6.3.4.2 A20R mutation disrupts cytoophidium assembly 744847 6.3.4.2 C379A mutant enzyme is fully active with ammonia but has no glutamine-dependent activity, no inhibition by glutamate gamma-semialdehyde 648963 6.3.4.2 C404G inactive -, 745736 6.3.4.2 D107A enzyme exhibits wild-type NH3-dependent activity and affinity for glutamine, but impaired glutamine-dependent CTP formation, affinity of the mutant enzyme for GTP is reduced 2-4fold 648962 6.3.4.2 D149E the single point mutation in the resistant strain L2/CPEC results in loss of CTP feedback inhibition, cells are resistant to the cytotoxic effects of cyclopentenyl cytosine -, 648995 6.3.4.2 D70A mutation in the ATP binding site, mutant exhibits approximately twofold increase in the number of cells containing filaments -, 745736 6.3.4.2 DELTA20 deletion of the N-terminal 20 amino acids alone is sufficient to disrupt cytoophidium assembly, mutant protein forms distinct cytoplasmic structures which appear as large clusters 744847 6.3.4.2 E103A mutant enzyme exhibits no glutamine-dependent activity and is only partially active with NH3 648962 6.3.4.2 E146A mutation in the ATP binding site, mutant exhibits approximately twofold increase in the number of cells containing filaments -, 745736 6.3.4.2 E161K mutation in CTP binding site, filament formation is completely disrupted and the enzyme can only form foci. Mutation decreases the affinity of the enzyme for CTP -, 745736 6.3.4.2 E161K specific activity of the mutant URA7-encoded and URA8-encoded enzymes are 2fold greater when compared with the wild-type enzymes. The mutant enzymes are less sensitive to CTP product inhibition with inhibitor constants for CTP of 8.4fold- and 5.5fold greater, respectively, than those of their wild-type counterparts. Cells expressing the E161K mutant enzymes on a multicopy plasmid exhibit an increase in resistance to the pyrimidine poison and cancer therapeutic drug cyclopentenylcytosine and accumulate elevated levels of CTP when compared with cells expressing the wild-type enzymes. Cells expressing the E161K mutation in the URA7-encoded CTP synthetase exhibit an 1.5fold increase in the utilization of the Kennedy pathway for phosphatidylcholine synthesis when compared with control cells. Cells bearing the mutation also exhibit an 1.5fold increase in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, 1.3fold for phosphatidylethanolamine and 2fold for phosphatidate and a 1.7fold decrease in synthesis of phosphatidylserine. Cells bearing the e161K mutation exhibit an 1.6fold increase in the ratio of total neutral lipids to phospholipids, an 1.4fold increase in triacylglycerol, a 1.7fold increase in free fatty acids, an1.8fold increase in ergosterol ester and a 1.3fold decrease in diacylgylcerol when compared with control cells 648976 6.3.4.2 E362Q turnover number for NH4Cl-dependent GTP synthesis reaction is 1.6fold higher than wild-type value 661713 6.3.4.2 E579A HEK 293 cells: no effect on phosphorylation of CTPS1 by glycogen synthase kinase 3 674862 6.3.4.2 G110A affinity of the mutant enzyme for GTP is reduced 2-4fold, enzyme exhibits wild-type NH3-dependent activity and affinity for glutamine, but impaired glutamine-dependent CTP formation 648962 6.3.4.2 G142A site-directed mutagenesis, inactive mutant with both ammonia and glutamine 690817 6.3.4.2 G143A site-directed mutagenesis, kcat/Km for ammonia-dependent and glutamine-dependent CTP formation by mutant G143A are reduced by 22fold and 16fold, respectively, compared to the wild-type enzyme. The mutant is able to form active tetramers in the presence of ATP and UTP 690817 6.3.4.2 G146A site-directed mutagenesis, kcat/Km for ammonia-dependent and glutamine-dependent CTP formation by mutant G143A are reduced by 1.4fold and 1.8fold, respectively, compared to the wild-type enzyme. The mutant is able to form active tetramers in the presence of ATP and UTP 690817 6.3.4.2 G351A mutation increases lability of the enzyme, mutant enzyme is not overproduced because of apparent instability and proteolytic degradation 648980 6.3.4.2 G352C mutation increases lability of the enzyme, mutation abolishes the capacity to form the covalent glutaminyl-cysteine379 catalytic intermediate, thus preventing glutamine amide transfer function, mutant enzyme is not overproduced because of apparent instability and proteolytic degradation 648980 6.3.4.2 G352P mutation increases lability of the enzyme, mutation abolishes the capacity to form the covalent glutaminyl-cysteine379 catalytic intermediate, thus preventing glutamine amide transfer function, mutant enzyme is not overproduced because of apparent instability and proteolytic degradation 648980 6.3.4.2 G360A 5fold increase in GTP-dependent activation of uncoupled glutamine hydrolysis compared to wild-type enzyme. Turnover number for NH4Cl-dependent GTP synthesis reaction is 1.2fold higher than wild-type value 661713 6.3.4.2 G360P mutant enzyme shows no GTP activation of the uncoupled glutaminase reaction, about 4fold lower turnover number for NH4Cl-dependent CTP synthesis reaction than wild-type enzyme 661713 6.3.4.2 H118A mutant enzyme exhibits no glutamine-dependent activity and is only partially active with NH3 648962 6.3.4.2 K102A mutant enzyme exhibits wild-type activity with respect to NH3 and glutamine 648962 6.3.4.2 K297A replacement of lysine 297 by alanine does not affect NH3-dependent CTP formation, relative to wild-type CTPS, but reduces kcat for the glutaminase activity 78fold 672395 6.3.4.2 K2E mutation disrupts cytoophidium assembly 744847 6.3.4.2 K306A replacement of lysine 306 by alanine reduces the rate of 2',3'-dialdehyde adenosine 5'-triphosphate-dependent inactivation (Kinact = 0.0058/sec, Ki = 3.7 mM) and reduces the apparent affinity for CTPS for both ATP and UTP by 2fold. The efficiency of K306A-catalyzed glutamine-dependent CTP formation is also reduced 2fold while near wild type activity is observed when NH3 is the substrate. These findings suggest that Lys 206 is not essential for ATP binding, but does play a role in bringing about the conformational changes that mediate interactions between ATP and UTP sites, and between the ATP-binding site and the glutamine amide transfer domain 672395 6.3.4.2 L109A enzyme exhibits wild-type NH3-dependent activity and affinity for glutamine, but impaired glutamine-dependent CTP formation, affinity of the mutant enzyme for GTP is reduced 2-4fold 648962 6.3.4.2 L109A uncoupling of the hydrolysis of gamma-glutamyl hydroxamate and nascent NH2OH production from N4-hydroxy-CTP formation is more pronounced with mutant than with wild-type enzyme 661644 6.3.4.2 additional information deletion of the C-terminal regulatory domain, residues Ser562-Asp591, of CTPS1 greatly increases the Vmax of the enzyme 715549 6.3.4.2 additional information Escherichia coli CtpS can replace the enzymatic and morphogenic functions of Caulobacter crescentus CtpS 716303 6.3.4.2 additional information in cytoophidium assembly, formation of heteromeric CTP synthase filaments takes place, which is disrupted by CTP synthase carrying a mutated N-terminal alanine residue. N-terminal swapping, i.e. exchange of the 20 N-terminal amino acids to the residues of human and yeast CTP synthase does not affect CTPsyn cytoophidium assembly 744847 6.3.4.2 additional information it can be suggested that the conformational change associated with binding ATP may be transmitted through the L10-alpha11 structural unit (residues 297-312) and thereby mediate effects on the glutaminase activity of CTPS 672395 6.3.4.2 additional information the ura7D/ura8D double mutant, that lacks CTP synthetase activity, shows a lethal phenotype, which can be rescued by functional expression of human CTPS1 and CTPS2 genes that encode CTP synthetase enzymes. In an ura8 mutant, CTP levels are 22% lower than in wild-type, whereas the CTP concentration in an ura7 mutant is 64% lower than in wild-type 694934 6.3.4.2 R104A mutant enzyme exhibits no glutamine-dependent activity and is only partially active with NH3 648962 6.3.4.2 R105A enzyme exhibits wild-type NH3-dependent activity and affinity for glutamine, but impaired glutamine-dependent CTP formation 648962 6.3.4.2 R359M mutant enzyme shows no GTP activation of the uncoupled glutaminase reaction. Turnover number for NH4Cl-dependent GTP synthesis reaction is 1.1fold higher than wild-type value 661713 6.3.4.2 R359P mutant enzyme shows no GTP activation of the uncoupled glutaminase reaction. Turnover number for NH4Cl-dependent GTP synthesis reaction is 1.2fold lower than wild-type value 661713 6.3.4.2 R381M mutation in L11 lid, 3.1fold increase in the number of cells forming filaments 745736 6.3.4.2 R381P mutation in L11 lid, 3.1fold increase in the number of cells forming filaments 745736 6.3.4.2 S330A CTP synthetase activity in cells bearing the mutant enzyme is elevated, mutation causes an elevation in the Vmax of the reaction. Mutation does not have a major effect on the oligomerization of CTP synthetase 648973 6.3.4.2 S354A CTP synthetase activity in extracts from cells bearing the mutant enzyme is reduced when compared with cells bearing the wild-type enzyme, decrease in Vmax of the reaction. The amount of inactive dimeric enzyme form is 98% greater compared to wild-type enzyme 648973 6.3.4.2 S36A CTP synthetase activity in extracts from cells bearing the mutant enzyme is reduced when compared with cells bearing the wild-type enzyme, decrease in Vmax of the reaction. The amount of inactive dimeric enzyme form is 54% greater compared to wild-type enzyme 648973 6.3.4.2 S36A mutation in phosphorylation site, causes an approximately twofold decrease in the frequency of filament formation -, 745736 6.3.4.2 S454A CTP synthetase activity in extracts from cells bearing the mutant enzyme is reduced when compared with cells bearing the wild-type enzyme. Mutation does not have a major effect on the oligomerization of CTP synthetase 648973 6.3.4.2 S462A/T455A S462A and T455A mutations result in a decreased CTP synthetase 1 phosphorylation which appear to be much less than of the individual mutant enzymes S462A or T455A 674816 6.3.4.2 S568A 2fold increase in Km value for UTP. Mutation of S568A significantly increases CTPS2 activity. The S568A mutation has a greater effect on the glutamine than ammonia-dependent activity 715549 6.3.4.2 S571A 4fold increase in Km value for UTP 715549 6.3.4.2 S571I Ser-571 is the major site phosphorylated by glycogen synthase kinase 3 in intact human embryonic kidney 293 cells 674862 6.3.4.2 S571I/S574A phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 does not show altered incorporation of phosphate compared with S571I alone 674862 6.3.4.2 S571I/S574A/S575A phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 shows a slight decrease in the amount of phosphate incorporated into CTPS1 compared with S571I/S575A, suggesting that Ser-574 may serve as a minor secondary site for glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation 674862 6.3.4.2 S571I/S575A phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 shows slightly elevated amounts of phosphate incorporated into CTPS1 compared with S571I, suggesting that without the ability to phosphorylate Ser-571 or Ser-575 in vitro, glycogen synthase kinase 3 may phosphorylate an alternative site, albeit to a much lesser extent 674862 6.3.4.2 S574A greatly reduces phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 674862 6.3.4.2 S574A/S575A greatly reduces phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 674862 6.3.4.2 S575A greatly reduces phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3. Mutation of Ser-575 prevents the phosphorylation of Ser-571, suggesting that phosphorylation of Ser-575 is necessary for priming the glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation of Ser-571 674862 6.3.4.2 S575A site-directed mutagenesis the mutant does not interact with peptidyl prolyl isomerase Pin1 694484 6.3.4.2 T455A T455A mutation causes a 78% decrease in protein kinase A phosphorylation 674886 6.3.4.2 V349S mutation increases lability of the enzyme 648980 6.3.4.2 Y3E mutation disrupts cytoophidium assembly 744847