HetMM: A Michaelis-Menten model for non-homogeneous enzyme mixtures.
iScience
; 27(2): 108977, 2024 Feb 16.
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The Michaelis-Menten model requires its reaction velocities to come from a preparation of homogeneous enzymes, with identical or near-identical catalytic activities. However, this condition is not always met. We introduce a kinetic model that relaxes this requirement, by assuming there are an unknown number of enzyme species drawn from a probability distribution whose standard deviation is estimated. Through simulation studies, we demonstrate the method accurately discriminates between homogeneous and heterogeneous data, even with moderate levels of experimental error. We applied this model to three homogeneous and three heterogeneous biological systems, showing that the standard and heterogeneous models outperform respectively. Lastly, we show that heterogeneity is not readily distinguished from negatively cooperative binding under the Hill model. These two distinct attributes-inequality in catalytic ability and interference between binding sites-yield similar Michaelis-Menten curves that are not readily resolved without further experimentation. Our user-friendly software package allows homogeneity testing and parameter estimation.
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