Residues 36-42 of liver RNase PL3 contribute to its uridine-preferring substrate specificity. Cloning of the cDNA and site-directed mutagenesis studies
Open Access
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Protein Science
- Vol. 3 (3) , 459-466
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5560030311
Abstract
Within the superfamily of homologous mammalian ribonucleases (RNases) 4 distinct families can be recognized. Previously, representative members of three of these have been cloned and studied in detail. Here we report on the cloning of a cDNA encoding a member of the fourth family, RNase PL3 from porcine liver. The deduced amino acid sequence showed the presence of a signal peptide, confirming the notion that RNase PL3 is a secreted RNase. Expression of the cDNA in Escherichia coli yielded 1.5 mg of purified protein/liter of culture. The recombinant enzyme was indistinguishable from the enzyme isolated from porcine liver based on the following criteria: amino acid analysis, N-terminal amino acid sequence, molecular weight, specific activity toward yeast RNA, and kinetic parameters for the hydrolysis of uridylyl(3′,5′)adenosine and cytidylyl(3′,5′)adenosine. Interestingly, the kinetic data showed that RNase PL3 has a very low activity toward yeast RNA, i.e., 2.5% compared to pancreatic RNase A. Moreover, using the dinucleotide substrates and homopolymers it was found that RNase PL3, in contrast to most members of the RNase superfamily, strongly prefers uridine over cytidine on the 5′ side of the scissile bond. Replacement, by site-directed mutagenesis, of residues 36-42 of RNase PL3 by the corresponding ones from bovine pancreatic RNase A resulted in a large preferential increase in the catalytic efficiency for cytidine-containing substrates. This suggests that this region of the molecule contains some of the elements that determine substrate specificity.Keywords
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