Photoaffinity labeling with[2'-
32P]2N
3NADP
+ and[
32P]2N
3NAD
+ was used toidentify twooverlapping tryptic and chymotryptic generated peptides within theadenine binding domain of NADP
+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH). Photolysis was requiredfor insertion of radiolabel, and priorphotolysis of photoprobes before addition of IDH prevented insertion.Photoincorporation of2N
3NAD
+inhibited the enzymatic activity of IDH. Photolabeling of IDH withboth [
32P]2N
3NAD
+ and[2'-
32P]2N
3NADP
+ showed saturation effects with apparent
Kds of 20 and 14
M (±12%), respectively.The efficiencyof photoincorporation at saturation of binding sites was determined tobe about 50%. Also, photolabelingwas observed with [
32P]8N
3ATP and[
32P]2N
3ATP but with saturation effectsobserved at lower affinity.With all radiolabeled probes reduction of photoinsertion waseffected best by the addition of NADP
+followed by NAD
+ and then ATP, indicating thatphotoinsertion with all the probes was within theNADP
+binding site. Isolation of[
32P]2N
3NAD
+ and[2'-
32P]2N
3NADP
+photolabeled peptides by use ofimmobilized boronate and immobilized Al
3+ chromatography,respectively, followed by HPLC purificationresulted in the identification of overlapping peptides corresponding toIle
244-Arg
249 andLeu
121-Arg
133(tryptic fragments) and Lys
243-His
248 andLeu
121-His
135 (chymotryptic fragments).Trp
125 and Trp
245 wereidentified as the sites of photoinsertion based on these residues notbeing detectable on sequencing, thelack of chymotryptic cleavage at these residues, and the decreased rateof trypsin digestion at nearbyLys
243 and Lys
127. Sequence analysis of[
32P]8N
3ATP and[
32P]2N
3ATP photolabeled peptidesgaveessentially the same peptide regions being photolabeled but at muchlower efficiency, indicating that theeffects of ATP on IDH activity are dependent on competition for thesame site.