| Using a molecular model and kinetic experiments in the presence of divalent cations to study the active site and catalysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phosphorylcholine phosphatase. | |
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PMID: 18801468 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Phosphorylcholine phosphatase (PchP) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a product of the PA5292 gene, catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphocholine to choline and inorganic phosphate (Pi). Phosphocholine is produced after hemolytic phospholipase C (PlcH) acts upon phosphatidylcholine or sphingomyelin. Therefore, PlcH and PchP are involved in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa. PchP belongs to the HAD superfamily as it contains three conserved sequences motifs. In mature PchP, the motifs I, II, and III are (31)DMDNT(35), (166)S, and (261)GDTPDSD(267), respectively. Kinetic characterization of wild-type and mutated proteins, obtained by site-directed mutagenesis, in addition to a molecular model of PchP helped us to understand the contribution of key residues in the conserved motifs I, II and III that are involved in the catalysis of p-nitrophenylphosphate processing after the addition of Mg(2+), Zn(2+) or Cu(2+) (these are activators of PchP activity). Our results are explained by invoking the concept of chemical hardness and softness introduced by Pearson in 1963 and its extension that "hard acids prefer to coordinate to hard bases and soft acids to soft bases" [Parr and Pearson, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 105, 7512-7516 (1983)]. |
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Authors:
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Paola R Beassoni; Lisandro H Otero; Angela T Lisa; Carlos E Domenech |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-08-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biochimica et biophysica acta Volume: 1784 ISSN: 0006-3002 ISO Abbreviation: Biochim. Biophys. Acta Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-05 Completed Date: 2009-02-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0217513 Medline TA: Biochim Biophys Acta Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2038-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Amino Acid Motifs
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genetics Catalysis Catalytic Domain / genetics Hydrolysis Metals / chemistry, metabolism Models, Molecular* Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Mutation, Missense Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / chemistry*, genetics, metabolism Phosphorylcholine / chemistry, metabolism Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology*, genetics, pathogenicity Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups) / chemistry, genetics, metabolism |
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0/Metals; 107-73-3/Phosphorylcholine; EC 2.7.8.-/Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups); EC 2.7.8.-/sphingomyelin synthase, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; EC 3.1.3.-/Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases |
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