Tautomeric state of alpha-sarcin histidines. Ndelta tautomers are a common feature in the active site of extracellular microbial ribonucleases

Extracellular fungal RNases, including ribotoxins such as alpha-sarcin, constitute a family of structurally related proteins represented by RNase T1. The tautomeric preferences of the alpha-sarcin imidazole side chains have been determined by nuclear magnetic resonance and electrostatic calculations...

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Published in:FEBS letters 2003-01, Vol.534 (1-3), p.197-201
Main Authors: Pérez-Cañadilllas, José Manuel, García-Mayoral, Ma Flor, Laurents, Douglas V, Martínez del Pozo, Alvaro, Gavilanes, José G, Rico, Manuel, Bruix, Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial Proteins - chemistry
Bacterial Proteins - metabolism
Binding Sites
Endoribonucleases - chemistry
Endoribonucleases - metabolism
Fungal Proteins - chemistry
Fungal Proteins - metabolism
Histidine - chemistry
Imidazoles - chemistry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Models, Molecular
Protein Conformation
Ribonucleases - chemistry
Ribonucleases - metabolism
Static Electricity
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Summary:Extracellular fungal RNases, including ribotoxins such as alpha-sarcin, constitute a family of structurally related proteins represented by RNase T1. The tautomeric preferences of the alpha-sarcin imidazole side chains have been determined by nuclear magnetic resonance and electrostatic calculations. Histidine residues at the active site, H50 and H137, adopt the Ndelta tautomer, which is less common in short peptides, as has been found for RNase T1. Comparison with tautomers predicted from crystal structures of other ribonucleases suggests that two active site histidine residues with the Ndelta tautomer are a conserved feature of microbial ribonucleases and that this is related to their ribonucleolytic function.
ISSN:0014-5793