Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 579, Issue 17, Pages 3737-3743Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.05.065
Keywords
quinolinate synthetase; NadA; iron-sulfur protein; Mossbauer; NAD biosynthesis; NadB
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) plays a crucial role as a cofactor in numerous essential redox biological reactions. NAD derives from quinolinic acid which is synthesized in Escherichia coli from L-aspartate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) as the result of the concerted action of two enzymes, L-aspartate oxidase (NadB) and quinolinate synthetase (NadA). We report here the characterization of NadA protein from E. coli. When anaerobically purified, the isolated soluble protein contains 3-3.5 iron and 3-3.5 sulfide/polypeptide chain. Mossbauer spectra of the 57 Fe-protein revealed that the majority of the iron is in the form of a (4Fe-4S)(2+) cluster. An enzymatic assay for quinolinate synthetase activity was set up and allowed to demonstrate that the cluster is absolutely required for NadA activity. Exposure to air leads to degradation of the cluster and inactivate enzyme. (c) 2005 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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