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Journal of Bacteriology, August 2003, p. 4844-4850, Vol. 185, No. 16
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.16.4844-4850.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Allosteric Regulation of Bacillus subtilis NAD Kinase by Quinolinic Acid

Silvia Garavaglia,1,2 Alessandro Galizzi,2 and Menico Rizzi1,2*

DISCAFF-INFM, University of Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, 28100 Novara,1 Department of Genetics and Microbiology, A. Buzzati Traverso, Centro di Eccellenza di Biologia Applicata, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy2

Received 6 March 2003/ Accepted 19 May 2003

NADP is essential for biosynthetic pathways, energy, and signal transduction. In living organisms, NADP biosynthesis proceeds through the phosphorylation of NAD with a reaction catalyzed by NAD kinase. We expressed, purified, and characterized Bacillus subtilis NAD kinase. This enzyme represents a new member of the inorganic polyphosphate [poly(P)]/ATP NAD kinase subfamily, as it can use poly(P), ATP, or other nucleoside triphosphates as phosphoryl donors. NAD kinase showed marked positive cooperativity for the substrates ATP and poly(P) and was inhibited by its product, NADP, suggesting that the enzyme plays a major regulatory role in NADP biosynthesis. We discovered that quinolinic acid, a central metabolite in NAD(P) biosynthesis, behaved like a strong allosteric activator for the enzyme. Therefore, we propose that NAD kinase is a key enzyme for both NADP metabolism and quinolinic acid metabolism.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Genetics and Microbiology, A. Buzzati Traverso, Centro di Eccellenza di Biologia Applicata, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Phone: 39 (0382) 505 560. Fax: 39 (0382) 528 496. E-mail: rizzi{at}ipvgen.unipv.it.

Journal of Bacteriology, August 2003, p. 4844-4850, Vol. 185, No. 16
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.16.4844-4850.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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