B12 METABOLISM IN HUMANS By NICOLE AURORA LEAL A ...
B12 METABOLISM IN HUMANS By NICOLE AURORA LEAL A ...
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to the genes for MSR (MTRR) and MS (MTR), respectively, and defects in either gene<br />
results in homocystinuria (Cooper and Rosenblatt 1987, Watkins and Rosenblatt 2001).<br />
The mut group corresponds to the gene that encodes MCM (MUT). The cblA group<br />
(MMAA gene) encodes a protein proposed to protect MCM from inactivation (Korotkova<br />
and Lidstrom 2004) and recent studies have shown that the cblB complementation group<br />
(MMAB gene) encodes a mitochondrial ATP cob(I)alamin adenosyltransferase (ATR)<br />
(Dobson et al. 2002, Leal et al. 2003). Mutations in the cblH complementation group<br />
also result in methylmalonic aciduria, but the nature of the underlying defect and the<br />
corresponding gene are unknown (Watkins and Rosenblatt 2001).<br />
The human enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of cob(II)alamin to cob(I)alamin<br />
for AdoCbl synthesis has not been identified. Recent studies showed that MSR mediates<br />
cob(II)alamin reduction for MS activation (Leclerc et al. 1999, Olteanu and Banerjee<br />
2001), raising the possibility that this enzyme might play a role in AdoCbl synthesis.<br />
Here we describe the purification and initial biochemical characterization of the human<br />
ATR from recombinant E. coli and demonstrate that in vitro human MSR can reduce<br />
cob(II)alamin to cob(I)alamin for AdoCbl synthesis by the ATR enzyme.<br />
Chemicals and Reagents<br />
Materials and Methods<br />
Restriction enzymes and T4 DNA ligase were from New England Biolabs<br />
(Beverly, MA). Titanium III citrate was prepared as previously described (Bobik and<br />
Wolfe 1989). AdoCbl, HOCbl, β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced<br />
form (NADPH), iodoacetic acid (IA), flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), and bovine<br />
serum albumin (BSA) were purchased from Sigma Chemical Company (St. Louis, MO).<br />
Isopropyl-ß-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), ultra-pure ammonium sulfate, adenosine