2000
Energetics of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Catalysis †
McQueney M, Anderson K, Markham G. Energetics of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Catalysis †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 4443-4454. PMID: 10757994, DOI: 10.1021/bi992876s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCatalysisComputer SimulationDiphosphatesEscherichia coliFluorescenceHydrolysisIsomerismKineticsLigandsMethionineMethionine AdenosyltransferaseOxygenOxygen IsotopesPhosphatesPolyphosphatesS-AdenosylmethionineSolventsThermodynamicsTitrimetryWaterConceptsFree energy profilesSubstrate bindingLoop movementEnergy profilesFormation of AdoMetS-adenosylmethionineChemical interconversion stepPre-steady-state kineticsS-adenosylmethionine synthetaseProduct releaseP(i) complexEquilibrium binding measurementsEnzyme-catalyzed reactionsAdoMet formationBiological alkylating agentsConcentration of substrateFormation reactionCrystallographic studiesEnzyme turnoverEquilibrium constantsCatalyze formationRate constantsInterconversion stepActive siteBinding energy
1999
The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †
Lewis J, Johnson K, Anderson K. The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 7372-7379. PMID: 10353849, DOI: 10.1021/bi9830258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Phosphoshikimate 1-CarboxyvinyltransferaseAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesCatalysisChromatography, High Pressure LiquidEscherichia coliFreezingKineticsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhosphoenolpyruvateProtonsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsEPSP synthaseEnzyme intermediateKinetic competenceSingle-turnover experimentsSubstrate to productSolid-state NMRSolid-state NMR studiesEnzyme assaysEnzyme reaction pathwaySDS-PAGECatalytic mechanismDegrees CSpeciesEnzymeIntermediate speciesNMR studiesSide productsCharacterized reaction productsSample preparationDisappearance of substrateSynthaseReaction productsFormation of productsBreakdown productsReaction pathwaysUsing loop length variants to dissect the folding pathway of a four-helix-bundle protein 11Edited by P. E. Wright
Nagi A, Anderson K, Regan L. Using loop length variants to dissect the folding pathway of a four-helix-bundle protein 11Edited by P. E. Wright. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1999, 286: 257-265. PMID: 9931264, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEscherichia coliKineticsMutationProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsConceptsFour-helix bundle proteinWild-type proteinHelix-connecting loopsProtein folding pathwaysMutant proteinsTwo-residue loopSame general mechanismHelix monomersLength variantsFolding pathwaysE. WrightDimeric intermediateProteinGeneral mechanismFoldingPolyglycine linkerPathwayGlycine linkerLinkerLoop lengthAlterations
1998
Catalytic Mechanism of Kdo8P Synthase: Transient Kinetic Studies and Evaluation of a Putative Reaction Intermediate †
Liang P, Lewis J, Anderson K, Kohen A, D'Souza F, Benenson Y, Baasov T. Catalytic Mechanism of Kdo8P Synthase: Transient Kinetic Studies and Evaluation of a Putative Reaction Intermediate †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 16390-16399. PMID: 9819231, DOI: 10.1021/bi981374w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient kinetic studiesKDO8P synthaseRapid chemical quench experimentsIntermediate 2Chemical quench experimentsKinetic studiesBeta-pyranose formPutative reaction intermediatesChemical synthesisNMR spectroscopySynthetic 2Anomeric phosphatesReaction intermediatesCatalytic pathwayReaction pathwaysEnzyme catalysisCatalytic mechanismTurnover conditionsMechanistic pathwaysPutative reactionsReactionPhosphate hydrolysisSubstrate activityCorresponding control experimentsAlternate substrates
1997
RNA Dependent DNA Replication Fidelity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: Evidence of Discrimination between DNA and RNA Substrates †
Kerr S, Anderson K. RNA Dependent DNA Replication Fidelity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: Evidence of Discrimination between DNA and RNA Substrates †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 14056-14063. PMID: 9369477, DOI: 10.1021/bi971385+.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of the Trichodiene Synthase Reaction Pathway †
Cane D, Chiu H, Liang P, Anderson K. Pre-Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of the Trichodiene Synthase Reaction Pathway †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 8332-8339. PMID: 9204880, DOI: 10.1021/bi963018o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical catalysisReaction pathwaysRapid chemical quench methodsActive siteSteady-state catalytic rateSingle turnover reactionsRate constant kcatEnzyme active siteNerolidyl diphosphateDeuterium isotope effectSingle-turnover experimentsSingle turnover rateState kinetic analysisTurnover reactionsDetection limitCatalytic rateOverall reactionSteady-state releaseIsotope effectRate-limiting stepState kineticsCatalysisReactionQuench methodSynthase reaction
1996
Intersubunit Communication in Tryptophan Synthase by Carbon-13 and Fluorine-19 REDOR NMR †
McDowell L, Lee M, McKay R, Anderson K, Schaefer J. Intersubunit Communication in Tryptophan Synthase by Carbon-13 and Fluorine-19 REDOR NMR †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 3328-3334. PMID: 8605170, DOI: 10.1021/bi9518297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton dipolar decouplingMagic angle spinningLocal electric field gradientsElectric field gradientIsotropic shiftsLigand bindingChemical shiftsNMR spectraConformational gatingEnzyme tryptophan synthaseBeta subunitCarbon-13Dipolar decouplingTryptophan synthaseMother liquorResolved linesConformational rearrangementsBinding of serineNMRLigandField gradientEnzyme complexIntersubunit communicationTyrosine residuesSubunit
1995
Expression of Human Cyclophilin‐40 and the Effect of the His141→Trp Mutation on Catalysis and Cyclosporin A Binding
Hoffmann K, Kakalis L, Anderson K, Armitage I, Handschumacher R. Expression of Human Cyclophilin‐40 and the Effect of the His141→Trp Mutation on Catalysis and Cyclosporin A Binding. The FEBS Journal 1995, 229: 188-193. PMID: 7744028, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.0188l.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid IsomerasesBase SequenceBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCyclophilin DCyclophilinsCyclosporineEnzyme ActivationEscherichia coliHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPeptidylprolyl IsomeraseProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsConceptsCyP-40Isomerase activityPeptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activityHuman cyclophilin-40PGEX-3X expression vectorSite-directed mutagenesisMutant proteinsCyclophilin 40Intrinsic isomerase activityNMR difference spectroscopySuccinyl-AlaExpression vectorHistidine residuesEscherichia coliTryptophan residuesProteinCyclophilinMolecular modellingAla-ProResiduesGel filtrationWeak affinityBindingHigh affinityAffinity matrix
1994
Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ.
Brown E, Marquardt J, Lee J, Walsh C, Anderson K. Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 10638-45. PMID: 8075064, DOI: 10.1021/bi00201a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUDP-N-acetylglucosamineUDP-GlcNAcAbsence of UDP-GlcNAcChemical quench analysisPresence of UDP-GlcNAcSingle-turnover conditionsBinding constantsPeptidoglycan biosynthesisSolution NMRC-2Enzyme nucleophilePeptide of molecular weightStoichiometric labelingConsistent with catalysisRemoval of small moleculesE. coliAdductsSmall moleculesMurZEnzyme adductNon-covalentlySDS-PAGEM ureaLabeled peptidesEnzyme
1992
Mechanism and fidelity of HIV reverse transcriptase.
Kati W, Johnson K, Jerva L, Anderson K. Mechanism and fidelity of HIV reverse transcriptase. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 25988-25997. PMID: 1281479, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)35706-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesDeoxyribonucleotidesDNAEscherichia coliHIV Reverse TranscriptaseHIV-1KineticsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HeteroduplexesOligodeoxyribonucleotidesOligoribonucleotidesRecombinant ProteinsRNARNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseSubstrate SpecificityTemplates, GeneticConceptsRNA templateRNA/DNA heteroduplexesRNA cleavageDuplex DNAPre-steady state burstRate of DNA polymerizationDNA-dependent polymerasesRNA cleavage productsBinding of dNTPSingle nucleotide incorporationRibonuclease domainRNA-dependentVirus reverse transcriptasePublished crystal structureNucleotide incorporationNucleoside triphosphatesHuman immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptaseDNTP complexDissociation of DNADNA polymerizationReverse transcriptaseDATPHeteroduplexCleavage productsRNA
1990
"Kinetic competence" of the 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase tetrahedral intermediate.
Anderson K, Johnson K. "Kinetic competence" of the 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase tetrahedral intermediate. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1990, 265: 5567-5572. PMID: 2180929, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39398-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
A tetrahedral intermediate in the EPSP synthase reaction observed by rapid quench kinetics.
Anderson K, Sikorski J, Johnson K. A tetrahedral intermediate in the EPSP synthase reaction observed by rapid quench kinetics. Biochemistry 1988, 27: 7395-406. PMID: 3061457, DOI: 10.1021/bi00419a034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphoenol pyruvateBurst of product formationPre-steady-state burstQuantitation of reaction productsTransient-state kinetic analysisEnzyme-bound intermediateShikimate 3-phosphateSingle turnover experimentsPre-steady-stateSubstrate trapping experimentsRelease of substratesEquilibrium constantsSynthase reactionExcess enzymeBinding rateAbsence of phosphatePyruvateReverse reactionEnzymeTurnover experimentsEnzymatic reactionsKinetic competenceEnzyme concentrationFormation of productsConcentration of phosphateEvaluation of 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase substrate and inhibitor binding by stopped-flow and equilibrium fluorescence measurements.
Anderson K, Sikorski J, Johnson K. Evaluation of 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase substrate and inhibitor binding by stopped-flow and equilibrium fluorescence measurements. Biochemistry 1988, 27: 1604-10. PMID: 3284585, DOI: 10.1021/bi00405a032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinding of substratesBinary complexShikimate 3-phosphateStopped-flow fluorescence methodsDissociation constantFree enzymeGlyphosate bindingS3P bindingInhibitor bindingProtein fluorescenceKinetics of bindingTernary complexEnzymeStopped-flowFluorescence measurementsBindingFluorescence titrationSaturating concentrationsS3PEquilibrium fluorescence measurements