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A new enzymatic function in the melanogenic pathway. The 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid oxidase activity of tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP1). J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)32408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Solano F, Garcia-Borrón JC, Lozano JA. Is dopachrome tautomerase necessary to get DHICA from dopachrome? PIGMENT CELL RESEARCH 1994; 7:125-6. [PMID: 8066019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1994.tb00037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kammeyer A, Oomen LA, Pavel S. Preparation of monoclonal mouse antibodies against two specific eu-melanin related compounds. J Immunol Methods 1992; 156:61-7. [PMID: 1431163 DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(92)90011-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two eu-melanin precursors, 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (HMI2C) and 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHI2C) were synthesized and coupled to bovine serum albumin, hemocyanin and polylysine by the combined action of carbodiimide and succinimide. These indole-carrier conjugates served as antigens for the production of specific antibodies against DHI2C and HMI2C in BALB/c mice. The specificity of these antibodies was tested using a combination of affinity chromatography and ELISA procedures. Polyclonal mouse antibodies reacted with the indole-carrier conjugates, but not with the unbound indole compounds. Monoclonal antibodies from two hybridoma cell lines were obtained from a HMI2C-immunized mouse after a fusion with four subclonings. They reacted with free HMI2C and to a lesser extent with unbound DHI2C. One monoclonal showed 50% inhibition in the ELISA test at concentrations of 0.6 mumol.l-1 and 5 mumol.l-1 for HMI2C and DHI2C, respectively. These antibodies did not show any cross-reactivity with nine structurally related compounds and should be valuable reagents for the detection and quantification of HMI2C and other eu-melanin related compounds.
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- A Kammeyer
- Department of Dermatology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Orlow SJ, Osber MP, Pawelek JM. Synthesis and characterization of melanins from dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid and dihydroxyindole. PIGMENT CELL RESEARCH 1992; 5:113-21. [PMID: 1409448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1992.tb00007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Several studies have confirmed that a melanocyte-specific enzyme, dopachrome tautomerase (EC 5.3.2.3), catalyzes the isomerization of dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) (Pawelek, 1991). Here we report that DHICA, produced either enzymatically with dopachrome tautomerase or through chemical synthesis, spontaneously polymerized to form brown melanin that was soluble in aqueous solutions above pH 5. Under the same reaction conditions, solutions of either DOPA, DOPAchrome, or 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) formed black, insoluble melanin precipitates. When DHICA and DHI were mixed together, with DHICA in molar excess, little or no precipitation of DHI-melanin occurred and the rate and extent of soluble melanin formation was markedly enhanced over that achieved with DHICA alone, suggesting co-polymerization of DHICA and DHI. With or without DHI, DHICA-melanins absorbed throughout the ultraviolet and visible spectra (200-600 nm). The DHICA-melanins precipitated below pH 5, at least in part because of protonation of the carboxyl groups. DHICA-melanins could be passed through 0.22 micron filters but could not be dialyzed through semi-permeable membranes with exclusion limits of 12,000-14,000 daltons. HPLC/molecular sieve analyses revealed apparent molecular weights ranging from 20,000 to 200,000 daltons, corresponding to 100-1,000 DHICA monomers per molecule of melanin. DHICA-melanins were stable to boiling, lyophilization, freezing and thawing, and incubation at room temperature for more than 1 year. The natural occurrence of oligomers of DHICA was first reported by Ito and Nichol (1974) in their studies of the brown tapetal pigment in the eye of the sea catfish (Arius felis L.).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S J Orlow
- Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016
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Li J, Nappi AJ. Electrochemical identification of dopachrome isomerase in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991; 180:724-9. [PMID: 1953745 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81125-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A principal reaction in the eumelanin biosynthetic pathway is the conversion of dopachrome (DC) to dihydroxyindole(s). Dopachrome isomerase (DI), the enzyme that catalyzes this reaction, was detected for the first time in larvae of D. melanogaster. Unlike the enzyme from B16 mouse melanoma cells which converts dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA), the insect enzyme forms 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI). The activity of the insect DI was linear through 15 min incubation, and the amount of DHI produced was proportional to the amount of enzyme that was incorporated into the reaction mixtures.
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- J Li
- Department of Biology, Loyola University of Chicago, IL 60626
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Duthel JM, Vallon JJ. Indolic urinary melanogens: separation and identification by gas chromatography with selected-ion monitoring mass spectrometry of 5-hydroxy-6-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic and 5-methoxy-6-hydroxyindole-2- carboxylic acids. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1991; 570:166-72. [PMID: 1797822 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(91)80211-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two isomeric urinary melanogens, 5-hydroxy-6-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid and 5-methoxy-6-hydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid, have been separated by gas chromatography with selected-ion monitoring mass spectrometry. After chemical synthesis of one of these two isomers, 5-methoxy-6-hydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid, and the establishment of the mass spectrum of its trimethylsilylated derivative, a 30-ml sample of a melanotic 24-h urine was adjusted to pH 1 and extracted twice with 10 ml of ethyl acetate. The extract was evaporated to dryness and the residue derivatized with methyl-8, followed by Tri-Sil/TBT. Silylated derivatives were analysed by gas chromatography with selected-ion monitoring mass spectrometry. The mass spectrum of the 5-methoxy-6-hydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid allowed the determination of the retention times of both isomers.
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- J M Duthel
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Toxicology and Trace Analysis, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France
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Aroca P, Solano F, Garcia-Borrón JC, Lozano JA. Specificity of dopachrome tautomerase and inhibition by carboxylated indoles. Considerations on the enzyme active site. Biochem J 1991; 277 ( Pt 2):393-7. [PMID: 1859367 PMCID: PMC1151246 DOI: 10.1042/bj2770393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dopachrome tautomerase (EC 5.3.2.3) catalyses the tautomerization of dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) within the melanin-formation pathway. We have analysed a series of substrate analogues and related compounds as possible substrates and inhibitors of tautomerization. The enzyme appears to be highly specific since D-dopachrome, alpha-methyldopachrome, dopaminochrome, adrenochrome methyl ether and deoxyadrenochrome are not substrates. Conversely, dopachrome tautomerase catalyses the tautomerization of dopachrome methyl ester, suggesting that a carboxy group, either free or as a methyl ester, is essential for enzyme recognition. No inhibition of dopachrome tautomerization was observed in the presence of either semiquinonic compounds, such as tropolone and L-mimosine, or pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid and unsubstituted indole. However, a number of indole derivatives, including DHICA, the product of dopachrome tautomerization, and the analogues 5-hydroxyindole-2-carboxylic and indole-2-carboxylic acid were able to inhibit the enzyme. Furthermore, indoles with a side chain at position 3 of the ring and containing a carboxylic group at the gamma-position of this chain, such as L-tryptophan or indole-3-propionic acid, are stronger inhibitors of the enzyme. Indole-3-carboxylic acid, indole-3-acetic acid and indole-3-butyric acid are very weak inhibitors, showing that the carboxylic group needs to be located at an optimal distance from the indole ring to mimic the carboxylic group at position 2 on the authentic substrate.
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- P Aroca
- Departmento Bioquimíca y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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Dopachrome, an intermediate in melanin biosynthesis, exhibits some unusual properties. At physiologic pH (e.g., pH 6-8) it is unstable and spontaneously loses its carboxyl group to form 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) and CO2. However, over this same pH range, if various metals or a melanocyte-specific enzyme are present, it rapidly rearranges to its isomer form--5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA)--which is far more stable than dopachrome in its ability to retain the carboxyl group. Whether or not the carboxyl group is retained could have important implications for the regulation of melanogenesis, since in the presence of oxygen DHI spontaneously forms a black precipitate, whereas DHICA forms a golden-brown solution. The solubility of "DHICA-melanin" is due to the presence of carboxyl groups, which provide negative charges and hydrophilicity. Thus, in vivo, the extent to which dopachrome is converted to DHI or DHICA may well influence the solubility and color of the melanin formed. The purpose of this article is to review recent findings in these areas and to discuss the possible significance of dopachrome conversion in the regulation of melanogenesis and color formation.
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- J M Pawelek
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Smit NP, Pavel S, Kammeyer A, Westerhof W. Determination of catechol O-methyltransferase activity in relation to melanin metabolism using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection. Anal Biochem 1990; 190:286-91. [PMID: 2291472 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(90)90195-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A new sensitive method for the determination of catechol O-methyltransferase activity has been developed. The method is based on the O-methylation of the indolic intermediates of melanin metabolism. The substrate, 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid, is converted by the enzyme to two O-methylated products, which can be separated by high-performance liquid chromatography and measured with fluorimetric detection. The physiological presence of both substrate and products could be detected in crude melanoma cell extracts. The limit of sensitivity for detection of the O-methylated products is less than 0.5 pmol per injection. The method was compared with an earlier described HPLC method which makes use of uv detection of O-methylated products of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The described method will be used to study the importance of catechol O-methyltransferase as a protective enzyme in (malignant) melanocytes.
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- N P Smit
- Department of Dermatology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aroca P, Garcia-Borron JC, Solano F, Lozano JA. Regulation of mammalian melanogenesis. I: Partial purification and characterization of a dopachrome converting factor: dopachrome tautomerase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1990; 1035:266-75. [PMID: 2169885 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(90)90088-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A protein that catalyzes the decoloration of dopachrome has been partially purified from B16 mouse melanoma tumors. The enzyme is preferentially associated to the melanosomes, but it is also found in the microsomal and cytosolic fractions of cellular homogenates. The protein is clearly different from tyrosinase, and should be related to the dopachrome oxidoreductase (Barber et al. (1984) J. Invest. Dermatol. 83, 145-149) and the dopachrome conversion factor (Korner and Pawelek (1980) J. Invest. Dermatol. 75, 192-195) since the reaction product of dopachrome conversion is 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid. The protein appears to have an oligomeric structure, with a molecular mass slightly higher than 300 kDa estimated by gel filtration, whereas the molecular mass of the monomer might be approx. 46 kDa estimated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Its Km for dopachrome is around 100 microM. The enzyme is competitively inhibited by indoles and is unaffected by metal chelators. It also has the ability to increase the amount of melanin formed from L-tyrosine by melanoma tyrosinase, and therefore, cannot be considered an 'indole blocking factor' as was suggested for the related dopachrome oxidoreductase. Since the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme is a tautomeric shift on dopachrome, we would propose dopachrome tautomerase (EC 5.3.2.3) as the most precise and informative name.
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- P Aroca
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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Wakamatsu K, Ito S. Identification of ester glucuronide and sulfate conjugates of 5-hydroxy-6-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid and 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid in melanoma urine. J Dermatol Sci 1990; 1:253-9. [PMID: 2095194 DOI: 10.1016/0923-1811(90)90117-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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HPLC analysis of urine sample from a patient with wide-spread melanoma revealed the presence of unknown indolic compounds at extraordinarily high levels, detectable with electrochemical and/or fluorescent detectors. By enzymic and chemical hydrolyses, they were identified as ester glucuronide and sulfate conjugates of 5-hydroxy-6-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid and 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid. Urine samples from B16 melanoma-bearing mice contained the sulfate conjugates but not the ester glucuronide conjugates.
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- K Wakamatsu
- School of Hygiene, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan
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Aroca P, Solano F, García-Borrón JC, Lozano JA. A new spectrophotometric assay for dopachrome tautomerase. JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL METHODS 1990; 21:35-46. [PMID: 2120316 DOI: 10.1016/0165-022x(90)90043-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The existence of a new enzyme involved in mammalian melanogenesis has been recently reported. The names dopachrome oxidoreductase and dopachrome tautomerase have been proposed for the enzyme. So far, this enzyme has been assayed at 475 nm on the basis of its ability to catalyze dopachrome decoloration. This method presents two major problems, derived from the instability of the substrate (dopachrome): (1) dopachrome must be prepared immediately before use, and (2) the rate of dopachrome decoloration in the absence of the enzyme is not negligible, and, furthermore, is enhanced by non-enzymatic agents. In order to overcome these problems, we present a new procedure that combines: (1) a quantitative, fast and easy way to prepare dopachrome from L-dopa by sodium periodate oxidation; (2) a spectrophotometric method in the UV region, at 308 nm, based on following the absorbance increase due to the enzyme-specific tautomerization of dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid as opposed to the absorbance decrease due to the spontaneous decarboxylative transformation of dopachrome into 5,6-dihydroxyindole. The advantages of these methods as compared to the previously used procedures are discussed.
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- P Aroca
- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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- S Ito
- School of Hygiene, Fujita-Gakuen Health University, Aichi, Japan
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Hatta S, Mishima Y, Ichihashi M, Ito S. Melanin monomers within coated vesicles and premelanosomes in melanin synthesizing cells. J Invest Dermatol 1988; 91:181-4. [PMID: 3135338 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12464454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We have found substantial amounts (6.6-143 and 0.5-13 micrograms/mg. protein, respectively) of 5,6-dihydroxyindole (5,6-DHI) and 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (5,6-DHI2C), which are key intermediate monomers for the formation of the eumelanin polymer, within coated vesicle fraction of pigment cells. In addition, the amounts of these eumelanin monomers have been found to decrease along with the process of eumelanin polymer formation from coated vesicles to premelanosomes and finally to melanosomes among melanogenic subcellular compartments. Our present findings seem to indicate that coated vesicles transfer not only highly glycosylated T1-tyrosinase but also eumelanin monomers into premelanosomes.
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- S Hatta
- Department of Dermatology, Kobe University of Medicine, Japan
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