Abstract
The first enzyme of the lysine-biosynthesis pathway, dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS; EC 4.2.1.52) has been purified and characterized inNicotiana sylvestris Speggazini et Comes. A purification scheme was developed for the native DHDPS that subsequently led to the purification to homogeneity of its subunits using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Subsequent elution of the purified polypeptide has opened the way for the production of rabbit polyclonal anti-DHDPS sera. The molecular weight of the enzyme was determined to be 164000 daltons (Da) by an electrophoretic method. By labeling with [14C]pyruvate, the enzyme was shown to be composed of four identical subunits of 38500 Da. Pyruvate acts as a stabilizing agent and contributes to the preservation of the tetrameric structure of the enzyme. The enzyme ofN. sylvestris is strongly inhibited by lysine with anI 0.5 of 15 μM; S-(2-aminoethyl)L-cysteine and γ-hydroxylysine, two lysine analogs, were found to be only weak inhibitors. An analog of pyruvate, 2-oxobutyrate, competitively inhibited the enzyme and was found to act at the level of the pyruvate-binding site. Dihydrodipicolinate synthase was localized in the chloroplast and identified as a soluble stromal enzyme by enzymatic and immunological methods. Its properties are compared with those known for other plant and bacterial DHDPS enzymes.
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Abbreviations
- ASS:
-
aspartic-β-semialdehyde
- Da:
-
daltons
- 2D:
-
two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
- DEAE:
-
cellulose-diethylaminoethylcellulose
- DHDPS:
-
dihydrodipicolinate synthase
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate
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Ghislain, M., Frankard, V. & Jacobs, M. Dihydrodipicolinate synthase ofnicotiana sylvestris, a chloroplast-localized enzyme of the lysine pathway. Planta 180, 480–486 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02411444
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