Uracil-DNA glycosylase of thermophilic Thermothrix thiopara.
AUTOR(ES)
Kaboev, O K
RESUMO
An activity which released free uracil from dUMP-containing DNA was purified approximately 1,700-fold from extracts of Thermothrix thiopara, the first such activity to be isolated from extremely thermophilic bacteria. The enzyme appeared homogeneous, according to the results of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It had a native molecular weight of 26,000 and existed as a monomer protein in water solution. The enzyme had an optimal activity at 70 degrees C, between pH 7.5 and 9.0, and in the presence of 0.2% Triton X-100. It had no cofactor requirement and was not inhibited by EDTA, but it was sensitive to N-ethylmaleimide. The purified enzyme did not contain any nuclease that acted on native or depurinated DNA. The Arrhenius activation energy was 76 kJ/mol between 30 and 50 degrees C and 11 kJ/mol between 50 and 70 degrees C. The rate of heat inactivation of the enzyme followed first-order kinetics with a half-life of 2 min at 70 degrees C. Ammonium sulfate and bovine serum albumin protected the enzyme from heat inactivation. One T. thiopara cell contains enough activity to release about 2 X 10(8) uracil residues from DNA during one generation time at 70 degrees C.
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