Thermally Induced Changes of Lipoate Acetyltransferase Inner Core Isolated from the Bacillus stearothermophilus Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Bacillus stearothermophilus was treated with Staphylococcus aureus V8 proteinase, causing cleavage of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase polypeptide chain (apparent Mr 57 000), inhibition of the enzymic activity and disassembly of the complex. Fragments of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chains with apparent Mr 28 000, which contained the acetyltransferase activity, remained assembled as a particle ascribed the role of an inner core of the complex. The lipoic acid residue of each dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chain was found as part of a small but stable domain that, unlike free lipoamide, was able still to function as a substrate for reductive acetylation by pyruvate in the presence of intact enzyme complex or isolated pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) component. The lipoyl domain was acidic and had an apparent Mr of 6500 (by sedimentation equilibrium), 7800 (by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis) and 10 000 and 20 400 (by gel filtration in the presence and in the absence respectively of 6M-guanidinium chloride). 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase inner core demonstrated that it did not contain the segments of highly mobile polypeptide chain found in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of the lipoyl domain demonstrated that it had a stable and defined tertiary structure. From these and other experiments, a model of the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase chain is proposed in which the small, folded, lipoyl domain comprises the N-terminal region, and the large, folded, core-forming domain that contains the acetyltransferase active site comprises the C-terminal region. These two regions are separated by a third segment of the chain, which includes a substantial region of polypeptide chain that enjoys high conformational mobility and facilitates movement of the lipoyl domain between the various active sites in the enzyme complex.

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Expression of genes encoding the E2 and E3 components of the Bacillus stearothermophilus pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and the stoichiometry of subunit interaction in assembly in vitro

European Journal of Biochemistry ◽

10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580491.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 258 (2) ◽

pp. 491-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Ivan A. D. Lessard ◽

Gonzalo J. Domingo ◽

Adolfo Borges ◽

Richard N. Perham

Keyword(s):

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽

Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽

Subunit Interaction ◽

Expression Of Genes ◽

Genes Encoding ◽

Dehydrogenase Complex

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Potassium Iodide-Induced Changes in Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex fromBacillus stearothermophilus

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1271/bbb.62.108 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 108-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yoichi ASO ◽

Yasuaki HIROMASA ◽

Yoshikatsu AIKAWA ◽

Kohji MENO ◽

Masatsune ISHIGURO

Keyword(s):

Potassium Iodide ◽

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽

Induced Changes ◽

Dehydrogenase Complex

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Purificaton of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Bacillus stearothermophilus and resolution of its four component polypeptides

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj1890161 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 189 (1) ◽

pp. 161-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

C E Henderson ◽

R N Perham

Keyword(s):

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽

Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Sodium Dodecyl ◽

High Yield ◽

Icosahedral Symmetry ◽

Enzyme Complex ◽

Molecular Masses ◽

Dehydrogenase Complex

1. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was purified from Bacillus stearothermophilus in high yield. The specific activity (about 40nkat/mg of protein) was substantially lower than that of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex from Escherchia coli (about 570nkat/mg of protein) measured at 30 degrees C under the same conditions. 2. The relative molecular masses of the four types of polypeptide chain i the complex were estimated by means of sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis to be 57 000, 54 000, 42 000 and 36 000 respectively. These polypetide chains showed no evidence of seriously anomalous behavior during tests of electrophoretic mobility. 3. The enzyme complex was resolved into its constituent proteins by means of gelfiltration on Sepharose CL-6B in the presence of 2M-KI, followed by chromatography on hydroxyapatite in the presence of 8M-urea. These harsh conditions were necessary to cause suitable dissociation of the enzyme complex. 4. The amino-acid compositions of the four constituent proteins after resolution were determined and their chain ratios were measured for several preparations of the complex. Some variability was noted between preparations but all samples contained a significant molar excess of the chains thought to contribute the pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 1.2.4.1) activity. 5. From the relative molecular masses and chain ratios of the four constituent proteins, it was calculated that the empirical unit must be repeated at least 50 times to make up the assembled complex. This conclusion is fully consistent with the demonstration by means of electron microscopy of apparent icosahedral symmetry for the Bacillus stearothermophilus complex, implying a 60-fold repeat. The structure stands in sharp contrast with the octahedral symmetry (24-fold repeat) of the Escherichia coli enzyme.

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