Characterization of an Acinetobacter baumannii Monofunctional Phosphomethylpyrimidine Kinase That Is Inhibited by Pyridoxal Phosphate
Characterization of an Acinetobacter baumannii Monofunctional Phosphomethylpyrimidine Kinase That Is Inhibited by Pyridoxal Phosphate
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00640
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发表时间:
2024-02-02
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2.9
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French,Jarrod B.
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De Vitto,Humberto;Belfon,Kafi K. J.;French,Jarrod B.
Thiamin and its phosphate derivatives are ubiquitous molecules involved as essential cofactors in many cellular processes. Thede novobiosynthesis of thiamin employs the parallel synthesis of 4-methyl-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiazole (THZ-P) and 4-amino-2-methyl-5(diphosphooxymethyl) pyrimidine (HMP) pyrophosphate (HMP-PP), which are coupled to generate thiamin phosphate. Most organisms that can biosynthesize thiamin employ a kinase (HMPK or ThiD) to generate HMP-PP. In nearly all cases, this enzyme is bifunctional and can also salvage free HMP, producing HMP-P, the monophosphate precursor of HMP-PP. Here we present high-resolution crystal structures of an HMPK fromAcinetobacter baumannii(AbHMPK), both unliganded and with pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) noncovalently bound. Despite the similarity between HMPK and pyridoxal kinase enzymes, our kinetics analysis indicates that AbHMPK accepts HMP exclusively as a substrate and cannot turn over pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, or pyridoxine nor does it display phosphatase activity. PLP does, however, act as a weak inhibitor of AbHMPK with an IC50of 768 μM. Surprisingly, unlike other HMPKs, AbHMPK catalyzes only the phosphorylation of HMP and does not generate the diphosphate HMP-PP. This suggests that an additional kinase is present inA. baumannii, or an alternative mechanism is in operation to complete the biosynthesis of thiamin.