The number of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) arising each year is increasing globally. Migration, socio-economic deprivation, HIV co-infection and the emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the main causative agent of TB in humans, have all contributed to the increasing number of TB cases worldwide. Proteins that are essential to the pathogen survival and absent in the host, such as enzymes of the shikimate pathway, are attractive targets to the development of new anti-TB drugs. Here we describe the metal requirement and kinetic mechanism determination of M. tuberculosisdehydroquinate synthase (MtDHQS). True steady-state kinetic parameters determination and ligand binding data suggested that the MtDHQS-catalyzed chemical reaction follows a rapid-equilibrium random mechanism. Treatment with EDTA abolished completely the activity of MtDHQS, and addition of Co2+ and Zn2+ led to, respectively, full and partial recovery of the enzyme activity. Excess Zn2+ inhibited the MtDHQS activity, and isotitration microcalorimetry data revealed two sequential binding sites, which is consistent with the existence of a secondary inhibitory site. We also report measurements of metal concentrations by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. The constants of the cyclic reduction and oxidation of NAD+ and NADH, respectively, during the reaction of MtDHQS was monitored by a stopped-flow instrument, under single-turnover experimental conditions. These results provide a better understanding of the mode of action of MtDHQS that should be useful to guide the rational (function-based) design of inhibitors of this enzyme that can be further evaluated as anti-TB drugs.
全球每年新增的结核病(TB)病例数量正在增加。移民、社会经济贫困、艾滋病合并感染以及结核分枝杆菌耐药菌株的出现(结核病的主要致病因素)都是导致全球结核病病例数量增加的原因。对病原体生存至关重要的蛋白质在宿主中缺失,例如,
对羟基苯丙酸途径的酶,是开发新型抗结核药物的有吸引力的靶标。在这里,我们描述了结核分枝杆菌脱氢
奎宁酸合成酶(MtDHQS)的
金属需求和动力学机制测定。真正的稳态动力学参数测定和
配体结合数据表明,MtDHQS催化的
化学反应遵循快速平衡随机机制。用
EDTA处理可完全消除MtDHQS的活性,而添加Co2+和Zn2+分别导致酶活性的完全和部分恢复。过量的Zn2+抑制了MtDHQS的活性,同位素滴定微量热法数据揭示了两个连续的结合位点,这与二级抑制位点的存在是一致的。我们还报告了通过电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测量
金属浓度。在单周转实验条件下,通过停止流动仪器监测MtDHQS反应过程中
NAD+和
NADH的循环还原和氧化常数。这些结果有助于更好地理解MtDHQS的作用方式,从而指导该酶
抑制剂的合理(基于功能)设计,并进一步评估其作为抗结核药物的潜力。