Regulatory Role of Adenine Nucleotides in the Biosynthesis of Guanosine 5′-Monophosphate

AUTOR(ES)

Nijkamp, H. J. J.

RESUMO

Derepression of the synthesis of inosine 5′-monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase and of xanthosine 5′-monophosphate (XMP) aminase in pur mutants of Escherichia coli which are blocked in the biosynthesis of adenine nucleotides and guanine nucleotides differs in two ways from derepression in pur mutants blocked exclusively in the biosynthesis of guanine nucleotides. (i) The maximal derepression is lower, and (ii) a sharp decrease in the specific activities of AMP dehydrogenase and XMP aminase occurs, following maximal derepression. From the in vivo and in vitro experiments described, it is shown that the lack of adenine nucleotides in derepressed pur mutants blocked in the biosynthesis of adenine and guanine nucleotides is responsible for these two phenomena. The adenine nucleotides are shown to play an important regulatory role in the biosynthesis of guanosine 5′-monophosphate (GMP). (i) They induce the syntheses of IMP dehydrogenase and XMP aminase. (The mechanism of induction may involve the expression of the gua operon.) (ii) They appear to have an activating function in IMP dehydrogenase and XMP aminase activity. The physiological importance of these regulatory characteristics of adenine nucleotides in the biosynthesis of GMP is discussed.

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