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Lin YW. Functional metalloenzymes based on myoglobin and neuroglobin that exploit covalent interactions. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 257:112595. [PMID: 38759262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Globins, such as myoglobin (Mb) and neuroglobin (Ngb), are ideal protein scaffolds for the design of functional metalloenzymes. To date, numerous approaches have been developed for enzyme design. This review presents a summary of the progress made in the design of functional metalloenzymes based on Mb and Ngb, with a focus on the exploitation of covalent interactions, including coordination bonds and covalent modifications. These include the construction of a metal-binding site, the incorporation of a non-native metal cofactor, the formation of Cys/Tyr-heme covalent links, and the design of disulfide bonds, as well as other Cys-covalent modifications. As exemplified by recent studies from our group and others, the designed metalloenzymes have potential applications in biocatalysis and bioconversions. Furthermore, we discuss the current trends in the design of functional metalloenzymes and highlight the importance of covalent interactions in the design of functional metalloenzymes.
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- Ying-Wu Lin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Kowalski JP, Rettie AE. There and Back Again: A Perspective on 20 Years of CYP4Z1. Drug Metab Dispos 2024; 52:498-507. [PMID: 38604728 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.124.001670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP)4Z1, a highly expressed CYP gene in breast cancer, was one of the last CYPs to be identified in the human genome, some 20 years ago. CYP4 enzymes typically catalyze ω-hydroxylation and metabolize ω3 and ω6 polyunsaturated fatty acids to bioactive lipid metabolites that can influence tumor growth and metastasis. These attributes of CYP4Z1 make it an attractive target for new chemotherapeutic drug design, as a potential biomarker for selection of patients that might respond favorably to drugs and for developing enzyme inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the advancing biochemistry of CYP4Z1, its role in breast cancer, and the recent synthesis of selective chemical inhibitors of the enzyme. We identify gaps that need to be filled to further advance this field and present new experimental data on recombinant CYP4Z1 expression and purification of the active catalytic form. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: In breast cancer, an unmet need is the availability of highly effective therapeutic agents, especially for triple negative breast cancer. The relevance of the work summarized in this mini-review is that it identifies a new potential drug target, CYP4Z1, and discusses ways in which the gene product's catalytic activity might be modulated in order to combat this malignancy and limit its spread.
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- John P Kowalski
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Chen ZY, Yuan H, Wang H, Sun LJ, Yu L, Gao SQ, Tan X, Lin YW. Regulating the Heme Active Site by Covalent Modifications: Two Case Studies of Myoglobin. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202300678. [PMID: 38015421 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Using myoglobin (Mb) as a model protein, we herein developed a facial approach to modifying the heme active site. A cavity was first generated in the heme distal site by F46 C mutation, and the thiol group of Cys46 was then used for covalently linked to exogenous ligands, 1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol and 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione. The engineered proteins, termed F46C-triazole Mb and F46C-phenol Mb, respectively, were characterized by X-ray crystallography, spectroscopic and stopped-flow kinetic studies. The results showed that both the heme coordination state and the protein function such as H2 O2 activation and peroxidase activity could be efficiently regulated, which suggests that this approach might be generally applied to the design of functional heme proteins.
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- Ze-Yuan Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
- Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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Pelletier RD, Rettie AE, Kowalski JP. Improved methods for the detection of heme and protoporphyrin IX adducts and quantification of heme B from cytochrome P450 containing systems. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1231:123921. [PMID: 37956555 PMCID: PMC10842765 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Heme B is a critical prosthetic group for the function of numerous proteins including the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family of enzymes. CYP enzymes are involved in the metabolism of endogenous and xenobiotic molecules that are of central interest in drug development. Formation of reactive metabolites by CYPs can lead to heme modification and destruction of the enzyme. The structure of the adducted heme can provide key information on the mechanism of inactivation, which is of great interest during preclinical drug discovery. Historically, techniques to extract the modified heme or protoporphyrin IX species involved harsh extraction conditions and esterification of propionate groups to aid chromatography. We have developed a simplified extraction method and LC/MS chromatography system that does not require derivatization to quantify heme B and identify modified heme B species from multiple CYP-containing matrices. The method uses mass defect filter triggered data dependent MS2 scans to rapidly identify heme and protoporphyrin IX adducts. These methods may also be useful for the analysis of other heme variants and hemoproteins.
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- Robert D Pelletier
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Rivett ED, Addis HG, Dietz JV, Carroll-Deaton JA, Gupta S, Foreman KL, Dang MA, Fox JL, Khalimonchuk O, Hegg EL. Evidence that the catalytic mechanism of heme a synthase involves the formation of a carbocation stabilized by a conserved glutamate. Arch Biochem Biophys 2023; 744:109665. [PMID: 37348627 PMCID: PMC10529832 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2023.109665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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In eukaryotes and many aerobic prokaryotes, the final step of aerobic respiration is catalyzed by an aa3-type cytochrome c oxidase, which requires a modified heme cofactor, heme a. The conversion of heme b, the prototypical cellular heme, to heme o and ultimately to heme a requires two modifications, the latter of which is conversion of a methyl group to an aldehyde, catalyzed by heme a synthase (HAS). The N- and C-terminal halves of HAS share homology, and each half contains a heme-binding site. Previous reports indicate that the C-terminal site is occupied by a heme b cofactor. The N-terminal site may function as the substrate (heme o) binding site, although this has not been confirmed experimentally. Here, we assess the role of conserved residues from the N- and C-terminal heme-binding sites in HAS from prokaryotic (Shewanella oneidensis) and eukaryotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) species - SoHAS/CtaA and ScHAS/Cox15, respectively. A glutamate within the N-terminal site is found to be critical for activity in both types of HAS, consistent with the hypothesis that a carbocation forms transiently during catalysis. In contrast, the residue occupying the analogous C-terminal position is dispensable for enzyme activity. In SoHAS, the C-terminal heme ligands are critical for stability, while in ScHAS, substitutions in either heme-binding site have little effect on global structure. In both species, in vivo accumulation of heme o requires the presence of an inactive HAS variant, highlighting a potential regulatory role for HAS in heme o biosynthesis.
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- Elise D Rivett
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA; Nebraska Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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Yanai K, Hada M, Fujii H. Electric field effect of positive and negative charges of substituents on electronic structure and reactivity of oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complex. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 244:112208. [PMID: 37037142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Electric field effect by the positive and negative changes near the active site is an important factor for controlling the reactivity of metalloenzymes. Previously, we reported that the positive charge of the N-methyl-2-pyridinium cation increases the reactivity of oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complex (Compound I), due to the attractive Coulomb interaction with electrons in Compound I. To further investigate the electric field effect, we study here the effect of the negative charge of the sulfonate group on the electronic structure and reactivity using Compound I of meso-tetrakis(2,4,6-trimethyl-3-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TMPS-I). Although Compound I has been known as a very unstable complex, TMPS-I is very stable in 0.1 M acetate buffer at pH = 6. The half-life of TMPS-I is estimated to be 6.9 × 103 s, which is the longest in Compound I previously reported. The redox potential of TMPS-I is estimated to be 0.76 V vs SCE in phosphate buffer, pH = 10. Kinetic analysis with stopped-flow technique indicates TMPS-I is less reactive than Compounds I reported previously. However, 1H NMR and EPR spectra of TMPS-I are very close to those of Compounds I reported previously. The DFT calculations show that the orbital energy of Compound I is drastically altered by the positive and negative charges on the meso-phenyl group, suggesting the electric field effect. The difference of the reactivity of Compound I can be rationalized with the change of the orbital energy caused by the intramolecular electric field effect of the positive and negative charges.
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- Kanae Yanai
- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
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Spotlight on CYP4B1. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032038. [PMID: 36768362 PMCID: PMC9916508 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The mammalian cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP4B1 can bioactivate a wide range of xenobiotics, such as its defining/hallmark substrate 4-ipomeanol leading to tissue-specific toxicities. Similar to other members of the CYP4 family, CYP4B1 has the ability to hydroxylate fatty acids and fatty alcohols. Structural insights into the enigmatic role of CYP4B1 with functions in both, xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism, as well as its unusual heme-binding characteristics are now possible by the recently solved crystal structures of native rabbit CYP4B1 and the p.E310A variant. Importantly, CYP4B1 does not play a major role in hepatic P450-catalyzed phase I drug metabolism due to its predominant extra-hepatic expression, mainly in the lung. In addition, no catalytic activity of human CYP4B1 has been observed owing to a unique substitution of an evolutionary strongly conserved proline 427 to serine. Nevertheless, association of CYP4B1 expression patterns with various cancers and potential roles in cancer development have been reported for the human enzyme. This review will summarize the current status of CYP4B1 research with a spotlight on its roles in the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous compounds, structural properties, and cancer association, as well as its potential application in suicide gene approaches for targeted cancer therapy.
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Chen L, Yuan H, Wang XJ, Li L, Tan X, Lin YW. Engineering Human Neuroglobin into a Cytochrome c-Like Protein with a Single Thioether Bond in Non-native State. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200531. [PMID: 36217897 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A double mutant of human H64M/V71C neuroglobin (Ngb) was engineered, which formed a single thioether bond as that in atypical cytochrome c, whereas the heme distal Met64 was oxidized to both sulfoxide (SO-Met) and sulfone (SO2 -Met). By contrast, no Cys-heme cross-link was formed in V71C Ngb with His64/His96 coordination, as shown by the X-ray crystal structure, which indicates that an open distal site facilitates the activation of heme iron for structural modifications.
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- Lei Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China.,Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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Rivett ED, Heo L, Feig M, Hegg EL. Biosynthesis and trafficking of heme o and heme a: new structural insights and their implications for reaction mechanisms and prenylated heme transfer. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 56:640-668. [PMID: 34428995 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2021.1957668] [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] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aerobic respiration is a key energy-producing pathway in many prokaryotes and virtually all eukaryotes. The final step of aerobic respiration is most commonly catalyzed by heme-copper oxidases embedded in the cytoplasmic or mitochondrial membrane. The majority of these terminal oxidases contain a prenylated heme (typically heme a or occasionally heme o) in the active site. In addition, many heme-copper oxidases, including mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidases, possess a second heme a cofactor. Despite the critical role of heme a in the electron transport chain, the details of the mechanism by which heme b, the prototypical cellular heme, is converted to heme o and then to heme a remain poorly understood. Recent structural investigations, however, have helped clarify some elements of heme a biosynthesis. In this review, we discuss the insight gained from these advances. In particular, we present a new structural model of heme o synthase (HOS) based on distance restraints from inferred coevolutionary relationships and refined by molecular dynamics simulations that are in good agreement with the experimentally determined structures of HOS homologs. We also analyze the two structures of heme a synthase (HAS) that have recently been solved by other groups. For both HOS and HAS, we discuss the proposed catalytic mechanisms and highlight how new insights into the heme-binding site locations shed light on previously obtained biochemical data. Finally, we explore the implications of the new structural data in the broader context of heme trafficking in the heme a biosynthetic pathway and heme-copper oxidase assembly.
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- Elise D Rivett
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Suzuki Y, Hada M, Fujii H. Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complexes bearing cationic N-methyl-2-pyridinium group. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 223:111542. [PMID: 34293682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Electronic charge near the active site is an important factor for controlling the reactivity of metalloenzymes. Here, to investigate the effect of the cationic charge near the heme in heme proteins, we synthesized new iron porphyrin complexes (1 and 2) having cationic 3-methyl-N-methyl-2-pyrdinium group and N-methyl-2-pyridinium group at one of the four meso-positions, respectively. The N-methyl-2-pyridinium groups could be introduced by Stille coupling used palladium catalysts. Oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complexes (Compound I) of 1 (1-CompI) and 2 (2-CompI) are soluble in most organic solvents, allowing direct comparison of their electronic structure and reactivity with Compound I of tetramesitylporphyrin (3-CompI) and tetrakis-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphyrin (4-CompI) under the same conditions. Spectroscopic data for 1-CompI are close to those for 3-CompI, but the redox potential for 1-CompI is close to that of 4-CompI. Kinetic analysis of the epoxidation reactions shows that 1-CompI and 2-CompI are (~250-fold) more reactive than 3-CompI, and comparable to 4-CompI. DFT calculations allow to propose that the positive shift of the redox potential and the enhanced reactivity of 1-CompI and 2-CompI is induced by the intramolecular electric field effect of N-methyl-2-pyridinium cation, not by the electron-withdrawing effect.
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- Yuna Suzuki
- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
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Ueno K, Ishimizu Y, Fujii H. Significant Solvent Effect on Reactivity of Oxoiron(IV) Porphyrin π-Cation Radical Complex: Activation in n-Alkane Solvent. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:9243-9247. [PMID: 34125512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The solvent effect on the reactivity of high-valent metal oxo complexes has not been studied well, because of their solubility and stability. We synthesize oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complexes (1-CompI and 2-CompI) having the n-hexyl side chains. 1-CompI and 2-CompI are soluble in various solvents, even in hexane, at -80 °C, allowing for the study of their reactivity in various organic solvents. We show that pentane, hexane, heptane, and tert-butyl methyl ether significantly increase the reactivity of 1-CompI and 2-CompI, but dichloromethane, the most frequently used solvent in previous studies, is the worst for increasing the reactivity among the solvents. 1H NMR and EPR spectroscopies show no significant change in hexane, but the Eyring plots for the epoxidation reactions indicate that the entropies of activation in n-alkane solvents are larger than those in dichloromethane. The observed solvent effect can be rationalized with reorganization energy of the solvent in the reaction.
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- Kanako Ueno
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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Fukui N, Ueno K, Hada M, Fujii H. meso-Substitution Activates Oxoiron(IV) Porphyrin π-Cation Radical Complex More Than Pyrrole-β-Substitution for Atom Transfer Reaction. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3207-3217. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nami Fukui
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minamiosawa, Hachioji 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoyanishi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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Lim S, Alshagga M, Ong CE, Chieng JY, Pan Y. Cytochrome P450 4B1 (CYP4B1) as a target in cancer treatment. Hum Exp Toxicol 2020; 39:785-796. [PMID: 32054340 DOI: 10.1177/0960327120905959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 4B1 (CYP4B1) plays crucial roles in biotransforming of xenobiotics. Its predominant extrahepatic expression has been associated with certain tissue-specific toxicities. However, the expressions of CYP4B1 in various cancers and hence their potential roles in cancer development were inclusive. In this work, existing knowledge on expression and regulation of CYP4B1 gene and protein, catalysis of CYP4B1, association of CYP4B1 with cancers, contradicting findings about human CYP4B1 activities as well as the employing CYP4B1 in suicide gene approach for cancer treatment were reviewed. To date, it appears that there is a wide spectrum of tissue distribution of CYP4B1 with lungs as the predominant sites. Several nuclear receptors are possibly responsible for regulating its gene expression. The involvement of CYP4B1 in cancer was considered via activation of procarcinogens and neovascularization. However, human CYP4B1 was found to be inactive due to a substitution of proline with serine at position 427. Suicide gene approach combining reengineered CYP4B1 and prodrug 4-ipomeanol (4-IPO) has shown a promising potential for targeted cancer therapy. Further studies should focus on the verification of human CYP4B1 catalytic activities. More compounds with similar structure as 4-IPO should be tested to identify more alternative agents for the suicide gene approach in cancer treatment.
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- Sym Lim
- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Hospital Pantai Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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Thesseling FA, Hutter MC, Wiek C, Kowalski JP, Rettie AE, Girhard M. Novel insights into oxidation of fatty acids and fatty alcohols by cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP4B1. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 679:108216. [PMID: 31801692 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108216] [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: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CYP4B1 is an enigmatic mammalian cytochrome P450 monooxygenase acting at the interface between xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism. A prominent CYP4B1 substrate is the furan pro-toxin 4-ipomeanol (IPO). Our recent investigation on metabolism of IPO related compounds that maintain the furan functionality of IPO while replacing its alcohol group with alkyl chains of varying structure and length revealed that, in addition to cytotoxic reactive metabolite formation (resulting from furan activation) non-cytotoxic ω-hydroxylation at the alkyl chain can also occur. We hypothesized that substrate reorientations may happen in the active site of CYP4B1. These findings prompted us to re-investigate oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and fatty alcohols with C9-C16 carbon chain length by CYP4B1. Strikingly, we found that besides the previously reported ω- and ω-1-hydroxylations, CYP4B1 is also capable of α-, β-, γ-, and δ-fatty acid hydroxylation. In contrast, fatty alcohols of the same chain length are exclusively hydroxylated at ω, ω-1, and ω-2 positions. Docking results for the corresponding CYP4B1-substrate complexes revealed that fatty acids can adopt U-shaped bonding conformations, such that carbon atoms in both arms may approach the heme-iron. Quantum chemical estimates of activation energies of the hydrogen radical abstraction by the reactive compound 1 as well as electron densities of the substrate orbitals led to the conclusion that fatty acid and fatty alcohol oxidations by CYP4B1 are kinetically controlled reactions.
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- Florian A Thesseling
- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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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: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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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Park HG, Kim V, Kim H, Lee R, Cho MA, Park SW, Chun YJ, Kim D. CYP52A23 from Candida albicans and its Substrate Preference for Fatty Acid Hydroxylation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 671:27-34. [PMID: 31181182 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans contains genes encoding five fatty acid hydroxylases belonging to the CYP52 family in its genome. Our previous study reported that CYP52A21 demonstrated typical omega-hydroxylation of lauric acid (Kim D, Cryle MJ, De Voss JJ, Ortiz de Montellano PR (2007) Arch Biochem Biophys 464, 213-220). Functional characterization of CYP52 fatty acid hydroxylases was studied, and their selectivity for hydroxylation was analyzed. Genes for four other CYP52 members (CYP52A22, CYP52A23, CYP52A24, and CYP52C3) from C. albicans were cloned, and their recombinant enzymes were expressed in Escherichia coli. CO-binding spectral analyses showed that the functional P450 holoenzyme was obtained only in CYP52A23, while no holoenzyme peak was observed in the other three CYP52 enzymes. Spectral change of the type II binding was observed in purified CYP52A23 when titrated with fatty acids but none was observed with alkanes. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis revealed that CYP52A23 predominantly exhibited omega-hydroxylation activity during the oxidation reaction of fatty acids. Interestingly, it was found that CYP52A23 preferred longer-chain fatty acids (stearic acid and arachidic acid) for its catalytic activities while CYP52A21 preferred mid-chain fatty acids (lauric acid and mystic acid). To analyze the selectivity of fatty acids, hybrid mutagenesis of genes encoding CYP52A21 and CYP52A23 by overlap extension polymerase chain reaction was conducted. Two hybrid mutants containing the N-terminal fragments of CYP52A21 and C-terminal fragments of CYP52A23 displayed higher catalytic activity in palmitic acid and arachidic acid. These results suggested that the C-terminal part of CYP52A23 may be responsible for its preference to longer-chain fatty acids.
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- Hyoung-Goo Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Division of Respiratory and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, 14584, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
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Liu C, Yuan H, Liao F, Wei CW, Du KJ, Gao SQ, Tan X, Lin YW. Unique Tyr-heme double cross-links in F43Y/T67R myoglobin: an artificial enzyme with a peroxidase activity comparable to that of native peroxidases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:6610-6613. [PMID: 31119219 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc02714a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The X-ray crystal structure of F43Y/T67R myoglobin revealed unique Tyr-heme double cross-links between Tyr43 and the heme 4-vinyl group, which represents a novel post-translational modification of heme proteins. Moreover, with the feature of a distal His-Arg pair, the designed artificial enzyme exhibited a peroxidase activity comparable to that of native peroxidases, such as the most efficient horseradish peroxidase.
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- Can Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. and Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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Albertolle ME, Song HD, Wilkey CJ, Segrest JP, Guengerich FP. Glutamine-451 Confers Sensitivity to Oxidative Inhibition and Heme-Thiolate Sulfenylation of Cytochrome P450 4B1. Chem Res Toxicol 2019; 32:484-492. [PMID: 30701961 PMCID: PMC7279892 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Human cytochrome P450 (P450) family 4 enzymes are involved in the metabolism of fatty acids and the bioactivation of carcinogenic arylamines and toxic natural products, e.g., 4-ipomeanol. These and other drug-metabolizing P450s are redox sensitive, showing a loss of activity resulting from preincubation with H2O2 and recovery with mild reducing agents [Albertolle, M. W., et al. (2017) J. Biol. Chem. 292, 11230-11242]. The inhibition is due to sulfenylation of the heme-thiolate ligand, as determined by chemopreoteomics and spectroscopy. This phenomenon may have implications for chemical toxicity and observed disease-drug interactions, in which the decreased metabolism of P450 substrates occurs in patients with inflammatory diseases (e.g., influenza and autoimmunity). Human P450 1A2 was determined to be redox insensitive. To determine the mechanism underlying the differential redox sensitivity, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed using the crystal structure of rabbit P450 4B1 (Protein Data Bank entry 5T6Q ). In simulating either the thiolate (Cys-S-) or the sulfenic acid (Cys-SOH) at the heme ligation site, MD revealed Gln-451 in either an "open" or "closed" conformation, respectively, between the cytosol and heme-thiolate cysteine. Mutation to either an isosteric leucine (Q451L) or glutamate (Q451E) abrogated the redox sensitivity, suggesting that this "open" conformation allows for reduction of the sulfenic acid and religation of the thiolate to the heme iron. In summary, MD simulations suggest that Gln-451 in P450 4B1 adopts conformations that may stabilize and protect the heme-thiolate sulfenic acid; mutating this residue destabilizes the interaction, producing a redox insensitive enzyme.
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- Matthew E. Albertolle
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6300, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6300, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, United States
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Liu Y, Kaval KG, van Hoof A, Garsin DA. Heme peroxidase HPX-2 protects Caenorhabditis elegans from pathogens. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1007944. [PMID: 30695063 PMCID: PMC6368334 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Heme-containing peroxidases are important components of innate immunity. Many of them functionally associate with NADPH oxidase (NOX)/dual oxidase (DUOX) enzymes by using the hydrogen peroxide they generate in downstream reactions. Caenorhabditis elegans encodes for several heme peroxidases, and in a previous study we identified the ShkT-containing peroxidase, SKPO-1, as necessary for pathogen resistance. Here, we demonstrated that another peroxidase, HPX-2 (Heme-PeroXidase 2), is required for resistance against some, but not all pathogens. Tissue specific RNA interference (RNAi) revealed that HPX-2 functionally localizes to the hypodermis of the worm. In congruence with this observation, hpx-2 mutant animals possessed a weaker cuticle structure, indicated by higher permeability to a DNA dye, but exhibited no obvious morphological defects. In addition, fluorescent labeling of HPX-2 revealed its expression in the pharynx, an organ in which BLI-3 is also present. Interestingly, loss of HPX-2 increased intestinal colonization of E. faecalis, suggesting its role in the pharynx may limit intestinal colonization. Moreover, disruption of a catalytic residue in the peroxidase domain of HPX-2 resulted in decreased survival on E. faecalis, indicating its peroxidase activity is required for pathogen resistance. Finally, RNA-seq analysis of an hpx-2 mutant revealed changes in genes encoding for cuticle structural components under the non-pathogenic conditions. Under pathogenic conditions, genes involved in infection response were differentially regulated to a greater degree, likely due to increased microbial burden. In conclusion, the characterization of the heme-peroxidase, HPX-2, revealed that it contributes to C. elegans pathogen resistance through a role in generating cuticle material in the hypodermis and pharynx. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by the host tissues is one of the first lines of defense when microbial infection occurs. ROS has been shown to be involved in multiple protective pathways in innate immunity. However, given the complexity of mammalian systems, the exact manner in which ROS are used for host defense remains incompletely understood. In this study, we use Caenorhabditis elegans as a simplified model system to decipher the protective functions of ROS in innate immunity. We describe a peroxidase, HPX-2, that protects C. elegans from multiple infectious microbes by strengthening barrier tissue. This finding brings insight into the mechanisms by which peroxidases utilizes ROS to contribute to innate immunity. With infectious diseases being one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality around the world, understanding ROS production and its function in pathogen resistance will provide us with important information in developing new therapies against pathogens.
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- Yi Liu
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, United States of America
- MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, United States of America
- MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, United States of America
- MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston TX, United States of America
- The UT Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Li J, Zhang H, Liu G, Tang Y, Tu Y, Li W. Computational Insight Into Vitamin K 1 ω-Hydroxylation by Cytochrome P450 4F2. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1065. [PMID: 30319412 PMCID: PMC6167488 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Vitamin K1 (VK1) plays an important role in the modulation of bleeding disorders. It has been reported that ω-hydroxylation on the VK1 aliphatic chain is catalyzed by cytochrome P450 4F2 (CYP4F2), an enzyme responsible for the metabolism of eicosanoids. However, the mechanism of VK1 ω-hydroxylation by CYP4F2 has not been disclosed. In this study, we employed a combination of quantum mechanism (QM) calculations, homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and combined quantum mechanism/molecular mechanism (QM/MM) calculations to investigate the metabolism profile of VK1 ω-hydroxylation. QM calculations based on the truncated VK1 model show that the energy barrier for ω-hydroxylation is about 6-25 kJ/mol higher than those at other potential sites of metabolism. However, results from the MD simulations indicate that hydroxylation at the ω-site is more favorable than at the other potential sites, which is in accordance with the experimental observation. The evaluation of MD simulations was further endorsed by the QM/MM calculation results. Our studies thus suggest that the active site residues of CYP4F2 play a determinant role in the ω-hydroxylation. Our results provide structural insights into the mechanism of VK1 ω-hydroxylation by CYP4F2 at the atomistic level and are helpful not only for characterizing the CYP4F2 functions but also for looking into the ω-hydroxylation mediated by other CYP4 enzymes.
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- Junhao Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Jennings GK, Hsu MH, Shock LS, Johnson EF, Hackett JC. Noncovalent interactions dominate dynamic heme distortion in cytochrome P450 4B1. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:11433-11446. [PMID: 29858244 PMCID: PMC6065186 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 4B1 (4B1) functions in both xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism. An ester linkage between Glu-310 in 4B1 and the 5-methyl group of heme facilitates preferential hydroxylation of terminal (ω) methyl groups of hydrocarbons (HCs) and fatty acids compared with ω-1 sites bearing weaker C-H bonds. This preference is retained albeit diminished 4-fold for the E310A mutant, but the reason for this is unclear. Here, a crystal structure of the E310A-octane complex disclosed that noncovalent interactions maintain heme deformation in the absence of the ester linkage. Consistent with the lower symmetry of the heme, resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy revealed large enhancements of RR peaks for high-spin HC complexes of 4B1 and the E310A mutant relative to P450 3A4. Whereas these enhancements were diminished in RR spectra of a low-spin 4B1-N-hydroxy-N'-(4-butyl-2-methylphenyl)formamidine complex, a crystal structure indicated that this inhibitor does not alter heme ruffling. RR spectra of Fe2+-CO HC complexes revealed larger effects of HC length in E310A than in 4B1, suggesting that reduced rigidity probably underlies increased E310A-catalyzed (ω-1)-hydroxylation. Diminished effects of the HC on the position of the Fe-CO stretching mode in 4B1 suggested that the ester linkage limits substrate access to the CO. Heme ruffling probably facilitates autocatalytic ester formation by reducing inhibitory coordination of Glu-310 with the heme iron. This also positions the 5-methyl for a reaction with the proposed glutamyl radical intermediate and potentially enhances oxo-ferryl intermediate reactivity for generation of the glutamyl radical to initiate ester bond formation and ω-hydroxylation.
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- Gareth K Jennings
- Massey Cancer Center and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Massey Cancer Center and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
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- Massey Cancer Center and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298.
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Lin YW. Structure and function of heme proteins regulated by diverse post-translational modifications. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 641:1-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cheng HM, Yuan H, Wang XJ, Xu JK, Gao SQ, Wen GB, Tan X, Lin YW. Formation of Cys-heme cross-link in K42C myoglobin under reductive conditions with molecular oxygen. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 182:141-149. [PMID: 29477977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The structure and function of heme proteins are regulated by diverse post-translational modifications including heme-protein cross-links, with the underlying mechanisms not well understood. In this study, we introduced a Cys (K42C) close to the heme 4-vinyl group in sperm whale myoglobin (Mb) and solved its X-ray crystal structure. Interestingly, we found that K42C Mb can partially form a Cys-heme cross-link (termed K42C Mb-X) under dithiothreitol-induced reductive conditions in presence of O2, as suggested by guanidine hydrochloride-induced unfolding and heme extraction studies. Mass spectrometry (MS) studies, together with trypsin digestion studies, further indicated that a thioether bond is formed between Cys42 and the heme 4-vinyl group with an additional mass of 16 Da, likely due to hydroxylation of the α‑carbon. We then proposed a plausible mechanism for the formation of the novel Cys-heme cross-link based on MS, kinetic UV-vis and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies. Moreover, the Cys-heme cross-link was shown to fine-tune the protein reactivity toward activation of H2O2. This study provides valuable insights into the post-translational modification of heme proteins, and also suggests that the Cys-heme cross-link can be induced to form in vitro, making it useful for design of new heme proteins with a non-dissociable heme and improved functions.
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- Hui-Min Cheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology for Protein Research & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Lab of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Lab of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology for Protein Research & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China; Lab of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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While the biological role of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) is appreciated, several fundamental aspects of the NOS/NO-related signaling pathway(s) remain incompletely understood. Canonically, the NOS-derived NO diffuses through the (inter)cellular milieu to bind the prosthetic ferro(Fe2+)-heme group of the soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC). The formation of ternary NO-ferroheme-sGC complex results in the enzyme activation and accelerated production of the second messenger, cyclic GMP. This paper argues that cells dynamically generate mobile/exchangeable NO-ferroheme species, which activate sGC and regulate the function of some other biomolecules. In contrast to free NO, the mobile NO-ferroheme may ensure safe, efficient and coordinated delivery of the signal within and between cells. The NO-heme signaling may contribute to a number of NOS/NO-related phenomena (e.g. nitrite bioactivity, selective protein S-(N-)nitrosation, endothelium and erythrocyte-dependent vasodilation, some neural and immune NOS functions) and predicts new NO-related discoveries, diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Andrei L Kleschyov
- Laboratory of Biophysics, Freiberg Instruments GmbH, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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Basheer L, Schultz K, Guttman Y, Kerem Z. In silico and in vitro inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A by synthetic stilbenoids. Food Chem 2017; 237:895-903. [PMID: 28764083 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), the major drug metabolizing enzyme, by dietary compounds has recently attracted increased attention. Evaluating the potency of the many known inhibitory compounds is a tedious and time consuming task, yet it can be achieved using computing tools. Here, CDOCKER and Glide served to design model inhibitors in order to characterize molecular features of an inhibitor. Assessing nitro-stilbenoids, both approaches suggested nitrostilbene to be a weaker inhibitor of CYP3A4 than resveratrol, and stronger than dimethoxy-nitrostilbene. Nitrostilbene and resveratrol, but not dimethoxy-nitrostilbene, engage electrostatic interactions in the enzyme cavity, and with the haem. In vitro assessment of the inhibitory capacity supported the in silico predictions, suggesting that evaluating the electrostatic interactions of a compound with the prosthetic group allows the prediction of inhibitory potency. Since both programs yielded related results, it is suggested that for CYP3A4, computing tools may allow rapid identification of potent dietary inhibitors.
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- Loai Basheer
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Roellecke K, Jäger VD, Gyurov VH, Kowalski JP, Mielke S, Rettie AE, Hanenberg H, Wiek C, Girhard M. Ligand characterization of CYP4B1 isoforms modified for high-level expression in Escherichia coli and HepG2 cells. Protein Eng Des Sel 2017; 30:205-216. [PMID: 28073960 PMCID: PMC5421619 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzw075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Human CYP4B1, a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase predominantly expressed in the lung, inefficiently metabolizes classical CYP4B1 substrates, such as the naturally occurring furan pro-toxin 4-ipomeanol (4-IPO). Highly active animal forms of the enzyme convert 4-IPO to reactive alkylating metabolite(s) that bind(s) to cellular macromolecules. By substitution of 13 amino acids, we restored the enzymatic activity of human CYP4B1 toward 4-IPO and this modified cDNA is potentially valuable as a suicide gene for adoptive T-cell therapies. In order to find novel pro-toxins, we tested numerous furan analogs in in vitro cell culture cytotoxicity assays by expressing the wild-type rabbit and variants of human CYP4B1 in human liver-derived HepG2 cells. To evaluate the CYP4B1 substrate specificities and furan analog catalysis, we optimized the N-terminal sequence of the CYP4B1 variants by modification/truncation and established their heterologous expression in Escherichia coli (yielding 70 and 800 nmol·l-1 of recombinant human and rabbit enzyme, respectively). Finally, spectral binding affinities and oxidative metabolism of the furan analogs by the purified recombinant CYP4B1 variants were analyzed: the naturally occurring perilla ketone was found to be the tightest binder to CYP4B1, but also the analog that was most extensively metabolized by oxidative processes to numerous non-reactive reaction products.
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- Katharina Roellecke
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics III, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Paumann-Page M, Katz RS, Bellei M, Schwartz I, Edenhofer E, Sevcnikar B, Soudi M, Hofbauer S, Battistuzzi G, Furtmüller PG, Obinger C. Pre-steady-state Kinetics Reveal the Substrate Specificity and Mechanism of Halide Oxidation of Truncated Human Peroxidasin 1. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:4583-4592. [PMID: 28154175 PMCID: PMC5377774 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.775213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Human peroxidasin 1 is a homotrimeric multidomain peroxidase that is secreted to the extracellular matrix. The heme enzyme was shown to release hypobromous acid that mediates the formation of specific covalent sulfilimine bonds to reinforce collagen IV in basement membranes. Maturation by proteolytic cleavage is known to activate the enzyme. Here, we present the first multimixing stopped-flow study on a fully functional truncated variant of human peroxidasin 1 comprising four immunoglobulin-like domains and the catalytically active peroxidase domain. The kinetic data unravel the so far unknown substrate specificity and mechanism of halide oxidation of human peroxidasin 1. The heme enzyme is shown to follow the halogenation cycle that is induced by the rapid H2O2-mediated oxidation of the ferric enzyme to the redox intermediate compound I. We demonstrate that chloride cannot act as a two-electron donor of compound I, whereas thiocyanate, iodide, and bromide efficiently restore the ferric resting state. We present all relevant apparent bimolecular rate constants, the spectral signatures of the redox intermediates, and the standard reduction potential of the Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple, and we demonstrate that the prosthetic heme group is post-translationally modified and cross-linked with the protein. These structural features provide the basis of human peroxidasin 1 to act as an effective generator of hypobromous acid, which mediates the formation of covalent cross-links in collagen IV.
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- Martina Paumann-Page
- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria and
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Hsu MH, Baer BR, Rettie AE, Johnson EF. The Crystal Structure of Cytochrome P450 4B1 (CYP4B1) Monooxygenase Complexed with Octane Discloses Several Structural Adaptations for ω-Hydroxylation. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:5610-5621. [PMID: 28167536 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.775494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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P450 family 4 fatty acid ω-hydroxylases preferentially oxygenate primary C-H bonds over adjacent, energetically favored secondary C-H bonds, but the mechanism explaining this intriguing preference is unclear. To this end, the structure of rabbit P450 4B1 complexed with its substrate octane was determined by X-ray crystallography to define features of the active site that contribute to a preference for ω-hydroxylation. The structure indicated that octane is bound in a narrow active-site cavity that limits access of the secondary C-H bond to the reactive intermediate. A highly conserved sequence motif on helix I contributes to positioning the terminal carbon of octane for ω-hydroxylation. Glu-310 of this motif auto-catalytically forms an ester bond with the heme 5-methyl, and the immobilized Glu-310 contributes to substrate positioning. The preference for ω-hydroxylation was decreased in an E310A mutant having a shorter side chain, but the overall rates of metabolism were retained. E310D and E310Q substitutions having longer side chains exhibit lower overall rates, likely due to higher conformational entropy for these residues, but they retained high preferences for octane ω-hydroxylation. Sequence comparisons indicated that active-site residues constraining octane for ω-hydroxylation are conserved in family 4 P450s. Moreover, the heme 7-propionate is positioned in the active site and provides additional restraints on substrate binding. In conclusion, P450 4B1 exhibits structural adaptations for ω-hydroxylation that include changes in the conformation of the heme and changes in a highly conserved helix I motif that is associated with selective oxygenation of unactivated primary C-H bonds.
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- Mei-Hui Hsu
- From the Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 and
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- the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 and
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Inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A by acetoxylated analogues of resveratrol in in vitro and in silico models. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31557. [PMID: 27530542 PMCID: PMC4987671 DOI: 10.1038/srep31557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Many dietary compounds, including resveratrol, are potent inhibitors of CYP3A4. Here we examined the potential to predict inhibition capacity of dietary polyphenolics using an in silico and in vitro approaches and synthetic model compounds. Mono, di, and tri-acetoxy resveratrol were synthesized, a cell line of human intestine origin and microsomes from rat liver served to determine their in vitro inhibition of CYP3A4, and compared to that of resveratrol. Docking simulation served to predict the affinity of the synthetic model compounds to the enzyme. Modelling of the enzyme’s binding site revealed three types of interaction: hydrophobic, electrostatic and H-bonding. The simulation revealed that each of the examined acetylations of resveratrol led to the loss of important interactions of all types. Tri-acetoxy resveratrol was the weakest inhibitor in vitro despite being the more lipophilic and having the highest affinity for the binding site. The simulation demonstrated exclusion of all interactions between tri-acetoxy resveratrol and the heme due to distal binding, highlighting the complexity of the CYP3A4 binding site, which may allow simultaneous accommodation of two molecules. Finally, the use of computational modelling may serve as a quick predictive tool to identify potential harmful interactions between dietary compounds and prescribed drugs.
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Yan DJ, Yuan H, Li W, Xiang Y, He B, Nie CM, Wen GB, Lin YW, Tan X. How a novel tyrosine-heme cross-link fine-tunes the structure and functions of heme proteins: a direct comparitive study of L29H/F43Y myoglobin. Dalton Trans 2016; 44:18815-22. [PMID: 26458300 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03040d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A heme-protein cross-link is a key post-translational modification (PTM) of heme proteins. Meanwhile, the structural and functional consequences of heme-protein cross-links are not fully understood, due to limited studies on a direct comparison of the same protein with and without the cross-link. A Tyr-heme cross-link with a C-O bond is a newly discovered PTM of heme proteins, and is spontaneously formed in F43Y myoglobin (Mb) between the Tyr hydroxyl group and the heme 4-vinyl group in vivo. In this study, we found that with an additional distal His29 introduced in the heme pocket, the double mutant L29H/F43Y Mb can form two distinct forms under different protein purification conditions, with and without a novel Tyr-heme cross-link. By solving the X-ray structures of both forms of L29H/F43Y Mb and performing spectroscopic studies, we made a direct structural and functional comparison in the same protein scaffold. It revealed that the Tyr-heme cross-link regulates the heme distal hydrogen-bonding network, and fine-tunes not only the spectroscopic and ligand binding properties, but also the protein reactivity. Moreover, the formation of the Tyr-heme cross-link in the double mutant L29H/F43Y Mb was investigated in vitro. This study addressed the key issue of how Tyr-heme cross-link fine-tunes the structure and functions of the heme protein, and provided a plausible mechanism for the formation of the newly discovered Tyr-heme cross-link.
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- Dao-Jing Yan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Department of Chemistry/Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology for Protein Research & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry/Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology for Protein Research & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. and Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Department of Chemistry/Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology for Protein Research & Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Basheer L, Schultz K, Fichman M, Kerem Z. Use of In Vitro and Predictive In Silico Models to Study the Inhibition of Cytochrome P4503A by Stilbenes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141061. [PMID: 26485399 PMCID: PMC4618141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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CYP3A4 is recognized as the main enzyme involved in the metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics in the human body and its inhibition may lead to undesirable consequences. Stilbenes, including resveratrol, belong to a group of dietary health-promoting compounds that also act as inhibitors of CYP3A4. The aim of this study was to examine the use of computer modeling of enzyme-ligand interactions to analyze and predict the inhibition of structurally related compounds. To this end, an aldehyde group was attached to resveratrol and the interactions of CYP3A4 with resveratrol, its aldehyde analogue (RA) and a known synthetic inhibitor were studied and compared in two biological models. Specifically, the metabolism of testosterone was examined in a human intestine cell line (Caco-2/TC7) and in rat liver microsomes (RLM). The results demonstrated a weak inhibitory effect of RA on CYP3A4, as compared to resveratrol itself, in both biological models. Human CYP3A4 was more susceptible to inhibition than the commonly used model isozyme from rat. Modeling of the binding site of CYP3A4 revealed a combination of three types of interactions: hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonds. A docking simulation revealed that the RA lacked an important binding feature, as compared to resveratrol, and that that difference may be responsible for its lower level of affinity for CYP3A4. Software analysis of binding affinity may serve as a predictive tool for designing new therapeutic compounds in terms of inhibition of CYP3A4 and help to reveal the biochemical nature of the interactions of dietary compounds, herbal compounds and drugs whose metabolism is mediated by this enzyme.
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- Loai Basheer
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Lin YW. The broad diversity of heme-protein cross-links: An overview. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2015; 1854:844-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lam TK, Rotunno M, Ryan BM, Pesatori AC, Bertazzi PA, Spitz M, Caporaso NE, Landi MT. Heme-related gene expression signatures of meat intakes in lung cancer tissues. Mol Carcinog 2014; 53:548-56. [PMID: 23681825 PMCID: PMC4152901 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lung cancer causes more deaths worldwide than any other cancer. In addition to cigarette smoking, dietary factors may contribute to lung carcinogenesis. Epidemiologic studies, including the environment and genetics in lung cancer etiology (EAGLE), have reported increased consumption of red/processed meats to be associated with higher risk of lung cancer. Heme-iron toxicity may link meat intake with cancer. We investigated this hypothesis in meat-related lung carcinogenesis using whole genome expression. We measured genome-wide expression (HG-U133A) in 49 tumor and 42 non-involved fresh frozen lung tissues of 64 adenocarcinoma EAGLE patients. We studied gene expression profiles by high-versus-low meat consumption, with and without adjustment by sex, age, and smoking. Threshold for significance was a false discovery rate (FDR) ≤ 0.15. We studied whether the identified genes played a role in heme-iron related processes by means of manually curated literature search and gene ontology-based pathway analysis. We found that gene expression of 232 annotated genes in tumor tissue significantly distinguished lung adenocarcinoma cases who consumed above/below the median intake of fresh red meats (FDR = 0.12). Sixty-three (∼ 28%) of the 232 identified genes (12 expected by chance, P-value < 0.001) were involved in heme binding, absorption, transport, and Wnt signaling pathway (e.g., CYPs, TPO, HPX, HFE, SLCs, and WNTs). We also identified several genes involved in lipid metabolism (e.g., NCR1, TNF, and UCP3) and oxidative stress (e.g., TPO, SGK2, and MTHFR) that may be indirectly related to heme-toxicity. The study's results provide preliminary evidence that heme-iron toxicity might be one underlying mechanism linking fresh red meat intake and lung cancer.
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- Tram Kim Lam
- Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- EPOCA, Epidemiology Research Center, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan
- Unit of Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy
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- EPOCA, Epidemiology Research Center, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan
- Unit of Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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The SKPO-1 peroxidase functions in the hypodermis to protect Caenorhabditis elegans from bacterial infection. Genetics 2014; 197:515-26. [PMID: 24621828 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.113.160606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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In recent years, the synergistic relationship between NADPH oxidase (NOX)/dual oxidase (DUOX) enzymes and peroxidases has received increased attention. Peroxidases utilize NOX/DUOX-generated H2O2 for a myriad of functions including, but not limited to, thyroid hormone biosynthesis, cross-linking extracellular matrices (ECM), and immune defense. We postulated that one or more peroxidases produced by Caenorhabditis elegans would act in host defense, possibly in conjunction with BLI-3, the only NOX/DUOX enzyme encoded by the genome that is expressed. Animals exposed to RNA interference (RNAi) of the putative peroxidase genes were screened for susceptibility to the human pathogen Enterococcus faecalis. One of three genes identified, skpo-1 (ShkT-containing peroxidase), was studied in depth. Animals mutant for this gene were significantly more susceptible to E. faecalis, but not Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A slight decrease in longevity was also observed. The skpo-1 mutant animals had a dumpy phenotype of incomplete penetrance; half the animals displayed a dumpy phenotype ranging from slight to severe, and half were morphologically wild type. The SKPO-1 protein contains the critical catalytic residues necessary for peroxidase activity, and in a whole animal assay, more H2O2 was detected from the mutant compared to the wild type, consistent with the loss of an H2O2 sink. By using tissue-specific skpo-1 RNAi and immunohistochemical localization with an anti-SKPO-1 antibody, it was determined that the peroxidase is functionally and physically present in the hypodermis. In conclusion, these results characterize a peroxidase that functions protectively in the hypodermis during exposure to E. faecalis.
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Auer M, Gruber C, Bellei M, Pirker KF, Zamocky M, Kroiss D, Teufer SA, Hofbauer S, Soudi M, Battistuzzi G, Furtmüller PG, Obinger C. A stable bacterial peroxidase with novel halogenating activity and an autocatalytically linked heme prosthetic group. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:27181-27199. [PMID: 23918925 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.477067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of the main evolutionary lines of the mammalian peroxidases lactoperoxidase and myeloperoxidase revealed the presence of novel bacterial heme peroxidase subfamilies. Here, for the first time, an ancestral bacterial heme peroxidase is shown to possess a very high bromide oxidation activity (besides conventional peroxidase activity). The recombinant protein allowed monitoring of the autocatalytic peroxide-driven formation of covalent heme to protein bonds. Thereby, the high spin ferric rhombic heme spectrum became similar to lactoperoxidase, the standard reduction potential of the Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple shifted to more positive values (-145 ± 10 mV at pH 7), and the conformational and thermal stability of the protein increased significantly. We discuss structure-function relationships of this new peroxidase in relation to its mammalian counterparts and ask for its putative physiological role.
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- Markus Auer
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria; Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Departments of Chemistry and Geology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Rebouças JS, James BR. Molecular Recognition Using Ruthenium(II) Porphyrin Thiol Complexes as Probes. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:1084-98. [DOI: 10.1021/ic302401m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Júlio S. Rebouças
- Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900,
Brazil
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Geoghegan KF, Varghese AH, Feng X, Bessire AJ, Conboy JJ, Ruggeri RB, Ahn K, Spath SN, Filippov SV, Conrad SJ, Carpino PA, Guimarães CRW, Vajdos FF. Deconstruction of Activity-Dependent Covalent Modification of Heme in Human Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase by Multistage Mass Spectrometry (MS4). Biochemistry 2012; 51:2065-77. [DOI: 10.1021/bi201872j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
06340, United States
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
06340, United States
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
06340, United States
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Groton, Connecticut
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Sun XL, Huang XR, Li JL, Huo RP, Sun CC. Mechanism Insights of Ethane C–H Bond Activations by Bare [FeIII═O]+: Explicit Electronic Structure Analysis. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:1475-85. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2120302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Xiao-Li Sun
- State Key
Laboratory of Theoretical
and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s
Republic of China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Theoretical
and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s
Republic of China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Theoretical
and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s
Republic of China
- Department of Theoretical
Chemistry, Lund University,
Chemical Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- State Key
Laboratory of Theoretical
and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s
Republic of China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Theoretical
and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s
Republic of China
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CYP264B1 from Sorangium cellulosum So ce56: a fascinating norisoprenoid and sesquiterpene hydroxylase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 95:123-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3727-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Revised: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Battistuzzi G, Stampler J, Bellei M, Vlasits J, Soudi M, Furtmüller PG, Obinger C. Influence of the Covalent Heme–Protein Bonds on the Redox Thermodynamics of Human Myeloperoxidase. Biochemistry 2011; 50:7987-94. [DOI: 10.1021/bi2008432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Gianantonio Battistuzzi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183,
41100 Modena, Italy
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- Vienna
Institute of BioTechnology,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183,
41100 Modena, Italy
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- Vienna
Institute of BioTechnology,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Institute of BioTechnology,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Institute of BioTechnology,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Institute of BioTechnology,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Waltham TN, Girvan HM, Butler CF, Rigby SR, Dunford AJ, Holt RA, Munro AW. Analysis of the oxidation of short chain alkynes by flavocytochrome P450 BM3. Metallomics 2011; 3:369-78. [PMID: 21431175 DOI: 10.1039/c1mt00004g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bacillus megaterium flavocytochrome P450 BM3 (BM3) is a high activity fatty acid hydroxylase, formed by the fusion of soluble cytochrome P450 and cytochrome P450 reductase modules. Short chain (C6, C8) alkynes were shown to be substrates for BM3, with productive outcomes (i.e. alkyne hydroxylation) dependent on position of the carbon-carbon triple bond in the molecule. Wild-type P450 BM3 catalyses ω-3 hydroxylation of both 1-hexyne and 1-octyne, but is suicidally inactivated in NADPH-dependent turnover with non-terminal alkynes. A F87G mutant of P450 BM3 also undergoes turnover-dependent heme destruction with the terminal alkynes, pointing to a key role for Phe87 in controlling regioselectivity of alkyne oxidation. The terminal alkynes access the BM3 heme active site led by the acetylene functional group, since hydroxylated products are not observed near the opposite end of the molecules. For both 1-hexyne and 1-octyne, the predominant enantiomeric product formed (up to ∼90%) is the (S)-(-)-1-alkyn-3-ol form. Wild-type P450 BM3 is shown to be an effective oxidase catalyst of terminal alkynes, with strict regioselectivity of oxidation and potential biotechnological applications. The absence of measurable octanoic or hexanoic acid products from oxidation of the relevant 1-alkynes is also consistent with previous studies suggesting that removal of the phenyl group in the F87G mutant does not lead to significant levels of ω-oxidation of alkyl chain substrates.
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- Timothy N Waltham
- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Andrew.Munro/
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Zollinger M, Gschwind HP, Jin Y, Sayer C, Zécri F, Hartmann S. Absorption and Disposition of the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Modulator Fingolimod (FTY720) in Healthy Volunteers: A Case of Xenobiotic Biotransformation Following Endogenous Metabolic Pathways. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 39:199-207. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.035907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Jin Y, Zollinger M, Borell H, Zimmerlin A, Patten CJ. CYP4F enzymes are responsible for the elimination of fingolimod (FTY720), a novel treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 39:191-8. [PMID: 21045201 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.035378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fingolimod (FTY720, Gilenya, 2-amino-2-[2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl]-1,3-propanediol) is a novel drug recently approved in the United States for the oral treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis. The compound is eliminated predominantly by ω-hydroxylation, followed by further oxidation. The ω-hydroxylation was the major metabolic pathway in human liver microsomes (HLM). The enzyme kinetics in HLM were characterized by a Michaelis-Menten affinity constant (K(m)) of 183 μM and a maximum velocity (V(max)) of 1847 pmol/(min · mg). Rates of fingolimod metabolism by a panel of HLM from individual donors showed no correlation with marker activities of any of the major drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes or of flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO). Among 21 recombinant human P450 enzymes and FMO3, only CYP4F2 (and to some extent CYP4F3B) produced metabolite profiles similar to those in HLM. Ketoconazole, known to inhibit not only CYP3A but also CYP4F2, was an inhibitor of fingolimod metabolism in HLM with an inhibition constant (K(i)) of 0.74 μM (and by recombinant CYP4F2 with an IC(50) of 1.6 μM), whereas there was only a slight inhibition found with azamulin and none with troleandomycin. An antibody against CYP4F2 was able to inhibit the metabolism of fingolimod almost completely in HLM, whereas antibodies specific to CYP2D6, CYP2E1, and CYP3A4 did not show significant inhibition. Combining the results of these four enzyme phenotyping approaches, we demonstrated that CYP4F2 and possibly other enzymes of the CYP4F subfamily (e.g., CYP4F3B) are the major enzymes responsible for the ω-hydroxylation of fingolimod, the main elimination pathway of the drug in vivo.
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- Yi Jin
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Basel, Switzerland.
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Johnston JB, Ouellet H, Podust LM, Ortiz de Montellano PR. Structural control of cytochrome P450-catalyzed ω-hydroxylation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010; 507:86-94. [PMID: 20727847 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The regiospecific or preferential ω-hydroxylation of hydrocarbon chains is thermodynamically disfavored because the ease of C-H bond hydroxylation depends on the bond strength, and the primary C-H bond of a terminal methyl group is stronger than the secondary or tertiary C-H bond adjacent to it. The hydroxylation reaction will therefore occur primarily at the adjacent secondary or tertiary C-H bond unless the protein structure specifically enforces primary C-H bond oxidation. Here we review the classes of enzymes that catalyze ω-hydroxylation and our current understanding of the structural features that promote the ω-hydroxylation of unbranched and methyl-branched hydrocarbon chains. The evidence indicates that steric constraints are used to favor reaction at the ω-site rather than at the more reactive (ω-1)-site.
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- Jonathan B Johnston
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, United States
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Han SH, Eun CY, Han JS, Chun YJ, Kim DH, Yun CH, Kim DH. Self-Sufficient Catalytic System of Human Cytochrome P450 4A11 and NADPH-P450 Reductase. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2009. [DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2009.17.2.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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