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Norlin M, Wikvall K. Enzymatic activation in vitamin D signaling - Past, present and future. Arch Biochem Biophys 2023; 742:109639. [PMID: 37196753 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2023.109639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Vitamin D signaling is important in regulating calcium homeostasis essential for bone health but also displays other functions in cells of several tissues. Disturbed vitamin D signaling is linked to a large number of diseases. The multiple cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes catalyzing the different hydroxylations in bioactivation of vitamin D3 are crucial for vitamin D signaling and function. This review is focused on the progress achieved in identification of the bioactivating enzymes and their genes in production of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and other active metabolites. Results obtained on species- and tissue-specific expression, catalytic reactions, substrate specificity, enzyme kinetics, and consequences of gene mutations are evaluated. Matters of incomplete understanding regarding the physiological roles of some vitamin D hydroxylases are critically discussed and the authors will give their view of the importance of each enzyme for vitamin D signaling. Roles of different vitamin D receptors and an alternative bioactivation pathway, leading to 20-hydroxylated vitamin D3 metabolites, are also discussed. Considerable progress has been achieved in knowledge of the vitamin D3 bioactivating enzymes. Nevertheless, several intriguing areas deserve further attention to understand the pleiotropic and diverse activities elicited by vitamin D signaling and the mechanisms of enzymatic activation necessary for vitamin D-induced responses.
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- Maria Norlin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kim SY. The pleiomorphic actions of vitamin D and its importance for children. Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2013; 18:45-54. [PMID: 24904851 PMCID: PMC4027090 DOI: 10.6065/apem.2013.18.2.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Knowledge regarding the physiological role and dietary requirements of vitamin D has dramatically expanded over the past several decades. The "new" vitamin D is not only a mediator of calcium homeostasis, it also has important immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, and antiproliferative actions. In spite of the interest in vitamin D as a mediator in many chronic diseases of adulthood such as cancer and type II diabetes, less attention has been given to the implications of the new understanding of vitamin D for child and adolescent health. Recently, rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency is resurging in developed countries. Therefore, pharmacokinetic studies and epidemiologic research that incorporates clinical and functional outcomes are needed to clarify the role of vitamin D in growth and development in Korean children and adolescents and to determine vitamin D dietary requirements.
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- Se Young Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Daejin Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea
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Girgis CM, Clifton-Bligh RJ, Hamrick MW, Holick MF, Gunton JE. The roles of vitamin D in skeletal muscle: form, function, and metabolism. Endocr Rev 2013; 34:33-83. [PMID: 23169676 DOI: 10.1210/er.2012-1012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Beyond its established role in bone and mineral homeostasis, there is emerging evidence that vitamin D exerts a range of effects in skeletal muscle. Reports of profound muscle weakness and changes in the muscle morphology of adults with vitamin D deficiency have long been described. These reports have been supplemented by numerous trials assessing the impact of vitamin D on muscle strength and mass and falls in predominantly elderly and deficient populations. At a basic level, animal models have confirmed that vitamin D deficiency and congenital aberrations in the vitamin D endocrine system may result in muscle weakness. To explain these effects, some molecular mechanisms by which vitamin D impacts on muscle cell differentiation, intracellular calcium handling, and genomic activity have been elucidated. There are also suggestions that vitamin D alters muscle metabolism, specifically its sensitivity to insulin, which is a pertinent feature in the pathophysiology of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. We will review the range of human clinical, animal, and cell studies that address the impact of vitamin D in skeletal muscle, and discuss the controversial issues. This is a vibrant field of research and one that continues to extend the frontiers of knowledge of vitamin D's broad functional repertoire.
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- Christian M Girgis
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
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Zhu J, DeLuca HF. Vitamin D 25-hydroxylase – Four decades of searching, are we there yet? Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 523:30-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yu WL, Guizzunti G, Foley TL, Burkart MD, La Clair JJ. An optimized immunoaffinity fluorescent method for natural product target elucidation. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:1659-1666. [PMID: 20836515 DOI: 10.1021/np100371k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Understanding the mode of action of small molecules is an integral facet of drug discovery. We report an optimized immunoaffinity fluorescent method that allows one to conduct parallel studies at both the cellular and molecular level using a single probe construct. Viability of the method has been evaluated analytically and applied using glycyrrhetic acid as a model.
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- Wei-Luen Yu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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Fuster DG, Zhang J, Shi M, Bobulescu IA, Andersson S, Moe OW. Characterization of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger NHA2. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 19:1547-56. [PMID: 18508966 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007111245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cation/proton exchange has been recognized for decades in mammalian mitochondria, but the exchanger proteins have eluded identification. In this study, a cDNA from a human brain library, previously designated NHA2 in the genome, was cloned and characterized. The NHA2 transcript bears more similarity to prokaryotic than known eukaryotic sodium/proton exchangers, but it was found to be expressed in multiple mammalian organs and cultured cells. A mAb to NHA2 was generated and found to label an approximately 55-kD native protein in multiple tissues and cell lines. The specificity of this antibody was confirmed by demonstrating the loss of the native NHA2 band on immunoblots when cultured cells were treated with NHA2-specific small interfering RNA. Although NHA2 protein was detected in multiple organs, within each, its expression was restricted to specific cell types. In the kidney, co-localization with calbindin 28k and reverse transcription-PCR of microdissected tubules revealed that NHA2 is limited to the distal convoluted tubule. In cell lines, native NHA2 was localized both to the plasma membrane and to the intracellular compartment; immunogold electron microscopy of rat distal convoluted tubule demonstrated NHA2 predominantly but not exclusively on the inner mitochondrial membrane. Furthermore, co-sedimentation of NHA2 antigen and mitochondrial membranes was observed with differential centrifugation, and two mitochondrial markers co-localized with NHA2 in cultured cells. Regarding function, human NHA2 reversed the sodium/hydrogen exchanger-null phenotype when expressed in sodium/hydrogen exchanger-deficient yeast and restored the ability to defend high salinity in the presence of acidic extracellular pH. In summary, NHA2 is a ubiquitous mammalian sodium proton/exchanger that is restricted to the distal convoluted tubule in the kidney.
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- Daniel G Fuster
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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Aiba I, Yamasaki T, Shinki T, Izumi S, Yamamoto K, Yamada S, Terato H, Ide H, Ohyama Y. Characterization of rat and human CYP2J enzymes as Vitamin D 25-hydroxylases. Steroids 2006; 71:849-56. [PMID: 16842832 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/15/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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vitamin D is 25-hydroxylated in the liver, before being activated by 1alpha-hydroxylation in the kidney. Recently, the rat cytochrome P450 2J3 (CYP2J3) has been identified as a principal vitamin D 25-hydroxylase in the rat [Yamasaki T, Izumi S, Ide H, Ohyama Y. Identification of a novel rat microsomal vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase. J Biol Chem 2004;279(22):22848-56]. In this study, we examine whether human CYP2J2 that exhibits 73% amino acid homology to rat CYP2J3 has similar catalytic properties. Recombinant human CYP2J2 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified, and assayed for vitamin D 25-hydroxylation activity. We found significant 25-hydroxylation activity toward vitamin D3 (turnover number, 0.087 min(-1)), vitamin D2 (0.16 min(-1)), and 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 (2.2 min(-1)). Interestingly, human CYP2J2 hydroxylated vitamin D2, an exogenous vitamin D, at a higher rate than it did vitamin D3, an endogenous vitamin D, whereas, rat CYP2J3 hydroxylated vitamin D3 (1.4 min(-1)) more efficiently than vitamin D2 (0.86 min(-1)). Our study demonstrated that human CYP2J2 exhibits 25-hydroxylation activity as well as rat CYP2J3, although the activity of human CYP2J2 is weaker than rat CYP2J3. CYP2J2 and CYP2J3 exhibit distinct preferences toward vitamin D3 and D2.
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- Isamu Aiba
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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A constant extracellular Ca2+ concentration is required for numerous physiological functions at tissue and cellular levels. This suggests that minor changes in Ca2+ will be corrected by appropriate homeostatic systems. The system regulating Ca2+ homeostasis involves several organs and hormones. The former are mainly the kidneys, skeleton, intestine and the parathyroid glands. The latter comprise, amongst others, the parathyroid hormone, vitamin D and calcitonin. Progress has recently been made in the identification and characterisation of Ca2+ transport proteins CaT1 and ECaC and this has provided new insights into the molecular mechanisms of Ca2+ transport in cells. The G-protein coupled calcium-sensing receptor, responsible for the exquisite ability of the parathyroid gland to respond to small changes in serum Ca2+ concentration was discovered about a decade ago. Research has focussed on the molecular mechanisms determining the serum levels of 1,25(OH)2D3, and on the transcriptional activity of the vitamin D receptor. The aim of recent work has been to elucidate the mechanisms and the intracellular signalling pathways by which parathyroid hormone, vitamin D and calcitonin affect Ca2+ homeostasis. This article summarises recent advances in the understanding and the molecular basis of physiological Ca2+ homeostasis.
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- Indra Ramasamy
- Department of Chemical Pathology, Newham University Hospital, London, UK.
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Kamao M, Hatakeyama S, Sakaki T, Sawada N, Inouye K, Kubodera N, Reddy GS, Okano T. Measurement and characterization of C-3 epimerization activity toward vitamin D3. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 436:196-205. [PMID: 15752725 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2005] [Revised: 01/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Recently, epimerization of the hydroxyl group at C-3 has been identified as a unique metabolic pathway of vitamin D compounds. We measured C-3 epimerization activity in subcellular fractions prepared from cultured cells and investigated the basic properties of the enzyme responsible for the epimerization. C-3 epimerization activity was detected using a NADPH-generating system containing glucose-6-phosphate, NADP, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and Mg(2+). The highest level of activity was observed in a microsomal fraction prepared from rat osteoblastic UMR-106 cells but activity was also observed in microsomal fractions prepared from MG-63, Caco-2, Hep G2, and HUH-7 cells. In terms of maximum velocity (V(max)) and the Michaelis constant (K(m)), 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) [25(OH)D(3)] exhibited the highest specificity for the epimerization at C-3 among 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)], 25(OH)D(3), 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [24,25(OH)(2)D(3)], and 22-oxacalcitriol (OCT). The epimerization activity was not inhibited by various cytochrome P450 inhibitors and antiserum against NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase. Neither CYP24, CYP27A1, CYP27B1 nor 3(alpha-->beta)hydroxysteroid epimerase (HSE) catalyzed the epimerization in vitro. Based on these results, the enzyme(s) responsible for the epimerization of vitamin D(3) at C-3 are thought to be located in microsomes and different from cytochrome P450 and HSE.
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- Maya Kamao
- Department of Hygienic Sciences, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe 658-8558, Japan
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Rahmaniyan M, Patrick K, Bell NH. Characterization of recombinant CYP2C11: a vitamin D 25-hydroxylase and 24-hydroxylase. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2005; 288:E753-60. [PMID: 15585593 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00201.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies were performed to further characterize the male-specific hepatic recombinant microsomal vitamin D 25-hydroxlase CYP2C11, expressed in baculovirus-infected insect cells, and determine whether it is also a vitamin D 24-hydroxylase. 25- and 24-hydroxylase activities were compared with those of 10 other recombinant hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 enzymes expressed in baculovirus-infected insect cells. Each of them 25-hydroxylated vitamin D2, vitamin D3, 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D2 (1alphaOHD2), and 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 (1alphaOHD3). CYP2C11 had the greatest activity with these substrates, except vitamin D3, which had the same activity as four of the other enzymes. The descending order of 25-hydroxylation by CYP2C11 was 1alphaOHD3 > 1alphaOHD2 > vitamin D2 > vitamin D3. Each of the recombinant cytochrome P-450 enzymes 24-hydroxylated 1alphaOHD2. CYP2C11 had the greatest activity. 24-Hydroxylation of 1alphaOHD3 was very low, and there was none with vitamin D3. Only CYP2C11 24-hydroxylated vitamin D2. Structures of vitamin D metabolites, including 24-hydroxyvitamin D2, 1,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D2, and 1,24-dihydroxyvitamin D3, were confirmed by HPLC and gas chromatography retention times and characteristic mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns. In male rats, hypophysectomy significantly reduced body weight, liver weight, hepatic CYP2C11 mRNA expression, and 24- and 25-hydroxylation of 1alphaOHD2. Expression of CYP2J3 and CYP2R1 mRNA did not change. In male rat hepatocytes, CYP2C11 mRNA expression and 24- and 25-hydroxylation were significantly reduced after culture for 24 h compared with uncultured cells. Expression of CYP2J3 and CYP2R1 either increased or did not change. It is concluded that CYP2C11 is a male-specific hepatic microsomal vitamin D 25-hydroxylase that hydroxylates vitamin D2, vitamin D3, 1alphaOHD2, and 1alphaOHD3. CYP2C11 is also a vitamin D 24-hydroxylase.
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- Mehrdad Rahmaniyan
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond Research Building, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Astecker N, Bobrovnikova EA, Omdahl JL, Gennaro L, Vouros P, Schuster I, Uskokovic MR, Ishizuka S, Wang G, Reddy GS. C-25 hydroxylation of 1alpha,24(R)-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is catalyzed by 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase (CYP24A1): metabolism studies with human keratinocytes and rat recombinant CYP24A1. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 431:261-70. [PMID: 15488475 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2004] [Revised: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recently, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase (CYP24A1) has been shown to catalyze not only hydroxylation at C-24 but also hydroxylations at C-23 and C-26 of the secosteroid hormone 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1alpha,25(OH)2D3). It remains to be determined whether CYP24A1 has the ability to hydroxylate vitamin D3 compounds at C-25. 1alpha,24(R)-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3) is a non-25-hydroxylated synthetic vitamin D3 analog that is presently being used as an antipsoriatic drug. In the present study, we investigated the metabolism of 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 in human keratinocytes in order to examine the ability of CYP24A1 to hydroxylate 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 at C-25. The results indicated that keratinocytes metabolize 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 into several previously known both 25-hydroxylated and non-25-hydroxylated metabolites along with two new metabolites, namely 1alpha,23,24(OH)3D3 and 1alpha,24(OH)2-23-oxo-D3. Production of the metabolites including the 25-hydroxylated ones was detectable only when CYP24A1 activity was induced in keratinocytes 1alpha,25(OH)2D3. This finding provided indirect evidence to indicate that CYP24A1 catalyzes C-25 hydroxylation of 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3. The final proof for this finding was obtained through our metabolism studies using highly purified recombinant rat CYP24A1 in a reconstituted system. Incubation of this system with 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 resulted in the production of both 25-hydroxylated and non-25-hydroxylated metabolites. Thus, in our present study, we identified CYP24A1 as the main enzyme responsible for the metabolism of 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 in human keratinocytes, and provided unequivocal evidence to indicate that the multicatalytic enzyme CYP24A1 has the ability to hydroxylate 1alpha,24(R)(OH)2D3 at C-25.
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- Norbert Astecker
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Box H, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Lindqvist A, Andersson S. Cell type-specific expression of beta-carotene 15,15'-mono-oxygenase in human tissues. J Histochem Cytochem 2004; 52:491-9. [PMID: 15034000 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We studied the cell type-specific expression of human beta-carotene 15,15'-mono-oxygenase (BCO1), an enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the conversion of dietary provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A. Immunohistochemical analysis using two monoclonal antibodies against different epitopes of the protein revealed that BCO1 is expressed in epithelial cells in a variety of human tissues, including mucosa and glandular cells of stomach, small intestine, and colon, parenchymal cells in liver, cells that make up the exocrine glands in pancreas, glandular cells in prostate, endometrium, and mammary tissue, kidney tubules, and in keratinocytes of the squamous epithelium of skin. Furthermore, BCO1 is detected in steroidogenic cells in testis, ovary, and adrenal gland, as well as skeletal muscle cells. Epithelia in general are structures that are very sensitive to vitamin A deficiency, and although the extraintestinal function of BCO1 is unclear, the finding that the enzyme is expressed in all epithelia examined thus far leads us to suggest that BCO1 may be important for local synthesis of vitamin A, constituting a back-up pathway of vitamin A synthesis during times of insufficient dietary intake of vitamin A.
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- Annika Lindqvist
- Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Yamasaki T, Izumi S, Ide H, Ohyama Y. Identification of a Novel Rat Microsomal Vitamin D3 25-Hydroxylase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:22848-56. [PMID: 15026419 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311346200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Vitamin D3 requires the 25-hydroxylation in the liver and the subsequent 1alpha-hydroxylation in the kidney to exert its biological activity. Vitamin D3 25-hydroxylation is hence an essential modification step for vitamin D3 activation. Until now, three cytochrome P450 molecular species (CYP27A1, CYP2C11, and CYP2D25) have been characterized well as vitamin D3 25-hydroxylases. However, their physiological role remains unclear because of their broad substrate specificities and low activities toward vitamin D3 relative to other substrates. In this study, we purified vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase from female rat liver microsomes. The activities of the purified fraction toward vitamin D3 and 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 were 1.1 and 13 nmol/min/nmol of P450, respectively. The purified fraction showed a few protein bands in a 50-60-kDa range on SDS-PAGE, typical for a cytochrome P450. The tryptic peptide mass fingerprinting of a protein band (56 kDa) with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight mass spectrometry identified this band as CYP2J3. CYP2J3 was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. Purified recombinant CYP2J3 showed strong 25-hydroxylation activities toward vitamin D3 and 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 with turnover numbers of 3.3 and 22, respectively, which were markedly higher than those of P450s previously characterized as 25-hydroxylases. Quantitative PCR analysis showed that CYP2J3 mRNA is expressed at a level similar to that of CYP27A1 without marked sexual dimorphism. These results strongly suggest that CYP2J3 is the principal P450 responsible for vitamin D3 25-hydroxylation in rat liver.
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- Tomoaki Yamasaki
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Theodoropoulos C, Demers C, Petit JL, Gascon-Barre M. High sensitivity of rat hepatic vitamin D3-25 hydroxylase CYP27A to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 administration. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003; 284:E138-47. [PMID: 12388126 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00303.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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CYP27A is considered the main vitamin D(3) (D(3))-25 hydroxylase in humans. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of the D(3) nutritional and hormonal status on hepatic CYP27A mRNA, cellular distribution, transcription rate, and enzyme activity. Studies were carried out in normal and in D-depleted rats supplemented with D(3), 25OHD(3), or 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). CYP27A exhibited a significant gender difference and was observed throughout the hepatic acinus not only in hepatocytes but also in sinusoidal endothelial, stellate, and Kupffer cells. Neither D(3) nor 25OHD(3) influenced CYP27A mRNA levels. However, 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) repletion led to a 60% decrease in CYP27A mRNA, which was accompanied by a 46% decrease in mitochondrial D(3)-25 hydroxylase activity. The effect of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) was mediated by a significant decrease in CYP27A transcription, whereas its mRNA half-life remained unchanged. Our data indicate that CYP27A is present in hepatic parenchymal and sinusoidal cells and that the gene transcript is not influenced by the D(3) nutritional status but is transcriptionally regulated by 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) exposure.
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- Catherine Theodoropoulos
- Centre de recherche, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada H2X 1P1
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Norlin M. Expression of key enzymes in bile acid biosynthesis during development: CYP7B1-mediated activities show tissue-specific differences. J Lipid Res 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)30114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Strindelius L, Degling Wikingsson L, Sjöholm I. Extracellular antigens from Salmonella enteritidis induce effective immune response in mice after oral vaccination. Infect Immun 2002; 70:1434-42. [PMID: 11854230 PMCID: PMC127788 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.3.1434-1442.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have studied polyacryl starch microparticles as an adjuvant in oral vaccination in mice. Secreted antigens from Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis were administered covalently conjugated to microparticles, or as free antigens, orally or intramuscularly and evaluated for their immunogenicity and ability to elicit protective immune response against an oral challenge with live serovar Enteritidis. The highest immunoglobulin M (IgM)-plus-IgG titers were obtained in the groups immunized with antigen-conjugated microparticles. The subclass profile switched to a stronger Th1 influence in the oral groups after booster, while the intramuscular group showed a constant Th1/Th2 profile. A strong specific IgA response was seen in feces in the oral groups, which was further confirmed in an enzyme-linked immunospot assay. The delayed-type hypersensitivity test, as a measure of the cellular response, showed a significant increase in ear thickness in all the immunized groups, except for the group that received free antigen orally, compared to the nonimmunized group. The cytokines released from in vitro-stimulated spleens showed a strong gamma interferon response in all immunized groups. A significant reduction in CFU in liver and spleen was seen in the orally immunized groups compared to the nonimmunized group after oral challenge with serovar Enteritidis. Western blotting analysis with both sera and feces revealed that antibodies against three bands, 53, 56, and 60 kDa, dominated the oral groups, and an electrospray-mass spectroscopy analysis of these bands showed amino acid sequences coinciding with those of phase-1 flagellin and hook-associated protein 2.
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- Lena Strindelius
- Department of Pharmacy, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Hosseinpour F, Hidestrand M, Ingelman-Sundberg M, Wikvall K. The importance of residues in substrate recognition site 3 for the catalytic function of CYP2D25 (vitamin D 25-hydroxylase). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 288:1059-63. [PMID: 11689019 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Porcine CYP2D25, microsomal vitamin D(3) 25-hydroxylase, catalyzes the essential first step in the bioactivation of the prohormone vitamin D(3). Although CYP2D25 shows a high degree of sequence identity with other members of the CYP2D subfamily, such as human CYP2D6, the vitamin D(3) 25-hydroxylase activity is a unique property among CYP2D enzymes. In addition to 25-hydroxylation, CYP2D25 also metabolizes the drug tolterodine. In this study, CYP2D25 was functionally expressed in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae W(R) strain and site-directed mutagenesis was used to study the role of substrate recognition site 3 (SRS-3) for the catalytic specificity of CYP2D25. Five residues in SRS-3 of CYP2D25 were simultaneously mutated to the equivalent residues in CYP2D6, an enzyme not active in 25-hydroxylation. Western blot analysis of microsomes from transformed yeast cells showed that both the wild-type and mutant CYP2D25 were expressed at comparable levels. The 25-hydroxylase activity of recombinant mutant CYP2D25 was completely lost whereas the activity toward tolterodine remained virtually unaffected. The results implicate that residues in SRS-3 of CYP2D25 are important determinants for its function in vitamin D(3) metabolism.
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- F Hosseinpour
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, SE-751 23, Sweden
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Theodoropoulos C, Demers C, Mirshahi A, Gascon-Barré M. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) downregulates the rat intestinal vitamin D(3)-25-hydroxylase CYP27A. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2001; 281:E315-25. [PMID: 11440908 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.281.2.e315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The vitamin D(3)-25-hydroxylase CYP27A is located predominantly in liver, but its expression is also detected in extrahepatic tissues. Our aim was to evaluate the regulation of CYP27A by vitamin D(3) (D(3)) or its metabolites in rat duodena. Vitamin D-depleted rats were repleted with D(3), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] or acutely injected 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) to investigate the mechanisms of action of the hormone. All D(3) compounds led to a progressive decrease in CYP27A mRNA, with levels after D(3) representing 20% of that observed in D depletion. 25OHD decreased CYP27A mRNA by 55%, whereas 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) led to a 40% decrease, which was accompanied by a 31% decrease in CYP27A protein levels and an 89% decrease in enzyme activity. Peak circulating 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) concentrations were, however, the highest in D(3)-repleted, followed by 25OHD- and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3)-repleted animals. 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) resulted in a decrease in both CYP27A mRNA half-life and transcription rate. Our data illustrate that the intestine expresses the D(3)-25-hydroxylase and that the gene is highly regulated in vivo through a direct action of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) or through the local production of D(3) metabolites.
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- C Theodoropoulos
- Centre de recherche, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 1P1
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Annas A, Granberg AL, Brittebo EB. Differential response of cultured human umbilical vein and artery endothelial cells to Ah receptor agonist treatment: CYP-dependent activation of food and environmental mutagens. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2000; 169:94-101. [PMID: 11076701 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.9054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the present study, 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD), 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-hydroxylase, and covalent binding of (3)H-labeled 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole ((3)H-Trp-P-1) and (3)H-DMBA were examined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAEC) exposed to the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor agonist beta-naphthoflavone (BNF) or vehicle only. The results revealed a marked induction of enzymatic activity in BNF-treated HUVEC compared with vehicle-treated cells, whereas no similar response was observed in BNF-treated HUAEC. EROD, DMBA hydroxylase, and covalent binding of (3)H-Trp-P-1 and (3)H-DMBA in BNF-treated HUVEC were reduced in the presence of the CYP1A inhibitor ellipticine. Addition of other CYP1A inhibitors alpha-naphthoflavone, miconazole, 1-ethynylpyrene, 1-(1-propynyl)pyrene), or the CYP1A substrate ethoxyresorufin to the incubation buffer of BNF-treated HUVEC reduced covalent binding of (3)H-Trp-P-1 by 93-98%. Western blot analysis confirmed an induction of CYP1A1 in BNF-treated HUVEC, but not in BNF-treated HUAEC. CYP1A1 was, however, detected in both vehicle- and BNF-treated HUAEC. The results showed that BNF exposure induced CYP1A1 and metabolic activation of xenobiotics in HUVEC, whereas the catalytic activity remained low in BNF-treated HUAEC. Our results suggest that endothelial lining of human veins may be a target for adverse effects of xenobiotics activated into reactive metabolites by Ah receptor-regulated enzymes. Several studies have detected CYP1A1 in endothelial linings, whereas expression of CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 seems to be negligible at this site. This suggests that the metabolic activation and covalent binding of (3)H-Trp-P-1 and (3)H-DMBA in HUVEC are most likely mediated by CYP1A1.
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- A Annas
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, SE-751 24, Sweden
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Furster C, Bergman T, Wikvall K. Biochemical characterization of a truncated form of CYP27A purified from rabbit liver mitochondria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 263:663-6. [PMID: 10512735 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During purification of CYP27A from rabbit liver mitochondria, a cytochrome P450 of different molecular size was co-isolated. The latter enzyme has an apparent M(r) 51,000 which is slightly lower than that of CYP27A. The 51,000-M(r) protein was found to be present in mitochondria from liver, small intestine, kidney, and spleen but not in lung, testis, heart, or brain mitochondria. Determination of the N-terminal sequence revealed that the 51,000-M(r) protein is a truncated form of CYP27A lacking the first 12 residues. The truncated enzyme was less efficient than the full-length CYP27A in the 27-hydroxylation of C(27)-sterols and much less efficient in the 25-hydroxylation of 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D(3). The K(m) values for cholesterol and 5beta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-triol were about the same with both enzymes whereas the K(m) for 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D(3) was much higher with the truncated CYP27A. The results strongly indicate that the 51,000-M(r) protein is formed via proteolytic processing of CYP27A by endogenous protease(s) in some of the tissues examined. The truncation at the N terminus markedly impairs the ability of CYP27A to use 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D(3) as substrate and to catalyze 25-hydroxylation in the bioactivation of vitamin D(3).
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- C Furster
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, S-751 23, Sweden
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Bayne EK, Flanagan J, Einstein M, Ayala J, Chang B, Azzolina B, Whiting DA, Mumford RA, Thiboutot D, Singer II, Harris G. Immunohistochemical localization of types 1 and 2 5alpha-reductase in human scalp. Br J Dermatol 1999; 141:481-91. [PMID: 10583052 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The predominant form of 5alpha-reductase (5aR) in human scalp is 5aR1. None the less, clinical studies have shown that finasteride, a selective inhibitor of 5aR2, decreases scalp dihydrotestosterone and promotes hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia. Immunolocalization studies were thus carried out to examine 5aR isozyme distribution within scalp and, in particular, to determine whether 5aR2 might be associated with hair follicles. 5aR2 was localized using both a rabbit polyclonal and a mouse monoclonal antibody. 5aR1 was detected with a mouse monoclonal antibody. The specificity of these reagents was demonstrated both by immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses of COS cells overexpressing human 5aR1 or 5aR2. When cryosections of scalp from men with androgenetic alopecia were stained with antibody against 5aR2, using immunoperoxidase avidin-biotin complex methodology, immunostaining was observed in the inner layer of the outer root sheath and, in more proximal regions of the follicle, in the inner root sheath. Staining was also prominent in the infundibular region of the follicle, with less intense staining extending throughout the granular layer of the epidermis. Some staining was also seen in sebaceous ducts. Similar results were obtained with both the polyclonal and monoclonal 5aR2 antibodies. In contrast, in scalp cryosections stained with antibody to 5aR1, no immunostaining was observed within hair follicles. Intense staining for the type 1 isozyme was, however, detected within sebaceous glands. Our immunolocalization data suggest that the results seen in clinical trials of men with male pattern hair loss treated with finasteride may be due, at least in part, to local inhibition of 5aR2 within the hair follicle.
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- E K Bayne
- Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Furster C. Hepatic and extrahepatic dehydrogenation/isomerization of 5-cholestene-3 beta,7 alpha-diol: localization of 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase in pig tissues and subcellular fractions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1436:343-53. [PMID: 9989265 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(98)00126-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Conversion of 5-cholestene-3 beta,7 alpha-diol (7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol) into 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one was studied with microsomes from different pig tissues and with liver subcellular fractions. Dehydrogenase/isomerase activity was efficient in microsomes from liver, ovary and lung, but less efficient in microsomes from adrenal gland and kidney. Microsomes from these tissues, with the exception of lung, were also active in dehydrogenation/isomerization of dehydroepiandrosterone and pregnenolone. Inhibition studies were carried out with trilostane, a competitive inhibitor of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases active in steroid hormone biosynthesis (C19/C21-dehydrogenases), and a monoclonal antibody raised against a purified hepatic 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase. The results showed that the C27-dehydrogenase activity in the tissues was not dependent on the C19/C21 dehydrogenases, but was dependent on the 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase. Liver mitochondria, cytosol and peroxisomes lacked dehydrogenase/isomerase activity towards 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol when microsomal contamination was taken into account. Immunoblotting experiments with monoclonal antibodies raised against the 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase showed immunoreactivity only with protein in liver microsomes. Immunohistochemical studies showed localization of the 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase in the bile duct epithelium. It is concluded that 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol is converted into 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one by the microsomal 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase in liver and extrahepatic tissues.
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- C Furster
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Furster C, Zhang J, Toll A. Purification of a 3beta-hydroxy-delta5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase from pig liver microsomes active in major and alternative pathways of bile acid biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:20903-7. [PMID: 8702847 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.34.20903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A 3beta-hydroxy-Delta5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase active in bile acid biosynthesis was purified from pig liver microsomes by solubilization with sodium cholate and by chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose, aminohexyl-Sepharose, and blue Sepharose. The last step in the purification procedure was preparative isoelectric focusing in a Rotofor cell. The final enzyme preparation showed only one protein band upon SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point was estimated to about 7.0 and the apparent Mr was 36,000. The purified enzyme catalyzed the conversion of 7alpha-hydroxycholesterol, 7alpha,25-dihydroxycholesterol, 7alpha, 27-dihydroxycholesterol, and 3beta,7alpha-dihydroxy-5-cholestenoic acid into the corresponding 3-oxo-Delta4 compounds. The enzyme was inactive with C19 and C21 steroids as substrates. The enzyme was also inactive with C27 steroids having the 7-hydroxy group in beta- instead of alpha-position. The Km was found to be 0.30 and 0.32 microM with 7alpha-hydroxycholesterol and 7alpha, 27-dihydroxycholesterol as substrates, respectively. NAD+ was the preferred cofactor. A monoclonal antibody raised against the 3beta-hydroxy-delta5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase was prepared. After coupling to Sepharose, the antibody was able to bind the dehydrogenase and to decrease the conversion of 7alpha-hydroxycholesterol into 7alpha-hydroxy-4-cholest-3-one by more than 90%. The N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined and found to be similar but not identical with those of known 3beta-hydroxy-Delta5-steroid dehydrogenases active in steroid hormone biosynthesis. Thus, the purified enzyme active toward C27 steroids in bile acid biosynthesis appears to represent a novel type of 3beta-hydroxy-delta5-steroid dehydrogenase.
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- C Furster
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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Araya Z, Norlin M, Postlind H. A possible role for CYP27 as a major renal mitochondrial 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1 alpha-hydroxylase. FEBS Lett 1996; 390:10-4. [PMID: 8706816 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00617-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A mitochondrial cytochrome P450 fraction catalyzing 1 alpha- and 27-hydroxylation but not 24-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 was purified from pig kidney. The ratio between the 1 alpha- and 27-hydroxylase activities was the same in all purification steps including a side fraction. Attempts to separate the 1 alpha- and 27-hydroxylase activities were unsuccessful. A monoclonal antibody directed against purified pig liver CYP27 recognized a protein of the same apparent M(r) and immunoprecipitated both the 1 alpha- and 27-hydroxylase activities towards 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in the purified kidney enzyme fraction as well as in a solubilized, crude cytochrome P450 extract considered to represent the major part of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 hydroxylases in kidney mitochondria. Taken together, the results from the purification and the experiments with CYP27 antibody, substrate inhibition, and recombinant expressed human liver CYP27 strongly indicate that CYP27 is able to catalyze 1 alpha-hydroxylation but not 24-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in kidney. In conclusion, the results provide evidence for a role for CYP27 as a major renal mitochondrial 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1 alpha-hydroxylase.
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- Z Araya
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Patel S, Einstein M, Geissler W, Wu L, Andersson S. Immunohistochemical analysis of steroid 5 alpha-reductase type 1 in human scalp and prostate. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 784:27-39. [PMID: 8651575 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- S Patel
- Department of Biochemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA
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Darwish HM, DeLuca HF. Recent advances in the molecular biology of vitamin D action. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 53:321-44. [PMID: 8650307 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)60149-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Following the cloning and deletion analysis of the vitamin D receptor, most recent advances have been in the isolation and characterization of the DNA response elements found in the promoter region of target genes of vitamin D. Vitamin D, like the thyroid and retinoid hormones, binds to repeat sequences, but the repeats are separated by three nonspecified bases. The action of the VDR requires the presence of the RXR proteins and evidently other proteins that are involved in regulating transcriptions. A possible role of phosphorylation of the ligand binding domain of the VDR in transcription has also appeared. Very likely, the molecular events involved in vitamin D stimulation or suppression of a target gene will include its interaction with a number of transcription factors, both in the regulation of transcription and in the actual machinery involved in the transcription process through polymerase II. Although likely, it is not entirely clear whether the genomic action of vitamin D can account for all of its biological activities. Nongenomic actions of the vitamin D hormone have been reported, but convincing evidence that this is of biological importance in vivo is lacking. Advances in our understanding of the vitamin D mechanism of action can clearly be expected from physical studies of cloned and expressed vitamin D receptor and its subdomains, elucidation of the transcription factors in vitamin D-modulated transcription of target genes, elucidation of the role of phosphorylation in the transcription process, and the identification of important genes that are regulated in the specific target tissues responsive to vitamin D. This will definitely remain as a very active field of investigation well into the future.
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- H M Darwish
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA
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Regulation of Calcium Metabolism by the Vitamin D Hydroxylases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-2558(08)60346-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Araya Z, Hellman U, Hansson R. Characterisation of taurochenodeoxycholic acid 6 alpha-hydroxylase from pig liver microsomes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1995; 231:855-61. [PMID: 7649186 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.0855d.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A fraction of cytochrome P-450 catalysing an efficient 6 alpha-hydroxylation of taurine-conjugated 3 alpha,7 alpha-dihydroxy-5 beta- cholanoic acid (taurochenodeoxycholic acid) was partially purified from pig liver microsomes. The specific content of cytochrome P-450 was 6 nmol/mg protein and the preparation showed two major protein bands upon SDS/PAGE. These two bands were isolated after SDS/PAGE and protein blotting. The protein band with a molecular mass of 53 kDa had an N-terminal amino acid sequence and internal sequences resembling that of the cytochrome P-450 4A subfamily (CYP 4A). Polyclonal antibodies raised against this protein were able to, after SDS/PAGE and immunoblotting, detect the protein in microsomal fractions as well as in the purified cytochrome P-450 fraction. Furthermore, addition of these antibodies to a reconstituted system containing the cytochrome P-450 fraction, inhibited 6 alpha-hydroxylation of taurochenodeoxycholic acid by up to 90%. Experiments with irrelevant antibodies did not show inhibition of 6 alpha-hydroxylation. The purified cytochrome P-450 fraction catalysed in addition omega- and omega-1 hydroxylation of lauric acid and 6 alpha-hydroxylation of 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 beta-cholanoic acid (lithocholic acid). However, these hydroxylase activities were rather low compared to 6 beta-hydroxylation of taurochenodexycholic acid. The enzyme fraction did not show hydroxylase activities towards cholesterol and 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha-diol. These results indicate that 6 alpha-hydroxylation of taurochenodeoxycholic acid is catalysed by a specific species of cytochrome P-450 that, according to N-terminal amino acid sequence as well as catalytic properties, could be a member of the CYP 4A subfamily.
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- Z Araya
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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A microsomal cytochrome P-450 catalysing 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D2 was purified from both male and female pigs to apparent homogeneity and a specific cytochrome P-450 content of 13 and 15.4 nmol x mg of protein-1, respectively. The enzyme also catalysed 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3. The ratio between the 25-hydroxylase activities towards vitamin D2 and D3 was essentially the same in the different purification steps as well as in the apparently homogeneous enzyme preparation. The two enzyme activities showed the same pH optimum and decreased in parallel upon partial denaturation of the enzyme. Cholecalciferol competitively inhibited 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D2 and vice versa. The non-steroidal cytochrome P-450 inhibitor ketoconazole inhibited both enzyme activities and the Ki values were the same. The cytochrome P-450 showed the same apparent M(r), substrate specificity and N-terminal amino acid sequence as the previously purified vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase from pig liver microsomes. A monoclonal antibody raised against the vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase also recognized the vitamin D2 25-hydroxylase. The antibody immunoprecipitated the 25-hydroxylase activity towards both vitamin D2 and D3 in the purified enzyme. Taken together, the results show that the 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D2 and D3 is catalysed by the same microsomal cytochrome P-450 in pig liver microsomes. The properties of this 25-hydroxylase are discussed in relation to present knowledge concerning previously well-characterized vitamin D3 25-hydroxylases that are not able to catalyse 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D2.
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- E Axén
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Armbrecht HJ, Okuda K, Wongsurawat N, Nemani RK, Chen ML, Boltz MA. Characterization and regulation of the vitamin D hydroxylases. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1992; 43:1073-81. [PMID: 22217851 DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(92)90334-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The metabolism of vitamin D is regulated by three major cytochrome P450-containing h hydroxylases-the hepatic 25-hydroxylase, the renal 1α-hydroxylase, and the renal and intestinal 24-hydroxylase. In the liver, the 25-hydroxylation reaction is catalyzed by microsomal and mitochondrial cytochrome P450cc25. The microsomal P450 accepts electrons from the NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase, and the mitochondrial P450 accepts electrons from NADPH-ferredoxin reductase and ferredoxin. In the kidney, the 1α- and 24-hydroxylation reactions are catalyzed by mitochondrial cytochromes P450cc1α and P450cc24, respectively. The 24-hydroxylase is also found in vitamin D target tissues such as the intestine. The rat hepatic mitochondrial P450cc25 and the rat renal mitochondrial P450cc24 have been purified, and their cDNAs have been cloned and sequenced. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D, the active metabolite of vitamin D, markedly stimulates renal P450cc24 mRNA and 24-hydroxylase activity in the intact animal and in renal cell lines. This stimulation occurs via a receptor-mediated mechanism requiring new protein synthesis. Despite the availability of a clone, no studies have yet been reported of the regulation of hepatic P450cc25 at the mRNA level. The study of one of the most important enzymes in vitamin D metabolism, the renal 1α-hydroxylase which produces the active metabolite, awaits the definitive cloning of the cDNA for the P450cc1α.
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- H J Armbrecht
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
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Shayiq RM, Avadhani NG. Sequence complementarity between the 5'-terminal regions of mRNAs for rat mitochondrial cytochrome P-450c27/25 and a growth hormone-inducible serine protease inhibitor. A possible gene overlap. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45896-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Strugnell S, Calverley MJ, Jones G. Metabolism of a cyclopropane-ring-containing analog of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 in a hepatocyte cell model. Identification of 24-oxidized metabolites. Biochem Pharmacol 1990; 40:333-41. [PMID: 2375769 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(90)90696-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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MC969 is an analog of the calcemic drug 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 (1 alpha-OH-D3) in which carbons 25,26, and 27 in the side chain are incorporated into a cyclopropane ring. Metabolites of MC 969 were generated in an in vitro human hepatocyte cell model, Hep 3B. The identity of the metabolites was established by comigration on HPLC with authentic standards, and by mass spectrometry of native and chemically modified metabolites. Unequivocal identification of the 24-keto- and the two epimeric 24-alcohol metabolites is provided. No 25-hydroxylated metabolites were detected. In competition studies, MC 969 was able to inhibit 25-hydroxylation of tritiated vitamin D3 more effectively than 1 alpha-OH-D3 itself, indicating that the vitamin D3-25-hydroxylase may be responsible for generation of one or more of the metabolites observed.
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- S Strugnell
- Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Usui E, Noshiro M, Okuda K. Molecular cloning of cDNA for vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase from rat liver mitochondria. FEBS Lett 1990; 262:135-8. [PMID: 2318307 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80172-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A cDNA clone encoding mitochondrial vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase was isolated from a rat liver cDNA library by the use of specific antibodies to the enzyme. The isolated cDNA clone was 1.9 kbp long and contained a 1599 bp open reading frame encoding 533 amino acid residues. The deduced primary structure contained a presequence typical for mitochondrial enzymes in the N-terminal region. The N-terminal sequence of the mature enzyme was determined to be Ala-Ile-Pro-Ala-Ala, which agrees perfectly with a portion of the deduced sequence, establishing the cleavage point of the precursor.
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- E Usui
- Department of Biochemistry, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan
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Hansson R. Effect of diabetes, starvation, ethanol and isoniazid on rat liver microsomal 12 alpha-hydroxylase activity involved in bile acid biosynthesis. Biochem Pharmacol 1989; 38:3386-9. [PMID: 2818631 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(89)90639-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- R Hansson
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Shayiq RM, Avadhani NG. Purification and characterization of a hepatic mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 active in aflatoxin B1 metabolism. Biochemistry 1989; 28:7546-54. [PMID: 2514788 DOI: 10.1021/bi00445a008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have previously shown that phenobarbital (PB) increases hepatic mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 (P-450) content and also the ability to metabolize hepatocarcinogen, aflatoxin B1 [Niranjan, B. G., Wilson, N. M., Jefcoate, C. R., & Avadhani, N. G. (1984) J. Biol. Chem. 259, 12495-12501]. In the present study, we have purified a mitochondrial-specific P-450 with an apparent molecular mass of 52 kdaltons (termed P-450mt3) from PB-induced rat liver using a combination of hydrophobic and ion exchange column chromatography procedures. Polyclonal antibody to P-450mt3 failed to cross-react with P-450mt1 and P-450mt2 purified from beta-naphthoflavone- (BNF) induced rat liver mitochondria. Furthermore, P-450mt3 shows an N-terminal amino acid sequence (Ala-Ile-Pro-Ala-Ala-Leu-Arg-Thr-Asp) different from those of both P-450mt1 and P-450mt2, as well as microsomal P-450b. The polyclonal antibody to P-450mt3 cross-reacted with a P-450 of comparable size purified from uninduced mitochondria. These two isoforms, however, showed difference with respect to catalytic properties and amino acid composition. In vitro reconstitution experiments show that P-450mt3 can actively metabolize diverse substrates including (dimethylamino)antipyrine, benzphetamine, and aflatoxin B1 but shows a low vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase activity. The mitochondrial P-450 from uninduced livers, on the other hand, shows relatively high [229 pmol min-1 (nmol of P-450)-1] vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase activity but a considerably lower ability for aflatoxin B1 metabolism and no detectable activity for (dimethylamino)antipyrine and benzphetamine metabolism.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R M Shayiq
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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Park SS, Waxman DJ, Lapenson DP, Schenkman JB, Gelboin HV. Monoclonal antibodies to rat liver cytochrome P-450 2c/RLM5 that regiospecifically inhibit steroid metabolism. Biochem Pharmacol 1989; 38:3067-74. [PMID: 2783161 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(89)90017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hybridomas were formed from myeloma cells and spleen cells derived from BALB/c female mice immunized with purified liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 2c/RLM5 (P-450 gene IIC11) isolated from untreated adult male rats. Six hybridoma clones produced monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) of the IgM(kappa) type. All the MAbs bound strongly to P-450 2c/RLM5 when measured by radioimmunoassay, and four of the six specifically immunoprecipitated P-450 2c/RLM5 in an Ouchterlony double-immunodiffusion test. These four MAbs also bound but did not immunoprecipitate P-450 RLM3. The MAbs that precipitated P-450 2c/RLM5 neither bound nor precipitated P-450 PB-B (gene IIB1) and P-450 BNF-B (gene IA1) of rats or P-450 LM2 and P-450 LM4 of rabbits. In contrast, mouse polyclonal anti-P-450 2c/RLM5 antibody strongly immunoprecipitated P-450 RLM3 as well as P-450 2c/RLM5 and to a lesser extent P-450 PB-B and P-450 LM2. The MAbs that precipitated P-450 2c/RLM5 also inhibited by more than 90% androstenedione 16 alpha-hydroxylase activity of untreated rat microsomes, but did not inhibit microsomal 6 beta- or 7 alpha-hydroxylation. In addition, complete inhibition of both androstenedione 16 alpha-hydroxylation and testosterone 16 alpha-hydroxylation was observed in a reconstituted system with P-450 2c/RLM5. Androstenedione 6 beta-hydroxylation catalyzed by P-450 2c/RLM5 was also inhibited, whereas P-450 3-catalyzed 7 alpha-hydroxylation was not inhibited by the MAbs. P-450 2c/RLM5 catalyzed 2 alpha-, 16 alpha- and 6 beta-hydroxylation of progesterone in a reconstituted system were also inhibited by the MAb by 60-80%. These MAbs should prove useful for "reaction phenotyping," i.e. for defining the contribution of microsomal P-450 2c/RLM5 to the oxidative metabolism of endogenous steroids and other P-450 substrates in animal and human tissues.
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- S S Park
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Cloning, structure, and expression of the mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 sterol 26-hydroxylase, a bile acid biosynthetic enzyme. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)83172-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 860] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Postlind H, Wikvall K. Evidence for the formation of 26-hydroxycholesterol by cytochrome P-450 in pig kidney mitochondria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1989; 159:1135-40. [PMID: 2930554 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)92227-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Pig kidney mitochondria were found to catalyze the formation of 26-hydroxycholesterol, an inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis. The cholesterol 26-hydroxylase was purified 600-fold. It was present in a mitochondrial enzyme fraction enriched in cytochrome P-450. The cytochrome P-450 fraction required NADPH, mitochondrial ferredoxin and ferredoxin reductase for 26-hydroxylase activity. The mitochondria and the purified 26-hydroxylase preparation also catalyzed 26-hydroxylation of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-triol, and intermediate in cholic acid biosynthesis, and of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. The role of extra-hepatic formation of 26-hydroxycholesterol is discussed.
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- H Postlind
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Dahlbäck H. Characterization of the liver mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 catalyzing the 26-hydroxylation of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-triol. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1988; 157:30-6. [PMID: 3196340 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)80006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The cytochrome P-450 catalyzing 26-hydroxylation of C27-steroids (cytochrome P-450(26] was purified from rabbit liver mitochondria. The specific content of the cytochrome P-450 was 13.6 nmol per mg of protein and the 26-hydroxylase activity towards 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-triol was 31,300 pmol/nmol of cytochrome P-450 x min-1. The preparation also catalyzed 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3 at a rate of 350 pmol/nmol of cytochrome P-450 x min-1. A monospecific monoclonal antibody raised against the 26-hydroxylating cytochrome P-450 was prepared. Experiments with the monoclonal antibody showed that cytochrome P-450(26) is susceptible to proteolytic degradation during purification unless the protease inhibitor TPCK is included in the buffers. After coupling to Sepharose the antibody was able to bind to cytochrome P-450(26) and to decrease the 26-hydroxylation of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-triol. The 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D was not inhibited by the antibody. The results indicate that there are different species of cytochrome P-450 in rabbit liver mitochondria catalyzing 26-hydroxylation of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-triol and 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the cytochrome P-450(26) differed from those of hitherto isolated mammalian cytochromes P-450.
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- H Dahlbäck
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Raza H, Avadhani NG. Hepatic mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 system. Purification and characterization of two distinct forms of mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 from beta-naphthoflavone-induced rat liver. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)76575-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Morishima N, Yoshioka H, Higashi Y, Sogawa K, Fujii-Kuriyama Y. Gene structure of cytochrome P-450(M-1) specifically expressed in male rat liver. Biochemistry 1987; 26:8279-85. [PMID: 2894840 DOI: 10.1021/bi00399a039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cytochrome P-450(M-1) [P-450(M-1)] is specifically expressed in adult male rat liver [Yoshioka, H., Morohashi, K., Sogawa, K., Miyata, T., Kawajiri, K., Hirose, T., Inayama, S., Fujii-Kuriyama, Y., & Omura, T. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1706-1711]. Isolation and analysis of the gene for P-450(M-1) revealed that the coding region of the gene is interrupted by eight introns and is dispersed over a 35-kilobase pair region of chromosomal DNA. Intron insertion sites of the P-450(M-1) gene are located at equivalent positions to those of cytochrome P-450b and P-450e, which are phenobarbital-inducible. Sequence analysis of the 5'-upstream region of the P-450(M-1) gene shows that there is a homologous sequence to glucocorticoid regulatory elements (GRE) identified in glucocorticoid-responsive genes.
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- N Morishima
- Department of Biochemistry, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo
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Mukhtar H, Athar M, Bickers DR. Cytochrome P-450 dependent metabolism of testosterone in rat skin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987; 145:749-53. [PMID: 3593368 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(87)91028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The incubation of microsomes of whole skin, dermis and epidermis with 14C testosterone in the presence of NADPH resulted in the formation of 6 beta-, 7 alpha- and 16 alpha-testosterone. Maximum enzyme activity occurred in epidermal microsomes followed by dermis and whole skin. Epidermal testosterone hydroxylase activity required NADPH and oxygen and was found to be inhibited by SKF 525A and metyrapone. Our data strongly suggest that testosterone is metabolized by the cytochrome P-450 dependent monooxygenase in skin and provides the first evidence for an endogenous substrate for cytochrome P-450 in this tissue. The formation of several hydroxylated products further suggests the existence of multiple isozymes of cytochrome P-450 in rat skin. These studies provide additional evidence that target tissues may modulate their hormone levels by enzyme pathways that are locally regulated.
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- E T Morgan
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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