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Conformational sampling, catalysis, and evolution of the bacterial phosphotriesterase

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Jackson, C. J., Foo, J.-L., Tokuriki, N., Afriat, L., Carr, P. D., Kim, H.-K., Schenk, G., Tawfik, D. S. +1 more·2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

To efficiently catalyze a chemical reaction, enzymes are required to maintain fast rates for formation of the Michaelis complex, the chemical reaction and product release. These distinct demands could be satisfied via fluctuation between different conformational substates (CSs) with unique configurations and catalytic properties. However, there is debate as to how these rapid conformational changes, or dynamics, exactly affect catalysis. As a model system, we have studied bacterial phosphotriesterase (PTE), which catalyzes the hydrolysis of the pesticide paraoxon at rates limited by a physical barrier—either substrate diffusion or conformational change. The mechanism of paraoxon hydrolysis is understood in detail and is based on a single, dominant, enzyme conformation. However, the other aspects of substrate turnover (substrate binding and product release), although possibly rate-limiting, have received relatively little attention. This work identifies “open” and “closed” CSs in PTE and dominant structural transition in the enzyme that links them. The closed state is optimally preorganized for paraoxon hydrolysis, but seems to block access to/from the active site. In contrast, the open CS enables access to the active site but is poorly organized for hydrolysis. Analysis of the structural and kinetic effects of mutations distant from the active site suggests that remote mutations affect the turnover rate by altering the conformational landscape.

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  • For bacterial phosphotriesterase, maltose binding protein, choline oxidase, cytochrome bc1 complex, and many lid-gated enzymes, closed and open conformations are in equilibrium prior to ligand binding, permitting conformational selection at different catalytic steps.

    “Conformational sampling for bacterial phosphotriesterase,443 maltose binding protein,444 and choline oxidase,445 cytochrome bc1 complex,446 and many other lid-gated enzymes indicated that the closed and open conformations are in equilibrium prior to ligand binding, permitting a conformational selection pathway at different catalytic steps.447”

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Jackson, C. J., Foo, J.-L., Tokuriki, N., Afriat, L., Carr, P. D., Kim, H.-K., Schenk, G., Tawfik, D. S., & Ollis, D. L.
Affiliations
  • Institut de Biologie Structurale (FR)
  • Australian National University (AU)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2009-12-22
Volume
106
Issue
51
Pages
21631-21636
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2000385523
Cited by
119
References
45
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FWCI
3.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
conformational states, enzyme catalysis, paraoxon hydrolysis, enzyme dynamics, conformational change, substrate binding, product launch, active site access, conformational landscape, enzyme evolution, pesticide hydrolysis
MeSH terms
Bacteria, Kinetics, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Protein Conformation, Evolution, Molecular, Phosphoric Triester Hydrolases, Biocatalysis

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