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Biphasic Kinetic Behavior of E. coli WrbA, an FMN-Dependent NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase

Author(s): Kishko, Iryna; Harish, Balasubramanian; Zayats, Vasilina; Reha, David; Tenner, Brian; et al

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dc.contributor.authorKishko, Iryna-
dc.contributor.authorHarish, Balasubramanian-
dc.contributor.authorZayats, Vasilina-
dc.contributor.authorReha, David-
dc.contributor.authorTenner, Brian-
dc.contributor.authorBeri, Dhananjay-
dc.contributor.authorGustavsson, Tobias-
dc.contributor.authorEttrich, Rüdiger-
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Jannette-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-30T19:14:07Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-30T19:14:07Z-
dc.date.issued2012-08-29en_US
dc.identifier.citationKishko, Iryna, Harish, Balasubramanian, Zayats, Vasilina, Reha, David, Tenner, Brian, Beri, Dhananjay, Gustavsson, Tobias, Ettrich, Rüdiger, Carey, Jannette. (2012). Biphasic Kinetic Behavior of E. coli WrbA, an FMN-Dependent NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase. PLoS ONE, 7 (8), e43902 - e43902. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043902.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1zf91-
dc.descriptionPLoS ONE. Volume 7, Issue 8, 29 August 2012, Article number e43902.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe E. coli protein WrbA is an FMN-dependent NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase that has been implicated in oxidative defense. Three subunits of the tetrameric enzyme contribute to each of four identical, cavernous active sites that appear to accommodate NAD(P)H or various quinones, but not simultaneously, suggesting an obligate tetramer with a ping-pong mechanism in which NAD departs before oxidized quinone binds. The present work was undertaken to evaluate these suggestions and to characterize the kinetic behavior of WrbA. Steady-state kinetics results reveal that WrbA conforms to a ping-pong mechanism with respect to the constancy of the apparent Vmax to Km ratio with substrate concentration. However, the competitive/non-competitive patterns of product inhibition, though consistent with the general class of bi-substrate reactions, do not exclude a minor contribution from additional forms of the enzyme. NMR results support the presence of additional enzyme forms. Docking and energy calculations find that electron-transfer-competent binding sites for NADH and benzoquinone present severe steric overlap, consistent with the ping-pong mechanism. Unexpectedly, plots of initial velocity as a function of either NADH or benzoquinone concentration present one or two Michaelis-Menten phases depending on the temperature at which the enzyme is held prior to assay. The effect of temperature is reversible, suggesting an intramolecular conformational process. WrbA shares these and other details of its kinetic behavior with mammalian DT-diaphorase, an FAD-dependent NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase. An extensive literature review reveals several other enzymes with two-plateau kinetic plots, but in no case has a molecular explanation been elucidated. Preliminary sedimentation velocity analysis of WrbA indicates a large shift in size of the multimer with temperature, suggesting that subunit assembly coupled to substrate binding may underlie the two-plateau behavior. An additional aim of this report is to bring under wider attention the apparently widespread phenomenon of two-plateau Michaelis-Menten plots. © 2012 Kishko et al.en_US
dc.format.extent7.8:e43902-1 - e43902-10en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONEen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleBiphasic Kinetic Behavior of E. coli WrbA, an FMN-Dependent NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductaseen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043902-
dc.date.eissued2012-08-29en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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