Novel Mechanism of Inhibition of Rat Kidney-type Glutaminase by Bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl Sulfide (Bptes).
From: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870, USA.
The Biochemical journal
- Publish Date: Sep 2007
- ISSN: 1470-8728
- Volume: 406
- Issue: 3
- Pages: 407-14
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Robinson Mary M, McBryant Steven J, Tsukamoto Takashi, et al. Novel Mechanism of Inhibition of Rat Kidney-type Glutaminase by Bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl Sulfide (Bptes).. Biochem. J. Sep 2007;406:407-14
Abstract
The release of GA (mitochondrial glutaminase) from neurons following acute ischaemia or during chronic neurodegenerative diseases may contribute to the propagation of glutamate excitotoxicity. Thus an inhibitor that selectively inactivates the released GA may limit the accumulation of excess glutamate and minimize the loss of neurological function that accompanies brain injury. The present study examines the mechanism of inactivation of rat KGA (kidney GA isoform) by the small-molecule inhibitor BPTES [bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl sulfide]. BPTES is a potent inhibitor of KGA, but not of the liver GA isoform, glutamate dehydrogenase or gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. Kinetic studies indicate that, with respect to glutamine, BPTES has a K(i) of approx. 3 microM. Moreover, these studies suggest that BPTES inhibits the allosteric activation caused by phosphate binding and promotes the formation of an inactive complex. Gel-filtration chromatography and sedimentation-velocity analysis were used to examine the effect of BPTES on the phosphate-dependent oligomerization of KGA. This established that BPTES prevents the formation of large phosphate-induced oligomers and instead promotes the formation of a single oligomeric species with distinct physical properties. Sedimentation-equilibrium studies determined that the oligomer produced by BPTES is a stable tetramer. Taken together, the present work indicates that BPTES is a unique and potent inhibitor of rat KGA and elucidates a novel mechanism of inactivation.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Chromatography, Gel, Enzyme Inhibitors, Fractionation, Field Flow, Glutaminase, Kidney, Kinetics, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Sulfides, Thiadiazoles, Ultracentrifugation
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