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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 275, Issue 48, 38111-38119, December 1, 2000

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Cloning and Characterization of Ribonucleotide Reductase from Chlamydia trachomatis^*

Christine Roshick, Emma R. Iliffe-Lee, and Grant McClarty

From the Department Of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3, Canada

In all organisms the deoxyribonucleotide precursors required for DNA synthesis are synthesized from ribonucleotides, a reaction catalyzed by ribonucleotide reductase. In a previous study we showed that Chlamydia trachomatis growth was inhibited by hydroxyurea, an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, and a mutant resistant to the cytotoxic effects of the drug was isolated. Here we report the cloning, expression, and purification of the R1 and R2 subunits of the C. trachomatis ribonucleotide reductase. In comparison with other ribonucleotide reductases, the primary sequence of protein R1 has an extended amino terminus, and the R2 protein has a phenylalanine where the essential tyrosine is normally located. Despite its unusual primary structure, the recombinant enzyme catalyzes the reduction of CDP to dCDP. Results from deletion mutagenesis experiments indicate that while the extended amino terminus of the R1 protein is not required for enzyme activity, it is needed for allosteric inhibition mediated by dATP. Results with site-directed mutants of protein R2 suggest that the essential tyrosine is situated two amino acids downstream of its normal location. Finally, Western blot analysis show that the hydroxyurea-resistant mutant C. trachomatis isolate overexpresses both subunits of ribonucleotide reductase. At the genetic level, compared with wild type C. trachomatis, the resistant isolate has a single base mutation just upstream of the ATG start codon of the R2 protein. The possibility that this mutation affects translational efficiency is discussed.

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