Rabbit muscle phosphofructokinase. Modification of molecular and regulatory kinetic properties with the affinity label 5'-p-(fluorosulfonyl)benzoyl adenosine

D. W. Pettigrew, C. Frieden

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Abstract

The affinity label 5'-p-(fluorosulfonyl)benzoyl adenosine modifies rabbit muscle phosphofructokinase to the extent of one group/subunit. Modification appears to occur at a binding site specific for AMP, cyclic AMP, and ADP, i.e. those adenine nucleotides which are activators under conditions where regulatory kinetic behavior is obtained. The consequences of the modification are consistent with the model proposed previously for correlation between the pK of specific ionizable groups, regulatory kinetic behavior, ligand binding, and the reversible cold inactivation of the enzyme. Thus, the modification shifts the apparent pK of the essential ionizable groups from 6.9 to 6.4 at 25°C, with the result that regulatory kinetic behavior at pH 6.9 and 25°C is lost. Furthermore, the apparent affinity of a site (other than the active site) for ATP, as measured by ATP-dependent quenching of intrinsic protein fluorescence at pH 6.9 and 25°C, is decreased by the modification. Regulatory kinetic behavior for both substrates is obtained with the modified enzyme at a lower pH, consistent with the downward shift in the pK of the ionizable groups, but sensitivity to cAMP activation is abolished by the modification. The loss of regulatory kinetic behavior upon modification of sulfhydryl groups does not appear to be the same as that due to modification by the affinity label.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3623-3627
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume253
Issue number10
StatePublished - 1978

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