Amino acid residues that define both the isoprenoid and CAAX preferences of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein farnesyltransferase. Creating the perfect farnesyltransferase.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
B E CaplinM S Marshall

Abstract

Studies of the yeast protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) have shown that the enzyme preferentially farnesylates proteins ending in CAAX (C = cysteine, A = aliphatic residue, X = cysteine, serine, methionine, alanine) and to a lesser degree CAAL. Furthermore, like the type I protein geranylgeranyltransferase (GGTase-I), FTase can also geranylgeranylate methionine- and leucine-ending substrates both in vitro and in vivo. Substrate overlap of FTase and GGTase I has not been determined to be biologically significant. In this study, specific residues that influence the substrate preferences of FTase have been identified using site-directed mutagenesis. Three of the mutations altered the substrate preferences of the wild type enzyme significantly. The ram1p-74D FTase farnesylated only Ras-CIIS and not Ras-CII(M,L), and it geranylgeranylated all three substrates as well or better than wild type. The ram1p-206DDLF FTase farnesylated Ras-CII(S,M,L) at wild type levels but could no longer geranylgeranylate the Ras-CII(M,L) substrates. The ram1p-351FSKN FTase farnesylated Ras-CIIS and Ras-CIIM but not Ras-CIIL. The ram1p-351FSKN FTase was not capable of geranylgeranylating the Ras-CII(M,L) substrates, giving this mutant the attributes of ...Continue Reading

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