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    PIG-LIVER PHOSPHOMEVALONATE KINASE .1. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES
    (1980) BAZAES, S; BEYTIA, E; JABALQUINTO, AM; SOLISDEOVANDO, F; GOMEZ, I; EYZAGUIRRE, J
    Pig liver phosphomevalonate kinase (EC 2.7.4.2) was purified to homogeneity as shown by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The MW estimates range from 21,000 to 22,500. Each molecule is composed of 1 polypeptide chain. The presence of SH-containing reagents is essential for preservation of enzyme activity at all steps in the purification. The enzyme shows absolute specificity for ATP and requires for activity a divalent metal cation, Mg2+ being most effective. The optimum pH for the enzyme ranges from 7.5 to over 9.5. Kinetics are hyperbolic for both substrates, showing a sequential mechanism; true Km values of 0.075 mM and 0.46 mM were obtained for phosphomevalonate and ATP, respectively. Amino acid composition shows a high content of acid amino acids, 1 cysteine residue/molecule of enzyme, and the absence of methionine. The enzyme apparently plays no regulatory function is cholesterol biosynthesis in pig liver, although a variable enzyme content was detected in different livers.
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    PIG-LIVER PHOSPHOMEVALONATE KINASE .2. PARTICIPATION OF CYSTEINYL AND LYSYL GROUPS IN CATALYSIS
    (1980) BAZAES, S; BEYTIA, E; JABALQUINTO, AM; SOLISDEOVANDO, F; GOMEZ, I; EYZAGUIRRE, J
    Phosphomevalonate kinase from pig liver is inactivated by 5,5''-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) and pyridoxal 5''-phosphate. The substrate phosphomevalonate protects the enzyme against inactivation by these reagents. Inactivation by 5,5''-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) is complete and may be reverted by 2-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol. Experiments carried out with partially inactivated enzyme show no change in the kcat or in the apparent Km for the substrates, as compared with the native enzyme, indicating the existence of 2 populations of molecules, one intact and the other totally inactive. 5,5''-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) apparently reacts with the only cysteinyl residue of the enzyme and this residue is located in or near the active site. Inhibition by pyridoxal 5''-phosphate can be reverted, either by dialysis or by the addition of lysine, but not if the partially inactivated enzyme is treated previously with NaBH4, in agreement with the formation of a Schiff base between pyridoxal 5''-phosphate and an amino group of the enzyme. This is further supported by the appearance of an absorption band with a maximum at 325 nm in the enzyme treated with pyridoxal 5''-phosphate and NaBH4. Pyridoxal and pyridoxamine 5''-phosphate are weaker inhibitors than pyridoxal 5''-phosphate, suggesting a specific effect due to the phosphate and aldehyde groups. The enzyme is not completely inactivated by pyridoxal 5''-phosphate, even at a molar ratio of 350, or by a 2nd inactivation treatment after reduction with NaBH4. The partially modified enzyme shows a lower Km for phosphomevalonate than the native enzyme, suggesting that the reactive group is located near the binding site of phosphomevalonate. The lower Km may reflect an effect of the positive charge of the pyridoxal 5''-phosphate ring N, enhancing the binding of phosphomevalonate. Values of 8.15 at 24.degree. C and 7.95 at 31.degree. C were determined for the pK of the reactive group. A .DELTA.Hi of 11.8 kcal/mol was estimated, in agreement with the values expected for an amino group. One amino group/active site is involved in the enzyme inactivation as shown by kinetic data. Quantification of the number of moles of pyridoxal 5''-phosphate bound/mole of enzyme is not conclusive but supports this assertion. This group may correspond to an .epsilon.-amino group of lysine.