A thermostable K+-stimulated vacuolar-type pyrophosphatase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima
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Current evidence suggests the occurrence of two classes of vacuolar-type H+-translocating inorganic pyrophosphatases (V-PPases): K+-insensitive proteins, identified in eukaryotes, bacteria and archaea, and K+-stimulated V-PPases, identified to date only in eukaryotes. Here, we describe the functional characterization of a thermostable V-PPase from the anaerobic hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima by heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The activity of this 71-kDa membrane-embedded polypeptide has a near obligate requirement for K+, like the plant V-PPase, and its thermostability depends on the binding of Mg2+. Phylogenetic analysis of protein sequences consistently assigned the T. maritima V-PPase to the K+-sensitive class of V-PPases so far only known for eukaryotes. The finding of a K+-stimulated V-PPase also in a member of a primitive eubacterial lineage strongly supports an ancient evolutionary origin of this group of pyrophosphate-energized proton pumps.
Original language | English |
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Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 496 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 6-11 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0014-5793 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 May 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:
Preliminary genome sequence data were obtained from TIGR and JGI websites http://tigr.org and http://spider.jgi-psf.org/JGI_microbial/html/ , respectively. We gratefully thank Prof. R. Serrano for providing yeast strains and plasmids. We are also indebted to Prof. P.A. Rea for the generous gift of antibody PAB HK and to Prof. M. Baltcheffsky for providing the RVP gene and antibody against the protein. T. maritima genomic DNA was obtained from Dr. C. Bouthier de la Tour, which is also gratefully acknowledged. J.R. P.-C. and R.L. L.-M. were supported by a postdoctoral contract from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and by a Ph.D. studentship from MEC-CSIC, respectively. This work was supported by DGICYT Grant PB97-1135 from the Spanish Government and Grant PAI CVI-261 from the Andalusian Regional Government (Spain).
- Heterologous expression, K-stimulation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Thermotoga maritima, Vacuolar-type H-pyrophosphatase
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