RGD Reference Report - Engineering of a metal coordinating site into human glutathione transferase M1-1 based on immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography of homologous rat enzymes. - Rat Genome Database

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Engineering of a metal coordinating site into human glutathione transferase M1-1 based on immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography of homologous rat enzymes.

Authors: Chaga, G  Widersten, M  Andersson, L  Porath, J  Danielson, UH  Mannervik, B 
Citation: Chaga G, etal., Protein Eng. 1994 Sep;7(9):1115-9.
RGD ID: 7771537
Pubmed: PMID:7831282   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Rat glutathione transferase (GST) 3-3 binds to Ni(II)-iminodiacetic acid (IDA)-agarose, whereas other GSTs that are abundant in rat liver do not bind to this immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) adsorbent. Rat GST 3-3 contains two superficially located amino acid residues, His84 and His85, that are suitably positioned for coordination to Ni(II)-IDA-agarose. This particular structural motif is lacking in GSTs that do not bind to the IMAC matrix. Creation of an equivalent His-His structure in the homologous human GST M1-1 by protein engineering afforded a mutant enzyme that displays affinity for Ni(II)-IDA-agarose, in contrast to the wild-type GST M1-1. The results identify a distinct site that is operational in IMAC and suggest an approach to the rational design of novel integral metal coordination sites in proteins.

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Molecular Function
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
nickel cation binding  IDA 7771537 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Gstm1  (glutathione S-transferase mu 1)


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