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Lawi ZK, Al-Shuhaib MBS, Amara IB. The rs1801280 SNP is associated with non-small cell lung carcinoma by exhibiting a highly deleterious effect on N-acetyltransferase 2. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:147-157. [PMID: 36048272 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04332-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE N-acetyltransferase 2 is an enzyme that is involved in the detoxification of carcinogens in the human body, so any damage to this protein may lead to the emergence of several metabolic dysfunctions. This work was conducted to determine the association between NAT2 polymorphism and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) that is increasingly reported in the Iraqi population. METHODS PCR sequencing was conducted to assess the possible association between genetic variants and NSCLC. Several in silico tools were implemented to investigate the effect of the observed SNPs on the structure, function, and stability of the altered NAT2. RESULTS Five SNPS of NAT2 (rs1208, rs1041983, rs1799929, rs1799930, and rs1801280) were identified in high frequencies in the amplified fragment. These SNPs showed variable distributions of haplotypes between cases and controls. No significant association of rs1208, rs1041983, rs1799929, and rs1799930 with NSCLC was shown in the investigated population. In contrast, rs1801280: CC genotype showed a highly significant (P = 0.009) association with the NSCLC, and individuals with this genotype had 2.19 more chances for developing NSCLC (OR 2.19; Cl95% 1.21-3.94). Association analysis of rs1801280 SNP distribution among the investigated patients showed that patients with CC genotype showed a significant (P = 0.02, OR 2.65) association with family history, which entailed a high hereditary possibility of this genotype among Iraqi patients. It was predicted that this SNP showed high damaging effects on the activity of NAT2 enzyme, with various deleterious outcomes on enzyme structure, function, and stability. CONCLUSION Data indicated that rs1801280 SNP exerted a tight association with NSCLC since individuals with CC genotype exhibited the most damaging effects on the NAT2 that may be behind the low acetylation rates of this enzyme in patients with NSCLC.
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- Zahraa K Lawi
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, 54001, Iraq
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, Al-Qasim Green University, Al-Qasim-8, Babil, 51001, Iraq.
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- Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax University, Sfax, 3000, Tunisia
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Polymorphism in the human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 gene 3’-untranslated region determines polyadenylation signal usage. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 200:115020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hinostroza F, Neely A, Araya-Duran I, Marabolí V, Canan J, Rojas M, Aguayo D, Latorre R, González-Nilo FD, Cárdenas AM. Dynamin-2 R465W mutation induces long range perturbation in highly ordered oligomeric structures. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18151. [PMID: 33097808 PMCID: PMC7584598 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75216-0] [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: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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High order oligomers are crucial for normal cell physiology, and protein function perturbed by missense mutations underlies several autosomal dominant diseases. Dynamin-2 is one of such protein forming helical oligomers that catalyze membrane fission. Mutations in this protein, where R465W is the most frequent, cause dominant centronuclear myopathy, but the molecular mechanisms underpinning the functional modifications remain to be investigated. To unveil the structural impact of this mutation in dynamin-2, we used full-atom molecular dynamics simulations and coarse-grained models and built dimers and helices of wild-type (WT) monomers, mutant monomers, or both WT and mutant monomers combined. Our results show that the mutation R465W causes changes in the interactions with neighbor amino acids that propagate through the oligomer. These new interactions perturb the contact between monomers and favor an extended conformation of the bundle signaling element (BSE), a dynamin region that transmits the conformational changes from the GTPase domain to the rest of the protein. This extended configuration of the BSE that is only relevant in the helices illustrates how a small change in the microenvironment surrounding a single residue can propagate through the oligomer structures of dynamin explaining how dominance emerges in large protein complexes.
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- Fernando Hinostroza
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Gran Bretaña 1111, Valparaiso, Chile.,Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM), Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Av. San Miguel 3605, Talca, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Gran Bretaña 1111, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Gran Bretaña 1111, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Gran Bretaña 1111, Valparaiso, Chile. .,Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Av. República 330, Santiago, Chile.
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Gran Bretaña 1111, Valparaiso, Chile.
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Dhiani BA, Mehellou Y. The Cul4-DDB1-WDR3/WDR6 Complex Binds SPAK and OSR1 Kinases in a Phosphorylation-Dependent Manner. Chembiochem 2019; 21:638-643. [PMID: 31614064 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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SPAK and OSR1 are two protein kinases that play critical roles in regulating ion homeostasis. They are activated under osmotic stress through phosphorylation by their upstream WNK kinases at a conserved threonine site on their T-loops. Additionally, WNK kinases phosphorylate SPAK and OSR1 at a highly conserved serine residue on their S-motif, the function of which remains elusive. Using affinity pull down and mass spectrometry, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex Cullin 4-DDB1-WDR3/WDR6 as a binder to OSR1 kinase in a SPAK/OSR1 S-motif phosphorylation-dependent manner. This binding was found to be compromised by S-motif phosphorylation following osmotic stress. Using proteasomal and neddylation inhibitors, we subsequently showed that OSR1 ubiquitylation was abolished under osmotic stress when its S-motif is phosphorylated. These results provide the first example of an E3 ubiquitin ligase system that binds the OSR1 kinase and, thus, links the CRL4 complex to ion homeostasis.
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- Binar A Dhiani
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK
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Population variability of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) NAT1 gene for arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1: Functional effects and comparison with human. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10937. [PMID: 31358821 PMCID: PMC6662693 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Human NAT1 gene for N-acetyltransferase 1 modulates xenobiotic metabolism of arylamine drugs and mutagens. Beyond pharmacogenetics, NAT1 is also relevant to breast cancer. The population history of human NAT1 suggests evolution through purifying selection, but it is unclear whether this pattern is evident in other primate lineages where population studies are scarce. We report NAT1 polymorphism in 25 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and describe the haplotypic and functional characteristics of 12 variants. Seven non-synonymous single nucleotide variations (SNVs) were identified and experimentally demonstrated to compromise enzyme function, mainly through destabilization of NAT1 protein and consequent activity loss. One non-synonymous SNV (c.560G > A, p.Arg187Gln) has also been characterized for human NAT1 with similar effects. Population haplotypic and functional variability of rhesus NAT1 was considerably higher than previously reported for its human orthologue, suggesting different environmental pressures in the two lineages. Known functional elements downstream of human NAT1 were also differentiated in rhesus macaque and other primates. Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes play roles beyond mere protection from exogenous chemicals. Therefore, any link to disease, particularly carcinogenesis, may be via modulation of xenobiotic mutagenicity or more subtle interference with cell physiology. Comparative analyses add the evolutionary dimension to such investigations, assessing functional conservation/diversification among primates.
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Artificial targeting of misfolded cytosolic proteins to endoplasmic reticulum as a mechanism for clearance. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12088. [PMID: 26168740 PMCID: PMC4501007 DOI: 10.1038/srep12088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We report that misfolded cytosolic proteins can be cleared from mammalian cells by directing them to endoplasmic reticulum (ER). NAT1 R64W and Parkin R42P are naturally occurring misfolded variants of cytosolic enzymes that acetylate arylamines and ubiquitinate proteins, respectively. We demonstrate that proteasome inhibition causes ER accumulation of NAT1 R64W and its ubiquitinated species, and that these products are cleared from cells following inhibition release. NAT1 WT by contrast is stable and not present at ER. The R42P mutation in Parkin locates to a UBL domain that interacts with C-terminal domains. Parkin R42P full length protein is trafficked poorly to ER and stable. Interestingly, fusion of the isolated R42P UBL to NAT1 WT results in a fusion product that is trafficked robustly to ER and degraded. Thus, the misfolded UBL is apparently masked by the intramolecular interactions. We also find that artificially directing Parkin R42P to ER by fusion with the Sec61β ER-directing transmembrane domain triggers its clearance. Altogether, our results suggest that routing misfolded cytosolic proteins to ER may be an effective strategy for clearance.
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Sim E, Abuhammad A, Ryan A. Arylamine N-acetyltransferases: from drug metabolism and pharmacogenetics to drug discovery. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 171:2705-25. [PMID: 24467436 PMCID: PMC4158862 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) are polymorphic drug-metabolizing enzymes, acetylating arylamine carcinogens and drugs including hydralazine and sulphonamides. The slow NAT phenotype increases susceptibility to hydralazine and isoniazid toxicity and to occupational bladder cancer. The two polymorphic human NAT loci show linkage disequilibrium. All mammalian Nat genes have an intronless open reading frame and non-coding exons. The human gene products NAT1 and NAT2 have distinct substrate specificities: NAT2 acetylates hydralazine and human NAT1 acetylates p-aminosalicylate (p-AS) and the folate catabolite para-aminobenzoylglutamate (p-abaglu). Human NAT2 is mainly in liver and gut. Human NAT1 and its murine homologue are in many adult tissues and in early embryos. Human NAT1 is strongly expressed in oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer and may contribute to folate and acetyl CoA homeostasis. NAT enzymes act through a catalytic triad of Cys, His and Asp with the architecture of the active site-modulating specificity. Polymorphisms may cause unfolded protein. The C-terminus helps bind acetyl CoA and differs among NATs including prokaryotic homologues. NAT in Salmonella typhimurium supports carcinogen activation and NAT in mycobacteria metabolizes isoniazid with polymorphism a minor factor in isoniazid resistance. Importantly, nat is in a gene cluster essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival inside macrophages. NAT inhibitors are a starting point for novel anti-tuberculosis drugs. Human NAT1-specific inhibitors may act in biomarker detection in breast cancer and in cancer therapy. NAT inhibitors for co-administration with 5-aminosalicylate (5-AS) in inflammatory bowel disease has prompted ongoing investigations of azoreductases in gut bacteria which release 5-AS from prodrugs including balsalazide.
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- E Sim
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, Kingston, UK; Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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Zhou X, Ma Z, Dong D, Wu B. Arylamine N-acetyltransferases: a structural perspective. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 169:748-60. [PMID: 23517104 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) plays an important role in metabolism and detoxification of many compounds including drugs and environmental carcinogens through chemical modification of the amine group with an acetyl group. Recent studies have suggested that NATs are also involved in cancer cell growth and inhibition of the enzymes may be a potential target for cancer chemotherapy. Three-dimensional (3D) structures are available for NATs from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. These structures provide valuable insights into the acetylation mechanism, features of the active site and the structural determinants that govern substrate/inhibitor-binding specificity. Such insights allow a more precise understanding of the structure-activity relationships for NAT substrates and inhibitors. Furthermore, the structural elucidation of NATs has generated powerful tools in the design of small molecule inhibitors that should alleviate cancer, based on the important role of the enzyme in cancer biology.
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- Xiaotong Zhou
- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Tsirka T, Boukouvala S, Agianian B, Fakis G. Polymorphism p.Val231Ile alters substrate selectivity of drug-metabolizing arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) isoenzyme of rhesus macaque and human. Gene 2013; 536:65-73. [PMID: 24333853 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) are polymorphic enzymes mediating the biotransformation of arylamine/arylhydrazine xenobiotics, including pharmaceuticals and environmental carcinogens. The NAT1 and NAT2 genes, and their many polymorphic variants, have been thoroughly studied in humans by pharmacogeneticists and cancer epidemiologists. However, little is known about the function of NAT homologues in other primate species, including disease models. Here, we perform a comparative functional investigation of the NAT2 homologues of the rhesus macaque and human. We further dissect the functional impact of a previously described rhesus NAT2 gene polymorphism, causing substitution of valine by isoleucine at amino acid position 231. Gene constructs of rhesus and human NAT2, bearing or lacking non-synonymous polymorphism c.691G>A (p.Val231Ile), were expressed in Escherichia coli for comparative enzymatic analysis against various NAT1- and NAT2-selective substrates. The results suggest that the p.Val231Ile polymorphism does not compromise the stability or overall enzymatic activity of NAT2. However, substitution of Val231 by the bulkier isoleucine appears to alter enzyme substrate selectivity by decreasing the affinity towards NAT2 substrates and increasing the affinity towards NAT1 substrates. The experimental observations are supported by in silico modelling localizing polymorphic residue 231 close to amino acid loop 125-129, which forms part of the substrate binding pocket wall and determines the substrate binding preferences of the NAT isoenzymes. The p.Val231Ile polymorphism is the first natural polymorphism demonstrated to affect NAT substrate selectivity via this particular mechanism. The study is also the first to thoroughly characterize the properties of a polymorphic NAT isoenzyme in a non-human primate model.
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- Theodora Tsirka
- Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
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Wang J, Zheng X, Lin S, Lin J, Guo L, Chen X, Chen Q. Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in laccase production in tropical white-rot fungusPolyporussp. PG15. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 54:142-51. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Bioengineering; College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Bioengineering; College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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- Chu Kochen Honors College; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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- Department of Bioengineering; College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
- Institute of Biomass Research; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Bioengineering; College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
- Institute of Biomass Research; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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- Institute of Biomass Research; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Bioengineering; College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou China
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Kubiak X, Dairou J, Dupret JM, Rodrigues-Lima F. Crystal structure of arylamineN-acetyltransferases: insights into the mechanisms of action and substrate selectivity. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 9:349-62. [DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.742505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases – from Drug Metabolism and Pharmacogenetics to Identification of Novel Targets for Pharmacological Intervention. CURRENT CONCEPTS IN DRUG METABOLISM AND TOXICOLOGY 2012; 63:169-205. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398339-8.00005-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hein DW. N-acetyltransferase SNPs: emerging concepts serve as a paradigm for understanding complexities of personalized medicine. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 5:353-66. [PMID: 19379125 DOI: 10.1517/17425250902877698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 and 2 exhibit single nucleotide polymorphisms in human populations that modify drug and carcinogen metabolism. This paper updates the identity, location and functional effects of these single nucleotide polymorphisms and then follows with emerging concepts for understanding why pharmacogenetic findings may not be replicated consistently. Using this paradigm as an example, laboratory-based mechanistic analyses can reveal complexities such that genetic polymorphisms become biologically and medically relevant when confounding factors are more fully understood and considered. As medical care moves to a more personalized approach, the implications of these confounding factors will be important in understanding the complexities of personalized medicine.
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- David W Hein
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Zhou X, Zhang N, Liu L, Walters KJ, Hanna PE, Wagner CR. Probing the catalytic potential of the hamster arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 catalytic triad by site-directed mutagenesis of the proximal conserved residue, Tyr190. FEBS J 2009; 276:6928-41. [PMID: 19860825 PMCID: PMC2805756 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) play an important role in both the detoxification of arylamine and hydrazine drugs and the activation of arylamine carcinogens. Because the catalytic triad, Cys-His-Asp, of mammalian NATs has been shown to be essential for maintaining protein stability, rendering it impossible to assess alterations of the triad on catalysis, we explored the impact of the highly conserved proximal residue, Tyr190, which forms a direct hydrogen bond interaction with one of the triad residues, Asp122, as well as a potential pi-pi stacking interaction with the active site His107. The replacement of hamster NAT2 Tyr190 by either Phe, Ile or Ala was well tolerated and did not result in significant alterations in the overall fold of the protein. Nevertheless, stopped-flow and steady-state kinetic analysis revealed that Tyr190 was critical for maximizing the acetylation rate of NAT2 and the transacetylation rate of p-aminobenzoic acid when compared with the wild-type. Tyr190 was also shown to play an important role in determining the pK(a) of the active site Cys during acetylation, as well as the pH versus the rate profile for transacetylation. We hypothesized that the pH dependence was associated with global changes in the active site structure, which was revealed by the superposition of [(1)H, (15)N] heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectra for the wild-type and Y190A. These results suggest that NAT2 catalytic efficiency is partially governed by the ability of Tyr190 to mediate the collective impact of multiple side chains on the electrostatic potential and local conformation of the active site.
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- Xin Zhou
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Zhang N, Walters KJ. Insights into how protein dynamics affects arylamine N-acetyltransferase catalysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 385:395-401. [PMID: 19463782 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) detoxify arylamines and hydrazine xenobiotics by catalyzing their N-acetylation, which prevents their bioactivation. Here, we reveal how structural dynamics impact NAT protein function. Our data suggest that there are multiple conformations in the catalytic cavity of hamster NAT2 that exchange on the millisecond time scale and enable NATs to accommodate substrates of varying size. The regions spanning N177-L180 and D285-F288, which form unique structures in mammalian NATs, possess inherent motions on the nanosecond time scale. The latter segment becomes more restricted in its motions upon substrate binding according to our NMR XNOE data. This greater rigidity appears to stem from interactions with the substrate. Finally, NAT acetylation has been suggested to protect these enzymes from ubiquitination. Our NMR data on a catalytically active state of hamster NAT2 suggest that structural rearrangements caused by its acetylation might contribute to this protection.
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- Naixia Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Stanley LA, Sim E. Update on the pharmacogenetics of NATs: structural considerations. Pharmacogenomics 2009; 9:1673-93. [PMID: 19018723 DOI: 10.2217/14622416.9.11.1673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) genes encode enzymes that catalyze the N-acetylation of aromatic amines and hydrazines and the O-acetylation of heterocyclic amines. These genes, which play a key role in cellular homeostasis as well as in gene-environment interactions, are subject to marked pharmacogenetic variation, and different combinations of SNPs in the human NAT genes lead to different acetylation phenotypes. Our understanding of the consequences of pharmacogenetic variability in NATs has recently been enhanced by structural studies showing that effects on protein folding, aggregation and turnover, as well as direct changes in active site topology, are involved. These developments pave the way for a better understanding of the role played by NATs in maintaining cellular homeostasis. In addition, the NATs represent a model for studying fundamental processes associated with protein folding and pharmacogenomic effects mediated by inheritance in human populations across a polymorphic region of the genome.
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases: Structural and functional implications of polymorphisms. Toxicology 2008; 254:170-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2008.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Revised: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/31/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Martins M, Pluvinage B, de la Sierra-Gallay IL, Barbault F, Dairou J, Dupret JM, Rodrigues-Lima F. Functional and Structural Characterization of the Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase from the Opportunistic Pathogen Nocardia farcinica. J Mol Biol 2008; 383:549-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2008] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sim E, Walters K, Boukouvala S. Arylamine N-acetyltransferases: From Structure to Function. Drug Metab Rev 2008; 40:479-510. [DOI: 10.1080/03602530802186603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu L, Wagner CR, Hanna PE. Human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1: in vitro and intracellular inactivation by nitrosoarene metabolites of toxic and carcinogenic arylamines. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:2005-16. [PMID: 18759501 DOI: 10.1021/tx800215h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Arylamines (ArNH 2) are common environmental contaminants, some of which are confirmed risk factors for cancer. Biotransformation of the amino group of arylamines involves competing pathways of oxidation and N-acetylation. Nitrosoarenes, which are products of the oxidation pathway, are electrophiles that react with cellular thiols to form sulfinamide adducts. The arylamine N-acetyltransferases, NAT1 and NAT2, catalyze N-acetylation of arylamines and play central roles in their detoxification. We hypothesized that 4-nitrosobiphenyl (4-NO-BP) and 2-nitrosofluorene (2-NO-F), which are nitroso metabolites of arylamines that are readily N-acetylated by NAT1, would be potent inactivators of NAT1 and that nitrosobenzene (NO-B) and 2-nitrosotoluene (2-NO-T), which are nitroso metabolites of arylamines that are less readily acetylated by NAT1, would be less effective inactivators. The second order rate constants for inactivation of NAT1 by 4-NO-BP and 2-NO-F were 59200 and 34500 M (-1) s (-1), respectively; the values for NO-B and 2-NO-T were 25 and 23 M (-1) s (-1). Densitometry quantification and comparisons of specific activities with those of homogeneous recombinant NAT1 showed that NAT1 constitutes approximately 0.002% of cytosolic protein in HeLa cells. Treatment of HeLa cells with 4-NO-BP (2.5 microM) for 1 h caused a 40% reduction in NAT1 activity, and 4-NO-BP (10 microM) caused a 50% loss of NAT1 activity within 30 min without affecting either glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) or glutathione reductase (GR) activities. 2-NO-F (1 microM) inhibited HeLa cell NAT1 activity by 36% in 1 h, and a 10 microM concentration of 2-NO-F reduced NAT1 activity by 70% in 30 min without inhibiting GAPDH or GR. Mass spectrometric analysis of NAT1 from HeLa cells in which NAT1 was overexpressed showed that treatment of the cells with 4-NO-BP resulted in sulfinamide adduct formation. These results indicated that exposure to low concentrations of nitrosoarenes may lead to a loss of NAT1 activity, thereby compromising a critical detoxification process.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Walraven JM, Trent JO, Hein DW. Structure-function analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms in human N-acetyltransferase 1. Drug Metab Rev 2008; 40:169-84. [PMID: 18259988 DOI: 10.1080/03602530701852917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Human N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) alleles are characterized by one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with rapid and slow acetylation phenotypes. NAT1 both activates and deactivates arylamine drugs and carcinogens, and NAT1 polymorphisms are associated with increased frequencies of many cancers and birth defects. The recently resolved human NAT1 crystal structure was used to evaluate SNPs resulting in the protein substitutions R64W, V149I, R187Q, M205V, S214A, D251V, E261K, and I263V. The analysis enhances knowledge of NAT1 structure-function relationships, important for understanding associations of NAT1 SNPs with genetic predisposition to cancer, birth defects, and other diseases.
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- Jason M Walraven
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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Wu H, Dombrovsky L, Tempel W, Martin F, Loppnau P, Goodfellow GH, Grant DM, Plotnikov AN. Structural Basis of Substrate-binding Specificity of Human Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:30189-97. [PMID: 17656365 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704138200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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 human arylamine N-acetyltransferases NAT1 and NAT2 play an important role in the biotransformation of a plethora of aromatic amine and hydrazine drugs. They are also able to participate in the bioactivation of several known carcinogens. Each of these enzymes is genetically variable in human populations, and polymorphisms in NAT genes have been associated with various cancers. Here we have solved the high resolution crystal structures of human NAT1 and NAT2, including NAT1 in complex with the irreversible inhibitor 2-bromoacetanilide, a NAT1 active site mutant, and NAT2 in complex with CoA, and have refined them to 1.7-, 1.8-, and 1.9-A resolution, respectively. The crystal structures reveal novel structural features unique to human NATs and provide insights into the structural basis of the substrate specificity and genetic polymorphism of these enzymes.
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- Hong Wu
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L5
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Liu L, Von Vett A, Zhang N, Walters KJ, Wagner CR, Hanna PE. Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases: Characterization of the Substrate Specificities and Molecular Interactions of Environmental Arylamines with Human NAT1 and NAT2. Chem Res Toxicol 2007; 20:1300-8. [PMID: 17672512 DOI: 10.1021/tx7001614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) are phase II xenobiotic metabolism enzymes that catalyze the detoxification of arylamines by N-acetylation and the bioactivation of N-arylhydroxylamines by O-acetylation. Endogenous and recombinant mammalian NATs with high specific activities are difficult to obtain in substantial quantities and in a state of homogeneity. This paper describes the overexpression of human wild-type NAT2 as a dihydrofolate reductase fusion protein containing a TEV protease-sensitive linker. Treatment of the partially purified fusion protein with TEV protease, followed by chromatographic purification, afforded 2.8 mg of homogeneous NAT2 from 2 L of cell culture. The kinetic specificity constants ( k cat/ K m) for N-acetylation of arylamine environmental contaminants, some of which are associated with bladder cancer risk, were determined with NAT2 and NAT1. The NAT1/NAT2 ratio of the specificity constants varied almost 1000-fold for monosubstituted and disubstituted alkylanilines containing methyl and ethyl ring substituents. 2-Alkyl substituents depressed N-acetylation rates but were more detrimental to catalysis by NAT1 than by NAT2. 3-Alkyl groups caused substrates to be preferentially N-acetylated by NAT2, and both 4-methyl- and 4-ethylaniline were better substrates for NAT1 than NAT2. NMR-based models were used to analyze the NAT binding site interactions of the alkylanilines. The selectivity of NAT1 for acetylation of 4-alkylanilines appears to be due to binding of the substituents to V216, which is replaced by S216 in NAT2. The contribution of 3-alkyl substituents to NAT2 substrate selectivity is attributed to multiple bonding interactions with F93, whereas a single bonding interaction occurs with V93 in NAT1. Unfavorable steric clashes between 2-methyl substituents and F125 of NAT1 may account for the selective NAT2-mediated N-acetylation of 2-alkylanilines; F125 is replaced by S125 in NAT2. These results provide insight into the structural basis for the substrate specificity of two NATs that play major roles in the biotransformation of genotoxic environmental arylamines.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Zang Y, Doll MA, Zhao S, States JC, Hein DW. Functional characterization of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes of human N-acetyltransferase 2. Carcinogenesis 2007; 28:1665-71. [PMID: 17434923 PMCID: PMC2085371 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgm085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Human N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is polymorphic in humans and may associate with cancer risk by modifying individual susceptibility to cancers from carcinogen exposure. Since molecular epidemiological studies investigating these associations usually include determining NAT2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), haplotypes or genotypes, their conclusions can be compromised by the uncertainty of genotype-phenotype relationships. We characterized NAT2 SNPs and haplotypes by cloning and expressing recombinant NAT2 allozymes in mammalian cells. The reference and variant recombinant NAT2 allozymes were characterized for arylamine N-acetylation and O-acetylation of N-hydroxy-arylamines. SNPs and haplotypes that conferred reduced enzymatic activity did so by reducing NAT2 protein without changing NAT2 mRNA levels. Among SNPs that reduced catalytic activity, G191A (R64Q), G590A (R197Q) and G857A (G286E) reduced protein half-life but T341C (I114T), G499A (E167K) and A411T (L137F) did not. G857A (G286E) and the major haplotype possessing this SNP (NAT2 7B) altered the affinity to both substrate and cofactor acetyl coenzyme A, resulting in reduced catalytic activity toward some substrates but not others. Our results suggest that coding region SNPs confer slow acetylator phenotype by multiple mechanisms that also may vary with arylamine exposures.
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- *To whom correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed. Tel: +1 502-852-5141; Fax +1 502-852-7868;
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs), known as drug- and carcinogen-metabolising enzymes, have had historic roles in cellular metabolism, carcinogenesis and pharmacogenetics, including epidemiological studies of disease susceptibility. NAT research in the past 5 years builds on that history and additionally paves the way for establishing the following new concepts in biology and opportunities in drug discovery: i) NAT polymorphisms can be used as tools in molecular anthropology to study human evolution; ii) tracing NAT protein synthesis and degradation within cells is providing insight into protein folding in cell biology; iii) studies on control of NAT gene expression may help to understand the increase in the human NAT isoenzyme, NAT1, in breast cancer; iv) a NAT homologue in mycobacteria plays an essential role in cell-wall synthesis and mycobacterial survival inside host macrophage, thus identifying a novel biochemical pathway; v) transgenic mice, with genetic modifications of all Nat genes, provide in vivo tools for drug metabolism; and vi) structures of NAT isoenzymes provide essential in silico tools for drug discovery.
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- Edith Sim
- University of Oxford, Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK.
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Minchin RF, Hanna PE, Dupret JM, Wagner CR, Rodrigues-Lima F, Butcher NJ. Arylamine N-acetyltransferase I. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2007; 39:1999-2005. [PMID: 17392017 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 12/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase I (NAT1) is a phase II enzyme that acetylates a wide range of arylamine and hydrazine substrates. The NAT1 gene is located on chromosome 8 and shares homology to NAT genes found in most mammalian species. Gene expression occurs from at least two promoters and a number of tissue-specific transcripts have been identified. The gene is polymorphic with most mutations identified to date producing an unstable protein that is subject to polyubiquitination. The NAT1 protein contains a catalytic triad similar to a number of cysteine proteases and transglutaminases. NAT1 is widely distributed in the body, but the only endogenous substrate identified to date is the folate catabolite p-aminobenzoylglutamate. Recent links between NAT1 genotypes and susceptibility to spina bifida suggests that the enzyme has an important role in folate homeostasis.
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- Rodney F Minchin
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
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Wang Q, Deloia MA, Kang Y, Litchke C, Zhang N, Titus MA, Walters KJ. The SH3 domain of a M7 interacts with its C-terminal proline-rich region. Protein Sci 2006; 16:189-96. [PMID: 17189480 PMCID: PMC2203285 DOI: 10.1110/ps.062496807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Myosins play essential roles in migration, cytokinesis, endocytosis, and adhesion. They are composed of a large N-terminal motor domain with ATPase and actin binding sites and C-terminal neck and tail regions, whose functional roles and structural context in the protein are less well characterized. The tail regions of myosins I, IV, VII, XII, and XV each contain a putative SH3 domain that may be involved in protein-protein interactions. SH3 domains are reported to bind proline-rich motifs, especially "PxxP" sequences, and such interactions serve regulatory functions. The activity of Src, PI3, and Itk kinases, for example, is regulated by intramolecular interactions between their SH3 domain and internal proline-rich sequences. Here, we use NMR spectroscopy to reveal the structure of a protein construct from Dictyostelium myosin VII (DdM7) spanning A1620-T1706, which contains its SH3 domain and adjacent proline-rich region. The SH3 domain forms the signature beta-barrel architecture found in other SH3 domains, with conserved tryptophan and tyrosine residues forming a hydrophobic pocket known to bind "PxxP" motifs. In addition, acidic residues in the RT or n-Src loops are available to interact with the basic anchoring residues that are typically found in ligands or proteins that bind SH3 domains. The DdM7 SH3 differs in the hydrophobicity of the second pocket formed by the 3(10) helix and following beta-strand, which contains polar rather than hydrophobic side chains. Most unusual, however, is that this domain binds its adjacent proline-rich region at a surface remote from the region previously identified to bind "PxxP" motifs. The interaction may affect the orientation of the tail without sacrificing the availability of the canonical "PxxP"-binding surface.
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- Qinghua Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Zhang N, Liu L, Liu F, Wagner CR, Hanna PE, Walters KJ. NMR-based Model Reveals the Structural Determinants of Mammalian Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase Substrate Specificity. J Mol Biol 2006; 363:188-200. [PMID: 16959263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2006] [Revised: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) catalyze the acetylation of arylamines, a key step in the detoxification of many carcinogens. The determinants of NAT substrate specificity are not known, yet this knowledge is required to understand why NAT enzymes acetylate some arylamines, but not others. Here, we use NMR spectroscopy and homology modeling to reveal the structural determinants of arylamine acetylation by NATs. In particular, by using chemical shift perturbation analysis, we have identified residues that play a critical role in substrate binding and catalysis. This study reveals why human NAT1 acetylates the sunscreen additive p-aminobenzoic acid and tobacco smoke carcinogen 4-aminobiphenyl, but not o-toluidine and other arylamines linked to bladder cancer. Our results represent an important step toward predicting whether arylamines present in new products can be detoxified by mammalian NATs.
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- Naixia Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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