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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 278, Issue 16, 14356-14362, April 18, 2003

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Characterization of a cAMP-stimulated cAMP Phosphodiesterase in Dictyostelium discoideum^*

Marcel E. Meima, Karin E. Weening, and Pauline Schaap

From the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, MSI/WTB complex, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom

A cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, PdeE, that harbors two cyclic nucleotide binding motifs and a binuclear Zn²⁺-binding domain was characterized in Dictyostelium. In other eukaryotes, the Dictyostelium domain shows greatest homology to the 73-kDa subunit of the pre-mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor. The Dictyostelium PdeE gene is expressed at its highest levels during aggregation, and its disruption causes the loss of a cAMP-phosphodiesterase activity. The pdeE null mutants show a normal cAMP-induced cGMP response and a 1.5-fold increase of cAMP-induced cAMP relay. Overexpression of a PdeE-yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) fusion construct causes inhibition of aggregation and loss of the cAMP relay response, but the cells can aggregate in synergy with wild-type cells. The PdeE-YFP fusion protein was partially purified by immunoprecipitation and biochemically characterized. PdeE and its Dictyostelium ortholog, PdeD, are both maximally active at pH 7.0. Both enzymes require bivalent cations for activity. The common cofactors Zn²⁺ and Mg²⁺ activated PdeE and PdeD maximally at 10 mM, whereas Mn²⁺ activated the enzymes to 4-fold higher levels, with half-maximal activation between 10 and 100 µM. PdeE is an allosteric enzyme, which is ~4-fold activated by cAMP, with half-maximal activation occurring at about 10 µM and an apparent K_m of ~1 mM. cGMP is degraded at a 6-fold lower rate than cAMP. Neither cGMP nor 8-Br-cAMP are efficient activators of PdeE activity.

The nucleotide sequence(s) reported in this paper has been submitted to the GenBank^TM/EBI Data Bank with accession number(s) AY047364.

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