Abstract

Escherichiacoli 5′-nucleotidase, a two-domain enzyme, dephosphorylates various nucleotides with comparable efficiency. We have expressed the two domains individually in E. coli and show by liquid state NMR that they are properly folded. Kinetic characterization reveals that the C-terminal domain, which contains the substrate-binding pocket, is completely inactive while the N-terminal domain with the two-metal-ion-center and the core catalytic residues exhibits significant activity, especially towards substrates with activated phosphate bonds (ATP, ADP, p-nitrophenyl phosphate). In contrast, residues of the C-terminal domain are required for efficient hydrolysis of AMP.

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