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Davydov DR, Prasad B. Assembling the P450 puzzle: on the sources of nonadditivity in drug metabolism. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2021; 42:988-997. [PMID: 34602306 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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There is an increasing number of indications of an oversimplification in the premise that the cumulative properties of the human drug-metabolizing ensemble represent a simple aggregate of the properties of the constituting enzymes. Recent studies of the functional effects of hetero-association of multiple cytochrome P450 species and their interactions with metabolically related enzymes revealed a tight integration in the drug-metabolizing ensemble. In our opinion, the sources of interindividual variability in drug metabolism can be elucidated only when considering this ensemble as a multienzyme system, the functional parameters of which are determined by interactions between its constituents. In this article, we present a conceptual model providing a mechanistic explanation for the functional effects of the interactions between multiple P450 species and propose a clue to understanding the nonadditive behavior of the drug-metabolizing ensemble.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USA
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Identification of the contact region responsible for the formation of the homomeric CYP1A2•CYP1A2 complex. Biochem J 2021; 478:2163-2178. [PMID: 34032264 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previous studies showed that cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) forms a homomeric complex that influences its metabolic characteristics. Specifically, CYP1A2 activity exhibits a sigmoidal response as a function of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (POR) concentration and is consistent with an inhibitory CYP1A2•CYP1A2 complex that is disrupted by increasing [POR] (Reed et al. (2012) Biochem. J. 446, 489-497). The goal of this study was to identify the CYP1A2 contact regions involved in homomeric complex formation. Examination of X-ray structure of CYP1A2 implicated the proximal face in homomeric complex formation. Consequently, the involvement of residues L91-K106 (P1 region) located on the proximal face of CYP1A2 was investigated. This region was replaced with the homologous region of CYP2B4 (T81-S96) and the protein was expressed in HEK293T/17 cells. Complex formation and its disruption was observed using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET). The P1-CYP1A2 (CYP1A2 with the modified P1 region) exhibited a decreased BRET signal as compared with wild-type CYP1A2 (WT-CYP1A2). On further examination, P1-CYP1A2 was much less effective at disrupting the CYP1A2•CYP1A2 homomeric complex, when compared with WT-CYP1A2, thereby demonstrating impaired binding of P1-CYP1A2 to WT-CYP1A2 protein. In contrast, the P1 substitution did not affect its ability to form a heteromeric complex with CYP2B4. P1-CYP1A2 also showed decreased activity as compared with WT-CYP1A2, which was consistent with a decrease in the ability of P1-CYP1A2 to associate with WT-POR, again implicating the P1 region in POR binding. These results indicate that the contact region responsible for the CYP1A2•CYP1A2 homomeric complex resides in the proximal region of the protein.
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Redhair M, Hackett JC, Pelletier RD, Atkins WM. Dynamics and Location of the Allosteric Midazolam Site in Cytochrome P4503A4 in Lipid Nanodiscs. Biochemistry 2020; 59:766-779. [PMID: 31961139 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Promiscuous and allosteric drug interactions with cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) are ubiquitous but incompletely understood at the molecular level. A classic allosteric CYP3A4 drug interaction includes the benzodiazepine midazolam (MDZ). MDZ exhibits homotropic and heterotropic allostery when metabolized to 1'-hydroxy and 4-hydroxy metabolites in varying ratios. The combination of hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) and Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) simulations of CYP3A4 in lipid nanodiscs and in a lipid bilayer, respectively, reveals MDZ-dependent changes in dynamics in a membrane environment. The F-, G-, and intervening helices, as well as the loop preceding the β1-sheets, display the largest observed changes in HDX. The GaMD suggests a potential allosteric binding site for MDZ in the F'- and G'-regions, which undergo significant increases in HDX at near-saturating MDZ concentrations. The HDX-MS and GaMD results confirm that changes in dynamics are most significant near the developing consensus allosteric site, and these changes are distinct from those observed previously with the nonallosteric inhibitor ketoconazole. The results suggest that the allosteric MDZ remains mobile in its binding site at the Phe-cluster. The results further suggest that this binding site remains dynamic or changes the depth of insertion in the membrane.
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- Michelle Redhair
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-7610 , United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Massey Cancer Center, School of Medicine , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , Virginia 23298-0035 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-7610 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-7610 , United States
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Wright WC, Chenge J, Chen T. Structural Perspectives of the CYP3A Family and Their Small Molecule Modulators in Drug Metabolism. LIVER RESEARCH 2019; 3:132-142. [PMID: 32789028 PMCID: PMC7418881 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 enzymes function to catalyze a wide range of reactions, many of which are critically important for drug response. Members of the human cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) family are particularly important in drug clearance, and they collectively metabolize more than half of all currently prescribed medications. The ability of these enzymes to bind a large and structurally diverse set of compounds increases the chances of their modulating or facilitating drug metabolism in unfavorable ways. Emerging evidence suggests that individual enzymes in the CYP3A family play discrete and important roles in catalysis and disease progression. Here we review the similarities and differences among CYP3A enzymes with regard to substrate recognition, metabolism, modulation by small molecules, and biological consequence, highlighting some of those with clinical significance. We also present structural perspectives to further characterize the basis of these comparisons.
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- William C. Wright
- Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
- Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA
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- Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
- Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA
- Corresponding author: Taosheng Chen, Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, MS 1000, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Tel: (901) 595-5937; Fax: (901) 595-5715;
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Arendse LB, Blackburn JM. Effects of polymorphic variation on the thermostability of heterogenous populations of CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 enzymes in solution. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11876. [PMID: 30089838 PMCID: PMC6082832 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30195-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The effect of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on cytochrome P450 (CYP450) drug metabolism is currently poorly understood due to the large number of polymorphisms, the diversity of potential substrates and the complexity of CYP450 function. Previously we carried out in silico studies to explore the effect of SNPs on CYP450 function, using in silico calculations to predict the effect of mutations on protein stability. Here we have determined the effect of eight CYP3A4 and seven CYP2C9 SNPs on the thermostability of proteins in solution to test these predictions. Thermostability assays revealed distinct CYP450 sub-populations with only 65–70% of wild-type CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 susceptible to rapid heat-induced P450 to P420 conversion. CYP3A4 mutations G56D, P218R, S222P, I223R, L373F and M445T and CYP2C9 mutations V76M, I359L and I359T were destabilising, increasing the proportion of protein sensitive to the rapid heat-induced P450 to P420 conversion and/or reducing the half-life of this conversion. CYP2C9 Q214L was the only stabilising mutation. These results corresponded well with the in silico protein stability calculations, confirming the value of these predictions and together suggest that the changes in thermostability result from destabilisation/stabilisation of the protein fold, changes in the haem-binding environment or effects on oligomer formation/conformation.
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- Lauren B Arendse
- Institute for Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, South Africa
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- Institute for Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, South Africa.
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Mak PJ, Denisov IG. Spectroscopic studies of the cytochrome P450 reaction mechanisms. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:178-204. [PMID: 28668640 PMCID: PMC5709052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are thiolate heme proteins that can, often under physiological conditions, catalyze many distinct oxidative transformations on a wide variety of molecules, including relatively simple alkanes or fatty acids, as well as more complex compounds such as steroids and exogenous pollutants. They perform such impressive chemistry utilizing a sophisticated catalytic cycle that involves a series of consecutive chemical transformations of heme prosthetic group. Each of these steps provides a unique spectral signature that reflects changes in oxidation or spin states, deformation of the porphyrin ring or alteration of dioxygen moieties. For a long time, the focus of cytochrome P450 research was to understand the underlying reaction mechanism of each enzymatic step, with the biggest challenge being identification and characterization of the powerful oxidizing intermediates. Spectroscopic methods, such as electronic absorption (UV-Vis), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR), Mössbauer, X-ray absorption (XAS), and resonance Raman (rR), have been useful tools in providing multifaceted and detailed mechanistic insights into the biophysics and biochemistry of these fascinating enzymes. The combination of spectroscopic techniques with novel approaches, such as cryoreduction and Nanodisc technology, allowed for generation, trapping and characterizing long sought transient intermediates, a task that has been difficult to achieve using other methods. Results obtained from the UV-Vis, rR and EPR spectroscopies are the main focus of this review, while the remaining spectroscopic techniques are briefly summarized. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cytochrome P450 biodiversity and biotechnology, edited by Erika Plettner, Gianfranco Gilardi, Luet Wong, Vlada Urlacher, Jared Goldstone.
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- Piotr J Mak
- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, United States.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.
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Ducharme J, Auclair K. Use of bioconjugation with cytochrome P450 enzymes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017. [PMID: 28625736 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bioconjugation, defined as chemical modification of biomolecules, is widely employed in biological and biophysical studies. It can expand functional diversity and enable applications ranging from biocatalysis, biosensing and even therapy. This review summarizes how chemical modifications of cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s or CYPs) have contributed to improving our understanding of these enzymes. Genetic modifications of P450s have also proven very useful but are not covered in this review. Bioconjugation has served to gain structural information and investigate the mechanism of P450s via photoaffinity labeling, mechanism-based inhibition (MBI) and fluorescence studies. P450 surface acetylation and protein cross-linking have contributed to the investigation of protein complexes formation involving P450 and its redox partner or other P450 enzymes. Finally, covalent immobilization on polymer surfaces or electrodes has benefited the areas of biocatalysis and biosensor design. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cytochrome P450 biodiversity and biotechnology, edited by Erika Plettner, Gianfranco Gilardi, Luet Wong, Vlada Urlacher, Jared Goldstone.
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- Julie Ducharme
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
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Polic V, Auclair K. Allosteric Activation of Cytochrome P450 3A4 via Progesterone Bioconjugation. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:885-889. [PMID: 28339191 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is responsible for the metabolism of the majority of drugs. As such, it is implicated in many adverse drug-drug and food-drug interactions, and is of significant interest to the pharmaceutical industry. This enzyme is known to simultaneously bind multiple ligands and display atypical enzyme kinetics, suggestive of allostery and cooperativity. As well, evidence of a postulated peripheral allosteric binding site has provoked debate around its significance and location. We report the use of bioconjugation to study the significance of substrate binding at the proposed allosteric site and its effect on CYP3A4 activity. CYP3A4 mutants were created and covalently modified with various small molecules including progesterone. The labeled mutants displayed enhanced kinetic stability and improved activity in testosterone and 7-benzyloxy-(4-trifluoromethyl)coumarin oxidation assays. Our work applies a new strategy to study cytochrome P450 allostery and supports the hypothesis that substrate binding at the postulated allosteric site of CYP3A4 may induce functional cooperativity.
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- Vanja Polic
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0B8
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0B8
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Davydov DR, Yang Z, Davydova N, Halpert JR, Hubbell WL. Conformational Mobility in Cytochrome P450 3A4 Explored by Pressure-Perturbation EPR Spectroscopy. Biophys J 2016; 110:1485-1498. [PMID: 27074675 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We used high hydrostatic pressure as a tool for exploring the conformational landscape of human cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) by electron paramagnetic resonance and fluorescence spectroscopy. Site-directed incorporation of a luminescence resonance energy transfer donor-acceptor pair allowed us to identify a pressure-dependent equilibrium between two states of the enzyme, where an increase in pressure increased the spatial separation between the two distantly located fluorophores. This transition is characterized by volume change (ΔV°) and P1/2 values of -36.8 ± 5.0 mL/mol and 1.45 ± 0.33 kbar, respectively, which corresponds to a Keq° of 0.13 ± 0.06, so that only 15% of the enzyme adopts the pressure-promoted conformation at ambient pressure. This pressure-promoted displacement of the equilibrium is eliminated by the addition of testosterone, an allosteric activator. Using site-directed spin labeling, we demonstrated that the pressure- and testosterone-sensitive transition is also revealed by pressure-induced changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of a nitroxide side chain placed at position 85 or 409 of the enzyme. Furthermore, we observed a pressure-induced displacement of the emission maxima of a solvatochromic fluorophore (7-diethylamino-3-((((2-maleimidyl)ethyl)amino)carbonyl) coumarin) placed at the same positions, which suggests a relocation to a more polar environment. Taken together, the results reveal an effector-dependent conformational equilibrium between open and closed states of CYP3A4 that involves a pronounced change at the interface between the region of α-helices A/A' and the meander loop of the enzyme, where residues 85 and 409 are located. Our study demonstrates the high potential of pressure-perturbation strategies for studying protein conformational landscapes.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; V. N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Tunable allosteric library of caspase-3 identifies coupling between conserved water molecules and conformational selection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E6080-E6088. [PMID: 27681633 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603549113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The native ensemble of caspases is described globally by a complex energy landscape where the binding of substrate selects for the active conformation, whereas targeting an allosteric site in the dimer interface selects an inactive conformation that contains disordered active-site loops. Mutations and posttranslational modifications stabilize high-energy inactive conformations, with mostly formed, but distorted, active sites. To examine the interconversion of active and inactive states in the ensemble, we used detection of related solvent positions to analyze 4,995 waters in 15 high-resolution (<2.0 Å) structures of wild-type caspase-3, resulting in 450 clusters with the most highly conserved set containing 145 water molecules. The data show that regions of the protein that contact the conserved waters also correspond to sites of posttranslational modifications, suggesting that the conserved waters are an integral part of allosteric mechanisms. To test this hypothesis, we created a library of 19 caspase-3 variants through saturation mutagenesis in a single position of the allosteric site of the dimer interface, and we show that the enzyme activity varies by more than four orders of magnitude. Altogether, our database consists of 37 high-resolution structures of caspase-3 variants, and we demonstrate that the decrease in activity correlates with a loss of conserved water molecules. The data show that the activity of caspase-3 can be fine-tuned through globally desolvating the active conformation within the native ensemble, providing a mechanism for cells to repartition the ensemble and thus fine-tune activity through conformational selection.
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Davydov DR. Molecular organization of the microsomal oxidative system: a new connotation for an old term. BIOCHEMISTRY MOSCOW-SUPPLEMENT SERIES B-BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990750816010042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The role of caspase proteases in regulated processes such as apoptosis and inflammation has been studied for more than two decades, and the activation cascades are known in detail. Apoptotic caspases also are utilized in critical developmental processes, although it is not known how cells maintain the exquisite control over caspase activity in order to retain subthreshold levels required for a particular adaptive response while preventing entry into apoptosis. In addition to active site-directed inhibitors, caspase activity is modulated by post-translational modifications or metal binding to allosteric sites on the enzyme, which stabilize inactive states in the conformational ensemble. This review provides a comprehensive global view of the complex conformational landscape of caspases and mechanisms used to select states in the ensemble. The caspase structural database provides considerable detail on the active and inactive conformations in the ensemble, which provide the cell multiple opportunities to fine tune caspase activity. In contrast, the current database on caspase modifications is largely incomplete and thus provides only a low-resolution picture of global allosteric communications and their effects on the conformational landscape. In recent years, allosteric control has been utilized in the design of small drug compounds or other allosteric effectors to modulate caspase activity.
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- A Clay Clark
- Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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Davydov DR. [Molecular organization of the microsomal oxidative system: a new connotation for an old term]. BIOMEDIT︠S︡INSKAI︠A︡ KHIMII︠A︡ 2015; 61:176-87. [PMID: 25978385 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20156102176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The central role that cytochromes P450 play in the metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics makes these enzymes a major subject for studies of drug disposition, adverse drug effects and drug-drug interactions. Although there has been tremendous success in delineating P450 mechanisms, the concept of the drug-metabolizing ensemble as a functionally integrated system remains undeveloped. However, eukaryotic cells typically possess a multitude of different P450 enzymes that are co-localized in the membrane of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and interact with each other with the formation of dynamic heteromeric complexes (mixed oligomers). Appreciation of the importance of developing an integral, systems approach to the ensemble of cytochromes P450 as an integral system inspired growing interest of researchers to the molecular organization of microsomal monooxygenase, which remained in the focus of research of academician Archakov for over 40 years. Fundamental studies carried out under his guidance have an important impact on our current concepts in this area. Further exploration of the molecular organization of the system of microsomal monooxygenase as an integral multienzyme and multifunctional system will have an essential impact on our understanding of the key factors that determine the changes in human drug metabolism and other P450-related functions in development, aging, and disease, as well as under influence of drugs, food ingredients, and environmental contaminants.
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- D R Davydov
- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia; Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Washington, USA
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Sevrioukova IF, Poulos TL. Current Approaches for Investigating and Predicting Cytochrome P450 3A4-Ligand Interactions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 851:83-105. [PMID: 26002732 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16009-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is the major and most important drug-metabolizing enzyme in humans that oxidizes and clears over a half of all administered pharmaceuticals. This is possible because CYP3A4 is promiscuous with respect to substrate binding and has the ability to catalyze diverse oxidative chemistries in addition to traditional hydroxylation reactions. Furthermore, CYP3A4 binds and oxidizes a number of substrates in a cooperative manner and can be both induced and inactivated by drugs. In vivo, CYP3A4 inhibition could lead to undesired drug-drug interactions and drug toxicity, a major reason for late-stage clinical failures and withdrawal of marketed pharmaceuticals. Owing to its central role in drug metabolism, many aspects of CYP3A4 catalysis have been extensively studied by various techniques. Here, we give an overview of experimental and theoretical methods currently used for investigation and prediction of CYP3A4-ligand interactions, a defining factor in drug metabolism, with an emphasis on the problems addressed and conclusions derived from the studies.
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- Irina F Sevrioukova
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA,
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Schwingel PA, Zoppi CC, Cotrim HP. The influence of concomitant use of alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and anabolic steroids on lipid profiles of Brazilian recreational bodybuilders. Subst Use Misuse 2014; 49:1115-25. [PMID: 24766402 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.903753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are used to enhance physical performance and/or appearance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the concomitant use of alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and AAS on blood lipid profiles of 145 asymptomatic male bodybuilders from the Northeast region of Brazil. Interviews, clinical exams, and serological evaluations were performed on all participants between 2007 and 2009. All subjects' self-reported use of testosterone or its derivatives, 118 individuals reported alcohol intake, 27-reported cigarette smoking, and 33 confirmed cocaine use. Four subjects were users of all drugs at the same time. Higher levels of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were observed among concomitant users of alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and AAS. The study's limitations are noted.
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- Paulo Adriano Schwingel
- 1Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina e Saúde (PPgMS), Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia (FMB), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Rua Augusto Viana S/N, Salvador, Brazil
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Sineva EV, Rumfeldt JAO, Halpert JR, Davydov DR. A large-scale allosteric transition in cytochrome P450 3A4 revealed by luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET). PLoS One 2013; 8:e83898. [PMID: 24376769 PMCID: PMC3871636 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Effector-induced allosteric transitions in cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) were investigated by luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) between two SH-reactive probes attached to various pairs of distantly located cysteine residues, namely the double-cysteine mutants CYP3A4(C64/C468), CYP3A4(C377/C468) and CYP3A4(C64/C121). Successive equimolar labeling of these proteins with the phosphorescent probe erythrosine iodoacetamide (donor) and the near-infrared fluorophore DY-731 maleimide (acceptor) allowed us to establish donor/acceptor pairs sensitive to conformational motions. The interactions of all three double-labeled mutants with the allosteric activators α-naphthoflavone and testosterone resulted in an increase in the distance between the probes. A similar effect was elicited by cholesterol. These changes in distance vary from 1.3 to 8.5 Å, depending on the position of the donor/acceptor pair and the nature of the effector. In contrast, the changes in the interprobe distance caused by such substrates as bromocriptine or 1-pyrenebutanol were only marginal. Our results provide a decisive support to the paradigm of allosteric modulation of CYP3A4 and indicate that the conformational transition caused by allosteric effectors increases the spatial separation between the beta-domain of the enzyme (bearing residues Cys64 and Cys377) and the alpha-domain, where Cys121 and Cys468 are located.
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- Elena V. Sineva
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Identifying cytochrome p450 functional networks and their allosteric regulatory elements. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81980. [PMID: 24312617 PMCID: PMC3849357 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes play key roles in drug metabolism and adverse drug-drug interactions. Despite tremendous efforts in the past decades, essential questions regarding the function and activity of CYPs remain unanswered. Here, we used a combination of sequence-based co-evolutionary analysis and structure-based anisotropic thermal diffusion (ATD) molecular dynamics simulations to detect allosteric networks of amino acid residues and characterize their biological and molecular functions. We investigated four CYP subfamilies (CYP1A, CYP2D, CYP2C, and CYP3A) that are involved in 90% of all metabolic drug transformations and identified four amino acid interaction networks associated with specific CYP functionalities, i.e., membrane binding, heme binding, catalytic activity, and dimerization. Interestingly, we did not detect any co-evolved substrate-binding network, suggesting that substrate recognition is specific for each subfamily. Analysis of the membrane binding networks revealed that different CYP proteins adopt different membrane-bound orientations, consistent with the differing substrate preference for each isoform. The catalytic networks were associated with conservation of catalytic function among CYP isoforms, whereas the dimerization network was specific to different CYP isoforms. We further applied low-temperature ATD simulations to verify proposed allosteric sites associated with the heme-binding network and their role in regulating metabolic fate. Our approach allowed for a broad characterization of CYP properties, such as membrane interactions, catalytic mechanisms, dimerization, and linking these to groups of residues that can serve as allosteric regulators. The presented combined co-evolutionary analysis and ATD simulation approach is also generally applicable to other biological systems where allostery plays a role.
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Pivotal role of P450-P450 interactions in CYP3A4 allostery: the case of α-naphthoflavone. Biochem J 2013; 453:219-30. [PMID: 23651100 DOI: 10.1042/bj20130398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We investigated the relationship between oligomerization of CYP3A4 (cytochrome P450 3A4) and its response to ANF (α-naphthoflavone), a prototypical heterotropic activator. The addition of ANF resulted in over a 2-fold increase in the rate of CYP3A4-dependent debenzylation of 7-BFC [7-benzyloxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)coumarin] in HLM (human liver microsomes), but failed to produce activation in BD Supersomes or Baculosomes containing recombinant CYP3A4 and NADPH-CPR (cytochrome P450 reductase). However, incorporation of purified CYP3A4 into Supersomes containing only recombinant CPR reproduced the behaviour observed with HLM. The activation in this system was dependent on the surface density of the enzyme. Although no activation was detectable at an L/P (lipid/P450) ratio ≥750, it reached 225% at an L/P ratio of 140. To explore the relationship between this effect and CYP3A4 oligomerization, we probed P450-P450 interactions with a new technique that employs LRET (luminescence resonance energy transfer). The amplitude of LRET in mixed oligomers of the haem protein labelled with donor and acceptor fluorophores exhibited a sigmoidal dependence on the surface density of CYP3A4 in Supersomes™. The addition of ANF eliminated this sigmoidal character and increased the degree of oligomerization at low enzyme concentrations. Therefore the mechanisms of CYP3A4 allostery with ANF involve effector-dependent modulation of P450-P450 interactions.
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Davydov DR, Sineva EV, Davydova NY, Bartlett DH, Halpert JR. CYP261 enzymes from deep sea bacteria: a clue to conformational heterogeneity in cytochromes P450. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2013; 60:30-40. [PMID: 23586990 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We have explored the adaptation of the cytochromes P450 (P450) of deep-sea bacteria to high hydrostatic pressures. Strict conservation of the protein fold and functional importance of protein-bound water make P450 a unique subject for the studies of high-pressure adaptation. Earlier, we expressed and purified a fatty-acid binding P450 from the deep-sea bacteria Photobacterium profundum SS9 (CYP261C1). Here, we report purification and initial characterization of its mesophilic ortholog from the shallow-water P. profundum 3TCK (CYP261C2), as well as another piezophilic enzyme, CYP261D1, from deep-sea Moritella sp. PE36. Comparison of the three enzymes revealed a striking peculiarity of the piezophilic enzymes. Both CYP261C1 and CYP261D1 possess an apparent pressure-induced conformational toggle actuated at the pressures commensurate with the physiological pressure of habitation of the host bacteria. Furthermore, in contrast to CYP261C2, the piezophilic CYP261 enzymes may be chromatographically separated into two fractions with different properties, and different thermodynamic parameters of spin equilibrium in particular. According to our concept, the changes in the energy landscape that evolved in pressure-tolerant enzymes must stabilize the less-hydrated, closed conformers, which may be transient in the catalytic mechanisms of nonpiezophilic enzymes. The studies of enzymes of piezophiles should help unravel the mechanisms that control water access during the catalytic cycle.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Luthra A, Gregory M, Grinkova YV, Denisov IG, Sligar SG. Nanodiscs in the studies of membrane-bound cytochrome P450 enzymes. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 987:115-27. [PMID: 23475672 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-321-3_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cytochromes P450 from eukaryotes and their native redox partners cytochrome P450 reductases both belong to the class of monotopic membrane proteins containing one transmembrane anchor. Incorporation into the lipid bilayer significantly affects their equilibrium and kinetic properties and plays an important role in their interactions. We describe here the detailed protocols developed in our group for the functional self-assembly of mammalian cytochromes P450 and cytochrome P450 reductases into Nanodiscs with controlled lipid composition. The resulting preparations are fully functional, homogeneous in size, composition and oligomerization state of the heme enzyme, and show an improved stability with respect to P420 formation. We provide a brief overview of applications of Nanodisc technology to the biophysical and biochemical mechanistic studies of cytochromes P450 involved in steroidogenesis, and of the most abundant xenobiotic-metabolizing human cytochrome P450 CYP3A4.
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- A Luthra
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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Sevrioukova IF, Poulos TL. Structural and mechanistic insights into the interaction of cytochrome P4503A4 with bromoergocryptine, a type I ligand. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:3510-7. [PMID: 22157006 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.317081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P4503A4 (CYP3A4), a major human drug-metabolizing enzyme, is responsible for the oxidation and clearance of the majority of administered drugs. One of the CYP3A4 substrates is bromoergocryptine (BEC), a dopamine receptor agonist prescribed for the inhibition of prolactin secretion and treatment of Parkinson disease, type 2 diabetes, and several other pathological conditions. Here we present a 2.15 Å crystal structure of the CYP3A4-BEC complex in which the drug, a type I heme ligand, is bound in a productive mode. The manner of BEC binding is consistent with the in vivo metabolite analysis and identifies the 8' and 9' carbons of the proline ring as the primary sites of oxidation. The crystal structure predicts the importance of Arg(212) and Thr(224) for binding of the tripeptide and lysergic moieties of BEC, respectively, which we confirmed experimentally. Our data support a three-step BEC binding model according to which the drug binds first at a peripheral site without perturbing the heme spectrum and then translocates into the active site cavity, where formation of a hydrogen bond between Thr(224) and the N1 atom of the lysergic moiety is followed by a slower conformational readjustment of the tripeptide group modulated by Arg(212).
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- Irina F Sevrioukova
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-3900, USA
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Collins MD, Kim CU, Gruner SM. High-pressure protein crystallography and NMR to explore protein conformations. Annu Rev Biophys 2011; 40:81-98. [PMID: 21275639 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-042910-155304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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High-pressure methods for solving protein structures by X-ray crystallography and NMR are maturing. These techniques are beginning to impact our understanding of thermodynamic and structural features that define not only the protein's native conformation, but also the higher free energy conformations. The ability of high-pressure methods to visualize these mostly unexplored conformations provides new insight into protein function and dynamics. In this review, we begin with a historical discussion of high-pressure structural studies, with an eye toward early results that paved the way to mapping the multiple conformations of proteins. This is followed by an examination of several recent studies that emphasize different strengths and uses of high-pressure structural studies, ranging from basic thermodynamics to the suggestion of high-pressure structural methods as a tool for protein engineering.
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- Marcus D Collins
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7290, USA
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Davydov DR. Microsomal monooxygenase as a multienzyme system: the role of P450-P450 interactions. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2011; 7:543-58. [PMID: 21395496 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2011.562194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There is increasing evidence of physical interactions (association) among cytochromes P450 in the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. Functional consequences of these interactions are often underestimated. AREAS COVERED This article provides a comprehensive overview of available experimental material regarding P450-P450 interactions. Special emphasis is given to the interactions between different P450 species and to the functional consequences of homo- and heterooligomerization. EXPERT OPINION Recent advances provide conclusive evidence for a substantial degree of P450 oligomerization in membranes. Interactions between different P450 species resulting in the formation of mixed oligomers with altered activity and substrate specificity have been demonstrated clearly. There are important indications that oligomerization impedes electron flow to a fraction of the P450 population, which renders some P450 species nonfunctional. Functional consequences of P450-P450 interactions make the integrated properties of the microsomal monooxygenase remarkably different from a simple summation of the properties of the individual P450 species. This complexity compromises the predictive power of the current in vitro models of drug metabolism and warrants an urgent need for development of new model systems that consider the interactions of multiple P450 species.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- University of California - San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Conner KP, Woods C, Atkins WM. Interactions of cytochrome P450s with their ligands. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 507:56-65. [PMID: 20939998 PMCID: PMC3041843 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are heme-containing monooxygenases that contribute to an enormous range of enzymatic function including biosynthetic and detoxification roles. This review summarizes recent studies concerning interactions of CYPs with ligands including substrates, inhibitors, and diatomic heme-ligating molecules. These studies highlight the complexity in the relationship between the heme spin state and active site occupancy, the roles of water in directing protein-ligand and ligand-heme interactions, and the details of interactions between heme and gaseous diatomic CYP ligands. Both kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of ligand binding are considered.
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- Kip P. Conner
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Box 357610, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7610
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Box 357610, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7610
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Box 357610, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7610
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Mak PJ, Denisov IG, Grinkova YV, Sligar SG, Kincaid JR. Defining CYP3A4 structural responses to substrate binding. Raman spectroscopic studies of a nanodisc-incorporated mammalian cytochrome P450. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:1357-66. [PMID: 21207936 DOI: 10.1021/ja105869p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy is used to help define active site structural responses of nanodisc-incorporated CYP3A4 to the binding of three substrates: bromocriptine (BC), erythromycin (ERY), and testosterone (TST). We demonstrate that nanodisc-incorporated assemblies reveal much more well-defined active site RR spectroscopic responses as compared to those normally obtained with the conventional, detergent-stabilized, sampling strategies. While ERY and BC are known to bind to CYP3A4 with a 1:1 stoichiometry, only the BC induces a substantial conversion from low- to high-spin state, as clearly manifested in the RR spectra acquired herein. The third substrate, TST, displays significant homotropic interactions within CYP3A4, the active site binding up to 3 molecules of this substrate, with the functional properties varying in response to binding of individual substrate molecules. While such behavior seemingly suggests the possibility that each substrate binding event induces functionally important heme structural changes, up to this time spectroscopic evidence for such structural changes has not been available. The current RR spectroscopic studies show clearly that accommodation of different size substrates, and different loading of TST, do not significantly affect the structure of the substrate-bound ferric heme. However, it is here demonstrated that the nature and number of bound substrates do have an extraordinary influence on the conformation of bound exogenous ligands, such as CO or dioxygen and its reduced forms, implying an effective mechanism whereby substrate structure can impact reactivity of intermediates so as to influence function, as reflected in the diverse reactivity of this drug metabolizing cytochrome.
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- Piotr J Mak
- Department of Chemistry, Marquette University , Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
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Sineva EV, Davydov DR. Cytochrome P450 from Photobacterium profundum SS9, a piezophilic bacterium, exhibits a tightened control of water access to the active site. Biochemistry 2010; 49:10636-46. [PMID: 21082780 DOI: 10.1021/bi101466y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We report cloning, expression in Escherichia coli, and purification of cytochrome P450 from a deep-sea bacterium Photobacterium profundum strain SS9 (P450-SS9). The enzyme, which is predominately high spin (86%) in the absence of any added ligand, binds fatty acids and their derivatives and exhibits the highest affinity for myristic acid. Binding of the majority of saturated fatty acids displaces the spin equilibrium further toward the high-spin state, whereas the interactions with unsaturated fatty acids and their derivatives (arachidonoylglycine) have the opposite effect. Pressure perturbation studies showed that increasing pressure fails to displace the spin equilibrium completely to the low-spin state in the ligand-free P450-SS9 or in the complexes with either myristic acid or arachidonoylglycine. Stabilization of high-spin P450-SS9 signifies a pressure-induced transition to a state with reduced accessibility of the active site. This transition, which is apparently associated with substantial hydration of the protein, is characterized by the reaction volume change (ΔV) around -100 to -200 mL/mol and P(1/2) of 300-800 bar, which is close to the pressure of habitation of P. profundum. The transition to a state with confined water accessibility is hypothesized to represent a common feature of cytochromes P450 that serves to coordinate heme pocket hydration with ligand binding and the redox state. Displacement of the conformational equilibrium toward the "closed" state in P450-SS9 (even ligand-free) may have evolved to allow the protein to adapt to enhanced protein hydration at high hydrostatic pressures.
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- Elena V Sineva
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0703, United States
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Kumar S, Earla R, Jin M, Mitra AK, Kumar A. Effect of ethanol on spectral binding, inhibition, and activity of CYP3A4 with an antiretroviral drug nelfinavir. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 402:163-7. [PMID: 20937259 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is the most abundant CYP enzyme in the liver and metabolizes approximately 50% of the drugs, including antiretrovirals. Although CYP3A4 induction by ethanol and impact of CYP3A4 on drug metabolism and toxicity is known, CYP3A4-ethanol physical interaction and its impact on drug binding, inhibition, or metabolism is not known. Therefore, we studied the effect of ethanol on binding and inhibition of CYP3A4 with a representative protease inhibitor, nelfinavir, followed by the effect of alcohol on nelfinavir metabolism. Our initial results showed that methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, and isoamyl alcohol bind in the active site of CYP3A4 and exhibit type I spectra. Among these alcohol compounds, ethanol showed the lowest K(D) (5.9±0.34mM), suggesting its strong binding affinity with CYP3A4. Ethanol (20mM) decreased the K(D) of nelfinavir by >5-fold (0.041±0.007 vs. 0.227±0.038μM). Similarly, 20mM ethanol decreased the IC(50) of nelfinavir by >3-fold (2.6±0.5 vs. 8.3±3.1μM). These results suggest that ethanol facilitates binding of nelfinavir with CYP3A4. Furthermore, we performed nelfinavir metabolism using LCMS. Although ethanol did not alter k(cat), it decreased the K(m) of nelfinavir, suggesting a decrease in catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)). This is an important finding because alcoholism is prevalent in HIV-1-infected persons and alcohol is shown to decrease the response to antiretroviral therapy.
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- Santosh Kumar
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
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Cytochromes P450 in nanodiscs. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1814:223-9. [PMID: 20685623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2010] [Revised: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Nanodiscs have proven to be a versatile tool for the study all types of membrane proteins, including receptors, transporters, enzymes and viral antigens. The self-assembled Nanodisc system provides a robust and common means for rendering these targets soluble in aqueous media while providing a native like bilayer environment that maintains functional activity. This system has thus provided a means for studying the extensive collection of membrane bound cytochromes P450 with the same biochemical and biophysical tools that have been previously limited to use with the soluble P450s. These include a plethora of spectroscopic, kinetic and surface based methods. Significant improvements in homogeneity and stability of these preparations open new possibilities for detailed analysis of equilibrium and steady-state kinetic characteristics of catalytic mechanisms of human cytochromes P450 involved in xenobiotic metabolism and in steroid biosynthesis. The experimental methods developed for physico-chemical and functional studies of membrane cytochromes P450 incorporated in Nanodiscs allow for more detailed understanding of the scientific questions along the lines pioneered by Professor Klaus Ruckpaul and his array of colleagues and collaborators.
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Nath A, Trexler AJ, Koo P, Miranker AD, Atkins WM, Rhoades E. Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy using phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs. Methods Enzymol 2010; 472:89-117. [PMID: 20580961 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)72014-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nanodiscs are a new class of model membranes that are being used to solubilize and study a range of integral membrane proteins and membrane-associated proteins. Unlike other model membranes, the Nanodisc bilayer is bounded by a scaffold protein coat that confers enhanced stability and a narrow particle size distribution. The bilayer diameter can be precisely controlled by changing the diameter of the protein coat. All these properties make Nanodiscs excellent model membranes for single-molecule fluorescence applications. In this chapter, we describe our work using Nanodiscs to apply total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM), fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to study the integral membrane protein cytochrome P450 3A4 and the peripheral membrane-binding proteins islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) and alpha-synuclein, respectively. The monodisperse size distribution of Nanodiscs enhances control over the oligomeric state of the membrane protein of interest, and facilitates accurate solution-based measurements as well. Nanodiscs also comprise an excellent system to stably immobilize integral membrane proteins in a bilayer without covalent modification, enabling a range of surface-based experiments where accurate localization of the protein of interest is required.
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- Abhinav Nath
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Denisov IG, Frank DJ, Sligar SG. Cooperative properties of cytochromes P450. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 124:151-67. [PMID: 19555717 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cytochromes P450 form a large and important class of heme monooxygenases with a broad spectrum of substrates and corresponding functions, from steroid hormone biosynthesis to the metabolism of xenobiotics. Despite decades of study, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the complex non-Michaelis behavior observed with many members of this superfamily during metabolism, often termed 'cooperativity', remain to be fully elucidated. Although there is evidence that oligomerization may play an important role in defining the observed cooperativity, some monomeric cytochromes P450, particularly those involved in xenobiotic metabolism, also display this behavior due to their ability to simultaneously bind several substrate molecules. As a result, formation of distinct enzyme-substrate complexes with different stoichiometry and functional properties can give rise to homotropic and heterotropic cooperative behavior. This review aims to summarize the current understanding of cooperativity in cytochromes P450, with a focus on the nature of cooperative effects in monomeric enzymes.
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- Ilia G Denisov
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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Davydov DR, Halpert JR. Allosteric P450 mechanisms: multiple binding sites, multiple conformers or both? Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2009; 4:1523-35. [PMID: 19040328 DOI: 10.1517/17425250802500028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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According to the initial hypothesis on the mechanisms of cooperativity in drug-metabolizing cytochromes P450, a loose fit of a single substrate molecule in the P450 active site results in a requirement for the binding of multiple ligand molecules for efficient catalysis. Although simultaneous occupancy of the active site by multiple ligands is now well established, there is increasing evidence that the mechanistic basis of cooperativity also involves an important ligand-induced conformational transition. Moreover, recent studies demonstrate that the conformational heterogeneity of the enzyme is stabilized by ligand-dependent interactions of several P450 molecules. Application of the concept of an oligomeric allosteric enzyme to microsomal cytochromes P450 in combination with a general paradigm of multiple ligand occupancy of the active site provides an excellent explanation for complex manifestations of the atypical kinetic behavior of the enzyme.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 9209, USA.
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Davydov DR, Davydova NY, Halpert JR. Allosteric transitions in cytochrome P450eryF explored with pressure-perturbation spectroscopy, lifetime FRET, and a novel fluorescent substrate, Fluorol-7GA. Biochemistry 2008; 47:11348-59. [PMID: 18831537 DOI: 10.1021/bi8011803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To establish a direct method for monitoring substrate binding in cytochrome P450eryF applicable at elevated hydrostatic pressures, we introduce a laser dye Fluorol-7GA (F7GA) as a novel fluorescent ligand. The high intensity of fluorescence and the reasonable resolution of the excitation band from the absorbance bands of P450 allowed us to establish highly sensitive binding assays compatible with pressure perturbation. The interactions of F7GA with P450eryF cause an ample spin shift revealing cooperative binding ( S50 = 8.2 +/- 1.3 microM; n = 2.3 +/- 0.1). Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) experiments suggest the presence of at least two substrate binding sites with apparent K D values in the ranges of 0.1-0.3 and 6-9 microM. Similar to that observed earlier with CYP3A4, increasing hydrostatic pressure does not cause either a complete dissociation of the substrate complexes or a displacement of the spin equilibrium toward the low-spin state. Rather, increased pressure enhances the cooperativity of the F7GA-induced spin shift, so that the Hill coefficient approaches 3 at 2 kbar. Lifetime FRET experiments revealed an important increase in the affinity of the enzyme for F7GA at elevated pressures, suggesting that the binding of the ligand induces a conformational transition associated with an important increase in the level of protein hydration. This transition largely attenuates the solvent accessibility of the heme pocket and causes an unusual stability of the high-spin, substrate-bound enzyme at elevated pressures.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0703, USA.
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Uchaipichat V, Galetin A, Houston JB, Mackenzie PI, Williams JA, Miners JO. Kinetic Modeling of the Interactions between 4-Methylumbelliferone, 1-Naphthol, and Zidovudine Glucuronidation by UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7) Provides Evidence for Multiple Substrate Binding and Effector Sites. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 74:1152-62. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.048645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Isin EM, Guengerich FP. Substrate binding to cytochromes P450. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:1019-30. [PMID: 18622598 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2244-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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P450s have attracted tremendous attention owing to not only their involvement in the metabolism of drug molecules and endogenous substrates but also the unusual nature of the reaction they catalyze, namely, the oxidation of unactivated C-H bonds. The binding of substrates to P450s, which is usually viewed as the first step in the catalytic cycle, has been studied extensively via a variety of biochemical and biophysical approaches. These studies were directed towards answering different questions related to P450s, including mechanism of oxidation, substrate properties, unusual substrate oxidation kinetics, function, and active-site features. Some of the substrate binding studies extending over a period of more than 40 years of dedicated work have been summarized in this review and categorized by the techniques employed in the binding studies.
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- Emre M Isin
- Biotransformation Section, Department of Discovery DMPK & Bioanalytical Chemistry, AstraZeneca R & D Mölndal, 431 83, Mölndal, Sweden.
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Henshall J, Galetin A, Harrison A, Houston JB. Comparative Analysis of CYP3A Heteroactivation by Steroid Hormones and Flavonoids in Different in Vitro Systems and Potential in Vivo Implications. Drug Metab Dispos 2008; 36:1332-40. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.108.021279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fernando H, Halpert JR, Davydov DR. Kinetics of electron transfer in the complex of cytochrome P450 3A4 with the flavin domain of cytochrome P450BM-3 as evidence of functional heterogeneity of the heme protein. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 471:20-31. [PMID: 18086551 PMCID: PMC2346489 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2007] [Revised: 11/10/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We used a rapid scanning stop-flow technique to study the kinetics of reduction of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) by the flavin domain of cytochrome P450-BM3 (BMR), which was shown to form a stoichiometric complex (K(D)=0.48 microM) with CYP3A4. In the absence of substrates only about 50% of CYP3A4 was able to accept electrons from BMR. Whereas the high-spin fraction was completely reducible, the reducibility of the low-spin fraction did not exceed 42%. Among four substrates tested (testosterone, 1-pyrenebutanol, bromocriptine, or alpha-naphthoflavone (ANF)) only ANF is capable of increasing the reducibility of the low-spin fraction to 75%. Our results demonstrate that the pool of CYP3A4 is heterogeneous, and not all P450 is competent for electron transfer in the complex with reductase. The increase in the reducibility of the enzyme in the presence of ANF may represent an important element of the mechanism of action of this activator.
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- Harshica Fernando
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77555-1031
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77555-1031
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77555-1031
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Davydov DR, Davydova NY, Tsalkova TN, Halpert JR. Effect of glutathione on homo- and heterotropic cooperativity in cytochrome P450 3A4. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 471:134-45. [PMID: 18206979 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 12/31/2007] [Accepted: 01/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Glutathione (GSH) exerted a profound effect on the oxidation of 7-benzyloxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)coumarin (BFC) and 7-benzyloxyquinoline (BQ) by human liver microsomes as well as by CYP3A4-containing insect cell microsomes (Baculosomes). The cooperativity in O-debenzylation of both substrates is eliminated in the presence of 1-4mM GSH. Addition of GSH also increased the amplitude of the 1-PB induced spin shift with purified CYP3A4 and abolished the cooperativity of 1-PB or BFC binding. Changes in fluorescence of 6-bromoacetyl-2-dimethylaminonaphthalene attached to the cysteine-depleted mutant CYP3A4(C58,C64) suggest a GSH-induced conformational changes in proximity of alpha-helix A. Importantly, the K(S) value for formation of the GSH complex and the concentrations in which GSH decreases CYP3A4 cooperativity are consistent with the physiological concentrations of GSH in hepatocytes. Therefore, the allosteric effect of GSH on CYP3A4 may play an important role in regulation of microsomal monooxygenase activity in vivo.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-1031, USA.
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