Transketolase

Transketolase

protein
Name = transketolase
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HGNCid = 11834
Symbol = TKT
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EntrezGene = 7086
OMIM = 606781
RefSeq = NM_001064
UniProt = P29401
PDB =
ECnumber = 2.2.1.1
Chromosome = 3
Arm = p
Band = 14.3
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Transketolase, an enzyme of both the pentose phosphate pathway in animals and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, catalyzes two important reactions, which operate in opposite directions in these two pathways. In the first reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway, the cofactor thiamine diphosphate accepts a 2-carbon fragment from a 5-carbon ketose (D-xylulose-5-P), then transfers this fragment to a 5-carbon aldose (D-ribose-5-P) to form a 7-carbon ketose (sedoheptulose-7-P). The abstraction of two carbons from D-xylulose-5-P yields the 3-carbon aldose glyceraldehyde-3-P. In the Calvin cycle, transketolase catalyzes the reverse reaction, the conversion of sedoheptulose-7-P and glyceraldehyde-3-P to pentoses, the aldose D-ribose-5-P and the ketose D-xylulose-5-P.

The second reaction catalyzed by transketolase in the pentose phosphate pathway involves the same thiamine diphosphate-mediated transfer of a 2-carbon fragment from D-xylulose-5-P to the aldose erythrose-4-phosphate, affording fructose-6-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-P. Again, in the Calvin cycle exactly the same reaction occurs, but in the opposite direction. Moreover, in the Calvin cycle this is the first reaction catalyzed by transketolase, rather than the second.

In mammals, transketolase connects the pentose phosphate pathway to glycolysis, feeding excess sugar phosphates into the main carbohydrate metabolic pathways. Its presence is necessary for the production of NADPH, especially in tissues actively engaged in biosyntheses, such as fatty acid synthesis by the liver and mammary glands, and for steroid synthesis by the liver and adrenal glands. Thiamine diphosphate is an essential cofactor, along with calcium.

tructure and function

The entrance to the active site for this enzyme is mainly made up of several arginine, histidine, serine, and aspartate side chains, with a glutamate side chain playing a secondary role. These side chains, specifically Arg359, Arg528, His469, and Ser386, are conserved within each transketolase enzyme and interact with the phosphate group of the donor and acceptor substrates. Because the substrate channel is so narrow, the donor and acceptor substrates cannot be bound simultaneously. Also, the substrates conform into a slightly extended form upon binding in the active site to accommodate this narrow channel.

Although this enzyme is able to bind numerous types of substrates, such as phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated monosaccharides including the keto and aldosugars fructose, ribose, etc., it has a high specificity for the stereoconfiguration of the hydroxyl groups of the sugars. These hydroxyl groups at C-3 and C-4 of the ketose donor must be in the D-"threo" configuration in order to correctly correspond to the C-1 and C-2 positions on the aldose acceptor.cite journal |author=Nilsson U, Meshalkina L, Lindqvist Y, Schneider G |title=Examination of substrate binding in thiamin diphosphate-dependent transketolase by protein crystallography and site-directed mutagenesis |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=272 |issue=3 |pages=1864–9 |year=1997 |pmid=8999873 |doi= |url=http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/272/3/1864] Also they stabilize the substrate in the active site by interacting with the Asp477, His30, and His263 residues. Disruption of this configuration, both the placement of hydroxyl groups or their stereochemistry, would consequently alter the H-bonding between the residues and substrates thus causing a lower affinity for the substrates.

In the first half of this pathway, His263 is used to effectively abstract the C3 hydroxyl proton which thus allows a 2-carbon segment to be cleaved from fructose-6-phosphate [ cite journal | author = Wikner C, Nilsson U, Meshalkina L, Udekwu C, Lindqvist Y, Schneider G | title = Identification of Catalytically Important Residues in Yeast Transketolase | journal = Biochemistry | volume = 36 | number = 50 | pages = 15643–15649 | year = 1997 | url = http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/bichaw/1997/36/i50/abs/bi971606b.html | accessdate = 2007-12-02 | doi = 10.1021/bi971606b | format = abstract] . The cofactor necessary for this step to occur is thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP). The binding of TPP to the enzyme incurs no major conformational change to the enzyme; instead, the enzyme has two flexible loops at the active site which make TPP accessible and binding possible. This thus allows the active site to have a "closed" conformation rather than a large conformational change. Later in the pathway, His263 is used as a proton donor for the substrate acceptor-TPP complex which can then generate erythrose-4-phosphate.

The histidine and aspartate side chains are used to effectively stabilize the substrate within the active site and also participate in deprotonation of the substrate. Specifically, the His 263 and His30 side chains form hydrogen bonds to the aldehyde end of the substrate, which is deepest into the substrate channel, and Asp477 forms hydrogen bonds with the alpha hydroxyl group on the substrate, where it works to effectively bind the substrate and check for proper stereochemistry. It is also thought that Asp477 could have important catalytic effects because of its orientation in the middle of the active site and its interactions with the alpha hydroxyl group of the substrate. Glu418, which is located in the deepest region of the active site, plays a critical role in stabilizing the TPP cofactor. Specifically, it is involved in the cofactor-assisted proton abstraction from the substrate molecule.

The phosphate group of the substrate also plays an important role in stabilizing the substrate upon its entrance into the active site. The tight ionic and polar interactions between this phosphate group and the residues Arg359, Arg528, His469, and Ser386 collectively work to stabilize the substrate by forming H-bonds to the oxygen atoms of the phosphate. The ionic nature is found in the salt bridge formed from Arg359 to the phosphate group.

Mechanism

The catalysis of this mechanism is initiated by the deprotonation of TPP at the thiazolium ring. This carbanion then binds to the carbonyl of the donor substrate thus cleaving the bond between C-2 and C-3. This keto fragment remains covalently bound to the C-2 carbon of TPP. The donor substrate is then released, and the acceptor substrate enters the active site where the fragment, which is bound to the intermediate α-β-dihydroxyethyl thiamin diphosphate, is then transferred to the acceptor.

ite-directed mutagenesis

Experiments have also been conducted which test the effect replacing alanine for the amino acids at the entrance to the active site, Arg359, Arg528, and His469, which interact with the phosphate group of the substrate. This replacement creates a mutant enzyme with impaired catalytic activity.

Role in disease

Transketolase activity is decreased in deficiency of thiamine, which is generally due to malnutrition. Two diseases are associated with thiamine deficiency: beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. While no mutations could be demonstrated, [cite journal |author=McCool BA, Plonk SG, Martin PR, Singleton CK |title=Cloning of human transketolase cDNAs and comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in Wernicke-Korsakoff and non-Wernicke-Korsakoff individuals |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=268 |issue=2 |pages=1397–404 |year=1993 |pmid=8419340 |doi= |url=http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/268/2/1397] there is an indication that thiamine deficiency only leads to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in those whose transketolase has a reduced affinity for thiamine. [cite journal |author=Blass JP, Gibson GE |title=Abnormality of a thiamine-requiring enzyme in patients with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=297 |issue=25 |pages=1367–70 |year=1977 |pmid=927453 |doi=] In this way, the activity of transketolase is greatly hindered, and consequently, the entire pentose phosphate pathway is inhibited. [cite book |author=Cox, Michael; Nelson, David R. |title=Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition |publisher=W. H. Freeman |location=San Francisco |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7167-4339-6 |oclc= |doi=]

Diagnostic use

Red cell transketolase activity is reduced in deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), and may be used in the diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy and other B1-deficiency syndromes if the diagnosis is in doubt. [cite journal |author=Smeets EH, Muller H, de Wael J |title=A NADH-dependent transketolase assay in erythrocyte hemolysates |journal=Clin. Chim. Acta |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=379–86 |year=1971 |pmid=4330339 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0009-8981(71)90496-7] Apart from the baseline enzyme activity (which may be normal even in deficiency states), acceleration of enzyme activity after the addition of thiamine pyrophosphate may be diagnostic of thiamine deficiency (0-15% normal, 15-25% deficiency, >25% severe deficiency). [cite journal |author=Doolman R, Dinbar A, Sela BA |title=Improved measurement of transketolase activity in the assessment of "TPP effect" |journal=Eur J Clin Chem Clin Biochem |volume=33 |issue=7 |pages=445–6 |year=1995 |pmid=7548453]

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