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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.275, ss.460-465, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
To determine the role of hydrophobic interactions in the dimer interface of citrate synthase (CS) from Thermoplasma (Tp) acidophilum in thermostabilization, we have used site-directed mutagenesis to replace Gly 196 by Val on the helix L of the subunit interface. Recombinant wild-type and Gly 196 mutant TpCS enzymes were largely identical in terms of substrate specificities (K-m for oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA). However, the mutation not only reduced catalytic activity (about 10-fold) (i.e., V-max, K-cat and specific activity) of the TpCS, but also decreased its thermal and chemical stability. Archaeal citrate synthase is active as a dimer, since residues from both monomers participate in the active site. Our results suggest that Gly196 --> Val mutation interferes with dimerization, so that improper dimerization or dissociation of the dimer would have a profound affect on the activity as well as the conformational stability of TpCS. (C) 2000 Academic Press.