Allostery and Hysteresis Are Coupled in Human UDP-Glucose Dehydrogenase
- Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)
Human UDP-glucose dehydrogenase (hUGDH) is regulated by an atypical allosteric mechanism in which the feedback inhibitor UDP-xylose (UDP-Xyl) competes with the substrate for the active site. Binding of UDP-Xyl triggers the T131-loop/α6 allosteric switch, which converts the hexameric structure of hUGDH into an inactive, horseshoe-shaped complex (EΩ). This allosteric transition buries residue A136 in the protein core to produce a subunit interface that favors the EΩ structure. Here we use a methionine substitution to prevent the burial of A136 and trap the T131-loop/α6 switch in the active conformation. We show that hUGDHA136M does not exhibit substrate cooperativity, which is strong evidence that the methionine substitution prevents the formation of the low-UDP-Glc-affinity EΩ state. In addition, the inhibitor affinity of hUGDHA136M is reduced 14-fold, which most likely represents the Ki for competitive inhibition in the absence of the allosteric transition to the higher-affinity EΩ state. hUGDH also displays a lag in progress curves, which is caused by a slow, substrate-induced isomerization that activates the enzyme. Stopped-flow analysis shows that hUGDHA136M does not exhibit hysteresis, which suggests that the T131-loop/α6 switch is the source of the slow isomerization. This interpretation is supported by the 2.05 Å resolution crystal structure of hUGDHA136M, which shows that the A136M substitution has stabilized the active conformation of the T131-loop/α6 allosteric switch. Furthermore, this work shows that the T131-loop/α6 allosteric switch couples allostery and hysteresis in hUGDH.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Inst. of Health
- OSTI ID:
- 1346223
- Journal Information:
- Biochemistry, Journal Name: Biochemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 56; ISSN 0006-2960
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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