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Nucleic Acids Research, 1993, Vol. 21, No. 20 4659-4662
© 1993

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Conserved sequence motif DPPY in region IV of the phage T4 Dam DNA-[N6-adenine]-methyltransferase is important for S-adenosyl-L-methionine binding

Valeri G. Kossykh, Samuel L. Schlagman and Stanley Hattman

Department of Biology, University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627, USA

Received February 9, 1993. Revised June 17, 1993. Accepted June 17, 1993.

Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of DNA-[N6-adenine]-methyltransferases has revealed several conserved regions. All of these enzymes contain a DPPY [or closely related] motif. By sitedirected mutagenesis of a cloned T4 dam gene, we have altered the first proline residue in this motif [located in conserved region IV of the T4 Dam-MTase] to alanine or threonine. The mutant enzymic forms, P172A and P172T, were overproduced and purified. Kinetic studies showed that compared to the wild-type [wt] the two mutant enzymic forms had: (i) an increased [5 and 20-fold, respectively] Km for substrate, S-adenosyl-methionine [AdoMet]; (ii) a slightly reduced [2 and 4-fold lower] kcat; (iii) a strongly reduced kcat,KmAdoMet [10 and 100-fold]; and (iv) almost the same Km for substrate DNA. Equilibrium dialysis studies showed that the mutant enzymes had a reduced [4 and 9-fold lower] Ka for AdoMet. Taken together these data indicate that the P172A and P172T alterations resulted primarily in a reduced affinity for AdoMet. This suggests that the DPPY-motif is important for AdoMet-binding, and that region IV contains or is part of an AdoMet-binding site.


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