DNA methylases separated through the HeLa cell cycle methodology show allosteric properties

FEBS Lett. 1987 Jan 1;210(1):17-21. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)81289-9.

Abstract

Two DNA methylases (DNAmets) can be separated through the cell cycle. The first appears as a minor peak in G1, the second as a major peak in S. Both enzymes protect from HpaII a plasmid (H31), constructed with the pBR322 vector (4.3 kbp) and the inverted A gamma fragment of the human globin gene (3.5 kbp), inserted at its HindIII site (the vector carries several HpaII sites, the insert only one HpaII site). DNAmets G1 and S show distinct Km values and different kinetics vs the ionic strength of the medium, while their Michaelis-Menten and Lineweaver-Burk plots are sigmoidal and hyperbolical curves, respectively. This is the first suggestion about the allosteric nature of the eukaryotic DNAmet system.

MeSH terms

  • Allosteric Regulation
  • Cell Cycle*
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / metabolism*
  • HeLa Cells / cytology
  • HeLa Cells / enzymology
  • Humans
  • Kinetics

Substances

  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases