Title
Characterization and inactivation of an agmatine deiminase from Helicobacter pylori
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2010-04-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Agmatine; Amidines; Amino Acid Sequence; Binding Sites; Crystallography, X-Ray; Helicobacter pylori; Humans; Hydrolases; Kinetics; Recombinant Proteins; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Substrate Specificity
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Enzymes and Coenzymes | Medicinal-Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Therapeutics
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori encodes a potential virulence factor, agmatine deiminase (HpAgD), which catalyzes the conversion of agmatine to N-carbamoyl putrescine (NCP) and ammonia - agmatine is decarboxylated arginine. Agmatine is an endogenous human cell signaling molecule that triggers the innate immune response in humans. Unlike H. pylori, humans do not encode an AgD; it is hypothesized that inhibition of this enzyme would increase the levels of agmatine, and thereby enhance the innate immune response. Taken together, these facts suggest that HpAgD is a potential drug target. Herein we describe the optimized expression, isolation, and purification of HpAgD (10-30 mg/L media). The initial kinetic characterization of this enzyme has also been performed. Additionally, the crystal structure of wild-type HpAgD has been determined at 2.1A resolution. This structure provides a molecular basis for the preferential deimination of agmatine, and identifies Asp198 as a key residue responsible for agmatine recognition, which has been confirmed experimentally. Information gathered from these studies led to the development and characterization of a novel class of haloacetamidine-based HpAgD inactivators. These compounds are the most potent AgD inhibitors ever described.
Keywords
Deiminase, Haloacetamidine, Inactivator
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.bioorg.2009.11.004
Source
Bioorg Chem. 2010 Apr;38(2):62-73. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2009.11.004. Link to article on publisher's site. Epub 2009 Nov 29.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Bioorganic chemistry
Related Resources
Repository Citation
Jones, Justin E.; Causey, Corey P.; Lovelace, Leslie; Knuckley, Bryan; Flick, Heather; Lebioda, Lukasz; and Thompson, Paul R., "Characterization and inactivation of an agmatine deiminase from Helicobacter pylori" (2010). Thompson Lab Publications. 60.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/thompson/60
Comments
At the time of publication, Paul Thompson was not yet affiliated with UMass Medical School.