Title | Inhibition of Escherichia coli CTP Synthetase by NADH and Other Nicotinamides and Their Mutual Interactions with CTP and GTP. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Habrian, C, Chandrasekhara, A, Shahrvini, B, Hua, B, Lee, J, Jesinghaus, R, Barry, R, Gitai, Z, Kollman, J, Baldwin, EP |
Journal | Biochemistry |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 39 |
Pagination | 5554-5565 |
Date Published | 2016 Oct 04 |
ISSN | 1520-4995 |
Keywords | Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases, Cytidine Triphosphate, Escherichia coli, Guanosine Triphosphate, Kinetics, NAD |
Abstract | <p>CTP synthetases catalyze the last step of pyrimidine biosynthesis and provide the sole de novo source of cytosine-containing nucleotides. As a central regulatory hub, they are regulated by ribonucleotide and enzyme concentration through ATP and UTP substrate availability, CTP product inhibition, GTP allosteric modification, and quaternary structural changes including the formation of CTP-inhibited linear polymers (filaments). Here, we demonstrate that nicotinamide redox cofactors are moderate inhibitors of Escherichia coli CTP synthetase (EcCTPS). NADH and NADPH are the most potent, and the primary inhibitory determinant is the reduced nicotinamide ring. Although nicotinamide inhibition is noncompetitive with substrates, it apparently enhances CTP product feedback inhibition and GTP allosteric regulation. Further, CTP and GTP also enhance each other's effects, consistent with the idea that NADH, CTP, and GTP interact with a common intermediate enzyme state. A filament-blocking mutation that reduces CTP inhibitory effects also reduced inhibition by GTP but not NADH. Protein-concentration effects on GTP inhibition suggest that, like CTP, GTP preferentially binds to the filament. All three compounds display nearly linear dose-dependent inhibition, indicating a complex pattern of cooperative interactions between binding sites. The apparent synergy between inhibitors, in consideration with physiological nucleotide concentrations, points to metabolically relevant inhibition by nicotinamides, and implicates cellular redox state as a regulator of pyrimidine biosynthesis.</p> |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00383 |
Alternate Journal | Biochemistry |
PubMed ID | 27571563 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5584805 |
Grant List | K12 GM068524 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States R01 GM063109 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States R01 GM097073 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States R01 GM107384 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States |