Structural and kinetic insights into the mechanism of 5-hydroxyisourate hydrolase from Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr, Volume 67, Issue Pt 8, p.671-7 (2011)

Keywords:

Amidohydrolases, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Conserved Sequence, Humans, Kinetics, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Sequence Alignment

Abstract:

<p>The stereospecific oxidative degradation of uric acid to (S)-allantoin has recently been demonstrated to proceed via two unstable intermediates and requires three separate enzymatic reactions. The second step of this reaction, the conversion of 5-hydroxyisourate (HIU) to 2-oxo-4-hydroxy-4-carboxy-5-ureidoimidazoline, is catalyzed by HIU hydrolase (HIUH). The high-resolution crystal structure of HIUH from the opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae (KpHIUH) has been determined. KpHIUH is a homotetrameric protein that, based on sequence and structural similarity, belongs to the transthyretin-related protein family. In addition, the steady-state kinetic parameters for this enzyme and four active-site mutants have been measured. These data provide valuable insight into the functional roles of the active-site residues. Based upon the structural and kinetic data, a mechanism is proposed for the KpHIUH-catalyzed reaction.</p>