Although NAD+-dependent succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase activity was first described in
We have characterized two genes of the Escherichia coli K-12 gab cluster, which encodes the enzymes of the 4-aminobutyrate degradation pathway. The nucleotide sequence of gabT, coding for glutamate:succinic semialdehyde transaminase (EC 2.6.1.19), alternatively known as 4-aminobutyrate transaminase, was determined. The structural gene consists of 1,281 nucleotides specifying a protein of 426 amino acids with a molecular mass of 45.76 kDa. The protein shows significant homologies to the ornithine transaminases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and from rat and human mitochondria. Three functionally and structurally important amino acid residues of the transaminase were identified by sequence comparison studies, and evolutionary relationships of the aminotransferases are discussed. The gabD gene, encoding succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.16), was cloned and shown to be located adjacent to the 5' end of gabT. Expression studies with subfragments of the initially cloned DNA region revealed a maximal size of 1.7 kb for gabD. Both genes are cotranscribed from a promoter located upstream of gabD.
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) is one of three enzymes constituting the γ-aminobutyric acid shunt. We have cloned the cDNA for SSADH from Arabidopsis, which we designated SSADH1. SSADH1 cDNA encodes a protein of 528 amino acids (56 kD) with high similarity to SSADH fromEscherichia coli and human (>59% identity). A sequence similar to a mitochondrial protease cleavage site is present 33 amino acids from the N terminus, indicating that the mature mitochondrial protein may contain 495 amino acids (53 kD). The native recombinant enzyme and the plant mitochondrial protein have a tetrameric molecular mass of 197 kD. Fractionation of plant mitochondria revealed its localization in the matrix. The purified recombinant enzyme showed maximal activity at pH 9.0 to 9.5, was specific for succinic semialdehyde (K 0.5 = 15 μm), and exclusively used NAD+ as a cofactor (K m = 130 ± 77 μm). NADH was a competitive inhibitor with respect to NAD+(K i = 122 ± 86 μm). AMP, ADP, and ATP inhibited the activity of SSADH (K i = 2.5–8 mm). The mechanism of inhibition was competitive for AMP, noncompetitive for ATP, and mixed competitive for ADP with respect to NAD+. Plant SSADH may be responsive to mitochondrial energy charge and reducing potential in controlling metabolism of γ-aminobutyric acid.
琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶(SSADH)是构成γ-氨基丁酸途径的三种酶之一。我们从拟南芥中克隆了SSADH的cDNA,将其命名为SSADH1。SSADH1 cDNA编码一个528个氨基酸(56 kD)的蛋白质,与大肠杆菌和人类的SSADH具有高度相似性(>59%的同源性)。距离N末端33个氨基酸处存在类似于线粒体蛋白酶剪切位点的序列,表明成熟的线粒体蛋白可能包含495个氨基酸(53 kD)。天然重组酶和植物线粒体蛋白的四聚体分子量为197 kD。植物线粒体的分离表明其定位在基质中。纯化的重组酶在pH 9.0至9.5时显示最大活性,对琥珀酸半醛具有特异性(K 0.5 = 15 μm),并且仅使用NAD +作为辅因子(K m = 130 ± 77 μm)。 NADH是相对于NAD +的竞争性抑制剂(K i = 122 ± 86 μm)。 AMP,ADP和ATP抑制SSADH的活性(K i = 2.5-8 mm)。抑制机制对于AMP是竞争性的,对于ATP是非竞争性的,对于ADP相对于NAD +是混合竞争性的。植物SSADH可能对线粒体能量和还原潜力敏感,从而控制γ-氨基丁酸的代谢。