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Hlavica P. Key regulators in the architecture of substrate access/egress channels in mammalian cytochromes P450 governing flexibility in substrate oxyfunctionalization. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 241:112150. [PMID: 36731371 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cytochrome P450s (CYP) represent a superfamily of b-type hemoproteins catalyzing oxifunctionalization of a vast array of endogenous and exogenous compounds. The present review focuses on assessment of the topology of prospective determinants in substrate entry and product release channels of mammalian P450s, steering the conformational dynamics of substrate accessibility and productive ligand orientation toward the iron-oxene core. Based on a generalized, CYP3A4-related construct, the sum of critical elements from diverse target enzymes was found to cluster within the known substrate recognition sites. The majority of prevalent substrate access/egress tunnels revealed to be of fairly balanced functional importance. The hydrophobicity profile of the candidates revealed to be the most salient feature in functional interaction throughout the conduits, while bulkiness of the residues imposes steric restrictions on substrate traveling. Thus, small amino acids such as prolines and glycines serve as hinges, driving conformational flexibility in ligand passage. Similarly, bottlenecks in the tunnel architecture, being narrowest encounter points within the CYP3A4 model, have a vital function in substrate selectivity along with clusters of aromatic amino acids acting as gatekeepers. In addition, peripheral patches in conduits may house determinants modulating allosteric cooperativity between remote and central domains in the P450 structure. Remarkably, the bulk critical residues lining tunnels in the various isozymes reside in helices B'/C and F/G inclusive of their interhelical turns as well as in helix I. This suggests these regions to represent hotspots for targeted genetic engineering to tailor more sophisticated mammalian P450s exploitable in industrial, biotechnological and medicinal areas.
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- Peter Hlavica
- Walther-Straub Institut fuer Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Goethestrasse 33, D80336 Muenchen, Germany.
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Pharmacological properties of indirubin and its derivatives. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 151:113112. [PMID: 35598366 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Indirubin is the main bioactive component of the traditional Chinese medicine Indigo naturalis and is a bisindole alkaloid. Multiple studies have shown that indirubin exhibits good anticancer, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. METHODS The purpose of this review is to provide a summary of the pharmacological mechanisms of indirubin and its derivatives. RESULTS Indirubin and its derivatives exert anticancer effects by regulating the expression of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), GSK-3β, Bax, Bcl-2, C-MYC, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR, nuclear factor (NF)-κB, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), JAK/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathways and other signaling pathways. We also reviewed the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of indirubin and its derivatives. CONCLUSION The findings of recent studies assessing indirubin and its derivatives suggest that these compounds can be used as potential drugs to treat tumors, inflammation, neuropathy and bacterial infection.
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Structure, conformations, vibrations and quantum chemical investigations of 2–(1H–indol–3–yl)–2–oxoacetic acid. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Shriver JA, Kaller KS, Kinsey AL, Wang KR, Sterrenberg SR, Van Vors MK, Cheek JT, Horner JS. A tunable synthesis of indigoids: targeting indirubin through temperature. RSC Adv 2022; 12:5407-5414. [PMID: 35425542 PMCID: PMC8981227 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00400c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The spontaneous conversion of 3-indoxyl to indigo is a well-established process used to produce indigo dyes. It was recently shown that some indoles, when reacted with molybdenum hexacarbonyl and cumyl peroxide, proceed through an indoxyl intermediate to produce significant amounts of indirubin through a competing mechanism. Modulation of this system to lower temperatures allows for careful tuning, leading to selective production of indirubins in a general process. A systematic assay of indoles show that electron deficient indoles work well when substituted at the 5 and 7 positions. In contrast, 6-substituted electron rich indoles give the best results whereas halogeno indoles work well in all cases. This process shows broad functional group tolerance for generally reactive carbonyl-containing compounds such as aldehydes and carboxylic acids.
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- James A Shriver
- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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- Central College 812 University St. Campus Box 020 Pella IA 50219 USA
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Tha S, Shakya S, Malla R, Aryal P. Prospects of Indole derivatives as methyl transfer inhibitors: antimicrobial resistance managers. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 21:33. [PMID: 32366298 PMCID: PMC7197119 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-020-00402-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background It is prudent that novel classes of antibiotics be urgently developed to manage the WHO prioritized multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens posing an unprecedented medical crisis. Simultaneously, multiple essential proteins have to be targeted to prevent easy resistance development. Methods An integration of structure-based virtual screening and ligand-based virtual screening was employed to explore the antimicrobial properties of indole derivatives from a compound database. Results Whole-genome sequences of the target pathogens were aligned exploiting DNA alignment potential of MAUVE to identify putative common lead target proteins. S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) biosynthesizing MetK was taken as the lead target and various literature searches revealed that SAM is a critical metabolite. Furthermore, SAM utilizing CobA involved in the B12 biosynthesis pathway, Dam in the regulation of replication and protein expression, and TrmD in methylation of tRNA were also taken as drug targets. The ligand library of 715 indole derivatives chosen based on kinase inhibition potential of indoles was created from which 102 were pursued based on ADME/T scores. Among these, 5 potential inhibitors of MetK in N. gonorrhoeae were further expanded to molecular docking studies in MetK proteins of all nine pathogens among which 3 derivatives exhibited inhibition potential. These 3 upon docking in other SAM utilizing enzymes, CobA, Dam, and TrmD gave 2 potential compounds with multiple targets. Further, docking with human MetK homolog also showed probable inhibitory effects however SAM requirements can be replenished from external sources since SAM transporters are present in humans. Conclusions We believe these molecules 3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)piperazine-2,5-dione (ZINC04899565) and 1-[(3S)-3-[5-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]ethanone (ZINC49171024) could be a starting point to help develop broad-spectrum antibiotics against infections caused by N. gonorrhoeae, A. baumannii, C. coli, K. pneumoniae, E. faecium, H. pylori, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus and S. typhi.
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- Suprim Tha
- Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Heine T, Großmann C, Hofmann S, Tischler D. Indigoid dyes by group E monooxygenases: mechanism and biocatalysis. Biol Chem 2020; 400:939-950. [PMID: 30844759 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Since ancient times, people have been attracted by dyes and they were a symbol of power. Some of the oldest dyes are indigo and its derivative Tyrian purple, which were extracted from plants and snails, respectively. These 'indigoid dyes' were and still are used for coloration of textiles and as a food additive. Traditional Chinese medicine also knows indigoid dyes as pharmacologically active compounds and several studies support their effects. Further, they are interesting for future technologies like organic electronics. In these cases, especially the indigo derivatives are of interest but unfortunately hardly accessible by chemical synthesis. In recent decades, more and more enzymes have been discovered that are able to produce these indigoid dyes and therefore have gained attention from the scientific community. In this study, group E monooxygenases (styrene monooxygenase and indole monooxygenase) were used for the selective oxygenation of indole (derivatives). It was possible for the first time to show that the product of the enzymatic reaction is an epoxide. Further, we synthesized and extracted indigoid dyes and could show that there is only minor by-product formation (e.g. indirubin or isoindigo). Thus, group E monooxygenase can be an alternative biocatalyst for the biosynthesis of indigoid dyes.
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- Thomas Heine
- Institute of Biosciences, Environmental Microbiology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Environmental Microbiology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Environmental Microbiology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences, Environmental Microbiology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany.,Microbial Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Shriver JA, Wang KR, Patterson AC, DeYoung JR, Lipsius RJ. Exploring an anomaly: the synthesis of 7,7′-diazaindirubin through a 7-azaindoxyl intermediate. RSC Adv 2020; 10:36849-36852. [PMID: 35517962 PMCID: PMC9057083 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07144g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Generation of 7-azaindoxyl under acidic conditions leads exclusively to 7,7′-diazaindirubin over 7,7′-diazaindigo through a condensation pathway.
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Structure, electronic, spectroscopic and reactivity investigations of pharmacologically active compound 1–acetyl–3–indolecarboxaldehyde – An experimental and theoretical approach. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pu W, Cui C, Guo C, Wu ZL. Characterization of two styrene monooxygenases from marine microbes. Enzyme Microb Technol 2018; 112:29-34. [PMID: 29499777 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Styrene monooxygenases (SMOs) are highly stereoselective enzymes that catalyze the formation of chiral epoxides as versatile building blocks. To expand the enzyme toolbox, two bacterial SMOs were identified from the genome of marine microbes Paraglaciecola agarilytica NO2 and Marinobacterium litorale DSM 23545, and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli in soluble form. Both of the resulting whole-cell biocatalysts exhibited maximal activity at 30 °C and pH 8.0. They catalyzed the sulfoxidation reactions, and the epoxidation of both conjugated and unconjugated styrene derivatives with up to >99%ee. MlSMO displayed higher activity toward most substrates tested. Compared to an established SMO from Pseudomonas species (PsSMO), MlSMO achieved 3.0-, 3.4- and 2.6-fold conversions for substrates styrene, cinnamyl alcohol and 4-vinyl-2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran, respectively.
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- Wei Pu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Wang C, Yan J, Du M, Burlison JA, Li C, Sun Y, Zhao D, Liu J. One step synthesis of indirubins by reductive coupling of isatins with KBH 4. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.03.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The biochemical facets of toxicology have always had a major role in providing insight into mechanisms. Some of the history of the development of this area is summarized, including metabolism, enzymology, and the chemistry of reactive intermediates. Knowledge in these fields has had a major impact in the areas of drug metabolism and safety assessment, which are both critical steps in the development of pharmaceuticals and the rational use of commodity chemicals. The science of toxicology has developed considerably with input from other disciplines and today is poised to emerge as a predictive science with even more dramatic impact. The challenges ahead are considerable but there is renewed excitement in the potential of the field. As in the past, further advances in the field of toxicology will require the input of knowledge from many disciplines.
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- F Peter Guengerich
- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Heine T, Tucker K, Okonkwo N, Assefa B, Conrad C, Scholtissek A, Schlömann M, Gassner G, Tischler D. Engineering Styrene Monooxygenase for Biocatalysis: Reductase-Epoxidase Fusion Proteins. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2016; 181:1590-1610. [PMID: 27830466 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-016-2304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The enantioselective epoxidation of styrene and related compounds by two-component styrene monooxygenases (SMOs) has targeted these enzymes for development as biocatalysts. In the present work, we prepare genetically engineered fusion proteins that join the C-terminus of the epoxidase (StyA) to the N-terminus of the reductase (StyB) through a linker peptide and demonstrate their utility as biocatalysts in the synthesis of Tyrain purple and other indigoid dyes. A single-vector expression system offers a simplified platform for transformation and expansion of the catalytic function of styrene monooxygenases, and the resulting fusion proteins are self-regulated and couple efficiently NADH oxidation to styrene epoxidation. We find that the reductase domain proceeds through a sequential ternary-complex mechanism at low FAD concentration and a double-displacement mechanism at higher concentrations of FAD. Single-turnover studies indicate an observed rate constant for FAD-to-FAD hydride transfer of ~8 s-1. This step is rate limiting in the styrene epoxidation reaction and helps to ensure that flavin reduction and styrene epoxidation reactions proceed without wasteful side reactions. Comparison of the reductase activity of the fusion proteins with the naturally occurring reductase, SMOB, and N-terminally histidine-tagged reductase, NSMOB, suggests that the observed changes in catalytic mechanism are due in part to an increase in flavin-binding affinity associated with the N-terminal extension of the reductase.
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- San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
- San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Erben F, Michalik D, Feist H, Kleeblatt D, Hein M, Matin A, Iqbal J, Langer P. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of (Z)-1-glycosyl-3-(5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene)indolin-2-ones and (Z)-3-(2-glycosylsulfanyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-thiazol-5-ylidene)indolin-2-ones. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44362k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lee H, Kim JH, Han S, Lim YR, Park HG, Chun YJ, Park SW, Kim D. Directed-evolution analysis of human cytochrome P450 2A6 for enhanced enzymatic catalysis. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2014; 77:1409-1418. [PMID: 25343290 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.951757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 2A6 (P450 2A6) is the major enzyme responsible for the oxidation of coumarin, nicotine, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines in human liver. In this study, the catalytic turnover of coumarin oxidation was improved by directed-evolution analysis of P450 2A6 enzyme. A random mutant library was constructed using error-prone polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the open reading frame of the P450 2A6 gene and individual mutant clones were screened for improved catalytic activity in analysis of fluorescent coumarin 7-hydroxylation. Four consecutive rounds of random mutagenesis and screening were performed and catalytically enhanced mutants were selected in each round of screening. The selected mutants showed the sequentially accumulated mutations of amino acid residues of P450 2A6: B1 (F209S), C1 (F209S, S369G), D1 (F209S, S369G, E277K), and E1 (F209S, S369G, E277K, A10V). E1 mutants displayed approximately 13-fold increased activity based on fluorescent coumarin hydroxylation assays at bacterial whole cell level. Steady-state kinetic parameters for coumarin 7-hydroxylation and nicotine oxidation were measured in purified mutant enzymes and indicated catalytic turnover numbers (kcat) of selected mutants were enhanced up to sevenfold greater than wild-type P450 2A6. However, all mutants displayed elevated Km values and therefore catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km) were not improved. The increase in Km values was partially attributed to reduction in substrate binding affinities measured in the analysis of substrate binding titration. The structural analysis of P450 2A6 indicates that F209S mutation is sufficient to affect direct interaction of substrate at the active site.
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- Hwayoun Lee
- a Department of Biological Sciences , Konkuk University , Seoul , Korea
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Kandel SE, Wienkers LC, Lampe JN. Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Metabolites in Lead Discovery and Development. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2014; 49:347-359. [PMID: 25797999 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800167-7.00022-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are a versatile superfamily of heme-containing monooxygenases, perhaps best known for their role in the oxidation of xenobiotic compounds. However, due to their unique oxidative chemistry, CYPs are also important in natural product drug discovery and in the generation of active metabolites with unique therapeutic properties. New tools for the analysis and production of CYP metabolites, including microscale analytical technologies and combinatorial biosynthesis, are providing medicinal chemists with the opportunity to use CYPs as a novel platform for lead discovery and development. In this review, we will highlight some of the recent examples of drug leads identified from CYP metabolites and the exciting possibilities of using CYPs as catalysts for future drug discovery.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., MS-1018, Kansas City, KS 66160
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Kleeblatt D, Cordes CA, Lebrenz P, Hein M, Feist H, Matin A, Raza R, Iqbal J, Munshi O, Rahman Q, Villinger A, Langer P. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of N-glycosyl-3,3-diaryloxindoles. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02627f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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McClay K, Wan B, Wang Y, Cho S, Yu J, Santarsiero B, Mehboob S, Johnson M, Franzblau S, Steffan R. A novel combinatorial biocatalytic approach for producing antibacterial compounds effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:7151-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5012-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nicolaou KA, Liapis V, Evdokiou A, Constantinou C, Magiatis P, Skaltsounis AL, Koumas L, Costeas PA, Constantinou AI. Induction of discrete apoptotic pathways by bromo-substituted indirubin derivatives in invasive breast cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 425:76-82. [PMID: 22820195 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Indirubin derivatives gained interest in recent years for their anticancer and antimetastatic properties. The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the anticancer properties of the two novel bromo-substituted derivatives 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (6BIO) and 7-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (7BIO) in five different breast cancer cell lines. Cell viability assays identified that 6BIO and 7BIO are most effective in preventing the proliferation of the MDA-MB-231-TXSA breast cancer cell line from a total of five breast cancer cell lined examined. In addition it was found that the two compounds induce apoptosis via different mechanisms. 6BIO induces caspase-dependent programmed cell death through the intrinsic (mitochondrial) caspase-9 pathway. 7BIO up-regulates p21 and promotes G(2)/M cell cycle arrest which is subsequently followed by the activation of two different apoptotic pathways: (a) a pathway that involves the upregulation of DR4/DR5 and activation of caspase-8 and (b) a caspase independent pathway. In conclusion, this study provides important insights regarding the molecular pathways leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by two indirubin derivatives that can find clinical applications in targeted cancer therapeutics.
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Pharmacophore identification, docking and “in silico” screening for novel CDK1 inhibitors. J Mol Graph Model 2012; 37:77-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2012.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lin GH, Chen HP, Huang JH, Liu TT, Lin TK, Wang SJ, Tseng CH, Shu HY. Identification and characterization of an indigo-producing oxygenase involved in indole 3-acetic acid utilization by Acinetobacter baumannii. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 101:881-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9704-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tsareva DA, Osolodkin DI, Shulga DA, Oliferenko AA, Pisarev SA, Palyulin VA, Zefirov NS. General Purpose Electronegativity Relaxation Charge Models Applied to CoMFA and CoMSIA Study of GSK-3 Inhibitors. Mol Inform 2011; 30:169-80. [DOI: 10.1002/minf.201000141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zhang A, Yu M, Lan T, Liu Z, Mao Z. Novel Synthesis of 4- or 6-Substituted Indirubin Derivatives. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00397910903318591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kritsanida M, Magiatis P, Skaltsounis AL, Peng Y, Li P, Wennogle LP. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of 7-azaindirubin-3'-oxime, a 7-aza isostere of the natural indirubin pharmacophore. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2009; 72:2199-202. [PMID: 19994845 DOI: 10.1021/np9003905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The bis-indole alkaloid indirubin and its analogues bear a very interesting natural pharmacophore. They are recognized mainly as kinase inhibitors, but several other activities make them possible candidates for preclinical studies. Based on the previously reported activity of 7-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime and its derivatives, the synthesis of indirubins bearing a heterocyclic nitrogen atom at position 7 was carried out. Herein, we report the first synthesis of 7-azaindirubin-3'-oxime (12) as well as its antiproliferative activity against 57 cancer cell lines and its inhibitory activity against a series of kinases. 7-Azaindirubin (10) and its 3'-oxime derivative (12) showed reduced activity as kinase inhibitors in comparison with other known indirubin derivatives, but antiproliferative activity with a best GI(50) value of 0.77 microM.
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- Marina Kritsanida
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771, Athens, Greece
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Zhang ZG, Liu Y, Guengerich FP, Matse JH, Chen J, Wu ZL. Identification of amino acid residues involved in 4-chloroindole 3-hydroxylation by cytochrome P450 2A6 using screening of random libraries. J Biotechnol 2009; 139:12-8. [PMID: 18984015 PMCID: PMC4755720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (P450) 2A6 is able to catalyze indole hydroxylation to form the blue dye indigo. The wild-type P450 2A6 enzyme was randomly mutated throughout the whole open reading frame and screened using 4-chloroindole hydroxylation, a substituted indole selected from 30 indole compounds for enhanced color development. Mutants with up to 5-fold increases of catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) and 2-fold increases in k(cat) were selected after two rounds of screening. Important residues located both in (e.g., Thr305) and outside the active site (e.g., Ser224) were identified. The study utilized a better substrate for "indigo assay" to obtain new information on the structure-functional relationship of P450 2A6 that was not revealed by previous mutagenesis studies with this enzyme.
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- Zhi-Gang Zhang
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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- Institute of Burns, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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Rabe KS, Gandubert VJ, Spengler M, Erkelenz M, Niemeyer CM. Engineering and assaying of cytochrome P450 biocatalysts. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:1059-73. [PMID: 18622752 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2248-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cytochrome P450s constitute a highly fascinating superfamily of enzymes which catalyze a broad range of reactions. They are essential for drug metabolism and promise industrial applications in biotechnology and biosensing. The constant search for cytochrome P450 enzymes with enhanced catalytic performances has generated a large body of research. This review will concentrate on two key aspects related to the identification and improvement of cytochrome P450 biocatalysts, namely the engineering and assaying of these enzymes. To this end, recent advances in cytochrome P450 development are reported and commonly used screening methods are surveyed.
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- Kersten S Rabe
- Fakultät für Chemie, Biologisch-Chemische Mikrostrukturtechnik, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strabetae 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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Libnow S, Methling K, Hein M, Michalik D, Harms M, Wende K, Flemming A, Köckerling M, Reinke H, Bednarski PJ, Lalk M, Langer P. Synthesis of indirubin-N′-glycosides and their anti-proliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:5570-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Elizabeth M. J. Gillam
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia 4072
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Lamb DC, Waterman MR, Kelly SL, Guengerich FP. Cytochromes P450 and drug discovery. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2007; 18:504-12. [PMID: 18006294 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Revised: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cytochromes P450 (CYP) are a superfamily of haem-containing proteins distributed widely throughout nature. Historically, they have a central role in drug metabolism and following the advent of genomics they have been shown to have key roles in the biosynthesis of natural products which are used as medicines. Herein, we provide an overview of CYP systems with particular emphasis on their role as drug targets, their involvement in drug biosynthesis and potential strategies for developing new derivatives of drugs based on CYP engineering. The applied importance of CYPs for medicinal and biotechnological applications will also be discussed.
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- David C Lamb
- Institute of Life Science, Swansea Medical School, Grove Building, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
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Gillam EMJ. Extending the capabilities of nature's most versatile catalysts: directed evolution of mammalian xenobiotic-metabolizing P450s. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 464:176-86. [PMID: 17537393 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 enzymes are amongst the most versatile enzymatic catalysts known. The ability to introduce a single atom of oxygen into an organic substrate has led to the diversification and exploitation of these enzymes throughout nature. Nowhere is this versatility more apparent than in the mammalian liver, where P450 monooxygenases catalyze the metabolic clearance of innumerate drugs and other environmental chemicals. In addition to the aromatic and aliphatic hydroxylations, N- and O-dealkylations, and heteroatom oxidations that are common in drug metabolism, many more unusual reactions catalyzed by P450s have been discovered, including reductions, group transfers and other biotransformations not typically associated with monooxygenases. A research area that shows great potential for development over the next few decades is the directed evolution of P450s as biocatalysts. Mammalian xenobiotic-metabolizing P450s are especially well suited to such protein engineering due to their ability to interact with relatively wide ranges of substrates with marked differences in structure and physicochemical properties. Typical characteristics, such as the low turnover rates and poor coupling seen during the metabolism of xenobiotics, as well as the enzyme specificity towards particular substrates and reactions, can be improved by directed evolution. This mini-review will cover the fundamental enabling technologies required to successfully engineer P450s, examine the work done to date on the directed evolution of mammalian forms, and provide a perspective on what will be required for the successful implementation of engineered enzymes.
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- Elizabeth M J Gillam
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
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Ribas J, Bettayeb K, Ferandin Y, Knockaert M, Garrofé-Ochoa X, Totzke F, Schächtele C, Mester J, Polychronopoulos P, Magiatis P, Skaltsounis AL, Boix J, Meijer L. 7-Bromoindirubin-3'-oxime induces caspase-independent cell death. Oncogene 2006; 25:6304-18. [PMID: 16702956 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Indirubin, an isomer of indigo, is a reported inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) as well as an agonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Indirubin is the active ingredient of a traditional Chinese medicinal recipe used against chronic myelocytic leukemia. Numerous indirubin analogs have been synthesized to optimize this promising kinase inhibitor scaffold. We report here on the cellular effects of 7-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (7BIO). In contrast to its 5-bromo- and 6-bromo- isomers, and to indirubin-3'-oxime, 7BIO has only a marginal inhibitory activity towards CDKs and GSK-3. Unexpectedly, 7BIO triggers a rapid cell death process distinct from apoptosis. 7-Bromoindirubin-3'-oxime induces the appearance of large pycnotic nuclei, without classical features of apoptosis such as chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation. 7-Bromoindirubin-3'-oxime-induced cell death is not accompanied by cytochrome c release neither by any measurable effector caspase activation. Furthermore, the death process is not altered either by the presence of Q-VD-OPh, a broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor, or the overexpression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL proteins. Neither AhR nor p53 is required during 7BIO-induced cell death. Thus, in contrast to previously described indirubins, 7BIO triggers the activation of non-apoptotic cell death, possibly through necroptosis or autophagy. Although their molecular targets remain to be identified, 7-substituted indirubins may constitute a new class of potential antitumor compounds that would retain their activity in cells refractory to apoptosis.
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- J Ribas
- CNRS, Cell Cycle Group and UPS2682, Station Biologique, Bretagne, France
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Lamb DC, Guengerich FP, Kelly SL, Waterman MR. ExploitingStreptomyces coelicolorA3(2) P450s as a model for application in drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2006; 2:27-40. [PMID: 16863466 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2.1.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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One of the surprising discoveries about the genomics of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily is the large number of CYPs in the bacterial class of actinomycetes. It had previously been imagined that bacteria have small numbers of CYPs or none at all. Particularly intriguing is that the bacterial genus Streptomyces, which produce a large number of secondary metabolites with important medical application, has a large CYP complement reflecting the ecological niche that the organism finds itself in. In 2001 the first complete Streptomyces species genome (Streptomyces coelicolor A3[2]) was published, revealing the presence of 18 CYP genes. Subsequently, genomes for Streptomyces avermitilis, with 33 CYPs, and Streptomyces peucetius, with 15 CYPs, have been reported. Although a certain number of these CYPs have known functions in secondary metabolism, as identified biochemically or through gene locus organisation, in the vast majority of Streptomyces species, CYP functions are unknown. The first detailed analysis of the CYP complement from a Streptomyces species genome has begun in the laboratories of Waterman et al. The long-term goal of this effort is to identify orphan CYP function, to establish their high resolution structure and to establish a strategy for producing novel secondary metabolites that have new biomedical function. This chapter provides an overview of CYP systems in Streptomyces species and provides a plan of how new drugs might be generated from streptomycetes by modifying the structure of specific CYPs.
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- David C Lamb
- Swansea Medical School, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK
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Wu ZL, Podust LM, Guengerich FP. Expansion of Substrate Specificity of Cytochrome P450 2A6 by Random and Site-directed Mutagenesis*. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:41090-100. [PMID: 16215230 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508182200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The natural product indole is a substrate for cytochrome P450 2A6. Mutagenesis of P450 2A6 was done to expand its capability in the oxidization of bulky substituted indole compounds, which are not substrates for the wild-type enzyme or the double mutant L240C/N297Q, as determined in our previous work (Wu, Z.-L., Aryal, P., Lozach, O., Meijer, L., and Guengerich, F. P. (2005) Chem. Biodivers. 2, 51-65). Error-prone PCR and site-directed mutagenesis led to the identification of two critical amino acid residue changes (N297Q and I300V) that achieve the purpose. The new mutant (N297Q/I300V) was able to oxidize both 4- and 5-benzyloxy(OBzl)indoles to form colored products. Both changes were required for oxidation of these bulky substrates. The colored product derived from 5-OBzl-indole was mainly 5,5'-di-OBzl-indirubin, whereas the dominant blue dye isolated upon incubations with 4-OBzl-indole was neither an indigo nor an indirubin. Two-dimensional NMR experiments led to assignment of the structure as 4-OBzl-2-(4'-OBzl-1',7'-dihydro-7'-oxo-6'H-indol-6'-ylidene)indolin-3-one, in which a pyrrole ring and a benzene ring are connected with a double bond instead of the pyrrole-pyrrole connection of other indigoids. Monomeric oxidation products were also isolated and characterized; three phenols (4-OBzl-1H-indol-5-ol, 4-OBzl-1H-indol-6-ol, and 4-OBzl-1H-indol-7-ol) and one quinone (4-OBzl-1H-indole-6,7-dione, the postulated immediate precursor of the final blue dye) were identified. The results are interpreted in the context of a crystal structure of a P450 2A6-coumarin complex. The I300V change opens an additional pocket to accommodate the OBzl bulk. The N2297Q change is postulated to generate a hydrogen bond between Gln and the substrate oxygen. Thus, the substrate specificity of P450 2A6 was expanded, and new products were obtained in this study.
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- Zhong-Liu Wu
- Department of Biochemistry and the Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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Kim D, Wu ZL, Guengerich FP. Analysis of coumarin 7-hydroxylation activity of cytochrome P450 2A6 using random mutagenesis. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:40319-27. [PMID: 16207711 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508171200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 (P450) 2A6 is an important human enzyme involved in the metabolism of many xenobiotic chemicals including coumarin, indole, nicotine, and carcinogenic nitrosamines. A combination of random mutagenesis and high-throughput screening was used in the analysis of P450 2A6, utilizing a fluorescent coumarin 7-hydroxylation assay. The steady-state kinetic parameters (k(cat) and Km) for coumarin 7-hydroxylation by wild-type P450 2A6 and 35 selected mutants were measured and indicated that mutants throughout the coding region can have effects on activity. Five mutants showing decreased catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/Km) were further analyzed for substrate selectivity and binding affinities and showed reduced catalytic activities for 7-methoxycoumarin O-demethylation, tert-butyl methyl ether O-demethylation, and indole 3-hydroxylation. All mutants except one (K476E) showed decreased coumarin binding affinities (and also higher Km values), indicating that this is a major basis for the decreased enzymatic activities. A recent x-ray crystal structure of P450 2A6 bound to coumarin (Yano, J. K., Hsu, M. H., Griffin, K. J., Stout, C. D., and Johnson, E. F. (2005) Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 12, 822-823) indicates that the recovered A481T and N297S mutations appear to be close to coumarin, suggesting direct perturbation of substrate interaction. The decreased enzymatic activity of the K476E mutant was associated with decreases both in NADPH oxidation and the reduction rate of the ferric P450 2A6-coumarin complex. The attenuation is caused in part to lower binding affinity for NADPH-P450 reductase, but the K476E mutant did not achieve the wild-type coumarin 7-hydroxylation activity even at high reductase concentrations.
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- Donghak Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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