Multiple time scale backbone dynamics of homologous thermophilic and mesophilic ribonuclease HI enzymes
Multiple time scale backbone dynamics of homologous thermophilic and mesophilic ribonuclease HI enzymes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.055
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发表时间:
2004-06-11
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5.6
通讯作者:
Palmer, AG III
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作者:
Butterwick, JA;Loria, JP;Palmer, AG III
Backbone conformational fluctuations on multiple time scales in a cysteine-free Thermus thermophilus ribonuclease HI mutant (ttRNH*) are quantified using N-15 nuclear magnetic spin relaxation. Laboratory-frame relaxation data acquired at 310 K and at static magnetic field strengths of 11.7, 14.1 and 18.8 T are analysed using reduced spectral density mapping and model-free approaches. Chemical exchange line broadening is characterized using Hahn-echo transverse and multiple quantum relaxation data acquired over a temperature range of 290-320 K and at a static magnetic field strength of 14.1 T. Results for ttRNH* are compared to previously published data for a mesophilic homologue, Escherichia coli ribonuclease HI (ecRNH). Intramolecular conformational fluctuations on the pico-second-to-nanosecond time scale generally are similar for ttRNH* and ecRNH. beta-Strands 3 and 5 and the glycine-rich region are more rigid while the substrate-binding handle region and C-terminal tail are more flexible in ttRNH* than in ecRNH. Rigidity in the two beta-strands and the glycine-rich region, located along the periphery of the central beta-sheet, may be associated with the increased thermodynamic stability of the thermophilic enzyme. Chemical exchange line broadening, reflecting microsecond-to-millisecond time scale conformational changes, is more pronounced in ttRNH* than in ecRNH, particularly for residues in the handle and surrounding the catalytic site. The temperature dependence of chemical exchange show an increase of similar to15 kJ/mol in the apparent activation energies for ttRNH* residues in the handle compared to ecRNH. Increased activation barriers, coupled with motion between alpha-helices B and C not present in ecRNH, may be associated with the reduced catalytic activity of the thermophilic enzyme at 310 K. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.