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Hubert SM, Samollow PB, Lindström H, Mannervik B, Ing NH. Conservation of Glutathione Transferase mRNA and Protein Sequences Similar to Human and Horse Alpha Class GST A3-3 across Dog, Goat, and Opossum Species. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1420. [PMID: 37759820 PMCID: PMC10526480 DOI: 10.3390/biom13091420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The glutathione transferase A3-3 (GST A3-3) homodimeric enzyme is the most efficient enzyme that catalyzes isomerization of the precursors of testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone in the gonads of humans and horses. However, the presence of GST A3-3 orthologs with equally high ketosteroid isomerase activity has not been verified in other mammalian species, even though pig and cattle homologs have been cloned and studied. Identifying GSTA3 genes is a challenge because of multiple GSTA gene duplications (e.g., 12 in the human genome); consequently, the GSTA3 gene is not annotated in most genomes. To improve our understanding of GSTA3 gene products and their functions across diverse mammalian species, we cloned homologs of the horse and human GSTA3 mRNAs from the testes of a dog, goat, and gray short-tailed opossum, the genomes of which all currently lack GSTA3 gene annotations. The resultant novel GSTA3 mRNA and inferred protein sequences had a high level of conservation with human GSTA3 mRNA and protein sequences (≥70% and ≥64% identities, respectively). Sequence conservation was also apparent for the 12 residues of the "H-site" in the 222 amino acid GSTA3 protein that is known to interact with the steroid substrates. Modeling predicted that the dog GSTA3-3 may be a more active ketosteroid isomerase than the corresponding goat or opossum enzymes. However, expression of the GSTA3 gene was higher in liver than in other dog tissue. Our results improve understanding of the active sites of mammalian GST A3-3 enzymes, inhibitors of which might be useful for reducing steroidogenesis for medical purposes, such as fertility control or treatment of steroid-dependent diseases.
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- Shawna M. Hubert
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA; (S.M.H.); (N.H.I.)
- Department of Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4000, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA; (S.M.H.); (N.H.I.)
- Faculty of Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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Mattioli EJ, Rossi J, Meloni M, De Mia M, Marchand CH, Tagliani A, Fanti S, Falini G, Trost P, Lemaire SD, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Zaffagnini M. Structural snapshots of nitrosoglutathione binding and reactivity underlying S-nitrosylation of photosynthetic GAPDH. Redox Biol 2022; 54:102387. [PMID: 35793584 PMCID: PMC9287727 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/30/2022] Open
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S-nitrosylation is a redox post-translational modification widely recognized to play an important role in cellular signaling as it can modulate protein function and conformation. At the physiological level, nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is considered the major physiological NO-releasing compound due to its ability to transfer the NO moiety to protein thiols but the structural determinants regulating its redox specificity are not fully elucidated. In this study, we employed photosynthetic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrGAPA) to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying GSNO-dependent thiol oxidation. We first observed that GSNO causes reversible enzyme inhibition by inducing S-nitrosylation. While the cofactor NADP+ partially protects the enzyme from GSNO-mediated S-nitrosylation, protein inhibition is not observed in the presence of the substrate 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate, indicating that the S-nitrosylation of the catalytic Cys149 is responsible for CrGAPA inactivation. The crystal structures of CrGAPA in complex with NADP+ and NAD+ reveal a general structural similarity with other photosynthetic GAPDH. Starting from the 3D structure, we carried out molecular dynamics simulations to identify the protein residues involved in GSNO binding. The reaction mechanism of GSNO with CrGAPA Cys149 was investigated by quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical calculations, which permitted to disclose the relative contribution of protein residues in modulating the activation barrier of the trans-nitrosylation reaction. Based on our findings, we provide functional and structural insights into the response of CrGAPA to GSNO-dependent regulation, possibly expanding the mechanistic features to other protein cysteines susceptible to be oxidatively modified by GSNO.
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- Edoardo Jun Mattioli
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR8226, F-75005, Paris, France
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR8226, F-75005, Paris, France; CNRS, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Plateforme de Protéomique, FR550, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy; CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR8226, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR8226, F-75005, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology, UMR7238, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy; CIRI Health Sciences & Technologies (HST), University of Bologna, I-40064, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy; CIRI Health Sciences & Technologies (HST), University of Bologna, I-40064, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, I-40126, Bologna, Italy.
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The mercapturic acid pathway is a major route for the biotransformation of xenobiotic and endobiotic electrophilic compounds and their metabolites. Mercapturic acids (N-acetyl-l-cysteine S-conjugates) are formed by the sequential action of the glutathione transferases, γ-glutamyltransferases, dipeptidases, and cysteine S-conjugate N-acetyltransferase to yield glutathione S-conjugates, l-cysteinylglycine S-conjugates, l-cysteine S-conjugates, and mercapturic acids; these metabolites constitute a "mercapturomic" profile. Aminoacylases catalyze the hydrolysis of mercapturic acids to form cysteine S-conjugates. Several renal transport systems facilitate the urinary elimination of mercapturic acids; urinary mercapturic acids may serve as biomarkers for exposure to chemicals. Although mercapturic acid formation and elimination is a detoxication reaction, l-cysteine S-conjugates may undergo bioactivation by cysteine S-conjugate β-lyase. Moreover, some l-cysteine S-conjugates, particularly l-cysteinyl-leukotrienes, exert significant pathophysiological effects. Finally, some enzymes of the mercapturic acid pathway are described as the so-called "moonlighting proteins," catalytic proteins that exert multiple biochemical or biophysical functions apart from catalysis.
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- Patrick E Hanna
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Robertson GJ, Stoychev SH, Sayed Y, Achilonu I, Dirr HW. The effects of mutating Tyr9 and Arg15 on the structure, stability, conformational dynamics and mechanism of GSTA3-3. Biophys Chem 2017; 224:40-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zaffagnini M, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Orrù R, Iommarini L, Sparla F, Falini G, Bottoni A, Trost P. Tuning Cysteine Reactivity and Sulfenic Acid Stability by Protein Microenvironment in Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases of Arabidopsis thaliana. Antioxid Redox Signal 2016; 24:502-17. [PMID: 26650776 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS Cysteines and H2O2 are fundamental players in redox signaling. Cysteine thiol deprotonation favors the reaction with H2O2 that generates sulfenic acids with dual electrophilic/nucleophilic nature. The protein microenvironment surrounding the target cysteine is believed to control whether sulfenic acid can be reversibly regulated by disulfide formation or irreversibly oxidized to sulfinates/sulfonates. In this study, we present experimental oxidation kinetics and a quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) investigation to elucidate the reaction of H2O2 with glycolytic and photosynthetic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana (cytoplasmic AtGAPC1 and chloroplastic AtGAPA, respectively). RESULTS Although AtGAPC1 and AtGAPA have almost identical 3D structure and similar acidity of their catalytic Cys149, AtGAPC1 is more sensitive to H2O2 and prone to irreversible oxidation than AtGAPA. As a result, sulfenic acid is more stable in AtGAPA. INNOVATION Based on crystallographic structures of AtGAPC1 and AtGAPA, the reaction potential energy surface for Cys149 oxidation by H2O2 was calculated by QM. In both enzymes, sulfenic acid formation was characterized by a lower energy barrier than sulfinate formation, and sulfonate formation was prevented by very high energy barriers. Activation energies for both oxidation steps were lower in AtGAPC1 than AtGAPA, supporting the higher propensity of AtGAPC1 toward irreversible oxidation. CONCLUSIONS QM/MM calculations coupled to fingerprinting analyses revealed that two Arg of AtGAPA (substituted by Gly and Val in AtGAPC1), located at 8-15 Å distance from Cys149, are the major factors responsible for sulfenic acid stability, underpinning the importance of long-distance polar interactions in tuning sulfenic acid stability in native protein microenvironments.
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- Mirko Zaffagnini
- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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Marforio TD, Giacinto P, Bottoni A, Calvaresi M. Computational Evidence for the Catalytic Mechanism of Tyrosylprotein Sulfotransferases: A Density Functional Theory Investigation. Biochemistry 2015; 54:4404-10. [PMID: 26108987 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this paper we have examined the mechanism of tyrosine O-sulfonation catalyzed by human TPST-2. Our computations, in agreement with Teramoto's hypothesis, indicate a concerted SN2-like reaction (with an activation barrier of 18.2 kcal mol(-1)) where the tyrosine oxygen is deprotonated by Glu(99) (base catalyst) and simultaneously attacks as a nucleophile the sulfuryl group. For the first time, using a quantum mechanics protocol of alanine scanning, we identified unequivocally the role of the amino acids involved in the catalysis. Arg(78) acts as a shuttle that "assists" the sulfuryl group moving from the 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate molecule to threonine and stabilizes the transition state (TS) by electrostatic interactions. The residue Lys(158) keeps close the residues participating in the overall H-bond network, while Ser(285), Thr(81), and Thr(82) stabilize the TS via strong hydrogen interactions and contribute to lower the activation barrier.
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- Tainah Dorina Marforio
- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Daka JL, Achilonu I, Dirr HW. The isomerization of Δ5-androstene-3,17-dione by the human glutathione transferase A3-3 proceeds via a conjugated heteroannular diene intermediate. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:32243-32252. [PMID: 25248748 PMCID: PMC4231698 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.601609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The seemingly simple proton abstraction reactions underpin many chemical transformations, including isomerization reactions, and are thus of immense biological significance. Despite the energetic cost, enzyme-catalyzed proton abstraction reactions show remarkable rate enhancements. The pathways leading to these accelerated rates are numerous and on occasion partly enigmatic. The isomerization of the steroid Δ(5)-androstene-3,17-dione by the glutathione transferase A3-3 in mammals was investigated to gain insight into the mechanism. Particular emphasis was placed on the nature of the transition state, the intermediate suspected of aiding this process, and the hydrogen bonds postulated to be the stabilizing forces of these transient species. The UV-visible detection of the intermediate places this species in the catalytic pathway, whereas fluorescence spectroscopy is used to obtain the binding constant of the analog intermediate, equilenin. Solvent isotope exchange reveals that proton abstraction from the substrate to form the intermediate is rate-limiting. Analysis of the data in terms of the Marcus formalism indicates that the human glutathione transferase A3-3 lowers the intrinsic kinetic barrier by 3 kcal/mol. The results lead to the conclusion that this reaction proceeds through an enforced concerted mechanism in which the barrier to product formation is kinetically insignificant.
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- Jonathan L Daka
- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
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Bovigny C, Degiacomi MT, Lemmin T, Dal Peraro M, Stenta M. Reaction Mechanism and Catalytic Fingerprint of Allantoin Racemase. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:7457-7466. [PMID: 24914486 DOI: 10.1021/jp411786z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The stereospecific oxidative decomposition of urate into allantoin is the core of purine catabolism in many organisms. The spontaneous decomposition of upstream intermediates and the nonenzymatic racemization of allantoin lead to an accumulation of (R)-allantoin, because the enzymes converting allantoin into allantoate are specific for the (S) isomer. The enzyme allantoin racemase catalyzes the reversible conversion between the two allantoin enantiomers, thus ensuring the overall efficiency of the catabolic pathway and preventing allantoin accumulation. On the basis of recent crystallographic and biochemical evidence, allantoin racemase has been assigned to the family of cofactor-independent racemases, together with other amino acid racemases. A detailed computational investigation of allantoin racemase has been carried out to complement the available experimental data and to provide atomistic insight into the enzymatic action. Allantoin, the natural substrate of the enzyme, has been investigated at the quantum mechanical level, in order to rationalize its conformational and tautomeric equilibria, playing a key role in protein-ligand recognition and in the following catalytic steps. The reaction mechanism of the enzyme has been elucidated through quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations. The potential energy surface investigation, carried out at the QM/MM level, revealed a stepwise reaction mechanism. A pair of cysteine residues promotes the stereoinversion of a carbon atom of the ligand without the assistance of cofactors. Electrostatic fingerprint calculations are used to discuss the role of the active site residues in lowering the pKa of the substrate. The planar unprotonated intermediate is compared with the enolic allantoin tautomer observed in the active site of the crystallized enzyme. Finally, the enzymatic catalysis featured by allantoin racemase (AllR) is compared with that of other enzymes belonging to the same family.
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- Christophe Bovigny
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Dourado DFAR, Fernandes PA, Mannervik B, Ramos MJ. Isomerization of Δ5-androstene-3,17-dione into Δ4-androstene-3,17-dione catalyzed by human glutathione transferase A3-3: a computational study identifies a dual role for glutathione. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:5790-800. [PMID: 24739064 DOI: 10.1021/jp410810q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are important enzymes in the metabolism of electrophilic xenobiotic and endobiotic toxic compounds. In addition, human GST A3-3 also catalyzes the double bond isomerization of Δ5-androstene-3,17-dione (Δ(5)-AD) and Δ(5)-pregnene-3,20-dione (Δ(5)-PD), which are the immediate precursors of testosterone and progesterone. In fact, GST A3-3 is the most efficient human enzyme known to exist in the catalysis of these reactions. In this work, we have used density functional theory (DFT) calculations to propose a refined mechanism for the isomerization of Δ(5)-AD catalyzed by GST A3-3. In this mechanism the glutathione (GSH) thiol and Tyr9 catalyze the proton transfer from the Δ(5)-AD C4 atom to the Δ(5)-AD C6 atom, with a rate limiting activation energy of 15.8 kcal · mol(-1). GSH has a dual function, because it is also responsible for stabilizing the negative charge that is formed in the O3 atom of the enolate intermediate. The catalytic role of Tyr9 depends on significant conformational rearrangements of its side chain. Neither of these contributions to catalysis has been observed before. Residues Phe10, Leu111, Ala 208, and Ala 216 complete the list of the important catalytic residues. The mechanism detailed here is based on the GST A3-3:GSH:Δ(4)-AD crystal structure and is consistent with all available experimental data.
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- Daniel F A R Dourado
- REQUIMTE/Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto , Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Deponte M. Glutathione catalysis and the reaction mechanisms of glutathione-dependent enzymes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:3217-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 625] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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van der Kamp MW, Mulholland AJ. Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods in computational enzymology. Biochemistry 2013; 52:2708-28. [PMID: 23557014 DOI: 10.1021/bi400215w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 399] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Computational enzymology is a rapidly maturing field that is increasingly integral to understanding mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions and their practical applications. Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are important in this field. By treating the reacting species with a quantum mechanical method (i.e., a method that calculates the electronic structure of the active site) and including the enzyme environment with simpler molecular mechanical methods, enzyme reactions can be modeled. Here, we review QM/MM methods and their application to enzyme-catalyzed reactions to investigate fundamental and practical problems in enzymology. A range of QM/MM methods is available, from cheaper and more approximate methods, which can be used for molecular dynamics simulations, to highly accurate electronic structure methods. We discuss how modeling of reactions using such methods can provide detailed insight into enzyme mechanisms and illustrate this by reviewing some recent applications. We outline some practical considerations for such simulations. Further, we highlight applications that show how QM/MM methods can contribute to the practical development and application of enzymology, e.g., in the interpretation and prediction of the effects of mutagenesis and in drug and catalyst design.
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- Marc W van der Kamp
- Centre for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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