Manganese-Induced Substrate Promiscuity in the Reaction Catalyzed by Phosphoglutamine Cytidylyltransferase from Campylobacter jejuni

Biochemistry. 2019 Apr 23;58(16):2144-2151. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00189. Epub 2019 Apr 9.

Abstract

The leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, Campylobacter jejuni, is a Gram-negative pathogen that contains a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) on its capsular polysaccharide. Previously, MeOPN has been linked to the evasion of host immune responses and serum resistance. Despite the involvement of MeOPN in pathogenicity, the complete biosynthesis of this modification is unknown; however, the first four enzymatic steps have been elucidated. The second enzyme in this pathway, Cj1416, is a CTP/phosphoglutamine cytididylyltransferase that catalyzes the displacement of pyrophosphate from MgCTP by l-glutamine phosphate to form CDP-l-glutamine. Initially, Cj1416 was predicted to use phosphoramidate to form cytidine diphosphoramidate, but no activity was detected with MgATP as a substrate. However, in the presence of MnCTP, Cj1416 can directly catalyze the formation of cytidine diphosphoramidate from phosphoramidate and MnCTP. Here we characterize the manganese-induced promiscuity of Cj1416. In the presence of Mn2+, Cj1416 catalyzes the formation of 12 different reaction products using l-glutamine phosphate, phosphoramidate, methyl phosphate, methyl phosphonate, phosphate, arsenate, ethanolamine phosphate, glycerol-1-phosphate, glycerol-2-phosphate, serinol phosphate, l-serine phosphate, or 3-phospho-d-glycerate as the nucleophile to displace pyrophosphate from CTP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry
  • Amides / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Biocatalysis
  • Campylobacter jejuni / enzymology*
  • Cytidine Triphosphate / chemistry
  • Cytidine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Glutamine / metabolism*
  • Manganese / metabolism*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nucleotidyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Phosphoric Acids / chemistry
  • Phosphoric Acids / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Amides
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • Glutamine
  • Manganese
  • Cytidine Triphosphate
  • phosphoramidic acid
  • Nucleotidyltransferases