Becher B, Müller V, Gottschalk G
Institut für Mikrobiologie, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
J Bacteriol. 1992 Dec;174(23):7656-60. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.23.7656-7660.1992.
To determine the cellular localization of components of the methyltransferase system, we separated cell extracts of Methanosarcina strain Gö1 into cytoplasmic and inverted-vesicle fractions. Measurements demonstrated that 83% of the methylene-tetrahydromethanopterin reductase activity resided in the cytoplasm whereas 88% of the methyl-tetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase (methyltransferase) was associated with the vesicles. The activity of the methyltransferase was stimulated 4.6-fold by ATP and 10-fold by ATP plus a reducing agent [e.g., Ti(III)]. In addition, methyltransferase activity depended on the presence of Na+ (apparent Km = 0.7 mM) and Na+ was pumped into the lumen of the vesicles in the course of methyl transfer from methyl-tetrahydromethanopterin not only to coenzyme M but also to hydroxycobalamin. Both methyl transfer reactions were inhibited by 1-iodopropane and reconstituted by illumination. A model for the methyl transfer reactions is presented.
为了确定甲基转移酶系统各组分的细胞定位,我们将甲烷八叠球菌菌株Gö1的细胞提取物分离为细胞质组分和内翻囊泡组分。测量结果表明,83%的亚甲基四氢甲蝶呤还原酶活性存在于细胞质中,而88%的甲基四氢甲蝶呤:辅酶M甲基转移酶(甲基转移酶)与囊泡相关。ATP可使甲基转移酶的活性提高4.6倍,ATP加还原剂[如Ti(III)]可使其活性提高10倍。此外,甲基转移酶活性依赖于Na+的存在(表观Km = 0.7 mM),并且在甲基从甲基四氢甲蝶呤向辅酶M以及向羟基钴胺素转移的过程中,Na+被泵入囊泡腔中。这两种甲基转移反应均受到1-碘丙烷的抑制,并可通过光照进行重构。本文提出了一个甲基转移反应的模型。