Post-translational processing of urea amidolyase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

AUTOR(ES)

Sumrada, R A

RESUMO

Urea amidolyase catalyzes the two reactions (urea carboxylase and a allophanate hydrolase) associated with urea degradation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Past work has shown that both reactions are catalyzed by a 204-kilodalton, multifunctional protein. In view of these observations, it was surprising to find that on induction at 22 degrees C, approximately 2 to 6 min elapsed between the appearance of allophanate hydrolase and urea carboxylase activities. In search of an explanation for this apparent paradox, we determined whether or not a detectable period of time elapsed between the appearance of allophanate hydrolase activity and activation of the urea carboxylase domain by the addition of biotin. We found that a significant portion of the protein produced immediately after the onset of induction lacked the prosthetic group. A steady-state level of biotin-free enzyme was reached 16 min after induction and persisted indefinitely thereafter. These data are consistent with the suggestion that sequential induction of allophanate hydrolase and urea carboxylase activities results from the time required to covalently bind biotin to the latter domain of the protein.

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