Structural determination and kinetic analysis of the transketolase from Vibrio vulnificus reveal unexpected cooperative behavior.
Protein Sci
; 33(3): e4884, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Vibrio vulnificus (vv) is a multidrug-resistant human bacterial pathogen whose prevalence is expected to increase over the years. Transketolases (TK), transferases catalyzing two reactions of the nonoxidative branch of the pentose-phosphate pathway and therefore linked to several crucial metabolic pathways, are potential targets for new drugs against this pathogen. Here, the vvTK is crystallized and its structure is solved at 2.1 Å. A crown of 6 histidyl residues is observed in the active site and expected to participate in the thiamine pyrophosphate (cofactor) activation. Docking of fructose-6-phosphate and ferricyanide used in the activity assay, suggests that both substrates can bind vvTK simultaneously. This is confirmed by steady-state kinetics showing a sequential mechanism, on the contrary to the natural transferase reaction which follows a substituted mechanism. Inhibition by the I38-49 inhibitor (2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-1-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine) reveals for the first time a cooperative behavior of a TK and docking experiments suggest a previously undescribed binding site at the interface between the pyrophosphate and pyridinium domains.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Transcetolasa
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Vibrio vulnificus
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Protein Sci
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos