gamma-Glutamylasparagine

gamma-Glutamylasparagine

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gamma-Glutamylasparagine
Category Others
Catalog number BBF-05377
CAS 38681-07-1
Molecular Weight 261.23
Molecular Formula C9H15N3O6
Purity ≥98%

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Description

gamma-Glutamylasparagine is a dipeptide composed of gamma-glutamate and asparagine. It is an incomplete breakdown product of protein digestion or protein catabolism.

Specification

Synonyms L-Asparagine, L-γ-glutamyl-; L-gamma-glutamyl-L-asparagine; GEN dipeptide; GGlu-Asn; Glutamyl-asparagine; gamma-Glutamate Asparagine dipeptide; γ-Glutamylasparagine; N5-((S)-3-amino-1-carboxy-3-oxopropyl)-L-glutamine
Sequence H-gGlu-Asn-OH
IUPAC Name (2S)-2-amino-5-[[(1S)-3-amino-1-carboxy-3-oxopropyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
Canonical SMILES C(CC(=O)NC(CC(=O)N)C(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)N
InChI InChI=1S/C9H15N3O6/c10-4(8(15)16)1-2-7(14)12-5(9(17)18)3-6(11)13/h4-5H,1-3,10H2,(H2,11,13)(H,12,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)/t4-,5-/m0/s1
InChI Key LLBCGXFFHNCCQC-WHFBIAKZSA-N

Properties

Appearance Solid
Boiling Point 740.4±60.0°C at 760 mmHg
Density 1.5±0.1 g/cm3
Solubility Soluble in Water

Reference Reading

1. Autocatalytic cleavage of human gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is highly dependent on N-glycosylation at asparagine 95
Matthew B West, Stephanie Wickham, Leslie M Quinalty, Ryan E Pavlovicz, Chenglong Li, Marie H Hanigan J Biol Chem. 2011 Aug 19;286(33):28876-28888. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.248823. Epub 2011 Jun 28.
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a heterodimeric membrane enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of extracellular glutathione and other γ-glutamyl-containing compounds. GGT is synthesized as a single polypeptide (propeptide) that undergoes autocatalytic cleavage, which results in the formation of the large and small subunits that compose the mature enzyme. GGT is extensively N-glycosylated, yet the functional consequences of this modification are unclear. We investigated the effect of N-glycosylation on the kinetic behavior, stability, and functional maturation of GGT. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we confirmed that all seven N-glycosylation sites on human GGT are modified by N-glycans. Comparative enzyme kinetic analyses revealed that single substitutions are functionally tolerated, although the N95Q mutation resulted in a marked decrease in the cleavage efficiency of the propeptide. However, each of the single site mutants exhibited decreased thermal stability relative to wild-type GGT. Combined mutagenesis of all N-glycosylation sites resulted in the accumulation of the inactive propeptide form of the enzyme. Use of N-glycosylation inhibitors demonstrated that binding of the core N-glycans, not their subsequent processing, is the critical glycosylation event governing the autocleavage of GGT. Although N-glycosylation is necessary for maturation of the propeptide, enzymatic deglycosylation of the mature wild-type GGT does not substantially impact either the kinetic behavior or thermal stability of the fully processed human enzyme. These findings are the first to establish that co-translational N-glycosylation of human GGT is required for the proper folding and subsequent cleavage of the nascent propeptide, although retention of these N-glycans is not necessary for maintaining either the function or structural stability of the mature enzyme.
2. Novel properties of γ-glutamyltransferase from Pseudomonas syringae with β-aspartyltransferase activity
Asep A Prihanto, Yuki Nonomura, Kazuyoshi Takagi, Ryosuke Naohara, Midori Umekawa, Mamoru Wakayama Biotechnol Lett. 2015 Nov;37(11):2255-63. doi: 10.1007/s10529-015-1906-1. Epub 2015 Jul 7.
Objectives: Gene cloning, purification, and characterization of γ-glutamyltransferase from Pseudomonas syringae (PsGGT) were performed in Escherichia coli. Results: PsGGT was partially purified to 13-fold, with a specific activity of 0.92 U/mg. The molecule is presumed to be a heterodimeric consisting of large (37 kDa) and small (21 kDa) subunits. The optimal pH and temperature for hydrolytic activity were 8 and 37 °C, and those for transfer activity were 9 and 50 °C, respectively. PsGGT could transfer β-aspartyl moiety from asparagine to hydroxylamine and the γ-glutamyl moiety from glutamine to hydroxylamine. Conclusion: PsGGT demonstrated novel functionality on both γ-glutamyltransferase and β-aspartyltransferase.
3. Metabolic fingerprinting reveals extensive consequences of GLS hyperactivity
Lynne Rumping, Mia L Pras-Raves, Johan Gerrits, Yuen Fung Tang, Marcel A Willemsen, Roderick H J Houwen, Gijs van Haaften, Peter M van Hasselt, Nanda M Verhoeven-Duif, Judith J M Jans Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2020 Mar;1864(3):129484. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.129484. Epub 2019 Nov 14.
Background: High glutaminase (GLS;EC3.5.1.2) activity is an important pathophysiological phenomenon in tumorigenesis and metabolic disease. Insight into the metabolic consequences of high GLS activity contributes to the understanding of the pathophysiology of both oncogenic pathways and inborn errors of glutamate metabolism. Glutaminase catalyzes the conversion of glutamine into glutamate, thereby interconnecting many metabolic pathways. Methods: We developed a HEK293-based cell-model that enables tuning of GLS activity by combining the expression of a hypermorphic GLS variant with incremental GLS inhibition. The metabolic consequences of increasing GLS activity were studied by metabolic profiling using Direct-Infusion High-Resolution Mass-Spectrometry (DI-HRMS). Results and conclusions: Of 12,437 detected features [m/z], 109 features corresponding to endogenously relevant metabolites were significantly affected by high GLS activity. As expected, these included strongly decreased glutamine and increased glutamate levels. Additionally, increased levels of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) intermediates with a truncation of the TCA cycle at the level of citrate were detected as well as increased metabolites of transamination reactions, proline and ornithine synthesis and GABA metabolism. Levels of asparagine and nucleotide metabolites showed the same dependence on GLS activity as glutamine. Of the nucleotides, especially metabolites of the pyrimidine thymine metabolism were negatively impacted by high GLS activity, which is remarkable since their synthesis depend both on aspartate (product of glutamate) and glutamine levels. Metabolites of the glutathione synthesizing γ-glutamyl-cycle were either decreased or unaffected. General significance: By providing a metabolic fingerprint of increasing GLS activity, this study shows the large impact of high glutaminase activity on the cellular metabolome.

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