Expression, lipoylation and structure determination of recombinant pea H-protein in Escherichia coli.

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Macherel D, Bourguignon J, Forest E, Faure M, Cohen-Addad C, Douce R

Expression, lipoylation and structure determination of recombinant pea H-protein in Escherichia coli.

Eur J Biochem. 1996 Feb 15;236(1):27-33.

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Abstract

A synthetic gene encoding the entire mature H protein of the glycine decarboxylase complex from pea (Pisum sativum L.) was constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant H protein, which after the induction period constituted more than half of the E. coli protein, was found in a soluble form. Activity measurements and mass-spectrometry analysis of the purified protein showed that, in the absence or presence of 5[3-(1,2)-dithiolanyl]pentanoic acid (lipoic acid) in the culture medium, recombinant H protein could be produced as the unlipoylated apoform or as the lipoylated form, respectively. Addition of chloramphenicol to the culture medium after induction increased the proportion of lipoylated H protein. High rates of lipoylation of the H apoprotein were measured in vivo and in vitro, revealing that the recombinant pea H protein was an excellent substrate for the E. coli lipoyl-ligase. The three-dimensional structure of the recombinant H apoprotein was determined at a 0.25-nm resolution. It was almost identical to the structure of the native pea leaf enzyme, which indicates that the recombinant protein folds properly in E. coli and that the lipoyl-ligase recognizes a three-dimensional structure in order to add lipoic acid to its specific lysine residue. It is postulated that the high level of expression and lipoylation of recombinant H protein may be due to the protein retaining the structure of the original enzyme.

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Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Lipoic acid	Lipoyltransferase 1, mitochondrial	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Not Available	Details