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Mutational Analysis Elucidates the Role of Conserved 237 Arginine in 23S rRNA Methylation, Which is in the Concave Cleft Region of ErmSF

ErmSF에서 두 도메인 사이에 존재하는 잘 보존된 237번 아르지닌 잔기의 위치 지정 치환 변이의 효소 활성 검색을 통한 역할 규명

  • Jin, Hyung Jong (Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Natural Science, The University of Suwon)
  • 진형종 (수원대학교 자연과학대학 생명공학과)
  • Received : 2013.06.03
  • Accepted : 2013.06.19
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The Erm family of adenine-$N^6$ methyltransferases (MTases) is responsible for the development of resistance to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B antibiotics through the methylation of 23S ribosomal RNA. Recently, it has been proposed that well conserved amino acids in ErnC' located in concave cleft between N-terminal 'catalytic' domain and C-terminal 'RNA-binding' domain interacts with substrate RNA. We carried out the site-directed mutagenesis and studied the function of the ErmSF R237 mutant in vitro and in vivo. R237 amino acid residue is located in the concave cleft between two domains. Furthermore this residue is very highly conserved in almost all the Erm family. Purified mutant protein exhibited only 51% enzyme activity compared to wild-type. Escherichia coli with R237A mutant protein compared to the wild-type protein expressing E. coli did not show any difference in its MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration) suggesting that even with lowered enzyme activity, mutant protein was able to efficiently methylate 23S rRNA to confer the resistance on E. coli expressing this protein. But this observation strongly suggests that R237 of ErmSF probably interacts with substrate RNA affecting enzyme activity significantly.

Erm 단백질은 23S rRNA의 특정 아데닌 잔기 $N_6$ 위치에 methylation을 일으켜 임상적으로 중요하게 사용되는 macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B계 항생제에 내성을 유발시킨다. 최근 ErmC'에서 N-말단 catalytic domain과 C-말단 substrate binding domain를 연결하는 오목한 홈 형성부위에 존재하는 잘 보존된 아미노산 잔기가 기질과 상호작용하는 것으로 제안되었다. 우리는 ErmSF에서 두 domain의 연결 부위의 오목한 홈에 위치하여 기질과의 상호작용이 예상되며 또한 Erm 단백질들 사이에서 매우 높게 보존되어있는 237번 아르지닌 잔기를 치환하여 그 기능을 in vivo, in vitro상에서 검색하여 분석하였다. R237A 변이 단백질을 발현하는 세균은 야생형 단백질을 발현하는 세균과 비교하여 in vivo 상에서는 차이를 나타내지 않았으나 순수분리 한 후 in vitro에서의 효소 활성은 야생형에 비하여 51%만을 나타내어 그 잔기가 기질 부착 기능을 수행하고 있다고 제안할 수 있었다.

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