RESUMEN

The 6-oxopurine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT, EC 2.4.2.8) from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus horikoshii was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. Steady-state kinetic studies indicated that the enzyme is able to use hypoxanthine, guanine and xanthine. The first two substrates showed similar catalytic efficiencies, and xanthine presented a much lower value (around 20 times lower), but the catalytic constant was comparable to that of hypoxanthine. The enzyme was not able to bind to GMP-agarose, but was able to bind the other reverse reaction substrate, inorganic pyrophosphate, with low affinity (K(d) of 4.7+/-0.1 mM). Dynamic light scattering and analytical gel filtration suggested that the enzyme exists as a homohexamer in solution.

Asunto(s)

Proteínas Arqueales/metabolismo , Pentosiltransferasa/metabolismo , Pyrococcus horikoshii/enzimología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Proteínas Arqueales/química , Proteínas Arqueales/genética , Cromatografía en Gel , Dicroismo Circular , Dimerización , Electroforesis en Gel de Poliacrilamida , Guanina/metabolismo , Guanosina Monofosfato/metabolismo , Hipoxantina/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Pentosiltransferasa/química , Pentosiltransferasa/genética , Pyrococcus horikoshii/genética , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Xantina/metabolismo