Abstract：
:Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase (NaPRT, EC 2.4.2.11) catalyzes the conversion of nicotinate (Na) to nicotinate mononucleotide, the first reaction of the Preiss-Handler pathway for the biosynthesis of NAD(+). Even though NaPRT activity has been described to be responsible for the ability of Na to increase NAD(+) levels in human cells more effectively than nicotinamide (Nam), so far a limited number of studies on the human NaPRT have appeared. Here, extensive characterization of a recombinant human NaPRT is reported. We determined its major kinetic parameters and assayed the influence of different compounds on its enzymatic activity. In particular, ATP showed an apparent dual stimulation/inhibition effect at low/high substrates saturation, respectively, consistent with a negative cooperativity model, whereas inorganic phosphate was found to act as an activator. Among other metabolites assayed, including nucleotides, nucleosides, and intermediates of carbohydrates metabolism, some showed inhibitory properties, i.e. CoA, several acyl-CoAs, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, phosphoenolpyruvate, and fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, whereas dihydroxyacetone phosphate and pyruvate exerted a stimulatory effect. Furthermore, in light of the absence of crystallographic data, we performed homology modeling to predict the protein three-dimensional structure, and molecular docking simulations to identify residues involved in the recognition and stabilization of several ligands. Most of these residues resulted universally conserved among NaPRTs, and, in this study, their importance for enzyme activity was validated through site-directed mutagenesis.
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Galassi L,Di Stefano M,Brunetti L,Orsomando G,Amici A,Ruggieri S,Magni Gdoi
10.1016/j.biochi.2011.06.033subject
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2012-02-01 00:00:00pages
300-9issue
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0300-9084issn
1638-6183pii
S0300-9084(11)00230-6journal_volume
94pub_type
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