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Interspecies differences in the metabolism of methotrexate: An insight into the active site differences between human and rabbit aldehyde oxidase. Biochem Pharmacol 2015; 96:288-95. [PMID: 26032640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Several drug compounds have failed in clinical trials due to extensive biotransformation by aldehyde oxidase (AOX) (EC 1.2.3.1). One of the main reasons is the difficulty in scaling clearance for drugs metabolised by AOX, from preclinical species to human. Using methotrexate as a probe substrate, we evaluated AOX metabolism in liver cytosol from human and commonly used laboratory species namely guinea pig, monkey, rat and rabbit. We found that the metabolism of methotrexate in rabbit liver cytosol was several orders of magnitude higher than any of the other species tested. The results of protein quantitation revealed that the amount of AOX1 in human liver was similar to rabbit liver. To understand if the observed differences in activity were due to structural differences, we modelled rabbit AOX1 using the previously generated human AOX1 homology model. Molecular docking of methotrexate into the active site of the enzyme led to the identification of important residues that could potentially be involved in substrate binding and account for the observed differences. In order to study the impact of these residue changes on enzyme activity, we used site directed mutagenesis to construct mutant AOX1 cDNAs by substituting nucleotides of human AOX1 with relevant ones of rabbit AOX1. AOX1 mutant proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli. Differences in the kinetic properties of these mutants have been presented in this study.
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Sodhi JK, Wong S, Kirkpatrick DS, Liu L, Khojasteh SC, Hop CECA, Barr JT, Jones JP, Halladay JS. A novel reaction mediated by human aldehyde oxidase: amide hydrolysis of GDC-0834. Drug Metab Dispos 2015; 43:908-15. [PMID: 25845827 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.114.061804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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GDC-0834, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor investigated as a potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, was previously reported to be extensively metabolized by amide hydrolysis such that no measurable levels of this compound were detected in human circulation after oral administration. In vitro studies in human liver cytosol determined that GDC-0834 (R)-N-(3-(6-(4-(1,4-dimethyl-3-oxopiperazin-2-yl)phenylamino)-4-methyl-5-oxo- 4,5-dihydropyrazin-2-yl)-2-methylphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b] thiophene-2-carboxamide) was rapidly hydrolyzed with a CLint of 0.511 ml/min per milligram of protein. Aldehyde oxidase (AO) and carboxylesterase (CES) were putatively identified as the enzymes responsible after cytosolic fractionation and mass spectrometry-proteomics analysis of the enzymatically active fractions. Results were confirmed by a series of kinetic experiments with inhibitors of AO, CES, and xanthine oxidase (XO), which implicated AO and CES, but not XO, as mediating GDC-0834 amide hydrolysis. Further supporting the interaction between GDC-0834 and AO, GDC-0834 was shown to be a potent reversible inhibitor of six known AO substrates with IC50 values ranging from 0.86 to 1.87 μM. Additionally, in silico modeling studies suggest that GDC-0834 is capable of binding in the active site of AO with the amide bond of GDC-0834 near the molybdenum cofactor (MoCo), orientated in such a way to enable potential nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl of the amide bond by the hydroxyl of MoCo. Together, the in vitro and in silico results suggest the involvement of AO in the amide hydrolysis of GDC-0834.
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- Jasleen K Sodhi
- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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- Departments of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (J.K.S., S.W., S.C.K., C.E.C.A.H., J.S.H.), Clinical Pharmacology (L.L.), and Protein Chemistry (D.S.K.), Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California; and Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.T.B., J.P.J.)
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Guo Y, Cui JY, Lu H, Klaassen CD. Effect of various diets on the expression of phase-I drug-metabolizing enzymes in livers of mice. Xenobiotica 2015; 45:586-97. [PMID: 25733028 DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2015.1006300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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1. Previous studies have shown that diets can alter the metabolism of drugs; however, it is difficult to compare the effects of multiple diets on drug metabolism among different experimental settings. Phase-I-related genes play a major role in the biotransformation of pro-drugs and drugs. 2. In the current study, effects of nine diets on the mRNA expression of phase-I drug metabolizing enzymes in livers of mice were simultaneously investigated. Compared to the AIN-93M purified diet (control), 73 of the 132 critical phase-I drug-metabolizing genes were differentially regulated by at least one diet. Diet restriction produced the largest number of changed genes (51), followed by the atherogenic diet (27), high-fat diet (25), standard rodent chow (21), western diet (20), high-fructose diet (5), EFA deficient diet (3) and low n-3 FA diet (1). The mRNAs of the Fmo family changed most, followed by Cyp2b and 4a subfamilies, as well as Por (from 1121- to 21-fold increase of theses mRNAs). There were 59 genes not altered by any of these diets. 3. The present results may improve the interpretation of studies with mice and aid in determining effective and safe doses for individuals with different nutritional diets.
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- Ying Guo
- Department of Ethnopharmacology, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha, Hunan , People's Republic of China
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Nishino T, Okamoto K. Mechanistic insights into xanthine oxidoreductase from development studies of candidate drugs to treat hyperuricemia and gout. J Biol Inorg Chem 2015; 20:195-207. [PMID: 25501928 PMCID: PMC4334109 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1210-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR), which is widely distributed from humans to bacteria, has a key role in purine catabolism, catalyzing two steps of sequential hydroxylation from hypoxanthine to xanthine and from xanthine to urate at its molybdenum cofactor (Moco). Human XOR is considered to be a target of drugs not only for therapy of hyperuricemia and gout, but also potentially for a wide variety of other diseases. In this review, we focus on studies of XOR inhibitors and their implications for understanding the chemical nature and reaction mechanism of the Moco active site of XOR. We also discuss further experimental or clinical studies that would be helpful to clarify remaining issues.
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- Takeshi Nishino
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan,
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Sanoh S, Tayama Y, Sugihara K, Kitamura S, Ohta S. Significance of aldehyde oxidase during drug development: Effects on drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and efficacy. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2015; 30:52-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nitrite reduction by molybdoenzymes: a new class of nitric oxide-forming nitrite reductases. J Biol Inorg Chem 2015; 20:403-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1234-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alvarez S, Menjón B, Falceto A, Casanova D, Alemany P. Stereochemistry of Complexes with Double and Triple Metal–Ligand Bonds: A Continuous Shape Measures Analysis. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:12151-63. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5021077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea, CSIC−Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.K: 1072, 20080 Donostia, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Zanello P. The competition between chemistry and biology in assembling iron–sulfur derivatives. Molecular structures and electrochemistry. Part II. {[Fe2S2](SγCys)4} proteins. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Barr JT, Jones JP, Oberlies NH, Paine MF. Inhibition of human aldehyde oxidase activity by diet-derived constituents: structural influence, enzyme-ligand interactions, and clinical relevance. Drug Metab Dispos 2014; 43:34-41. [PMID: 25326286 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.114.061192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The mechanistic understanding of interactions between diet-derived substances and conventional medications in humans is nascent. Most investigations have examined cytochrome P450-mediated interactions. Interactions mediated by other phase I enzymes are understudied. Aldehyde oxidase (AO) is a phase I hydroxylase that is gaining recognition in drug design and development programs. Taken together, a panel of structurally diverse phytoconstituents (n = 24) was screened for inhibitors of the AO-mediated oxidation of the probe substrate O(6)-benzylguanine. Based on the estimated IC50 (<100 μM), 17 constituents were advanced for Ki determination. Three constituents were described best by a competitive inhibition model, whereas 14 constituents were described best by a mixed-mode model. The latter model consists of two Ki terms, Kis and Kii, which ranged from 0.26-73 and 0.80-120 μM, respectively. Molecular modeling was used to glean mechanistic insight into AO inhibition. Docking studies indicated that the tested constituents bound within the AO active site and elucidated key enzyme-inhibitor interactions. Quantitative structure-activity relationship modeling identified three structural descriptors that correlated with inhibition potency (r(2) = 0.85), providing a framework for developing in silico models to predict the AO inhibitory activity of a xenobiotic based solely on chemical structure. Finally, a simple static model was used to assess potential clinically relevant AO-mediated dietary substance-drug interactions. Epicatechin gallate and epigallocatechin gallate, prominent constituents in green tea, were predicted to have moderate to high risk. Further characterization of this uncharted type of interaction is warranted, including dynamic modeling and, potentially, clinical evaluation.
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- John T Barr
- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (J.T.B., M.F.P.); Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.P.J.); and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (N.H.O.)
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- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (J.T.B., M.F.P.); Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.P.J.); and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (N.H.O.)
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- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (J.T.B., M.F.P.); Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.P.J.); and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (N.H.O.)
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- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington (J.T.B., M.F.P.); Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (J.P.J.); and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (N.H.O.)
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Cerqueira NMFSA, Coelho C, Brás NF, Fernandes PA, Garattini E, Terao M, Romão MJ, Ramos MJ. Insights into the structural determinants of substrate specificity and activity in mouse aldehyde oxidases. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 20:209-17. [PMID: 25287365 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1198-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In this work, a combination of homology modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations was used to investigate the factors that modulate substrate specificity and activity of the mouse AOX isoforms: mAOX1, mAOX2 (previously mAOX3l1), mAOX3 and mAOX4. The results indicate that the AOX isoform structures are highly preserved and even more conserved than the corresponding amino acid sequences. The only differences are at the protein surface and substrate-binding site region. The substrate-binding site of all isoforms consists of two regions: the active site, which is highly conserved among all isoforms, and a isoform-specific region located above. We predict that mAOX1 accepts a broader range of substrates of different shape, size and nature relative to the other isoforms. In contrast, mAOX4 appears to accept a more restricted range of substrates. Its narrow and hydrophobic binding site indicates that it only accepts small hydrophobic substrates. Although mAOX2 and mAOX3 are very similar to each other, we propose the following pairs of overlapping substrate specificities: mAOX2/mAOX4 and mAOX3/mAXO1. Based on these considerations, we propose that the catalytic activity between all isoforms should be similar but the differences observed in the binding site might influence the substrate specificity of each enzyme. These results also suggest that the presence of several AOX isoforms in mouse allows them to oxidize more efficiently a wider range of substrates. This contrasts with the same or other organisms that only express one isoform and are less efficient or incapable of oxidizing the same type of substrates.
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- Nuno M F S A Cerqueira
- UCIBIO@REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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Tejada-Jiménez M, Schwarz G. Molybdenum and Tungsten. BINDING, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL CELLS 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849739979-00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for the majority of organisms ranging from bacteria to animals. To fulfil its biological role, it is incorporated into a pterin-based Mo-cofactor (Moco) and can be found in the active centre of more than 50 enzymes that are involved in key reactions of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism. Five of the Mo-enzymes are present in eukaryotes: nitrate reductase (NR), sulfite oxidase (SO), aldehyde oxidase (AO), xanthine oxidase (XO) and the amidoxime-reducing component (mARC). Cells acquire Mo in form of the oxyanion molybdate using specific molybdate transporters. In bacteria, molybdate transport is an extensively studied process and is mediated mainly by the ATP-binding cassette system ModABC. In contrast, in eukaryotes, molybdate transport is poorly understood since specific molybdate transporters remained unknown until recently. Two rather distantly related families of proteins, MOT1 and MOT2, are involved in eukaryotic molybdate transport. They each feature high-affinity molybdate transporters that regulate the intracellular concentration of Mo and thus control activity of Mo-enzymes. The present chapter presents an overview of the biological functions of Mo with special focus on recent data related to its uptake, binding and storage.
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- Manuel Tejada-Jiménez
- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne Zuelpicher Str. 47 Cologne 50674 Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne Zuelpicher Str. 47 Cologne 50674 Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne Robert-Koch Str. 21 Cologne 50931 Germany
- Cluster of Excellence in Ageing Research, CECAD Research Center Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26 Cologne 50931 Germany
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Molybdenum is an essential trace element and crucial for the survival of animals. Four mammalian Mo-dependent enzymes are known, all of them harboring a pterin-based molybdenum cofactor (Moco) in their active site. In these enzymes, molybdenum catalyzes oxygen transfer reactions from or to substrates using water as oxygen donor or acceptor. Molybdenum shuttles between two oxidation states, Mo(IV) and Mo(VI). Following substrate reduction or oxidation, electrons are subsequently shuttled by either inter- or intra-molecular electron transfer chains involving prosthetic groups such as heme or iron-sulfur clusters. In all organisms studied so far, Moco is synthesized by a highly conserved multi-step biosynthetic pathway. A deficiency in the biosynthesis of Moco results in a pleitropic loss of all four human Mo-enzyme activities and in most cases in early childhood death. In this review we first introduce general aspects of molybdenum biochemistry before we focus on the functions and deficiencies of two Mo-enzymes, xanthine dehydrogenase and sulfite oxidase, caused either by deficiency of the apo-protein or a pleiotropic loss of Moco due to a genetic defect in its biosynthesis. The underlying molecular basis of Moco deficiency, possible treatment options and links to other diseases, such as neuropsychiatric disorders, will be discussed.
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- Guenter Schwarz
- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47, D-50674, Köln, Germany,
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Liu J, Chakraborty S, Hosseinzadeh P, Yu Y, Tian S, Petrik I, Bhagi A, Lu Y. Metalloproteins containing cytochrome, iron-sulfur, or copper redox centers. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4366-469. [PMID: 24758379 PMCID: PMC4002152 DOI: 10.1021/cr400479b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 559] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
and Computational
Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
and Computational
Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Marelja Z, Dambowsky M, Bolis M, Georgiou ML, Garattini E, Missirlis F, Leimkühler S. The four aldehyde oxidases of Drosophila melanogaster have different gene expression patterns and enzyme substrate specificities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 217:2201-11. [PMID: 24737760 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.102129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In the genome of Drosophila melanogaster, four genes coding for aldehyde oxidases (AOX1-4) were identified on chromosome 3. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the AOX gene cluster evolved via independent duplication events in the vertebrate and invertebrate lineages. The functional role and the substrate specificity of the distinct Drosophila AOX enzymes is unknown. Two loss-of-function mutant alleles in this gene region, low pyridoxal oxidase (Po(lpo)) and aldehyde oxidase-1 (Aldox-1(n1)) are associated with a phenotype characterized by undetectable AOX enzymatic activity. However, the genes involved and the corresponding mutations have not yet been identified. In this study we characterized the activities, substrate specificities and expression profiles of the four AOX enzymes in D. melanogaster. We show that the Po(lpo)-associated phenotype is the consequence of a structural alteration of the AOX1 gene. We identified an 11-bp deletion in the Po(lpo) allele, resulting in a frame-shift event, which removes the molybdenum cofactor domain of the encoded enzyme. Furthermore, we show that AOX2 activity is detectable only during metamorphosis and characterize a Minos-AOX2 insertion in this developmental gene that disrupts its activity. We demonstrate that the Aldox-1(n1) phenotype maps to the AOX3 gene and AOX4 activity is not detectable in our assays.
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- Zvonimir Marelja
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Molecular Enzymology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Molecular Enzymology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, via La Masa 19, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Molecular Enzymology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, via La Masa 19, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Av. IPN 2508, CP 07360 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Molecular Enzymology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Russ Hille
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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- Luisa B. Maia
- REQUIMTE/CQFB, Departamento
de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/CQFB, Departamento
de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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O'Hara F, Burns AC, Collins MR, Dalvie D, Ornelas MA, Vaz ADN, Fujiwara Y, Baran PS. A simple litmus test for aldehyde oxidase metabolism of heteroarenes. J Med Chem 2014; 57:1616-20. [PMID: 24472070 PMCID: PMC3983350 DOI: 10.1021/jm4017976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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bioavailability of aromatic azaheterocyclic drugs can be affected
by the activity of aldehyde oxidase (AO). Susceptibility to AO metabolism
is difficult to predict computationally and can be complicated in
vivo by differences between species. Here we report the use of bis(((difluoromethyl)sulfinyl)oxy)zinc
(DFMS) as a source of CF2H radical for a rapid and inexpensive
chemical “litmus test” for the early identification
of heteroaromatic drug candidates that have a high probability of
metabolism by AO.
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- Fionn O'Hara
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Mu P, Zheng M, Xu M, Zheng Y, Tang X, Wang Y, Wu K, Chen Q, Wang L, Deng Y. N-Oxide Reduction of Quinoxaline-1,4-Dioxides Catalyzed by Porcine Aldehyde Oxidase SsAOX1. Drug Metab Dispos 2014; 42:511-9. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.113.055418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cao H, Hall J, Hille R. Substrate orientation and specificity in xanthine oxidase: crystal structures of the enzyme in complex with indole-3-acetaldehyde and guanine. Biochemistry 2014; 53:533-41. [PMID: 24397336 DOI: 10.1021/bi401465u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xanthine oxidase is a molybdenum-containing hydroxylase that catalyzes the hydroxylation of sp(2)-hybridized carbon centers in a variety of aromatic heterocycles as well as aldehydes. Crystal structures of the oxidase form of the bovine enzyme in complex with a poor substrate indole-3-acetaldehyde and the nonsubstrate guanine have been determined, both at a resolution of 1.6 Å. In each structure, a specific and unambiguous orientation of the substrate in the active site is observed in which the hydroxylatable site is oriented away from the active site molybdenum center. The orientation seen with indole-3-acetaldehyde has the substrate positioned with the indole ring rather than the exocyclic aldehyde nearest the molybdenum center, indicating that the substrate must rotate some 30° in the enzyme active site to permit hydroxylation of the aldehyde group (as observed experimentally), accounting for the reduced reactivity of the enzyme toward this substrate. The principal product of hydroxylation of indole-3-acetaldehyde by the bovine enzyme is confirmed to be indole-3-carboxylic acid based on its characteristic UV-vis spectrum, and the kinetics of enzyme reduction are reported. With guanine, the dominant orientation seen crystallographically has the C-8 position that might be hydroxylated pointed away from the active site molybdenum center, in a configuration resembling that seen previously with hypoxanthine (a substrate that is effectively hydroxylated at position 2). The ∼180° reorientation required to permit reaction is sterically prohibited, indicating that substrate (mis)orientation in the active site is a major factor precluding formation of the highly mutagenic 8-hydroxyguanine.
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- Hongnan Cao
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
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INTRODUCTION Metabolism is one of the most important clearance pathways representing the major clearance route of 75% drugs. The four most common drug metabolizing enzymes (DME) that contribute significantly to elimination pathways of new chemical entities are cytochrome P450s, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, aldehyde oxidase and sulfotransferases. Accurate prediction of human in vivo clearance by these enzymes, using both in vitro and in vivo tools, is critical for the success of drug candidates in human translation. AREAS COVERED Important recent advances of key DME are reviewed and highlighted in the following areas: major isoforms, tissue distribution, generic polymorphism, substrate specificity, species differences, mechanism of catalysis, in vitro-in vivo extrapolation and the importance of using optimal assay conditions and relevant animal models. EXPERT OPINION Understanding the clearance mechanism of a compound is the first step toward successful prediction of human clearance. It is critical to apply appropriate in vitro and in vivo methodologies and physiologically based models in human translation. While high-confidence prediction for P450-mediated clearance has been achieved, the accuracy of human clearance prediction is significantly lower for other enzyme classes. More accurate predictive methods and models are being developed to address these challenges.
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- Li Di
- Pfizer, Inc., Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism , Groton, CT 06340 , USA +1 860 715 6172 ;
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Mahro M, Brás NF, Cerqueira NMFSA, Teutloff C, Coelho C, Romão MJ, Leimkühler S. Identification of crucial amino acids in mouse aldehyde oxidase 3 that determine substrate specificity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82285. [PMID: 24358164 PMCID: PMC3864932 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In order to elucidate factors that determine substrate specificity and activity of mammalian molybdo-flavoproteins we performed site directed mutagenesis of mouse aldehyde oxidase 3 (mAOX3). The sequence alignment of different aldehyde oxidase (AOX) isoforms identified variations in the active site of mAOX3 in comparison to other AOX proteins and xanthine oxidoreductases (XOR). Based on the structural alignment of mAOX3 and bovine XOR, differences in amino acid residues involved in substrate binding in XORs in comparison to AOXs were identified. We exchanged several residues in the active site to the ones found in other AOX homologues in mouse or to residues present in bovine XOR in order to examine their influence on substrate selectivity and catalytic activity. Additionally we analyzed the influence of the [2Fe-2S] domains of mAOX3 on its kinetic properties and cofactor saturation. We applied UV-VIS and EPR monitored redox-titrations to determine the redox potentials of wild type mAOX3 and mAOX3 variants containing the iron-sulfur centers of mAOX1. In addition, a combination of molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations (MD) was used to investigate factors that modulate the substrate specificity and activity of wild type and AOX variants. The successful conversion of an AOX enzyme to an XOR enzyme was achieved exchanging eight residues in the active site of mAOX3. It was observed that the absence of the K889H exchange substantially decreased the activity of the enzyme towards all substrates analyzed, revealing that this residue has an important role in catalysis.
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- Martin Mahro
- Department of Molecular Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Quimica, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute for Experimentalphysics, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Rydberg P, Jørgensen FS, Olsen L. Use of density functional theory in drug metabolism studies. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 10:215-27. [PMID: 24295134 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2014.864278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) metabolize many drug compounds. They catalyze a wide variety of reactions, and potentially, a large number of different metabolites can be generated. Density functional theory (DFT) has, over the past decade, been shown to be a powerful tool to rationalize and predict the possible metabolites generated by the CYPs as well as other drug-metabolizing enzymes. AREAS COVERED We review applications of DFT on reactions performed by the CYPs and other drug-metabolizing enzymes able to perform oxidation reactions, with an emphasis on predicting which metabolites are produced. We also cover calculations of binding energies for complexes in which the ligands interact directly with the heme iron atom. EXPERT OPINION DFT is a useful tool for prediction of the site of metabolism. The use of small models of the enzymes work surprisingly well for most CYP isoforms. This is probably due to the fact that the binding of the substrates is not the major determinant. When binding of the substrate plays a significant role, the well-known issue of determining the free energy of binding is the challenge. How approaches taking the protein environment into account, like docking, MD and QM/MM, can be used are discussed.
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- Patrik Rydberg
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology , Denmark
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Choughule KV, Barr JT, Jones JP. Evaluation of rhesus monkey and guinea pig hepatic cytosol fractions as models for human aldehyde oxidase. Drug Metab Dispos 2013; 41:1852-8. [PMID: 23918666 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.113.052985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Aldehyde oxidase (AOX) is a cytosolic enzyme expressed across a wide range of species, including guinea pig and rhesus monkey. These species are believed to be the best preclinical models for studying human AOX-mediated metabolism. We compared AOX activity in rhesus monkeys, guinea pigs, and humans using phthalazine and N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]acridone-4-carboxamide (DACA) as substrates and raloxifene as an inhibitor. Michaelis-Menten kinetics was observed for phthalazine oxidation in rhesus monkey, guinea pig, and human liver cytosol, whereas substrate inhibition was seen with DACA oxidase activity in all three livers. Raloxifene inhibited phthalazine and DACA oxidase activity uncompetitively in guinea pig, whereas mixed-mode inhibition was seen in rhesus monkey. Our analysis of the primary sequence alignment of rhesus monkey, guinea pig, and human aldehyde oxidase isoform 1 (AOX1) along with homology modeling has led to the identification of several amino acid residue differences within the active site and substrate entrance channel of AOX1. We speculate that some of these residues might be responsible for the differences observed in activity. Overall, our data indicate that rhesus monkeys and guinea pigs would overestimate intrinsic clearance in humans and would be unsuitable to use as animal models. Our study also showed that AOX metabolism in species is substrate-dependent and no single animal model can be reliably used to predict every drug response in humans.
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- Kanika V Choughule
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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Kurosaki M, Bolis M, Fratelli M, Barzago MM, Pattini L, Perretta G, Terao M, Garattini E. Structure and evolution of vertebrate aldehyde oxidases: from gene duplication to gene suppression. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:1807-30. [PMID: 23263164 PMCID: PMC11113236 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1229-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aldehyde oxidases (AOXs) and xanthine dehydrogenases (XDHs) belong to the family of molybdo-flavoenzymes. Although AOXs are not identifiable in fungi, these enzymes are represented in certain protists and the majority of plants and vertebrates. The physiological functions and substrates of AOXs are unknown. Nevertheless, AOXs are major drug metabolizing enzymes, oxidizing a wide range of aromatic aldehydes and heterocyclic compounds of medical/toxicological importance. Using genome sequencing data, we predict the structures of AOX genes and pseudogenes, reconstructing their evolution. Fishes are the most primitive organisms with an AOX gene (AOXα), originating from the duplication of an ancestral XDH. Further evolution of fishes resulted in the duplication of AOXα into AOXβ and successive pseudogenization of AOXα. AOXβ is maintained in amphibians and it is the likely precursors of reptilian, avian, and mammalian AOX1. Amphibian AOXγ is a duplication of AOXβ and the likely ancestor of reptilian and avian AOX2, which, in turn, gave rise to mammalian AOX3L1. Subsequent gene duplications generated the two mammalian genes, AOX3 and AOX4. The evolution of mammalian AOX genes is dominated by pseudogenization and deletion events. Our analysis is relevant from a structural point of view, as it provides information on the residues characterizing the three domains of each mammalian AOX isoenzyme. We cloned the cDNAs encoding the AOX proteins of guinea pig and cynomolgus monkeys, two unique species as to the evolution of this enzyme family. We identify chimeric RNAs from the human AOX3 and AOX3L1 pseudogenes with potential to encode a novel microRNA.
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- Mami Kurosaki
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Istututo di Biologia Cellulare e Neurobiologia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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Garattini E, Terao M. Aldehyde oxidase and its importance in novel drug discovery: present and future challenges. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2013; 8:641-54. [DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2013.788497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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