The importance of C-terminal aspartic acid residue (D141) to the antirestriction activity of the ArdB (R64) protein

Antirestriction proteins of the ArdB/KlcA family are specific inhibitors of restriction (endonuclease) activity of type-I restriction/modification enzymes. The effect of conserved amino acid residues on the antirestriction activity of the ArdB protein encoded by the transmissible R64 (IncI1) plasmid has been investigated. An analysis of the amino acid sequences of ArdB homologues demonstrated the presence of four groups of conserved residues ((1) R16, E32, and W51; (2) Y46 and G48; (3) S81, D83 and E132, and (4) N77, L(I)140, and D141) on the surface of the protein globule. Amino acid residues of the fourth group showed a unique localization pattern with the terminal residue protruding beyond the globule surface. The replacement of two conserved amino acids (D141 and N77) located in the close vicinity of each other on the globule surface showed that the C-terminal D141 is essential for the antirestriction activity of ArdB. The deletion of this residue, as well as replacement by a hydrophobic threonine residue (D141T), completely abolished the antirestriction activity of ArdB. The synonymous replacement of D141 by a glutamic acid residue (D141E) caused an approximately 30-fold decrease of the antirestriction activity of ArdB, and the point mutation N77A caused an approximately 20-fold decrease in activity. The residues D141 and N77 located on the surface of the protein globule are presumably essential for the formation of a contact between ArdB and a currently unknown factor that modulates the activity of type-I restriction/modification enzymes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 51(2017), 5 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 831-835

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kudryavtseva, A A [VerfasserIn]
Osetrova, M S [VerfasserIn]
Livinyuk, V Ya [VerfasserIn]
Manukhov, I V [VerfasserIn]
Zavilgelsky, G B [VerfasserIn]

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30KYC7MIAI
Antirestriction
ArdB
ArdB protein, E coli
Aspartic Acid
Deoxyribonucleases, Type I Site-Specific
EC 3.1.21.3
Escherichia coli Proteins
Journal Article
R64
Transmissible plasmid

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Date Completed 11.06.2018

Date Revised 11.06.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7868/S002689841705010X

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM277830400