Publications

• Biosynthesis of valine and isoleucine in plants. 3. Reductoisomerase of Phaseolus radiatus.

  Satyanarayana T., Radhakrishnan A.N.

  Biochim Biophys Acta 110:380-388(1965) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

• Probing the mechanism of the bifunctional enzyme ketol-acid reductoisomerase by site-directed mutagenesis of the active site.

  Tyagi R., Lee Y.T., Guddat L.W., Duggleby R.G.

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (EC 1.1.1.86) is involved in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids. It is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes two quite different reactions at a common active site; an isomerization consisting of an alkyl migration, followed by an NADPH-dependent reduction ... >> More

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (EC 1.1.1.86) is involved in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids. It is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes two quite different reactions at a common active site; an isomerization consisting of an alkyl migration, followed by an NADPH-dependent reduction of a 2-ketoacid. The 2-ketoacid formed by the alkyl migration is not released. Using the pure recombinant Escherichia coli enzyme, we show that the isomerization reaction has a highly unfavourable equilibrium constant. The reductase activity is shown to be relatively nonspecific and is capable of utilizing a variety of 2-ketoacids. The active site of the enzyme contains eight conserved polar amino acids and we have mutated each of these in order to dissect their contributions to the isomerase and reductase activities. Several mutations result in loss of the isomerase activity with retention of reductase activity. However, none of the 17 mutants examined have the isomerase activity only. We suggest a reason for this, involving direct reduction of a transition state formed during the isomerization, which is necessitated by the unfavourable equilibrium position of the isomerization. Our mechanism explains why the two activities must occur in a single active site without release of a 2-ketoacid and provides a rationale for the requirement for NADPH by the isomerase. << Less

  FEBS J. 272:593-602(2005) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

• Metal Ions Play an Essential Catalytic Role in the Mechanism of Ketol-Acid Reductoisomerase.

  Tadrowski S., Pedroso M.M., Sieber V., Larrabee J.A., Guddat L.W., Schenk G.

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) is a Mg(2+) -dependent enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis pathway. It catalyses a complex two-part reaction: an alkyl migration followed by a NADPH-dependent reduction. Both reactions occur within the one active site, but in particular, the mech ... >> More

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) is a Mg(2+) -dependent enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis pathway. It catalyses a complex two-part reaction: an alkyl migration followed by a NADPH-dependent reduction. Both reactions occur within the one active site, but in particular, the mechanism of the isomerisation step is poorly understood. Here, using a combination of kinetic, thermodynamic and spectroscopic techniques, the reaction mechanisms of both Escherichia coli and rice KARI have been investigated. We propose a conserved mechanism of catalysis, whereby a hydroxide, bridging the two Mg(2+) ions in the active site, initiates the reaction by abstracting a proton from the C2 alcohol group of the substrate. While the μ-hydroxide-bridged dimetallic centre is pre-assembled in the bacterial enzyme, in plant KARI substrate binding leads to a reduction of the metal-metal distance with the concomitant formation of a hydroxide bridge. Only Mg(2+) is capable of promoting the isomerisation reaction, likely to be due to non-competent substrate binding in the presence of other metal ions. << Less

  Chemistry 22:7427-7436(2016) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

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• The crystal structure of a bacterial class II ketol-acid reductoisomerase: domain conservation and evolution.

  Tyagi R., Duquerroy S., Navaza J., Guddat L.W., Duggleby R.G.

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI; EC 1.1.1.86) catalyzes two steps in the biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids. Amino acid sequence comparisons across species reveal that there are two types of this enzyme: a short form (Class I) found in fungi and most bacteria, and a long form (Class II) ... >> More

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI; EC 1.1.1.86) catalyzes two steps in the biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids. Amino acid sequence comparisons across species reveal that there are two types of this enzyme: a short form (Class I) found in fungi and most bacteria, and a long form (Class II) typical of plants. Crystal structures of each have been reported previously. However, some bacteria such as Escherichia coli possess a long form, where the amino acid sequence differs appreciably from that found in plants. Here, we report the crystal structure of the E. coli enzyme at 2.6 A resolution, the first three-dimensional structure of any bacterial Class II KARI. The enzyme consists of two domains, one with mixed alpha/beta structure, which is similar to that found in other pyridine nucleotide-dependent dehydrogenases. The second domain is mainly alpha-helical and shows strong evidence of internal duplication. Comparison of the active sites between KARI of E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and spinach shows that most residues occupy conserved positions in the active site. E. coli KARI was crystallized as a tetramer, the likely biologically active unit. This contrasts with P. aeruginosa KARI, which forms a dodecamer, and spinach KARI, a dimer. In the E. coli KARI tetramer, a novel subunit-to-subunit interacting surface is formed by a symmetrical pair of bulbous protrusions. << Less

  Protein Sci. 14:3089-3100(2005) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

• Uncovering rare NADH-preferring ketol-acid reductoisomerases.

  Brinkmann-Chen S., Cahn J.K., Arnold F.H.

  All members of the ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) enzyme family characterized to date have been shown to prefer the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydride (NADPH) cofactor to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride (NADH). However, KARIs with the reversed cofactor preference are ... >> More

  All members of the ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) enzyme family characterized to date have been shown to prefer the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydride (NADPH) cofactor to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride (NADH). However, KARIs with the reversed cofactor preference are desirable for industrial applications, including anaerobic fermentation to produce branched-chain amino acids. By applying insights gained from structural and engineering studies of this enzyme family to a comprehensive multiple sequence alignment of KARIs, we identified putative NADH-utilizing KARIs and characterized eight whose catalytic efficiencies using NADH were equal to or greater than NADPH. These are the first naturally NADH-preferring KARIs reported and demonstrate that this property has evolved independently multiple times, using strategies unlike those used previously in the laboratory to engineer a KARI cofactor switch. << Less

  Metab. Eng. 26:17-22(2014) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

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• Purification and properties of the acetohydroxy acid isomeroreductase of Salmonella typhimurium.

  Arfin S.M., Umbarger H.E.

  J. Biol. Chem. 244:1118-1127(1969) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

• Conformational changes in a plant ketol-acid reductoisomerase upon Mg(2+) and NADPH binding as revealed by two crystal structures.

  Leung E.W.W., Guddat L.W.

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI; EC 1.1.1.86) is an enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis pathway where it catalyzes the conversion of 2-acetolactate into (2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-isovalerate or the conversion of 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate into (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate. K ... >> More

  Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI; EC 1.1.1.86) is an enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis pathway where it catalyzes the conversion of 2-acetolactate into (2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-isovalerate or the conversion of 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate into (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate. KARI catalyzes two reactions-alkyl migration and reduction-and requires Mg(2+) and NADPH for activity. To date, the only reported structures for a plant KARI are those of the spinach enzyme-Mn(2+)-(phospho)ADP ribose-(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate complex and the spinach KARI-Mg(2)(+)-NADPH-N-hydroxy-N-isopropyloxamate complex, where N-hydroxy-N-isopropyloxamate is a predicted transition-state analog. These studies demonstrated that the enzyme consists of two domains, N-domain and C-domain, with the active site at the interface of these domains. Here, we have determined the structures of the rice KARI-Mg(2+) and rice KARI-Mg(2)(+)-NADPH complexes to 1.55 A and 2.80 A resolutions, respectively. In comparing the structures of all the complexes, several differences are observed. Firstly, the N-domain is rotated up to 15 degrees relative to the C-domain, expanding the active site by up to 4 A. Secondly, an alpha-helix in the C-domain that includes residues V510-T519 and forms part of the active site moves by approximately 3.9 A upon binding of NADPH. Thirdly, the 15 C-terminal amino acid residues in the rice KARI-Mg(2+) complex are disordered. In the rice KARI-Mg(2)(+)-NADPH complex and the spinach KARI structures, many of the 15 residues bind to NADPH and the N-domain and cover the active site. Fourthly, the location of the metal ions within the active site can vary by up to 2.7 A. The new structures allow us to propose that an induced-fit mechanism operates to (i) allow substrate to enter the active site, (ii) close over the active site during catalysis, and (iii) open the active site to facilitate product release. << Less

  J. Mol. Biol. 389:167-182(2009) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

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