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type |
Journal Article |
authors |
Saito, K.; Kurosawa, M.; Murakoshi, I. |
title |
Determination of a functional lysine residue of a plant cysteine synthase by site-directed mutagenesis, and the molecular evolutionary implications |
journal |
FEBS Lett |
Activity |
2.5.1.47 |
ui |
93345669 |
year |
(1993) |
volume |
328 |
number |
1-2 |
pages |
111-4. |
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keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence |
abstract |
Comparison of seven deduced amino acid sequences of cysteine synthase (O-acetyl-L-serine (thiol)-lyase, EC 4.2.99.8) from plants and bacteria disclosed the presence of 12 conserved Lys residues, which can be candidates for a functional binding site for pyridoxal phosphate cofactor. These 12 conserved Lys residues in a cDNA clone encoding spinach cysteine synthase A were replaced with Gly by oligonucleotide- directed in vitro mutagenesis. These Lys-->Gly mutated cDNAs were transferred into Escherichia coli NK3, a cysteine auxotroph lacking both cysteine synthase loci, cysK and cysM. One mutant replaced at Lys- 49 could not complement the cysteine requirement of NK3, whereas other mutants and wild-type clone could. No enzymatic activity of cysteine synthase A was detected either in the cell-free extracts of E. coli NK3 transformed with the Lys-49 mutant. These results indicated that Lys-49 is a functional residue for the catalytic activity of cysteine synthase. This Lys residue is conserved in other evolutionarily related amino acid-metabolizing enzymes catalyzing reactions involving the beta- carbon of amino acids. |
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2003/03/17 14:53 |
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