Expression, Purification, Assay, and Crystal Structure of Perdeuterated Human Arginase I
Arginase is a manganese metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to yield L-ornithine and urea. In order to establish a foundation for future neutron diffraction studies that will provide conclusive structural information regarding proton/deuteron positions in enzyme-inhibitor complexes, we have expressed, purified, assayed, and determined the X-ray crystal structure of perdeuterated (i.e., fully deuterated) human arginase I complexed with 2(S)-amino-6-boronohexanoic acid (ABH) at 1.90 {angstrom} resolution. Prior to the neutron diffraction experiment, it is important to establish that perdeuteration does not cause any unanticipated structural or functional changes. Accordingly, we find that perdeuterated human arginase I exhibits catalytic activity essentially identical to that of the unlabeled enzyme. Additionally, the structure of the perdeuterated human arginase I-ABH complex is identical to that of the corresponding complex with the unlabeled enzyme. Therefore, we conclude that crystals of the perdeuterated human arginase I-ABH complex are suitable for neutron crystallographic study.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930015
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80629-2008-JA; ABBIA4; TRN: US200822%%1166
- Journal Information:
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Vol. 465, Issue 1; ISSN 0003-9861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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