Download MendeleyStructural insight into the unique substrate specificity of glutamate dehydrogenase from Saccharolobus solfataricus.
Okabe, I., Hirano, M., Ohmori, T., Segawa, M., Yoneda, K., Ohshima, T., Sakuraba, H.(2025) Extremophiles 29: 32-32
- PubMed: 40705132
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-025-01395-1
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8KAO, 8KAR - PubMed Abstract:
The gene (SSO1457) encoding a L-glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) homolog from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Saccharolobus solfataricus P2 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. At a substrate concentration of 50 mM, the enzyme (SSO1457) produced exhibited much higher specific activity toward L-norvaline than L-glutamate at temperatures between 55 and 75°C, whereas the enzyme showed higher activity for L-glutamate than L-norvaline at 85°C. The crystal structures of both NAD + /2-oxovalerate-bound and NAD + /2-oxoglutarate-bound SSO1457 were determined. Comparison of the two structures showed that the positioning of the substrate molecules and the surrounding residues is nearly identical in the two complexes. In the 2-oxoglutarate-bound structure, the C5-carboxylate group of 2-oxoglutarate is hydrogen-bonded with the side chains of Lys72, Arg188, and Ser351, as observed in other GDHs. By contrast, in the 2-oxovalerate-bound structure, the C01, C02, and C03 atoms of 2-oxovalerate are anchored via hydrophobic interactions to the side chains of Met93 and Val348. Site-directed mutagenesis shows that the side chain of Met93 mainly mediates the reactivity of SSO1457 towards L-norvaline and contributes to high specific activities for L-norvaline.
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, 2393 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan.
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