Glutamine synthetase, which catalyses the incorporation of ammonium into glutamate, is a key enzyme of nitrogen metabolism found in all domains of life. Several types have been described, differing in their oligomeric structures and cofactor requirements.
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L-glutamate:ammonia ligase (ADP-forming)
Glutamine synthetase, which catalyses the incorporation of ammonium into glutamate, is a key enzyme of nitrogen metabolism found in all domains of life. Several types have been described, differing in their oligomeric structures and cofactor requirements.
a two-step reaction with phosphorylation of L-glutamate by ATP to give gamma-glutamyl phosphate followed by addition of ammonia and release of phosphate resulting in L-glutamine, phosphate and ADP
feedback-inhibited glutamine synthetase acts as a molecular chaperone to stabilize the association of dimers of transcripion factor GlnR, the repressor of the glutamine synthetase operon in Bacillus subtilis, with their DNA binding sites, molecular mechanism, overview. The cell shuts off synthesis of GS, and hence of glutamine, when both the enzyme and its product are in excess. The feedback-inhibited enzyme also regulates the activity of TnrA, the global regulator of nitrogen metabolism genes, but by a very different mechanism, overview
the glutamine synthetase transmits the nitrogen regulatory signal to GlnR, a transcription factor involved in nitrogen metabolism regulation, the enzyme interacts with GlnR via the factor's C-terminal autoinhibitory domain, the protein-protein interaction of GlnR and glutamine synthetase stabilizes the GlnR-DNA complexes, interaction analysis of enzyme with wild-type and truncated GlnR proteins, overview
the feedback-inhibited enzyme, acting as a chaperone, is required for the binding of transcription factor GlnR to DNA, the feedback inhibition of GS by L-glutamine induces the sequence-specific binding of transcription factor GlnR to DNA in nitrogen metabolism regulation by 32fold and reduces the dissociation rate by 18fold stabilizing the complexes, overview
feedback-inhibited glutamine synthetase acts as a molecular chaperone to stabilize the association of dimers of transcripion factor GlnR, the repressor of the glutamine synthetase operon in Bacillus subtilis, with their DNA binding sites, molecular mechanism, overview. The cell shuts off synthesis of GS, and hence of glutamine, when both the enzyme and its product are in excess. The feedback-inhibited enzyme also regulates the activity of TnrA, the global regulator of nitrogen metabolism genes, but by a very different mechanism, overview
the glutamine synthetase transmits the nitrogen regulatory signal to GlnR, a transcription factor involved in nitrogen metabolism regulation, the enzyme interacts with GlnR via the factor's C-terminal autoinhibitory domain, the protein-protein interaction of GlnR and glutamine synthetase stabilizes the GlnR-DNA complexes, interaction analysis of enzyme with wild-type and truncated GlnR proteins, overview
feedback inhibition of isozymes GSI-alpha and GSI-beta. Feedback inhibition arises from a hydrogen bond network between Gln, the catalytic glutamate, and the GSI-alpha-specific residue, Arg62, from an adjacent subunit. Arg62 must be ejected for proper active site reorganization. An R62A mutation abrogates Gln feedback inhibition but does not affect catalysis
the enzyme is feedback inhibited, the feedback inhibition of GS induces the sequence-specific binding of transcription factor GlnR to DNA in nitrogen metabolism regulation by 32fold and reduces the dissociation rate by 18fold stabilizing the complexes, overview
glutathione synthetase binds to transcription factor TnrA in its feedback-inhibited form, and also in its non-feedback-inhibited form, although less efficiently. TnrA forms either a stable soluble complex with GlnK in the absence of transmembrane ammonium transporter AmtB, or constitutively binds to glutathione synthetase in the absence of regulatuor GlnK. In vitro, the TnrA C-terminus is responsible for interactions with either glutathione synthetase or GlnK, and this region appears also to mediate proteolysis, suggesting that binding of GlnK or glutathione synthetase protects TnrA from degradation
the Bacillus subtilis enzyme undergoes dramatic intersubunit conformational alterations during formation of the transition state. Structure-function relationship, overview
the Bacillus subtilis enzyme undergoes dramatic intersubunit conformational alterations during formation of the transition state. Structure-function relationship, overview
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CRYSTALLIZATION (Commentary)
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purified recombinant detagged apo-enzyme, enzyme-glutamate-AMPPCP complex, and enzyme transition state, hanging drop vapor diffusion, for enzyme-glutamate-AMPPCP crystals: mixing of 40 mg/ml protein at a 1:1 ratio with 40% 4-methyl-2,4-pentanediol and 200 mM MgSO4, and inverting the drop over the reservoir solution containing 15% PEG 8000, 0.1 M HEPES, pH 7.5, and 10 mM MgCl2, for enzyme-L-methionine-S-sulfoximine-phosphate-ADP crystals: mixing of 40 mg/ml protein with 5 mM MgCl2, 5 mM ATP, and 5 mM L-methionine-S-sulfoximine,and combining in a 1:1 ratio with crystallization reagent containing 10% PEG 4000, 0.1 M HEPES, pH 7.5, for apo-enzyme crystals: mixing the protein 40 mg/ml at a 1:1 ratio with 40% 4-methyl-2,4-pentanediol and 200 mM MgSO4 and inverting the drop over the reservoir solution, room temperature, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 3.1 A, 2.87 A, and 2.58 A resolution, respectively
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 16% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 2% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 37% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 8% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 43% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 5% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 80% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 58% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 160% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 130% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 76% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 18% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 36% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 8% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 150% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 100% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
mutation in the E304 flap, a flexible 7-residue loop over the entrance to the active site. 87% of wild-type activity with L-glutamate, 46% of wild-type activity with L-glutamine
kinetic properties are similar to the wild-type protein, mutant S186F enzyme is resistant to feedback inhibition by glutamine and AMP. S186F protein has a lower affinity for glutamine and AMP than the wild-type enzyme. S186F glutamine synthetase is defective in its ability to block DNA binding by TnrA in vitro
inactivation by trypsin, chymotrypsin, or subtilisin follows pseudo-fast order kinetics. In presence of Glu, ATP, and Mn2+ the digestion of the glutamine synthetase by each of the three proteases is retarded completely
native and oxidized forms of enzyme are both cleaved in the same manner by chymotrypsin. Oxidized enzyme is completely cleaved during the 60 min incubation whereas the native enzyme is not completely digested
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OXIDATION STABILITY
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enzyme is protected from oxidative modification by either 5 mM Mn2+ or 5 mM Mn2+ plus 5 mM ATP, but not by Mg2+. Oxidative modification induces relatively subtle changes in the dodecameric enzyme molecules, but does not denature the protein
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PURIFICATION (Commentary)
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recombinant His-tagged wild-type and mutant enzymes from Escherichia coli by nickel affinity chromatography, urea treatment, tag cleavage by thrombin, again nickel affinity chromatography to remove the tag, and dialysis
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coupling genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase with yeast alcoholic fermentation system using small ubiquitin-related modifier fusion technology SUMO
high efficiency L-Gln production by coupling genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase with yeast alcoholic fermentation system using small ubiquitin-related modifier fusion technology SUMO and 0.1% lactose as inducer. Fusion protein is expressed in totally soluble form in Escherichia coli and can be purified to 90% purity by nickel nitrilo-triacetic acid resin chromatography with a yield of 625 mg per liter fermentation culture. About 121 mg recombinant GS is obtained from 1 l fermentation culture with 96% purity and 23 U/mg activity
Structures of the Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase dodecamer reveal large intersubunit catalytic conformational changes linked to a unique feedback inhibition mechanism