Isotopic analysis of the reaction catalyzed by glycerol dehydrogenase.

Glycerol dehydrogenase catalyzes the reversible NAD(+)-dependent oxidation of glycerol to form dihydroxyacetone. Initial velocity, product, and dead-end inhibition studies performed for the forward and reverse reactions support an ordered kinetic mechanism with NAD+ binding first and NADH released last. A monovalent cation is required for enzymatic activity and glycerol binding, with K+ having the highest activity as measured by V. The pH dependence of the kinetic parameters V and V/Kglycerol, as well as the temperature dependence of the V pH profile, suggested that an enzymic carboxylate group functions as a base in catalysis. The pH dependence of the primary deuterium kinetic isotope effect shows that DV/Kglycerol increases from a pH-independent value of 1.15 at high pH values to a pH-independent value of 2.44 at low pH values. DV exhibits a similar pH dependence, increasing from a pH-independent value of 2.57 at high pH values to a pH independent value of 4.88 at low pH values. A chemical mechanism for enzymatic glycerol oxidation is proposed based on the data.

Pig heart lipoamide dehydrogenase: solvent equilibrium and kinetic isotope effects.

Lipoamide dehydrogenase is a flavoprotein which catalyzes the reversible oxidation of dihydrolipoamide, Lip(SH)2, by NAD+. The ping-pong kinetic mechanism involves stable oxidized and two-electron-reduced forms. We have investigated the rate-limiting nature of proton transfer steps in both the forward and reverse reactions catalyzed by the pig heart enzyme by using a combination of alternate substrates and solvent kinetic isotope effect studies. With NAD+ as the variable substrate, and at a fixed, saturating concentration of either Lip(SH)2 or DTT, inverse solvent kinetic isotope effects of 0.68 +/- 0.05 and 0.71 +/- 0.05, respectively, were observed on V/K. Solvent kinetic isotope effects on V of 0.91 +/- 0.07 and 0.69 +/- 0.02 were determined when Lip(SH)2 or DTT, respectively, was used as reductant. When Lip(SH)2 or DTT was used as the variable substrate, at a fixed concentration of NAD+, solvent kinetic isotope effects of 0.74 +/- 0.06 and 0.51 +/- 0.04, respectively, were observed on V/K for these substrates. Plots of the kinetic parameters versus mole fraction D2O (proton inventories) were linear in all cases. Solvent kinetic isotope effect measurements performed in the reverse direction using NADH as the variable substrate showed equivalent, normal solvent kinetic isotope effects on V/KNADH when oxidized lipoamide, lipoic acid, or DTT were present at fixed, saturating concentrations. Solvent kinetic isotope effects on V were equal to 1.5-2.1. When solvent kinetic isotope effect measurements were performed using the disulfide substrates lipoamide, lipoic acid, or DTT as the variable substrates, normal kinetic isotope effects on V/K of 1.3-1.7 were observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

A prenylation motif is required for plasma membrane localization and biochemical function of casein kinase I in budding yeast.

The subcellular distribution of three casein kinase I (CK1) homologs, encoded by the YCK1, YCK2, and HRR25 genes, has been determined in budding yeast through a combination of subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescence methods. Both Yck proteins are tightly associated with the plasma membrane or underlying cytoskeleton and require both high-salt and nonionic detergent for extraction. Association is mediated primarily by the prenylation motif found at the C terminus of both Yck proteins. In contrast, the third CK1 homolog, Hrr25p, is found predominantly in the nucleus and only partially in the plasma membrane. Despite partial colocalization with the Yck proteins, Hrr25p is unable to rescue the yck1 delta yck2 delta phenotype. However, a chimeric kinase containing the N-terminal kinase domain of Hrr25p and the C-terminal region of Yck2p contains full Yck activity in vivo. These data suggest that members of the casein kinase I family have distinct but partially overlapping distributions in the cell that are mediated by their unique C-terminal regions.

Kinetic isotope effect analysis of the reaction catalyzed by Trypanosoma congolense trypanothione reductase.

African trypanosomes are devoid of glutathione reductase activity, and instead contain a unique flavoprotein variant, trypanothione reductase, which acts on a cyclic derivative of glutathione, trypanothione. The high degree of sequence similarity between trypanothione reductase and glutathione reductase, as well as the obvious similarity in the reactions catalyzed, led us to investigate the pH dependence of the kinetic parameters, and the isotopic behavior of trypanothione reductase. The pH dependence of the kinetic parameters V, V/K for NADH, and V/K for oxidized trypanothione has been determined for trypanothione reductase from Trypanosoma congolense. Both V/K for NADH and the maximum velocity decrease as single groups exhibiting pK values of 8.87 +/- 0.09 and 9.45 +/- 0.07, respectively, are deprotonated. V/K for oxidized trypanothione, T(S)2, decreases as two groups exhibiting experimentally indistinguishable pK values of 8.74 +/- 0.03 are deprotonated. Variable magnitudes of the primary deuterium kinetic isotope effects on pyridine nucleotide oxidation are observed on V and V/K when different pyridine nucleotide substrates are used, and the magnitude of DV and D(V/K) is independent of the oxidized trypanothione concentration at pH 7.25. Solvent kinetic isotope effects, obtained with 2',3'-cNADPH as the variable substrate, were observed on V only, and plots of V versus mole fraction of D2O (i.e., proton inventory) were linear, and yielded values of 1.3-1.6 for D2OV. Solvent kinetic isotope effects obtained with alternate pyridine nucleotides as substrates were also observed on V, and the magnitude of D2OV decreases for each pyridine nucleotide as its maximal velocity relative to that of NADPH oxidation decreases.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Expression, purification, crystallization, and preliminary x-ray analysis of casein kinase-1 from Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

The catalytic domain of Schizosaccharomyces pombe casein kinase-1 (the product of the cki1 gene) has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified by chromatographic methods, characterized in vitro, and crystallized in the presence and absence of nucleotide substrate. The best crystals belong to the trigonal space group P3(1)21 or its enantiomorph, have unit cell parameters a = b = 79 A, c = 121 A, and diffract x-rays to 2.0-A resolution. Kinetic characterization of the purified catalytic domain and other C-terminal deletion mutants of Cki1 suggests that it is subject to two forms of regulation. One mechanism involves autophosphorylation, and results in a 4-fold decrease in the affinity for protein substrate. In contrast, truncation of intact Cki1 results in a 3-fold activation in its catalytic rate. This activation may arise from the removal of an inhibitory domain present in the intact enzyme.