Lee K F, Liaw Y C, Shaw P C
Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Biochem J. 1996 Feb 15;314 ( Pt 1)(Pt 1):321-6. doi: 10.1042/bj3140321.
The two overlapping genes coding for EcoHK31I methyltransferase have previously been cloned, sequenced and expressed [Lee, Kam and Shaw (1995) Nucleic Acids Res. 23, 103-108]. Here we describe protocols developed to purify polypeptides alpha and beta together or separately, to apparent homogeneity by various chromatographic media. M.EcoHK31I is a heterodimer with a native molecular mass of 61 kDa. Its specific activity towards non-methylated lambda DNA was 3.0 x 10(5) units per mg of protein. The respective denatured molecular masses of polypeptides alpha and beta were 38 and 23 kDa, and their pI values were 8.7 and 6.8. Initial rate kinetic parameters of the native enzyme were 2.0 nM, 0.58 microM and 3 min-1 for KmDNA, KmAdoMet and kcat. respectively, where AdoMet stands for S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Fully active enzyme was reconstituted by co-purifying the two separately synthesized polypeptides, and activity assays confirmed our previous finding that two polypeptides were needed to methylate substrate DNA.
编码EcoHK31I甲基转移酶的两个重叠基因先前已被克隆、测序和表达[Lee、Kam和Shaw(1995年)《核酸研究》23卷,第103 - 108页]。在此,我们描述了所开发的方案,通过各种色谱介质一起或分别纯化α和β多肽,直至达到明显的均一性。M.EcoHK31I是一种天然分子量为61 kDa的异二聚体。其对未甲基化的λDNA的比活性为每毫克蛋白质3.0×10⁵单位。α和β多肽各自的变性分子量分别为38 kDa和23 kDa,其pI值分别为8.7和6.8。天然酶的初始速率动力学参数,对于KmDNA、KmAdoMet和kcat分别为2.0 nM、0.58 μM和3 min⁻¹,其中AdoMet代表S - 腺苷 - L - 甲硫氨酸。通过共纯化两种分别合成的多肽重构了完全活性的酶,活性测定证实了我们先前的发现,即需要两种多肽来甲基化底物DNA。