PMID- 17154531 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070221 LR - 20181113 IS - 0006-2960 (Print) IS - 1520-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2960 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 50 DP - 2006 Dec 19 TI - Substrate recognition by the hetero-octameric ATP phosphoribosyltransferase from Lactococcus lactis. PG - 14933-43 AB - Two families of ATP phosphoribosyl transferases (ATP-PRT) join ATP and 5-phosphoribosyl-1 pyrophosphate (PRPP) in the first reaction of histidine biosynthesis. These consist of a homohexameric form found in all three kingdoms and a hetero-octameric form largely restricted to bacteria. Hetero-octameric ATP-PRTs consist of four HisGS catalytic subunits related to periplasmic binding proteins and four HisZ regulatory subunits that resemble histidyl-tRNA synthetases. To clarify the relationship between the two families of ATP-PRTs and among phosphoribosyltransferases in general, we determined the steady state kinetics for the hetero-octameric form and characterized the active site by mutagenesis. The KmPRPP (18.4 +/- 3.5 microM) and kcat (2.7 +/- 0.3 s-1) values for the PRPP substrate are similar to those of hexameric ATP-PRTs, but the Km for ATP (2.7 +/- 0.3 mM) is 4-fold higher, suggestive of tighter regulation by energy charge. Histidine and AMP were determined to be noncompetitive (Ki = 81.1 microM) and competitive (Ki = 1.44 mM) inhibitors, respectively, with values that approximate their intracellular concentrations. Mutagenesis experiments aimed at investigating the side chains recognizing PRPP showed that 5'-phosphate contacts (T159A and T162A) had the largest (25- and 155-fold, respectively) decreases in kcat/Km, while smaller decreases were seen with mutants making cross subunit contacts (K50A and K8A) to the pyrophosphate moiety or contacts to the 2'-OH group. Despite their markedly different quaternary structures, hexameric and hetero-octameric ATRP-PRTs exhibit similar functional parameters and employ mechanistic strategies reminiscent of the broader PRT superfamily. FAU - Champagne, Karen S AU - Champagne KS AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, B403 Given Building, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. FAU - Piscitelli, Elise AU - Piscitelli E FAU - Francklyn, Christopher S AU - Francklyn CS LA - eng GR - R01 GM054899-09/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM54899/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM054899/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM054899-06S1/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM054899-10/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM054899-11/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Biochemistry JT - Biochemistry JID - 0370623 RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 415SHH325A (Adenosine Monophosphate) RN - 4QD397987E (Histidine) RN - 7540-64-9 (Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate) RN - EC 2.4.2.17 (ATP Phosphoribosyltransferase) SB - IM MH - ATP Phosphoribosyltransferase/*chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Adenosine Monophosphate/chemistry MH - Bacterial Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Binding Sites MH - Catalytic Domain/genetics MH - Histidine/biosynthesis/chemistry MH - Lactococcus lactis/*enzymology/genetics MH - Multiprotein Complexes/*chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate/chemistry/metabolism MH - Protein Binding/genetics MH - Protein Structure, Quaternary/genetics MH - Protein Subunits/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Substrate Specificity/genetics PMC - PMC2567060 MID - NIHMS61630 EDAT- 2006/12/13 09:00 MHDA- 2007/02/22 09:00 PMCR- 2008/10/14 CRDT- 2006/12/13 09:00 PHST- 2006/12/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/02/22 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/12/13 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/10/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/bi061802v [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochemistry. 2006 Dec 19;45(50):14933-43. doi: 10.1021/bi061802v.