Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 2019 Jan;661:107-116. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.11.015. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
The arylalkylamine N-acyltransferases (AANATs) are enzymes that catalyze the acyl-CoA-dependent formation of N-acylarylalkylamides: acyl-CoA + arylalkylamine → N-acylarylalkylamides + CoA-SH. Herein, we describe our study of a previously uncharacterized AANAT from Bombyx mori: Bm-iAANAT3. Bm-iAANAT3 catalyzes the direct formation of N-acylarylalkylamides and accepts a broad range of short-chain acyl-CoA thioesters and amines as substrates. Acyl-CoA thioesters possessing an acyl chain length >10 carbon atoms are not substrates for Bm-iAANAT3. We report that Bm-iAANAT3 is a "versatile generalist", most likely, functioning in amine acetylation - a reaction in amine inactivation/excretion, cuticle sclerotization, and melanism. We propose a kinetic and chemical mechanism for Bm-iAANAT3 that is consistent with our steady-state kinetic analysis, dead-end inhibition studies, determination of the pH-rate profiles, and site-directed mutagenesis of a catalytically important amino acid in Bm-iAANAT3. These mechanistic studies of Bm-iAANAT3 will foster the development of novel compounds targeted against this enzyme and other insect AANATs for the control of insect pests.
芳基烷基胺 N-酰基转移酶(AANATs)是一种酶,可催化酰基辅酶 A 依赖性形成 N-酰基芳基烷基酰胺:酰基辅酶 A + 芳基烷基胺 → N-酰基芳基烷基酰胺 + 辅酶 A-SH。在此,我们描述了对来自家蚕的先前未表征的 AANAT 的研究:Bm-iAANAT3。Bm-iAANAT3 催化 N-酰基芳基烷基酰胺的直接形成,并接受广泛的短链酰基辅酶 A 硫酯和胺作为底物。酰基辅酶 A 硫酯的酰链长度> 10 个碳原子不是 Bm-iAANAT3 的底物。我们报告说,Bm-iAANAT3 是一种“通用多面手”,很可能在胺乙酰化 - 一种胺失活/排泄、角质层硬化和黑化的反应中发挥作用。我们提出了一个符合我们稳态动力学分析、末端抑制研究、pH-速率曲线测定和 Bm-iAANAT3 中催化重要氨基酸的定点突变的 Bm-iAANAT3 的动力学和化学机制。对 Bm-iAANAT3 的这些机制研究将促进针对该酶和其他昆虫 AANAT 的新型化合物的开发,以控制昆虫害虫。