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ArticleFEBS open bio2025

Phosphomimetic mutations near active sites of proteins in Thermus thermophilus suggest a widespread regulatory mechanism.

Anzu Nishiwaki, Hiroki Okanishi, Yoshikatsu Kanai, Ryoji Masui

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4 authors.

Anzu NishiwakiGraduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.
Hiroki OkanishiGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
Yoshikatsu KanaiGraduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8126-286X
Ryoji MasuiGraduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6797-5353

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Thermus thermophilus, an aerobic Gram-negative eubacterium used as a model organism, more than half of the phosphorylation sites identified by proteomic analysis are located near the ligand-binding site, including the active site, of the enzyme in the three-dimensional structure. We investigated the effect of these phosphorylation events on the activity of six enzymes (three nucleoside monophosphate kinases, isocitrate kinase, malate dehydrogenase and inorganic pyrophosphatase) by introducing phosphomimetic mutations, Glu, into the phosphorylation sites. All phosphomimetic mutants showed severely reduced activity compared with the wild-type, particularly in the turnover number. The proteins analyzed in this study belong to different families and have various functions. This suggests that there is a widespread mechanism by which phosphorylation of amino acid residues near the active site reduces enzyme activity independent of the protein family and function.

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Bacterial ProteinsThermus thermophilusCatalytic DomainMalate DehydrogenaseMutationPhosphorylationBacterial ProteinsMalate Dehydrogenasenucleoside monophosphate kinasephosphomimetic mutationprotein phosphorylationThermus thermophilus

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PMID40948354
PMCPMC12667214

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