Modification of yeast phosphofructokinase by trypsin and subtilisin in the presence of effectors

Abstract

Yeast phosphofructokinase was subjected to limited proteolysis by trypsin in the presence of different effectors. It could be demonstrated that the substrates MgATP and fructose-6-phosphate are able to protect the enzyme from inactivation by trypsin. Other effectors like AMP, ADP, phosphoenolpyruvate, citrate and ammonium ions exhibit only negligible effects. During the first step of degradation consisting in the conversion of the subunits from Mr 120,000 to 90,000 no significant effects of the substrates and effectors on the proteolytic inactivation of yeast phosphofructokinase can be observed. In the presence of ATP as well as of ADP the sensitivity of the enzyme against ATP inhibition is either not or only slightly influenced by proteolytic modification. The modified enzyme retains its sensitivity against activation by AMP, independently of whether effectors are present or absent during proteolysis. The kinetic parameters of the enzyme modified by subtilisin in the presence of ATP or of fructose-6-phosphate have been determined.