Identification of functional conserved residues of CTP:glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase. Role of histidines in the conserved HXGH in catalysis.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Y S ParkC Kent

Abstract

The CTP:glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (GCT) of Bacillus subtilis has been shown to be similar in primary structure to the CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferases of several organisms. To identify the residues of this cytidylyltransferase family that function in catalysis, the conserved hydrophilic amino acid residues plus a conserved tryptophan of the GCT were mutated to alanine. The most dramatic losses in activity occurred with H14A and H17A; these histidine residues are part of an HXGH sequence similar to that found in class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. The kcat values for H14A and H17A were decreased by factors of 5 x 10(-5) and 4 x 10(-4), respectively, with no significant change in Km values. Asp-11, which is found near the HXGH sequence in the cytidylyltransferases but not aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, was also important for activity, with the D11A mutation decreasing activity by a factor of 2 x 10(-3). Several residues found in the sequence RTEGISTT, a signature sequence for this cytidylyltransferase family, as well as other isolated residues were also shown to be important for activity, with kcat values decreasing by factors of 0.14-4 x 10(-4). The Km values of three mutant enzymes, D38A, W74A, and D94A, fo...Continue Reading

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