Abstract |
CBS ( cystathionine β-synthase) is a multidomain tetrameric enzyme essential in the regulation of homocysteine metabolism, whose activity is enhanced by the allosteric regulator SAM ( S-adenosylmethionine). Missense mutations in CBS are the major cause of inherited HCU ( homocystinuria). In the present study we apply a novel approach based on a combination of calorimetric methods, functional assays and kinetic modelling to provide structural and energetic insight into the effects of SAM on the stability and activity of WT (wild-type) CBS and seven HCU-causing mutants. We found two sets of SAM-binding sites in the C-terminal regulatory domain with different structural and energetic features: a high affinity set of two sites, probably involved in kinetic stabilization of the regulatory domain, and a low affinity set of four sites, which are involved in the enzyme activation. We show that the regulatory domain displays a low kinetic stability in WT CBS, which is further decreased in many HCU-causing mutants. We propose that the SAM-induced stabilization may play a key role in modulating steady-state levels of WT and mutant CBS in vivo. Our strategy may be valuable for understanding ligand effects on proteins with a complex architecture and their role in human genetic diseases and for the development of novel pharmacological strategies.
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Authors | Angel L Pey, Tomas Majtan, Jose M Sanchez-Ruiz, Jan P Kraus |
Journal | The Biochemical journal
(Biochem J)
Vol. 449
Issue 1
Pg. 109-21
(Jan 01 2013)
ISSN: 1470-8728 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22985361
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- S-Adenosylmethionine
- Cystathionine beta-Synthase
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Topics |
- Binding Sites
(genetics, physiology)
- Cystathionine beta-Synthase
(chemistry, genetics, pharmacokinetics)
- Enzyme Activation
(genetics, physiology)
- Homocystinuria
(enzymology, genetics, metabolism)
- Humans
- Protein Binding
(genetics)
- Protein Stability
- S-Adenosylmethionine
(chemistry, pharmacokinetics, physiology)
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