Independent catalysis of the short form HisG fromLactococcus lactis

Autor: Fiona M. Given, Gerd Mittelstädt, Emily J. Parker, Emma K. Livingstone
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 590:2603-2610
ISSN: 0014-5793
Popis: ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase (ATP-PRT) catalyses the first step of histidine biosynthesis. Two different forms of ATP-PRT have been described; the homo-hexameric long form, and the hetero-octameric short form. Lactococcus lactis possesses the short form ATP-PRT comprising four subunits of HisGS , the catalytic subunit, and four subunits of HisZ, a histidyl-tRNA synthetase paralogue. Previous studies have suggested that HisGS requires HisZ for catalysis. Here, we reveal that the dimeric HisGS does display ATP-PRT activity in the absence of HisZ. This result reflects the evolutionary relationship between the long and short form ATP-PRT, which acquired allosteric inhibition and enhanced catalysis via two divergent strategies.
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