PMID- 15561724 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050418 LR - 20240109 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 280 IP - 7 DP - 2005 Feb 18 TI - NDPK2 as a signal transducer in the phytochrome-mediated light signaling. PG - 5740-9 AB - Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase (NDPK) 2 in Arabidopsis has been identified as a phytochrome-interacting protein by using the C-terminal domain of phytochrome A (PhyA) as the bait in yeast two-hybrid screening. The far-red light-absorbing form of phytochrome (Pfr) A stimulates NDPK2 gamma-phosphate exchange activity in vitro. To better understand the multiple functions of NDPK and its role in phytochrome-mediated signaling, we characterized the interaction between phytochrome and NDPK2. Domain studies revealed that PER-ARNT-SIM domain A in the C-terminal domain of phytochrome is the binding site for NDPK2. Additionally, phytochrome recognizes both the NDPK2 C-terminal fragment and the NDPK2 hexameric structure to fulfill its binding. To illustrate the mechanism of how the Pfr form of phytochrome stimulates NDPK2, His-197-surrounding residue mutants were made and tested. Results suggested that the H-bonding with His-197 inside the nucleotide-binding pocket is critical for NDPK2 functioning. The pH dependence profiles of NDPK2 indicated that mutants with different activities from the wild type have different pK(a) values of His-197 and that NDPK2 hyperactive mutants possess lower pK(a) values. Because a lower pK(a) value of His-197 accelerates NDPK2 autophosphorylation and the phospho-transfer between the phosphorylated NDPK2 and its kinase substrate, we concluded that the Pfr form of phytochrome stimulates NDPK2 by lowering the pK(a) value of His-197. FAU - Shen, Yu AU - Shen Y AD - Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA. FAU - Kim, Jeong-Il AU - Kim JI FAU - Song, Pill-Soon AU - Song PS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20041123 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Phosphates) RN - 11121-56-5 (Phytochrome) RN - 146-91-8 (Guanosine Diphosphate) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - EC 2.7.4.- (nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.4.6 (Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Arabidopsis/enzymology/*metabolism/*radiation effects MH - Binding Sites MH - Dimerization MH - Enzyme Stability MH - Guanosine Diphosphate/metabolism MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - *Light MH - Mutation/genetics MH - Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphates/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Phytochrome/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Structure, Quaternary MH - Signal Transduction/*radiation effects EDAT- 2004/11/25 09:00 MHDA- 2005/04/19 09:00 CRDT- 2004/11/25 09:00 PHST- 2004/11/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/04/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/11/25 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(19)63078-4 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M408965200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2005 Feb 18;280(7):5740-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M408965200. Epub 2004 Nov 23.