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Catucci G, Aramini D, Sadeghi SJ, Gilardi G. Ligand stabilization and effect on unfolding by polymorphism in human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 162:1484-1493. [PMID: 32781122 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pharmacogenomics is a powerful tool to prevent adverse reactions caused by different response of individuals to drug administration. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) represent up to 90% of genetic variations among individuals. Drug metabolizing enzymes are highly polymorphic therefore the kinetic parameters of their catalytic reactions can be significantly influenced. This work reports on the unfolding process of a phase I drug metabolizing enzyme, human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (hFMO3) and its single nucleotide polymorphic variants (SNPs) V257M, E158K and E308G. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) indicates that the thermal denaturation of the enzyme is irreversible. The melting temperature (Tm) for the (Wild Type) WT and its polymorphic variants is found to be in a range from 46 °C to 50 °C. Also the activation energies of unfolding (Ea) show no significant differences among all proteins investigated (290-328 KJ/mol), except for the E308G variant that showed a significantly higher Ea of 412 KJ/mol. The presence of the bound NADP+ cofactor is found to stabilize all the variants by shifting the main Tm by 4-5 °C for all the proteins, exception made for E308G where no changes are observed. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was used to characterize the interaction of the protein with NADP+ in terms of dissociation constant (Kd), enthalpy (ΔH) and entropy (ΔS). Kd values of 1.6 and 0.7 μM, ΔH of -13.9 Kcal/mol and -16.8 Kcal/mol, ΔS of -20.5 cal/mol/deg, and -28.5 cal/mol/deg were found for V257M and E158K respectively. E308G was found to be unable to bind the NADP+ cofactor, a result that is in line with the Tm results. Circular dichroism also confirmed an overall lower stability of E308G, while NADP+ was found to give a strong positive shift of the Tm stabilizing the structure of E158K (46.2 to 50.6 °C). Previous data highlighted significant differences in terms of activity among the SNPs of hFMO3. In this work a minor impact of the SNPs was found on the stability of the enzyme in the ligand free form, except for E308G, whereas the binding of NADP+ reveals major differences among WT and polymorphic variants that are all measurable in terms of heat capacity, enthalpy and secondary structure content. These data provide the first direct evidence of ligand stabilization effects on hFMO3 that can explain the differences observed in catalytic efficiencies and serve as the starting point for the development of inhibitors of this enzyme.
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- G Catucci
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy.
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Catucci G, Valetti F, Sadeghi SJ, Gilardi G. Biochemical features of dye‐decolorizing peroxidases: Current impact on lignin degradation. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 67:751-759. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Gianluca Catucci
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Torino Torino 10123 Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Torino Torino 10123 Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Torino Torino 10123 Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Torino Torino 10123 Italy
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Kunstmann S, Engström O, Wehle M, Widmalm G, Santer M, Barbirz S. Increasing the Affinity of an O-Antigen Polysaccharide Binding Site in Shigella flexneri Bacteriophage Sf6 Tailspike Protein. Chemistry 2020; 26:7263-7273. [PMID: 32189378 PMCID: PMC7463171 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Broad and unspecific use of antibiotics accelerates spread of resistances. Sensitive and robust pathogen detection is thus important for a more targeted application. Bacteriophages contain a large repertoire of pathogen-binding proteins. These tailspike proteins (TSP) often bind surface glycans and represent a promising design platform for specific pathogen sensors. We analysed bacteriophage Sf6 TSP that recognizes the O-polysaccharide of dysentery-causing Shigella flexneri to develop variants with increased sensitivity for sensor applications. Ligand polyrhamnose backbone conformations were obtained from 2D 1 H,1 H-trNOESY NMR utilizing methine-methine and methine-methyl correlations. They agreed well with conformations obtained from molecular dynamics (MD), validating the method for further predictions. In a set of mutants, MD predicted ligand flexibilities that were in good correlation with binding strength as confirmed on immobilized S. flexneri O-polysaccharide (PS) with surface plasmon resonance. In silico approaches combined with rapid screening on PS surfaces hence provide valuable strategies for TSP-based pathogen sensor design.
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- Sonja Kunstmann
- Physikalische BiochemieUniversität PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
- Theory and BiosystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Current address: Department of Biotechnology and BiomedicineTechnical University of DenmarkSøltofts Plads2800 Kgs.LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Organic ChemistryArrhenius LaboratoryStockholm University10691StockholmSweden
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- Theory and BiosystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Organic ChemistryArrhenius LaboratoryStockholm University10691StockholmSweden
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- Theory and BiosystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Physikalische BiochemieUniversität PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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Kunstmann S, Scheidt T, Buchwald S, Helm A, Mulard LA, Fruth A, Barbirz S. Bacteriophage Sf6 Tailspike Protein for Detection of Shigella flexneri Pathogens. Viruses 2018; 10:E431. [PMID: 30111705 PMCID: PMC6116271 DOI: 10.3390/v10080431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage research is gaining more importance due to increasing antibiotic resistance. However, for treatment with bacteriophages, diagnostics have to be improved. Bacteriophages carry adhesion proteins, which bind to the bacterial cell surface, for example tailspike proteins (TSP) for specific recognition of bacterial O-antigen polysaccharide. TSP are highly stable proteins and thus might be suitable components for the integration into diagnostic tools. We used the TSP of bacteriophage Sf6 to establish two applications for detecting Shigella flexneri (S. flexneri), a highly contagious pathogen causing dysentery. We found that Sf6TSP not only bound O-antigen of S. flexneri serotype Y, but also the glucosylated O-antigen of serotype 2a. Moreover, mass spectrometry glycan analyses showed that Sf6TSP tolerated various O-acetyl modifications on these O-antigens. We established a microtiter plate-based ELISA like tailspike adsorption assay (ELITA) using a Strep-tag®II modified Sf6TSP. As sensitive screening alternative we produced a fluorescently labeled Sf6TSP via coupling to an environment sensitive dye. Binding of this probe to the S. flexneri O-antigen Y elicited a fluorescence intensity increase of 80% with an emission maximum in the visible light range. The Sf6TSP probes thus offer a promising route to a highly specific and sensitive bacteriophage TSP-based Shigella detection system.
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- Sonja Kunstmann
- Physical Biochemistry, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Physical Biochemistry, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Physical Biochemistry, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Physical Biochemistry, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, 28 rue du Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
- CNRS UMR 3523, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France.
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and other Bacterial Enterics, Robert Koch Institute, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany.
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- Physical Biochemistry, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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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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Shoji O, Yanagisawa S, Stanfield JK, Suzuki K, Cong Z, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Watanabe Y. Direct Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol by Cytochrome P450BM3 Triggered by Amino Acid Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10324-10329. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Osami Shoji
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center Harima Institute 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679–5148 Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center Harima Institute 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679–5148 Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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Shoji O, Yanagisawa S, Stanfield JK, Suzuki K, Cong Z, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Watanabe Y. Direct Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol by Cytochrome P450BM3 Triggered by Amino Acid Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201703461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Osami Shoji
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center Harima Institute 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679–5148 Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center Harima Institute 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679–5148 Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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Mancuso R, Raut DS, Della Ca' N, Fini F, Carfagna C, Gabriele B. Catalytic Oxidative Carbonylation of Amino Moieties to Ureas, Oxamides, 2-Oxazolidinones, and Benzoxazolones. CHEMSUSCHEM 2015; 8:2204-2211. [PMID: 26089244 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The direct syntheses of ureas, oxamides, 2-oxazolidinones, and benzoxazolones by the oxidative carbonylation of amines, β-amino alcohols, and 2-aminophenols allows us to obtain high value added molecules, which have a large number of important applications in several fields, from very simple building blocks. We have found that it is possible to perform these transformations using the PdI2 /KI catalytic system in an ionic liquid, such as 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, as the solvent, the solvent/catalyst system can be recycled several times with only a slight loss of activity, and the product can be recovered easily by crystallization.
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- Raffaella Mancuso
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 12/C, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) (Italy).
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Energetica e Gestionale, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) (Italy).
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 12/C, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and CIRCC, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17 A, 43124 Parma (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari, Università di Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU) (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 12/C, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) (Italy).
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Wätzig H, Oltmann-Norden I, Steinicke F, Alhazmi HA, Nachbar M, El-Hady DA, Albishri HM, Baumann K, Exner T, Böckler FM, El Deeb S. Data quality in drug discovery: the role of analytical performance in ligand binding assays. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2015; 29:847-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10822-015-9851-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Comparison of CYP106A1 and CYP106A2 from Bacillus megaterium – identification of a novel 11-oxidase activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8495-514. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6563-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Evaluation of coumarin-based fluorogenic P450 BM3 substrates and prospects for competitive inhibition screenings. Anal Biochem 2014; 456:70-81. [PMID: 24708937 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescence-based assays for the cytochrome P450 BM3 monooxygenase from Bacillus megaterium address an attractive biotechnological challenge by facilitating enzyme engineering and the identification of potential substrates of this highly promising biocatalyst. In the current study, we used the scarcity of corresponding screening systems as an opportunity to evaluate a novel and continuous high-throughput assay for this unique enzyme. A set of nine catalytically diverse P450 BM3 variants was constructed and tested toward the native substrate-inspired fluorogenic substrate 12-(4-trifluoromethylcoumarin-7-yloxy)dodecanoic acid. Particularly high enzyme-mediated O-dealkylation yielding the fluorescent product 7-hydroxy-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin was observed with mutants containing the F87V substitution, with A74G/F87V showing the highest catalytic efficiency (0.458 min(-1)μM(-1)). To simplify the assay procedure and show its versatility, different modes of application were successfully demonstrated, including (i) the direct use of NADPH or its oxidized form NADP(+) along with diverse NADPH recycling systems for electron supply, (ii) the use of cell-free lysates and whole-cell preparations as the biocatalyst source, and (iii) its use for competitive inhibition screens to identify or characterize substrates and inhibitors. A detailed comparison with known, fluorescence-based P450 BM3 assays finally emphasizes the relevance of our contribution to the ongoing research.
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Di Nardo G, Breitner M, Sadeghi SJ, Castrignanò S, Mei G, Di Venere A, Nicolai E, Allegra P, Gilardi G. Dynamics and flexibility of human aromatase probed by FTIR and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82118. [PMID: 24349198 PMCID: PMC3859599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Human aromatase (CYP19A1) is a steroidogenic cytochrome P450 converting androgens into estrogens. No ligand-free crystal structure of the enzyme is available to date. The crystal structure in complex with the substrate androstenedione and the steroidal inhibitor exemestane shows a very compact conformation of the enzyme, leaving unanswered questions on the conformational changes that must occur to allow access of the ligand to the active site. As H/D exchange kinetics followed by FTIR spectroscopy can provide information on the conformational changes in proteins where solvent accessibility is affected, here the amide I region was used to measure the exchange rates of the different elements of the secondary structure for aromatase in the ligand-free form and in the presence of the substrate androstenedione and the inhibitor anastrozole. Biphasic exponential functions were found to fit the H/D exchange data collected as a function of time. Two exchange rates were assigned to two populations of protons present in different flexible regions of the protein. The addition of the substrate androstenedione and the inhibitor anastrozole lowers the H/D exchange rates of the α-helices of the enzyme when compared to the ligand-free form. Furthermore, the presence of the inhibitor anastrozole lowers exchange rate constant (k1) for β-sheets from 0.22±0.06 min−1 for the inhibitor-bound enzyme to 0.12±0.02 min−1 for the free protein. Dynamics effects localised in helix F were studied by time resolved fluorescence. The data demonstrate that the fluorescence lifetime component associated to Trp224 emission undergoes a shift toward longer lifetimes (from ≈5.0 to ≈5.5 ns) when the substrate or the inhibitor are present, suggesting slower dynamics in the presence of ligands. Together the results are consistent with different degrees of flexibility of the access channel and therefore different conformations adopted by the enzyme in the free, substrate- and inhibitor-bound forms.
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- Giovanna Di Nardo
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Faletrov YV, Bialevich KI, Edimecheva IP, Kostsin DG, Rudaya EV, Slobozhanina EI, Shkumatov VM. 22-NBD-cholesterol as a novel fluorescent substrate for cholesterol-converting oxidoreductases. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 134:59-66. [PMID: 23124253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Docking simulations and experimental data indicate that 22-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)-23,24-bisnor-5-cholen-3β-ol (22-NBD-cholesterol), a common fluorescent sterol analog, binds into active sites of bovine cytochrome P450scc and microbial cholesterol dehydrogenases (CHDHs) and then undergoes regiospecific oxidations by these enzymes. The P450scc-dependent system was established to realize N-dealkylation activity toward 22-NBD-cholesterol, resulting in 7-nitrobenz[c][1,2,5]oxadiazole-4-amine (NBD-NH(2)) formation as a dominant fluorescent product. Basing on LC-MS data of the probes derivatized with hydroxylamine or cholesterol oxidase, both pregnenolone and 20-formyl-pregn-5-en-3β-ol were deduced to be steroidal co-products of NBD-NH(2), indicating intricate character of the reaction. Products of CHDH-mediated conversions of 22-NBD-cholesterol were defined as 3-oxo-4-en and 3-oxo-5-en derivatives of the steroid. Moreover, the 3-oxo-4-en derivative was also found to be formed after 22-NBD-cholesterol incubation with pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, indicating a possible application of the reaction for a selective and sensitive detection of some microbes. The 3-keto-4-en derivative of 22-NBD-cholesterol may be also suitable as a new fluorescent probe for steroid hormone-binding enzymes or receptors.
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- Yaroslav V Faletrov
- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University, Leningradskaya str 14, 220030 Minsk, Belarus.
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