波谱学杂志 ›› 2019, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 164-171.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20182639

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

探测应答调控蛋白PhoBNF20D自由态中存在的Pre-Active构象

寇新慧1,2, 刘乙祥1, 刘兴弘1,2, 李从刚1, 刘买利1, 姜凌1   

  1. 1. 中国科学院生物磁共振重点实验室, 波谱与原子分子物理国家重点实验室, 武汉磁共振中心(中国科学院 武汉物理与数学研究所), 湖北 武汉 430071;
    2. 中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2018-04-20 发布日期:2018-05-18
  • 通讯作者: 刘乙祥 Tel:027-87198493, E-mail:yixiangliu@wipm.ac.cn;姜凌 Tel:027-87198493, E-mail:lingjiang@wipm.ac.cn E-mail:yixiangliu@wipm.ac.cn;lingjiang@wipm.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0505400); the National Science Foundation of China (21573280, 21603268).

Visualizing the Pre-Active Conformation of Response Regulator PhoBNF20D in Its apo State

KOU Xin-hui1,2, LIU Yi-xiang1, LIU Xing-hong1,2, LI Cong-gang1, LIU Mai-li1, JIANG Ling1   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan(Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wuhan 430071, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2018-04-20 Published:2018-05-18
  • Supported by:
    the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0505400); the National Science Foundation of China (21573280, 21603268).

摘要: PhoB是PhoR/PhoB双组分信号转导系统(TCS)中的应答调控蛋白,来自大肠杆菌,可以参与环境中自由Pi的调控应答.PhoB拥有保守的磷酸化位点D53,当Mg2+存在时,会变成活性构象,但是其中的机理尚不清楚.目前已经有报道指出,自由态的应答调控蛋白存在少量的活性构象,而且它们和蛋白的激活过程相关,但是这种活性构象一般不稳定,很难观测到.本文以PhoBNF20D作为模型,1H-15N HSQC和19F NMR谱图显示,自由态PhoBNF20D在溶液中存在pre-active构象,BeF3-可以稳定这种活性构象,而且Mg2+可以促进非活性构象到活性构象之间的转化,在BeF3-存在的情况下可以使PhoBNF20D形成完全的活性构象.同时我们利用Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill(CPMG)弛豫弥散实验证明了PhoBNF20D存在两态交换.

关键词: BeF3-, 活性构象, 核磁共振(NMR), 应答调控蛋白, 双组分信号转导系统(TCS)

Abstract: PhoB is a response regulator of the PhoR/PhoB two-component system (TCS) in Escherichia Coli, which is involved in environmental phosphate regulation. PhoB activation is known to be mediated by Mg2+ coordination and phosphorylation of the conserved D53 residue, but the exact mechanism remains to be elucidated. It has been proposed that minor active conformations of the response regulator may preexist in its apo state and be related to the activation. However, such minor states are instable and difficult to observe. In this work, 1H-15N HSQC and 19F NMR experiments were performed on a monomeric mutant PhoBNF20D. It was observed that the apo PhoBNF20D had a pre-active conformation, which could be partially stabilized by the phosphoryl group analog BeF3-without the presence of Mg2+. Addition of Mg2+ shifted the equilibrium towards the active form. Furthermore, the exchange between the inactive and active conformations were confirmed by the CPMG (Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill) relaxation dispersion experiments. It is concluded that the apo PhoBNF20D have both inactive and active conformations, and the pre-active conformation can be stabilized by BeF3-.

Key words: BeF3-, active conformation, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), response regulator, two-component system (TCS)

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