Probing the Allosteric Activation of Pyruvate Carboxylase Using 2′,3′-O-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) adenosine 5′-triphosphate as a Fluorescent Mimic of the Allosteric Activator Acetyl CoA

Authors

Abdussalam Adina-Zada, University of Western Australia
Rasmani Hazra, University of Western Australia
Chutima Sereerukb, Mahidol University
Sarawut Jitrapakdee, Mahidol University
Tonya N. Zeczycki, University of Wisconsin - MadisonFollow
Martin St. Maurice, Marquette UniversityFollow
W Wallace Cleland, University of Wisconsin - MadisonFollow
John C. Wallace, University of Adelaide
Paul V. Attwood, University of Western Australia

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

10 p.

Publication Date

5-2011

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Source ISSN

0003-9861

Abstract

2′,3′-O-(2,4,6-Trinitrophenyl) adenosine 5′-triphosphate (TNP-ATP) is a fluorescent analogue of ATP. MgTNP-ATP was found to be an allosteric activator of pyruvate carboxylase that exhibits competition with acetyl CoA in activating the enzyme. There is no evidence that MgTNP-ATP binds to the MgATP substrate binding site of the enzyme. At concentrations above saturating, MgATP activates bicarbonate-dependent ATP cleavage, but inhibits the overall reaction. The fluorescence of MgTNP-ATP increases by about 2.5-fold upon binding to the enzyme and decreases on addition of saturating acetyl CoA. However, not all the MgTNP-ATP is displaced by acetyl CoA, or with a combination of saturating concentrations of MgATP and acetyl CoA. The kinetics of the binding of MgTNP-ATP to pyruvate carboxylase have been measured and shown to be triphasic, with the two fastest phases having pseudo first-order rate constants that are dependent on the concentration of MgTNP-ATP. The kinetics of displacement from the enzyme by acetyl CoA have been measured and also shown to be triphasic. A model of the binding process is proposed that links the kinetics of MgTNP-ATP binding to the allosteric activation of the enzyme.

Comments

Accepted version. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Volume 509, Issue 2, pp 117–126 (May, 2011). DOI. © 2011 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Adina-Zada, Abdussalam; Hazra, Rasmani; Sereerukb, Chutima; Jitrapakdee, Sarawut; Zeczycki, Tonya N.; Maurice, Martin St.; Cleland, W Wallace; Wallace, John C.; and Attwood, Paul V., "Probing the Allosteric Activation of Pyruvate Carboxylase Using 2′,3′-O-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) adenosine 5′-triphosphate as a Fluorescent Mimic of the Allosteric Activator Acetyl CoA" (2011). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 99.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/99