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Tet repressor residues indirectly recognizing anhydrotetracycline.

Peter Schubert1, Klaus Pfleiderer, Wolfgang Hillen

  • 1Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Biochemie und Genetik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nurnberg, Staudtstrasse 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.

European Journal of Biochemistry
|May 22, 2004
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Investigating two tetracycline repressor (TetR) variants revealed that while tetracycline binds similarly, anhydrotetracycline differentiates between them. Specific residues and internal water networks are key to this ligand recognition and protein plasticity.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Tetracycline repressor (TetR) proteins are crucial regulators of gene expression.
  • Understanding TetR variants' ligand specificity is vital for molecular biology applications.
  • Sequence variations can alter TetR's binding properties and functional outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differential recognition of tetracycline and anhydrotetracycline by two TetR sequence variants.
  • To identify the specific amino acid residues and structural features responsible for altered ligand binding.
  • To elucidate the role of internal water networks in the plasticity of TetR's ligand binding.

Main Methods:

  • Thermodynamic analysis using urea-dependent unfolding to determine complex stabilities.

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  • Construction and analysis of isofunctional TetR hybrid proteins.
  • Measurement of association kinetics and binding constants.
  • Analysis of protein denaturation profiles.

    • Main Results:

    • Tetracycline stabilized both TetR variants similarly, but anhydrotetracycline showed significant discrimination.
    • Residues 57 and 61 were identified as key determinants of complex stability.
    • Association kinetics differed for anhydrotetracycline recognition, despite similar binding constants.
    • A connection between identified residues, an internal water network, and entropy effects was proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • Specific residues and their interaction with internal water networks dictate TetR's ligand specificity and plasticity.
    • Structural water molecules play a critical role in ligand recognition and protein function.
    • The identified structural module is essential for the adaptability of TetR in binding multiple ligands.