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Reduction precedes cytidylyl transfer without substrate channeling in distinct active sites of the bifunctional CDP-ribitol synthase from Haemophilus influenzae.

Abstract：

:CDP-ribitol synthase is a bifunctional reductase and cytidylyltransferase that catalyzes the transformation of D-ribulose 5-phosphate, NADPH, and CTP to CDP-ribitol, a repeating unit present in the virulence-associated polysaccharide capsules of Haemophilus influenzae types a and b [Follens, A., et al. (1999) J. Bacteriol. 181, 2001]. In the work described here, we investigated the order of the reactions catalyzed by CDP-ribitol synthase and conducted experiments to resolve the question of substrate channeling in this bifunctional enzyme. It was determined that the synthase first catalyzed the reduction of D-ribulose 5-phosphate followed by cytidylyl transfer to D-ribitol 5-phosphate. Steady state kinetic measurements revealed a 650-fold kinetic preference for cytidylyl transfer to D-ribitol 5-phosphate over D-ribulose 5-phosphate. Rapid mixing studies indicated quick reduction of D-ribulose 5-phosphate with a lag in the cytidylyl transfer reaction, consistent with a requirement for the accumulation of K(m) quantities of D-ribitol 5-phosphate. Signature motifs in the C-terminal and N-terminal sequences of the enzyme (short chain dehydrogenase/reductase and nucleotidyltransferase motifs, respectively) were targeted with site-directed mutagenesis to generate variants that were impaired for only one of the two activities (K386A and R18A impaired for reduction and cytidylyl transfer, respectively). Release and free diffusion of the metabolic intermediate D-ribitol 5-phosphate was indicated by the finding that equimolar mixtures of K386A and R18A variants were efficient for bifunctional catalysis. Taken together, these findings suggest that bifunctional turnover occurs in distinct active sites of CDP-ribitol synthase with reduction of D-ribulose 5-phosphate and release and free diffusion of the metabolic intermediate D-ribitol 5-phosphate followed by cytidylyl transfer.

journal_name

Biochemistry

journal_title

Biochemistry

authors

Zolli M,Kobric DJ,Brown ED

doi

10.1021/bi002745n

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-04-24 00:00:00

pages

5041-8

issue

eissn

0006-2960

issn

1520-4995

pii

bi002745n

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Reduction precedes cytidylyl transfer without substrate channeling in distinct active sites of the bifunctional CDP-ribitol synthase from Haemophilus influenzae.