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A Rare Combination of Ribonucleotide Reductases in the Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6420-6097
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8912-2869
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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2013 (English)In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, ISSN 0021-9258, E-ISSN 1083-351X, Vol. 288, no 12, p. 8198-8208Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the only pathway for de novo synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides needed for DNA replication and repair. The vast majority of eukaryotes encodes only a class I RNR, but interestingly some eukaryotes, including the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum, encode both a class I and a class II RNR. The amino acid sequence of the D. discoideum class I RNR is similar to other eukaryotic RNRs, whereas that of its class IIRNRis most similar to the monomeric class II RNRs found in Lactobacillus spp. and a few other bacteria. Here we report the first study of RNRs in a eukaryotic organism that encodes class I and class II RNRs. Both classes of RNR genes were expressed in D. discoideum cells, although the class I transcripts were more abundant and strongly enriched during mid-development compared with the class II transcript. The quaternary structure, allosteric regulation, and properties of the diiron-oxo/radical cofactor of D. discoideum class I RNR are similar to those of the mammalian RNRs. Inhibition of D. discoideum class I RNR by hydroxyurea resulted in a 90% reduction in spore formation and decreased the germination viability of the surviving spores by 75%. Class II RNR could not compensate for class I inhibition during development, and an excess of vitamin B-12 coenzyme, which is essential for class II activity, did not improve spore formation. We suggest that class I is the principal RNR during D. discoideum development and growth and is important for spore formation, possibly by providing dNTPs for mitochondrial replication.

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2013. Vol. 288, no 12, p. 8198-8208
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-89561DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.442434ISI: 000316564500020OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-89561DiVA, id: diva2:619119
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Available from: 2013-05-02 Created: 2013-04-29 Last updated: 2022-03-23Bibliographically approved

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