TY - JOUR
T1 - Tetrameric assembly and conservation in the ATP-binding domain of rat branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase
AU - Wynn, R. Max
AU - Chuang, Jacinta L.
AU - Cote, Cynthia D.
AU - Chuang, David T.
PY - 2000/9/29
Y1 - 2000/9/29
N2 - We showed previously that the rat branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) kinase is capable of autophosphorylation. However, despite its sequence similarity to bacterial histidine protein kinases, BCKD kinase does not function as a histidine protein kinase. In the present study, we report that the rat BCKD kinase exists as a homotetramer of M(r) = 185,000, based on results of gel filtration and dynamic light scattering. This is in contrast to the related mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isozymes that occur as homodimers. The tetrameric assembly of BCKD kinase was confirmed by the presence of four 5'-adenylyl-imidodiphosphate-binding sites (K(D) = 4.1 x 10-6 M) per molecule of the kinase. Incubation of the BCKD kinase with increasing concentrations of urea resulted in dissociation of the tetramer to dimers and eventually to monomers as separated on a sucrose density gradient. Both tetramers and dimers, but not the monomer, maintained the conformation capable of binding ATP and undergoing autophosphorylation. BCKD kinase depends on a fully lipoylated transacylase for maximal activity, but the interaction between the kinase and the transacylase is impeded in the presence of high salt concentrations. Alterations of conserved residues in the ATP-binding domain led to a marked reduction or complete loss in the catalytic efficiency of the BCKD kinase. The results indicate that BCKD kinase, similar to pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isozymes, belongs to the superfamily of ATPase/kinase.
AB - We showed previously that the rat branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) kinase is capable of autophosphorylation. However, despite its sequence similarity to bacterial histidine protein kinases, BCKD kinase does not function as a histidine protein kinase. In the present study, we report that the rat BCKD kinase exists as a homotetramer of M(r) = 185,000, based on results of gel filtration and dynamic light scattering. This is in contrast to the related mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isozymes that occur as homodimers. The tetrameric assembly of BCKD kinase was confirmed by the presence of four 5'-adenylyl-imidodiphosphate-binding sites (K(D) = 4.1 x 10-6 M) per molecule of the kinase. Incubation of the BCKD kinase with increasing concentrations of urea resulted in dissociation of the tetramer to dimers and eventually to monomers as separated on a sucrose density gradient. Both tetramers and dimers, but not the monomer, maintained the conformation capable of binding ATP and undergoing autophosphorylation. BCKD kinase depends on a fully lipoylated transacylase for maximal activity, but the interaction between the kinase and the transacylase is impeded in the presence of high salt concentrations. Alterations of conserved residues in the ATP-binding domain led to a marked reduction or complete loss in the catalytic efficiency of the BCKD kinase. The results indicate that BCKD kinase, similar to pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isozymes, belongs to the superfamily of ATPase/kinase.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M005075200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M005075200
M3 - Article
C2 - 10903321
AN - SCOPUS:0034730642
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 275
SP - 30512
EP - 30519
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 39
ER -