA damage response/DNA repair regime that when acutely depleted sensitize FANCJ CRISPR knockout cells to a low concentration of the DNA cross-linking agent mitomycin C (MMC). One of the top hits from the screen was RAP80, a protein that recruits repair machinery to broken DNA ends and regulates DNA end-processing. Concomitant loss of FANCJ and RAP80 not only accentuates DNA damage levels in human cells but also adversely affects the cell cycle checkpoint, resulting in profound chromosomal instability. Genetic complementation experiments demonstrated that both FANCJ's catalytic activity and interaction with BRCA1 are important for ICL resistance when RAP80 is deficient. The elevated RPA and RAD51 foci in cells co-deficient of FANCJ and RAP80 exposed to MMC are attributed to single-stranded DNA created by Mre11 and CtIP nucleases. Altogether, our cell-based findings together with biochemical studies suggest a critical function of FANCJ to suppress incompletely processed and toxic joint DNA molecules during repair of ICL-induced DNA damage.


Asunto(s)
Proteína BRCA1/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Proteínas del Grupo de Complementación de la Anemia de Fanconi/genética , Inestabilidad Genómica/genética , Chaperonas de Histonas/genética , ARN Helicasas/genética , Recombinasa Rad51/genética , Inestabilidad Cromosómica/genética , Roturas del ADN de Doble Cadena/efectos de los fármacos , Daño del ADN/genética , Reparación del ADN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/deficiencia , Técnicas de Inactivación de Genes , Células HeLa , Chaperonas de Histonas/deficiencia , Humanos , Mitomicina/farmacología , Reparación del ADN por Recombinación/genética
3.
Aging (Albany NY) ; 11(21): 9234-9263, 2019 11 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31707363

RESUMEN

To gain understanding on the mechanisms that drive immunosenescence in humans, we examined CD4+ T cells obtained from younger (20-39 years-old) and older (70+ years-old) healthy participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (BLSA). We found that mitochondrial proteins involved in the electron transport chain were overrepresented in cells from older participants, with prevalent dysregulation of oxidative phosphorylation and energy metabolism molecular pathways. Surprisingly, gene transcripts coding for mitochondrial proteins pertaining to oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport chain pathways were underrepresented in older individuals. Paralleling the observed decrease in gene expression, mitochondrial respiration was impaired in CD4+ T cells from older subjects. Though mitochondrial number in both naïve and memory cells visualized with electron microcopy was similar in older versus younger participants, there were a significantly higher number of autophagosomes, many of them containing undegraded mitochondria, in older individuals. The presence of mitochondria inside the accumulated autophagic compartments in CD4+ T cells from older individuals was confirmed by immunofluorescence. These findings suggest that older age is associated with persistence of dysfunctional mitochondria in CD4+ T lymphocytes caused by defective mitochondrial turnover by autophagy, which may trigger chronic inflammation and contribute to the impairment of immune defense in older persons.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Inmunosenescencia , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Mitofagia , Adulto , Anciano , Respiración de la Célula , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Mitocondrias/ultraestructura , Adulto Joven
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Cell Metab ; 20(5): 840-855, 2014 Nov 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25440059

RESUMEN

Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an accelerated aging disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration caused by mutations in genes encoding the DNA repair proteins CS group A or B (CSA or CSB). Since dietary interventions can alter neurodegenerative processes, Csb(m/m) mice were given a high-fat, caloric-restricted, or resveratrol-supplemented diet. High-fat feeding rescued the metabolic, transcriptomic, and behavioral phenotypes of Csb(m/m) mice. Furthermore, premature aging in CS mice, nematodes, and human cells results from aberrant PARP activation due to deficient DNA repair leading to decreased SIRT1 activity and mitochondrial dysfunction. Notably, ß-hydroxybutyrate levels are increased by the high-fat diet, and ß-hydroxybutyrate, PARP inhibition, or NAD(+) supplementation can activate SIRT1 and rescue CS-associated phenotypes. Mechanistically, CSB can displace activated PARP1 from damaged DNA to limit its activity. This study connects two emerging longevity metabolites, ß-hydroxybutyrate and NAD(+), through the deacetylase SIRT1 and suggests possible interventions for CS.


Asunto(s)
Envejecimiento Prematuro/dietoterapia , Envejecimiento Prematuro/etiología , Síndrome de Cockayne/complicaciones , Dieta Alta en Grasa , NAD/metabolismo , Sirtuina 1/metabolismo , Ácido 3-Hidroxibutírico/metabolismo , Envejecimiento Prematuro/metabolismo , Envejecimiento Prematuro/patología , Animales , Línea Celular , Síndrome de Cockayne/metabolismo , Síndrome de Cockayne/patología , Activación Enzimática , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Mitocondrias/patología , Poli(ADP-Ribosa) Polimerasa-1 , Poli(ADP-Ribosa) Polimerasas/metabolismo
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PLoS One ; 8(5): e64241, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23691178

RESUMEN

The gene for a Nudix enzyme (SP_1669) was found to code for a UDP-X diphosphatase. The SP_1669 gene is localized among genes encoding proteins that participate in cell division in Streptococcus pneumoniae. One of these genes, MurF, encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the last step of the Mur pathway of peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Mur pathway substrates are all derived from UDP-glucosamine and all are potential Nudix substrates. We showed that UDP-X diphosphatase can hydrolyze the Mur pathway substrates UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid and UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine. The 1.39 Å resolution crystal structure of this enzyme shows that it folds as an asymmetric homodimer with two distinct active sites, each containing elements of the conserved Nudix box sequence. In addition to its Nudix catalytic activity, the enzyme has a 3'5' RNA exonuclease activity. We propose that the structural asymmetry in UDP-X diphosphatase facilitates the recognition of these two distinct classes of substrates, Nudix substrates and RNA. UDP-X diphosphatase is a prototype of a new family of Nudix enzymes with unique structural characteristics: two monomers, each consisting of an N-terminal helix bundle domain and a C-terminal Nudix domain, form an asymmetric dimer with two distinct active sites. These enzymes function to hydrolyze bacterial cell wall precursors and degrade RNA.


Asunto(s)
Peptidoglicano/biosíntesis , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolasas/metabolismo , Streptococcus pneumoniae/enzimología , Uridina Difosfato/metabolismo , Secuencia de Bases , Cartilla de ADN , Modelos Moleculares , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolasas/química , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolasas/genética
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Aging (Albany NY) ; 4(11): 790-802, 2012 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23238538

RESUMEN

RECQL4 is one of five members of the human RecQ helicase family, and is implicated in three syndromes displaying accelerating aging, developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to cancer. In this study, we purified three variants of RECQL4 carrying previously reported patient mutations. These three mutant proteins were analyzed for the known biochemical activities of RECQL4: DNA binding, unwinding of duplex DNA, ATP hydrolysis and annealing of simplex DNA. Further, the mutant proteins were evaluated for stability and recruitment to sites of laser-induced DNA damage. One mutant was helicase-dead, had marginal ATPase activity and may be structurally compromised, while the other two showed greatly reduced helicase and ATPase activities. The remaining biochemical activities and ability to recruit to damage sites were not significantly impaired for any of the mutants. Our findings demonstrate a consistent pattern of functional deficiency and provide further support for a helicase-dependent cellular function of RECQL4 in addition to its N-terminus-dependent role in initiation of replication, a function that may underlie the phenotype of RECQL4-linked disease.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina Trifosfatasas/genética , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/metabolismo , RecQ Helicasas/genética , RecQ Helicasas/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mutación , Estructura Cuaternaria de Proteína , Homología Estructural de Proteína
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PLoS One ; 7(9): e45728, 2012.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23029205

RESUMEN

The phosphorylated form of histone H2AX (γ-H2AX) forms immunohistochemically detectable foci at DNA double strand breaks. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from leukapheresis from patients enrolled in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, γ-H2AX foci increased in a linear fashion with regards to age, peaking at ~57 years. The relationship between the frequency of γ-H2AX foci and age-related pathologies was assessed. We found a statistically significant (p = 0.023) 50% increase in foci in PBMCs derived from patients with a known history of vitamin D deficiency. In addition, there were trends toward increased γ-H2AX foci in patients with cataracts (34% increase, p<0.10) and in sleep apnea patients (44%, p<0.10). Among patients ≥57 y/o, we found a significant (p = 0.037) 36% increase in the number of γ-H2AX foci/cell for patients with hypertension compared to non-hypertensive patients. Our results support a role for increased DNA damage in the morbidity of age-related diseases. γ -H2AX may be a biomarker for human morbidity in age-related diseases.


Asunto(s)
Envejecimiento/metabolismo , Histonas/metabolismo , Leucaféresis , Monocitos/metabolismo , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Fosforilación
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J Bacteriol ; 193(13): 3175-85, 2011 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21531795

RESUMEN

A Nudix enzyme from Bacillus cereus (NCBI RefSeq accession no. NP_831800) catalyzes the hydrolysis of CDP-choline to produce CMP and phosphocholine. Here, we show that in addition, the enzyme has a 3'→5' RNA exonuclease activity. The structure of the free enzyme, determined to a 1.8-Šresolution, shows that the enzyme is an asymmetric dimer. Each monomer consists of two domains, an N-terminal helical domain and a C-terminal Nudix domain. The N-terminal domain is placed relative to the C-terminal domain such as to result in an overall asymmetric arrangement with two distinct catalytic sites: one with an "enclosed" Nudix pyrophosphatase site and the other with a more open, less-defined cavity. Residues that may be important for determining the asymmetry are conserved among a group of uncharacterized Nudix enzymes from Gram-positive bacteria. Our data support a model where CDP-choline hydrolysis is catalyzed by the enclosed Nudix site and RNA exonuclease activity is catalyzed by the open site. CDP-Chase is the first identified member of a novel Nudix family in which structural asymmetry has a profound effect on the recognition of substrates.


Asunto(s)
Exonucleasas/química , Exonucleasas/metabolismo , Multimerización de Proteína , Pirofosfatasas/química , Pirofosfatasas/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Bacillus cereus/enzimología , Dominio Catalítico , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Citidina Difosfato Colina/metabolismo , Microscopía Inmunoelectrónica , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Estructura Cuaternaria de Proteína , Alineación de Secuencia , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Hidrolasas Nudix
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Structure ; 15(8): 1014-22, 2007 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17698004

RESUMEN

Nudix hydrolases are a superfamily of pyrophosphatases, most of which are involved in clearing the cell of potentially deleterious metabolites and in preventing the accumulation of metabolic intermediates. We determined that the product of the orf17 gene of Escherichia coli, a Nudix NTP hydrolase, catalyzes the hydrolytic release of pyrophosphate from dihydroneopterin triphosphate, the committed step of folate synthesis in bacteria. That this dihydroneopterin hydrolase (DHNTPase) is indeed a key enzyme in the folate pathway was confirmed in vivo: knockout of this gene in E. coli leads to a marked reduction in folate synthesis that is completely restored by a plasmid carrying the gene. We also determined the crystal structure of this enzyme using data to 1.8 A resolution and studied the kinetics of the reaction. These results provide insight into the structural bases for catalysis and substrate specificity in this enzyme and allow the definition of the dihydroneopterin triphosphate pyrophosphatase family of Nudix enzymes.


Asunto(s)
Escherichia coli/enzimología , Ácido Fólico/biosíntesis , Pirofosfatasas/química , Pirofosfatasas/metabolismo , Secuencias de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Sitios de Unión , Catálisis , Secuencia Conservada , Nucleótidos de Desoxiadenina/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/genética , Ácido Fólico/análisis , Genes Bacterianos , Enlace de Hidrógeno , Hidrólisis , Cinética , Modelos Químicos , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mutación , Neopterin/análogos & derivados , Neopterin/biosíntesis , Neopterin/metabolismo , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta , Plásmidos , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína , Pirofosfatasas/genética , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Especificidad por Sustrato , Difracción de Rayos X , Hidrolasas Nudix
10.
J Biol Chem ; 281(32): 22794-8, 2006 Aug 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16766526

RESUMEN

Three members of the Nudix (nucleoside diphosphate X) hydrolase superfamily have been cloned from Escherichia coli MG1655 and expressed. The proteins have been purified and identified as enzymes active on nucleoside diphosphate derivatives with the following specificities. Orf141 (yfaO) is a nucleoside triphosphatase preferring pyrimidine deoxynucleoside triphosphates. Orf153 (ymfB) is a nonspecific nucleoside tri- and diphosphatase and atypically releases inorganic orthophosphate from triphosphates instead of pyrophosphate. Orf191 (yffH) is a highly active GDP-mannose pyrophosphatase. All three enzymes require a divalent cation for activity and are optimally active at alkaline pH, characteristic of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily. The question of whether or not Orf1.9 (wcaH) is a bona fide member of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily is discussed.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/enzimología , Pirofosfatasas/genética , Pirofosfatasas/fisiología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Cationes , Clonación Molecular , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/química , Hidrólisis , Cinética , Modelos Químicos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Familia de Multigenes , Pirofosfatasas/química , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Especificidad por Sustrato , Hidrolasas Nudix
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J Bacteriol ; 186(24): 8380-4, 2004 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15576788

RESUMEN

Gene ytkD of Bacillus subtilis, a member of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily, has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The purified protein has been characterized as a nucleoside triphosphatase active on all of the canonical ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Whereas all other nucleoside triphosphatase members of the superfamily release inorganic pyrophosphate and the cognate nucleoside monophosphate, YtkD hydrolyses nucleoside triphosphates in a stepwise fashion through the diphosphate to the monophosphate, releasing two molecules of inorganic orthophosphate. Contrary to a previous report, our enzymological and genetic studies indicate that ytkD is not an orthologue of E. coli mutT.


Asunto(s)
Bacillus subtilis/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas , Nucleósido-Trifosfatasa , Pirofosfatasas/química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Bacillus subtilis/enzimología , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Clonación Molecular , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Prueba de Complementación Genética , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Nucleósido-Trifosfatasa/química , Nucleósido-Trifosfatasa/genética , Nucleósido-Trifosfatasa/aislamiento & purificación , Nucleósido-Trifosfatasa/metabolismo , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolasas/genética , Pirofosfatasas/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Especificidad por Sustrato , Hidrolasas Nudix
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J Biol Chem ; 279(23): 24861-5, 2004 Jun 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15060060

RESUMEN

The genome of Bacillus cereus contains 26 Nudix hydrolase genes, second only to its closest relative, Bacillus anthracis which has 30. All 26 genes have been cloned, 25 have been expressed, and 21 produced soluble proteins suitable for analysis. Substrates for 16 of the enzymes were identified; these included ADP-ribose, diadenosine polyphosphates, sugar nucleotides, and deoxynucleoside triphosphates. One of the enzymes was a CDP-choline pyrophosphatase, the first Nudix hydrolase active on this substrate. Furthermore, as a result of this and previous work we have identified a new sub-family of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily recognizable by a specific amino acid motif outside of the Nudix box.


Asunto(s)
Bacillus anthracis/enzimología , Bacillus cereus/enzimología , Pirofosfatasas/química , Secuencias de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Clonación Molecular , Electroforesis en Gel de Poliacrilamida , Genes Bacterianos , Genoma Bacteriano , Cinética , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Familia de Multigenes , Plásmidos/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Especificidad de la Especie , Uridina Difosfato/química
13.
J Biol Chem ; 278(39): 37492-6, 2003 Sep 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12871944

RESUMEN

A new subfamily of the Nudix hydrolases, identified by conserved amino acids upstream and downstream of the Nudix box, has been characterized. The cloned, expressed, and purified orthologous enzymes have major activities on the non-canonical nucleoside triphosphate 5-methyl-UTP (ribo-TTP) and the canonical nucleotide UTP. In addition to their homologous signature sequences and their similar substrate specificities, the members of the subfamily are inhabitants of or are related to the bacterial rhizosphere. We propose the acronym and mnemonic, utp, for the gene designating this unique UTPase.


Asunto(s)
Pirofosfatasas/genética , Uridina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Agrobacterium tumefaciens/enzimología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Caulobacter/enzimología , Clonación Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimología , Pirofosfatasas/aislamiento & purificación , Pirofosfatasas/metabolismo , Especificidad por Sustrato , Hidrolasas Nudix
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J Biol Chem ; 278(3): 1794-801, 2003 Jan 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12427752

RESUMEN

We have recently characterized the protein product of the human NUDT9 gene as a highly specific ADP-ribose (ADPR) pyrophosphatase. We now report an analysis of the human NUDT9 gene and its potential alternative transcripts along with detailed studies of the enzymatic properties and cell biological behavior of human NUDT9 protein. Our analysis of the human NUDT9 gene and twenty-two distinct cloned NUDT9 transcripts indicates that the full-length NUDT9 alpha transcript is the dominant form, and suggests that an alternative NUDT9 beta transcript occurs as the result of a potentially aberrant splice from a cryptic donor site within the first exon to the splice acceptor site of exon 2. Computer analysis of the predicted protein of the NUDT9 alpha transcript identified an N-terminal signal peptide or subcellular targeting sequence. Using green fluorescence protein tagging, we demonstrate that the predicted human NUDT9 alpha protein is targeted highly specifically to mitochondria, whereas the predicted protein of the NUDT9 beta transcript, which is missing this sequence, exhibits no clear subcellular localization. Investigation of the physical and enzymatic properties of NUDT9 indicates that it is functional as a monomer, optimally active at near neutral pH, and that it requires divalent metal ions and an intact Nudix motif for enzymatic activity. Furthermore, partial proteolysis of NUDT9 suggests that NUDT9 enzymes consist of two distinct domains: a proteolytically resistant C-terminal domain retaining essentially full specific ADPR pyrophosphatase activity and a proteolytically labile N-terminal portion that functions to enhance the affinity of the C-terminal domain for ADPR.


Asunto(s)
Evolución Molecular , Mitocondrias/enzimología , Pirofosfatasas/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Bases , ADN Complementario , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Empalme del ARN , ARN Mensajero/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Fracciones Subcelulares/metabolismo
15.
J Biol Chem ; 277(26): 23181-5, 2002 Jun 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11976345

RESUMEN

The T4 bacteriophage gene e.1 was cloned into an expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified protein was identified as a Nudix hydrolase active on FAD, adenosine 5'-triphospho-5'-adenosine (Ap(3)A), and ADP-ribose. Typical of members of the Nudix hydrolases, the enzyme has an alkaline pH optimum (pH 8) and requires a divalent cation for activity that can be satisfied by Mg(2+) or Mn(2+). For all substrates, AMP is one of the products, and unlike most of the other enzymes active on Ap(3)A, the T4 enzyme hydrolyzes higher homologues including Ap(4-6)A. This is the first member of the Nudix hydrolase gene superfamily identified in bacterial viruses and the only one present in T4. Although the protein was predicted to be orthologous to E. coli MutT on the basis of a sequence homology search, the properties of the gene and of the purified protein do not support this notion because of the following. (a) The purified enzyme hydrolyzes substrates not acted upon by MutT, and it does not hydrolyze canonical MutT substrates. (b) The e.1 gene does not complement mutT1 in vivo. (c) The deletion of e.1 does not increase the spontaneous mutation frequency of T4 phage. The properties of the enzyme most closely resemble those of Orf186 of E. coli, the product of the nudE gene, and we therefore propose the mnemonic nudE.1 for the T4 phage orthologue.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina Difosfato Ribosa/metabolismo , Bacteriófago T4/enzimología , Fosfatos de Dinucleósidos/metabolismo , Flavina-Adenina Dinucleótido/metabolismo , Pirofosfatasas/fisiología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Bacteriófago T4/genética , Clonación Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Pirofosfatasas/química , Pirofosfatasas/genética , Replicación Viral , Hidrolasas Nudix
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