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Chen C, Ren H, Tang W, Han M, Chen Q, Zhou H, Chen J, Gao Y, Liu W. Spherical porous iron-nitrogen-carbon nanozymes derived from a tannin coordination framework for the preparation of L-DOPA by emulating tyrosine hydroxylase. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11235-11250. [PMID: 37953738 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01082a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) is widely used in Parkinson's disease treatment and is therefore in high demand. Development of an efficient method for the production of L-DOPA is urgently required. Nanozymes emulating tyrosine hydroxylase have attracted enormous attention for biomimetic synthesis of L-DOPA, but suffered from heterogeneity. Herein, a spherical porous iron-nitrogen-carbon nanozyme was developed for production of L-DOPA. Tannic acid chelated with ferrous ions to form a tannin-iron coordination framework as a carbon precursor. Iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanospheres were assembled via an evaporation-induced self-assembly process using urea as a nitrogen source, F127 as a soft template, and formaldehyde as a crosslinker. The nanozyme was obtained after carbonization and acid etching. The nanozyme possessed a dispersive iron atom anchored in the Fe-N coordination structure as an active site to mimic the active center of tyrosine hydroxylase. The material showed spherical morphology, uniform size, high specific surface area, a mesoporous structure and easy magnetic separation. The structural properties could promote the density and accessibility of active sites and facilitate mass transport and electron transfer. The nanozyme exhibited high activity to catalyze the hydroxylation of tyrosine to L-DOPA as tyrosine hydroxylase in the presence of ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The titer of DOPA reached 1.2 mM. The nanozyme showed good reusability and comparable enzyme kinetics to tyrosine hydroxylase with a Michaelis-Menten constant of 2.3 mM. The major active species was the hydroxyl radical. Biomimetic simulation of tyrosine hydroxylase using a nanozyme with a fine structure provided a new route for the efficient production of L-DOPA.
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- Chan Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Inukai S, Hara S, Ichinose H. Tyrosine hydroxylase activity is regulated through the modification of the 176th cysteine residue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 589:209-214. [PMID: 34922205 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of dopamine (DA), and the regulation of its activity is important for DA homeostasis. In this study, we focused on the modification of TH through a cysteine residue. We found that incubation with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM), a cysteine modification reagent, inactivated TH. The responsible cysteine was identified as Cys176 of human TH with recombinant mutant proteins. We further examined how NEM modification was affected by the states of TH. DA binding, a feedback inhibition mechanism of TH, delayed the modification and inactivation of TH by NEM. In contrast, the S40E mutant, which mimics the phosphorylation of Ser40 that suppresses DA binding and is thus considered as an active state of TH, did not affect modification and inactivation. These results suggest that the modification of Cys176 can inhibit even phosphorylated active TH. In addition, we found that DA oxides, which are generated by oxidative stress in dopaminergic neurons, reacted with TH through Cys176 and inhibited its activity, similar to NEM. These results suggest that the modification of Cys176 of TH could be involved in the mechanisms of neurotoxicity caused by DA oxides.
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- Shunya Inukai
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
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Lei H, Ren R, Sun Y, Zhang K, Zhao X, Ablat N, Pu X. Neuroprotective Effects of Safflower Flavonoid Extract in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Model of Parkinson's Disease May Be Related to its Anti-Inflammatory Action. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25215206. [PMID: 33182332 PMCID: PMC7664856 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius. L.), a Chinese materia medica, is widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with flavonoids being the major active components. Multiple flavonoids in safflower bind to Parkinson’s disease (PD)-related protein DJ-1. Safflower flavonoid extract (SAFE) improved behavioral indicators in a 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced rat model of PD; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We used a 6-OHDA-induced mouse model of PD and a primary neuron-astrocyte coculture system to determine the neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of SAFE. After three weeks of SAFE administration, behavioral indicators of PD mice were improved. SAFE regulated the levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine metabolism. It significantly inhibited the activation of astrocytes surrounding the substantia nigra and reduced Iba-1 protein level in the striatum of PD mice. SAFE reduced the plasma content of inflammatory factors and suppressed the activation of nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. In the coculture system, kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside and anhydrosafflor yellow B significantly improved neuronal survival, suppressed neuronal apoptosis, and reduced IL-1β and IL-10 levels in the medium. Thus, SAFE showed a significant anti-PD effect, which is mainly associated with flavonoid anti-inflammatory activities.
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- Hui Lei
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shandong Qidu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Zibo 255400, China;
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (H.L.); (Y.S.); (K.Z.); (X.Z.); (N.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-010-8280-2648
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Hamanaka Y, Mizunami M. Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neurons in the mushroom body of the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. Cell Tissue Res 2018; 376:97-111. [PMID: 30578444 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-018-2969-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The mushroom body of the insect brain participates in processing and integrating multimodal sensory information and in various forms of learning. In the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus, dopamine plays a crucial role in aversive memory formation. However, the morphologies of dopamine neurons projecting to the mushroom body and their potential target neurons, the Kenyon cells, have not been characterized. Golgi impregnations revealed two classes of Kenyon cells (types I and II) and five different types of extrinsic fibers in the mushroom body. Type I cells, which are further divided into two subtypes (types I core and I surface), extend their dendrites into the anterior calyx, whereas type II cells extend many bushy dendritic branches into the posterior calyx. Axons of the two classes bifurcate between the pedunculus and lobes to form the vertical, medial and γ lobes. Immunocytochemistry to tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a rate-limiting enzyme in dopamine biosynthesis, revealed the following four distinct classes of neurons: (1) TH-SLP projecting to the distal vertical lobe; (2) TH-IP1 extending to the medial and γ lobes; (3) TH-IP2 projecting to the basal vertical lobe; and (4) a multiglomerular projection neuron invading the anterior calyx and the lateral horn (TH-MPN). We previously proposed a model in the field cricket in which the efficiency of synapses from Kenyon cells transmitting a relevant sensory stimulus to output neurons commanding an appropriate behavioral reaction can be modified by dopaminergic neurons mediating aversive signals and here, we provide putative neural substrates for the cricket's aversive learning. These will be instrumental in understanding the principle of aversive memory formation in this model species.
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- Yoshitaka Hamanaka
- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto-cho, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.
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- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan
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Chen EH, Hou QL, Wei DD, Dou W, Liu Z, Yang PJ, Smagghe G, Wang JJ. Tyrosine hydroxylase coordinates larval-pupal tanning and immunity in oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis). Pest Manag Sci 2018; 74:569-578. [PMID: 28941310 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a notorious world pest infesting fruits and vegetables, has evolved a high level of resistance to many commonly used insecticides. In this study, we investigate whether tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) that is required for cuticle tanning (sclerotization and pigmentation) in many insects, could be a potential target in controlling B. dorsalis. RESULTS We cloned TH cDNA (BdTH) of B. dorsalis. The complete open reading frame of BdTH (KY911196) was 1737 bp in length, encoding a protein of 578 amino acids. Quantitative real-time PCR confirmed that BdTH was highly expressed in the epidermis of 3rd instar larvae, and its expression increased prior to pupation, suggesting a role in larval-pupal cuticle tanning. When we injected dsBdTH or 3-iodo-tyrosine (3-IT) as a TH inhibitor or fed insect diet supplemented with 3-IT, there was significant impairment of larval-pupal cuticle tanning and a severe obstacle to eclosion in adults followed by death in most. Furthermore, injection of Escherichia coli into larvae fed 3-IT resulted in 92% mortality and the expressions of four antimicrobial peptide genes were significantly downregulated. CONCLUSION These results suggest that BdTH might play a critical role in larval-pupal tanning and immunity of B. dorsalis, and could be used as a potential novel target for pest control. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Er-Hu Chen
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Mapanao R, Chang CC, Cheng W, Liu KF. Silencing tyrosine hydroxylase retards depression of immunocompetence of Litopenaeus vannamei under hypothermal stress. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018; 72:519-527. [PMID: 29162542 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of catecholamines, is required in catecholamine synthesis of the neuroendocrine regulatory network against stress in shrimp. The immunocompetence, catecholamine biosynthesis, and carbohydrate metabolites were evaluated in Litopenaeus vannamei received L. vannamei TH (LvTH) double-stranded (ds)RNA, diethyl pyrocarbonate-water, or non-targeted dsRNA for 3 days then transferred from 28 to 20 or 28 °C. The immunocompetence of LvTH-depleted shrimp held at 28 °C was promoted, and those were downregulated under hypothermal stress and revealed higher level than the other two dsRNA treatments. Meanwhile, the decrease of catecholamine biosynthesis was observed in LvTH-depleted shrimp held at 28 °C, and those were elevated under hypothermal stress and revealed lower levels, compared to two dsRNA treatments. The reduced carbohydrate metabolites was observed in LvTH-depleted shrimp held at 28 °C, and those were upregulated under hypothermal stress and showed lower levels than the other two dsRNA treatments. It was therefore concluded that LvTH-depleted shrimp revealed enhanced immunocompetence and reduced carbohydrate metabolites when exposed to a hypothermal stress condition, and in the meantime, even though catecholamine biosynthesis was downregulated, no significant difference was observed in DA or NE levels.
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- Ratchaneegorn Mapanao
- Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Khon Khean University, Nong Khai Campus, Nong Khai 43000, Thailand
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Tungkang Biotechnology Research Center, Fisheries Research Institute, C.O.A, Pingtung 92845, Taiwan, ROC.
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Mapanao R, Cheng W. Cloning and characterization of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) from the pacific white leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, and its expression following pathogen challenge and hypothermal stress. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2016; 56:506-516. [PMID: 27514780 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) belongs to the biopterin-dependent aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzyme family, and it represents the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of catecholamines that are required for physiological and immune process in invertebrates and vertebrates. Cloned Litopenaeus vannamei TH (LvTH), containing a short alpha helix domain, a catalytic core, a regulatory domain, a phosphorylation site and two potential N-linked glycosylation sites as presented in vertebrate and insect THs without acidic region and signal peptide cleavage sites at the amino-terminal, exhibited a similarity of 60.0-61.2% and 45.0-47.0% to that of invertebrate and vertebrate THs, respectively. Further, LvTH expression was abundant in gill and haemocytes determined by quantitative real-time PCR. L. vannamei challenged with Vibrio alginolyticus at 10(5) cfu shrimp(-1) revealed significant increase of LvTH mRNA expression in haemocytes within 30-120 min and in brain within 15-30 min followed with recuperation. In addition, shrimps exposed to hypothermal stress at 18 °C significantly increased LvTH expression in haemocytes and brain within 30-60 and 15-60 min, respectively. The TH activity and haemolymph glucose level (haemocytes-free) significantly increased in pathogen challenged shrimp at 120 min and 60 min, and in hypothermal stressed shrimp at 30-60 and 30 min, respectively. These results affirm that stress response initiates in the brain while haemocytes display later response. Further, the significant elevation of TH activity in haemolymph is likely to confer by TH that released from haemocytes. In conclusion, the cloned LvTH in our current study is a neural TH enzyme appears to be involved in the physiological and immune responses of whiteleg shrimp, L. vannamei suffering stressful stimulation.
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- Ratchaneegorn Mapanao
- Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pintung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Deparment of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC.
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Melo FM, Couto PP, Bale AE, Bastos-Rodrigues L, Passos FM, Lisboa RGC, Ng JMY, Curran T, Dias EP, Friedman E, De Marco L. Whole-exome identifies RXRG and TH germline variants in familial isolated prolactinoma. Cancer Genet 2016; 209:251-7. [PMID: 27245436 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2016.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) is a rare genetic disorder. In a subset of FIPA families AIP germline mutations have been reported, but in most FIPA cases the exact genetic defect remains unknown. The present study aimed to determine the genetic basis of FIPA in a Brazilian family. Three siblings presented with isolated prolactin genes. Further mutation screening was performed using whole-exome sequencing and all likely causative mutations were validated by Sanger sequencing. In silico analysis and secreting pituitary adenoma diagnosed through clinical, biochemical and imaging testing. Sanger sequencing was used to genotype candidate prolactinoma-mutated additional predictive algorithms were applied to prioritize likely pathogenic variants. No mutations in the coding and flanking intronic regions in the MEN1, AIP and PRLR genes were detected. Whole-exome sequencing of three affected siblings revealed novel, predicted damaging, heterozygous variants in three different genes: RXRG, REXO4 and TH. In conclusion, the RXRG and TH possibly pathogenic variants may be associated with isolated prolactinoma in the studied family. The possible contribution of these genes to additional FIPA families should be explored.
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- Flavia M Melo
- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Governador Valadares, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Genomics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
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- Children's Mercy Hospital Research Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- The Susanne Levy Gertner Oncogenetics Unit, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Zhang S, Huang T, Ilangovan U, Hinck AP, Fitzpatrick PF. The solution structure of the regulatory domain of tyrosine hydroxylase. J Mol Biol 2013; 426:1483-97. [PMID: 24361276 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TyrH) catalyzes the hydroxylation of tyrosine to form 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine in the biosynthesis of the catecholamine neurotransmitters. The activity of the enzyme is regulated by phosphorylation of serine residues in a regulatory domain and by binding of catecholamines to the active site. Available structures of TyrH lack the regulatory domain, limiting the understanding of the effect of regulation on structure. We report the use of NMR spectroscopy to analyze the solution structure of the isolated regulatory domain of rat TyrH. The protein is composed of a largely unstructured N-terminal region (residues 1-71) and a well-folded C-terminal portion (residues 72-159). The structure of a truncated version of the regulatory domain containing residues 65-159 has been determined and establishes that it is an ACT domain. The isolated domain is a homodimer in solution, with the structure of each monomer very similar to that of the core of the regulatory domain of phenylalanine hydroxylase. Two TyrH regulatory domain monomers form an ACT domain dimer composed of a sheet of eight strands with four α-helices on one side of the sheet. Backbone dynamic analyses were carried out to characterize the conformational flexibility of TyrH65-159. The results provide molecular details critical for understanding the regulatory mechanism of TyrH.
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- Shengnan Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Skjevik AA, Mileni M, Baumann A, Halskau O, Teigen K, Stevens RC, Martinez A. The N-terminal sequence of tyrosine hydroxylase is a conformationally versatile motif that binds 14-3-3 proteins and membranes. J Mol Biol 2013; 426:150-68. [PMID: 24055376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of catecholamine neurotransmitters, and a reduction in TH activity is associated with several neurological diseases. Human TH is regulated, among other mechanisms, by Ser19-phosphorylation-dependent interaction with 14-3-3 proteins. The N-terminal sequence (residues 1-43), which corresponds to an extension to the TH regulatory domain, also interacts with negatively charged membranes. By using X-ray crystallography together with molecular dynamics simulations and structural bioinformatics analysis, we have probed the conformations of the Ser19-phosphorylated N-terminal peptide [THp-(1-43)] bound to 14-3-3γ, free in solution and bound to a phospholipid bilayer, and of the unphosphorylated peptide TH-(1-43) both free and bilayer bound. As seen in the crystal structure of THp-(1-43) complexed with 14-3-3γ, the region surrounding pSer19 adopts an extended conformation in the bound state, whereas THp-(1-43) adopts a bent conformation when free in solution, with higher content of secondary structure and higher number of internal hydrogen bonds. TH-(1-43) in solution presents the highest mobility and least defined structure of all forms studied, and it shows an energetically more favorable interaction with membranes relative to THp-(1-43). Cationic residues, notably Arg15 and Arg16, which are the recognition sites of the kinases phosphorylating at Ser19, are also contributing to the interaction with the membrane. Our results reveal the structural flexibility of this region of TH, in accordance with the functional versatility and conformational adaptation to different partners. Furthermore, this structural information has potential relevance for the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders, through modulation of TH-partner interactions.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
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Wall A, Volkoff H. Effects of fasting and feeding on the brain mRNA expressions of orexin, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), PYY and CCK in the Mexican blind cavefish (Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013; 183:44-52. [PMID: 23305930 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2012] [Revised: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The effects of fasting and feeding on the brain expression of orexin (OX), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), peptide Y (PY) and cholecystokinin (CCK) were examined in the blind cavefish Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus. A 10-days fasting period induced increases in both OX and TH brain mRNA expression but had no effect on PYY and CCK expression. Periprandial changes in expression were seen for OX, TH and PYY but not for CCK. OX brain expression peaked 1h prior to a scheduled meal and decreased 1h post feeding in fed fish. A peak in TH expression was seen 1h post feeding in unfed fish whereas a peak in PYY expression was seen 1h post feeding in fed fish. Our result indicates that brain OX, TH and PYY might be involved in the central regulation of feeding of blind cavefish.
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- Alicia Wall
- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Vermeer LM, Higgins CA, Roman DL, Doorn JA. Real-time monitoring of tyrosine hydroxylase activity using a plate reader assay. Anal Biochem 2012; 432:11-5. [PMID: 23010244 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting step in dopamine (DA) synthesis, oxidizing tyrosine to l-DOPA, which is further metabolized to DA. Current assays for monitoring activity of this enzyme require extensive work-up, require long analysis time, and measure end points, thereby lacking real-time kinetics. This work presents the development of the first real-time colorimetric assay for determining the activity of TH using a plate reader. The production of l-DOPA is followed using sodium periodate to oxidize l-DOPA to the chromophore dopachrome, which can be monitored at 475 nm. Advantages to this method include decreased sample analysis time, shorter assay work-up, and the ability to run a large number of samples at one time. Furthermore, the assay was adapted for high-throughput screening and demonstrated an excellent Z-factor (> 0.8), indicating suitability of this assay for high-throughput analysis. Overall, this novel assay reduces analysis time, increases sample number, and allows for the study of activity using real-time kinetics.
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- Lydia M Vermeer
- Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Heimovics SA, Prior NH, Maddison CJ, Soma KK. Rapid and widespread effects of 17β-estradiol on intracellular signaling in the male songbird brain: a seasonal comparison. Endocrinology 2012; 153:1364-76. [PMID: 22294743 DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Across vertebrate species, 17β-estradiol (E(2)) acts on the brain via both genomic and nongenomic mechanisms to influence neuronal physiology and behavior. Nongenomic E(2) signaling is typically initiated by membrane-associated estrogen receptors that modulate intracellular signaling cascades, including rapid phosphorylation of ERK. Phosphorylated ERK (pERK) can, in turn, rapidly phosphorylate tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). Recent data suggest that the rapid effects of E(2) on mouse aggressive behavior are more prominent during short photoperiods (winter) and that acute aromatase inhibition reduces songbird aggression in winter only. To date, seasonal plasticity in the rapid effects of E(2) on intracellular signaling has not been investigated. Here, we compared the effects of acute (15 min) E(2) treatment on pERK, pTH, and pCREB immunoreactivity in male song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) pretreated with the aromatase inhibitor fadrozole during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. We examined immunoreactivity in 14 brain regions including portions of the song control system, social behavior network, and the hippocampus (Hp). In both seasons, E(2) significantly decreased pERK in nucleus taeniae of the amygdala, pTH in ventromedial hypothalamus, and pCREB in mesencephalic central gray, robust nucleus of the arcopallium, and caudomedial nidopallium. However, several effects were critically dependent upon season. E(2) decreased pERK in caudomedial nidopallium in the breeding season only and decreased pCREB in the medial preoptic nucleus in the nonbreeding season only. Remarkably, E(2) decreased pERK in Hp in the breeding season but increased pERK in Hp in the nonbreeding season. Together, these data demonstrate that E(2) has rapid effects on intracellular signaling in multiple regions of the male brain and also demonstrate that rapid effects of E(2) can be profoundly different across the seasons.
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- Sarah A Heimovics
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1W5, Canada.
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Daubner SC, Le T, Wang S. Tyrosine hydroxylase and regulation of dopamine synthesis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010; 508:1-12. [PMID: 21176768 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 612] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme of catecholamine biosynthesis; it uses tetrahydrobiopterin and molecular oxygen to convert tyrosine to DOPA. Its amino terminal 150 amino acids comprise a domain whose structure is involved in regulating the enzyme's activity. Modes of regulation include phosphorylation by multiple kinases at four different serine residues, and dephosphorylation by two phosphatases. The enzyme is inhibited in feedback fashion by the catecholamine neurotransmitters. Dopamine binds to TyrH competitively with tetrahydrobiopterin, and interacts with the R domain. TyrH activity is modulated by protein-protein interactions with enzymes in the same pathway or the tetrahydrobiopterin pathway, structural proteins considered to be chaperones that mediate the neuron's oxidative state, and the protein that transfers dopamine into secretory vesicles. TyrH is modified in the presence of NO, resulting in nitration of tyrosine residues and the glutathionylation of cysteine residues.
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- S Colette Daubner
- Department of Biological Sciences, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
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Lou H, Montoya SE, Alerte TNM, Wang J, Wu J, Peng X, Hong CS, Friedrich EE, Mader SA, Pedersen CJ, Marcus BS, McCormack AL, Di Monte DA, Daubner SC, Perez RG. Serine 129 phosphorylation reduces the ability of alpha-synuclein to regulate tyrosine hydroxylase and protein phosphatase 2A in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:17648-61. [PMID: 20356833 PMCID: PMC2878529 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.100867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2010] [Revised: 03/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alpha-synuclein (a-Syn), a protein implicated in Parkinson disease, contributes significantly to dopamine metabolism. a-Syn binding inhibits the activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis. Phosphorylation of TH stimulates its activity, an effect that is reversed by protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). In cells, a-Syn overexpression activates PP2A. Here we demonstrate that a-Syn significantly inhibited TH activity in vitro and in vivo and that phosphorylation of a-Syn serine 129 (Ser-129) modulated this effect. In MN9D cells, a-Syn overexpression reduced TH serine 19 phosphorylation (Ser(P)-19). In dopaminergic tissues from mice overexpressing human a-Syn in catecholamine neurons only, TH-Ser-19 and TH-Ser-40 phosphorylation and activity were also reduced, whereas PP2A was more active. Cerebellum, which lacks excess a-Syn, had PP2A activity identical to controls. Conversely, a-Syn knock-out mice had elevated TH-Ser-19 phosphorylation and activity and less active PP2A in dopaminergic tissues. Using an a-Syn Ser-129 dephosphorylation mimic, with serine mutated to alanine, TH was more inhibited, whereas PP2A was more active in vitro and in vivo. Phosphorylation of a-Syn Ser-129 by Polo-like-kinase 2 in vitro reduced the ability of a-Syn to inhibit TH or activate PP2A, identifying a novel regulatory role for Ser-129 on a-Syn. These findings extend our understanding of normal a-Syn biology and have implications for the dopamine dysfunction of Parkinson disease.
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- Haiyan Lou
- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
- the Department of Pharmacology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas 78229, and
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- From the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
- the Departments of Neurology and
- Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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Wang S, Sura GR, Dangott LJ, Fitzpatrick PF. Identification by hydrogen/deuterium exchange of structural changes in tyrosine hydroxylase associated with regulation. Biochemistry 2009; 48:4972-9. [PMID: 19371093 PMCID: PMC2730116 DOI: 10.1021/bi9004254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The activity of tyrosine hydroxylase is regulated by reversible phosphorylation of serine residues in an N-terminal regulatory domain and catecholamine inhibition at the active site. Catecholamines such as dopamine bind very tightly to the resting enzyme; phosphorylation of Ser40 decreases the affinity for catecholamines by 3 orders of magnitude. The effects of dopamine binding and phosphorylation of Ser40 on the kinetics of deuterium incorporation into peptide bonds were examined by mass spectrometry. When dopamine is bound, three peptic peptides show significantly slower deuterium incorporation, 35-41 and 42-71 in the regulatory domain and 295-299 in the catalytic domain. In the phosphorylated enzyme, peptide 295-299 shows more rapid incorporation of deuterium, while 35-41 and 42-71 can not be detected. These results are consistent with tyrosine hydroxylase existing in two different conformations. In the closed conformation, the regulatory domain lies across the active site loop containing residues 295-298; this is stabilized when dopamine is bound in the active site. In the open conformation, the regulatory domain has moved out of the active site, allowing substrate access; this conformation is favored by phosphorylation of Ser40.
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- Shanzhi Wang
- Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-2128
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-2128
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-2128
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-2128
- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-2128
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Douglas SA, Bunn SJ. Interferon-alpha signalling in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells: involvement of signal-transducer and activator of transcription 1 and 2, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 and serine 31 phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase. J Neuroendocrinol 2009; 21:200-7. [PMID: 19207826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01821.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells are an integral part of the neuroendocrine system, playing an important role in the physiological adaptation to stress. In response to a wide variety of stimuli, including acetylcholine released from the splanchnic nerve, hormones such as angiotensin II or paracrine signals such as prostaglandins, chromaffin cells synthesise and secrete catecholamines and a number of biologically active peptides. This adrenal medullary output mediates a complex and diverse stress response. We report that chromaffin cells also respond both acutely and chronically to interferon (IFN)-alpha, thus providing a mechanism of interaction between the immune system and the stress response. Incubation of isolated bovine chromaffin cells maintained in culture, with IFN-alpha resulted in a rapid, transient activation of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK)1/2, which was maximal after 5 min. IFN-alpha mediated activation of ERK1/2 appeared to be responsible for the increased phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis. This tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation was exclusively on serine 31, with no change in the phosphorylation of serine 19 or 40. This increase in the serine 31 phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase was prevented by inhibition of protein kinase C or ERK1/2 activation. Incubation with IFN-alpha also resulted in a time- and concentration-dependent phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins (STAT)1 and 2. This response was maximal after approximately 60 min. Prolonged treatment with IFN-alpha (12-48 h) resulted in increased expression of STAT1 and, to a lesser extent, STAT2. Thus, these findings demonstrate that adrenal medullary chromaffin cells are responsive to IFN-alpha and provide a possible cellular mechanism by which this immune-derived signal can potentially influence and integrate with the stress response.
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- S A Douglas
- Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Chaube R, Joyt KP. In vitro brain tyrosine hydroxylase activation in catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch): seasonal changes in involvement of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A and Ca2+ -dependent protein kinase C. Indian J Exp Biol 2008; 46:764-769. [PMID: 19090347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In the present in vitro study, the involvement of cAMP dependent-protein kinase A (PKA) and calcium-dependent protein kinase C (PKC) in the regulation of forebrain (telencephalon and hypothalamus) tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity was demonstrated during the reproductive seasons of the female catfish H. fossilis. In the concentration studies conducted in prespawning phase, cAMP (0.05 nM, 0.5 nM, 1 mM and 2.0 mM) or the phosphodiesterase inhibitor isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX-0.5-2.0 mM) stimulated enzyme activity. Likewise, the incubation of the enzyme preparations with the cAMP dependent-protein kinase A inhibitor H-89 (1 and 10 microM) and PKC inhibitor calphostin C (cal C; 1 and 10 microM) inhibited enzyme activity in a concentration-dependent manner. In seasonal studies, the incubation of the enzyme preparations with cAMP (1 mM), IBMX (1 mM), H-89 (10 microM) and cal-C (10 microM) produced season-dependent effects on enzyme activity. The stimulatory effect of cAMP and IBMX and the inhibitory effect of H-89 and cal C were greater in the resting and spawning phases. The results suggest the involvement of both signal transduction pathways in TH activation vis-à-vis catecholaminergic activity with a more dominant role by the cAMP-PKA pathway.
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- R Chaube
- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India
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Gelain DP, Moreira JCF, Bevilaqua LRM, Dickson PW, Dunkley PR. Retinol activates tyrosine hydroxylase acutely by increasing the phosphorylation of serine40 and then serine31 in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. J Neurochem 2007; 103:2369-79. [PMID: 17908239 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04935.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of the catecholamines. It has been reported that retinol (vitamin A) modulates tyrosine hydroxylase activity by increasing its expression through the activation of the nuclear retinoid receptors. In this study, we observed that retinol also leads to an acute activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells and this was shown to occur via two distinct non-genomic mechanisms. In the first mechanism, retinol induced an influx in extracellular calcium, activation of protein kinase C and serine40 phosphorylation, leading to tyrosine hydroxylase activation within 15 min. This effect then declined over time. The retinol-induced rise in intracellular calcium then led to a second slower mechanism; this involved an increase in reactive oxygen species, activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and serine31 phosphorylation and the maintenance of tyrosine hydroxylase activation for up to 2 h. No effects were observed with retinoic acid. These results show that retinol activates tyrosine hydroxylase via two sequential non-genomic mechanisms, which have not previously been characterized. These mechanisms are likely to operate in vivo to facilitate the stress response, especially when vitamin supplements are taken or when retinol is used as a therapeutic agent.
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- Daniel P Gelain
- The School of Biomedical Science and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Eser BE, Barr EW, Frantom PA, Saleh L, Bollinger JM, Krebs C, Fitzpatrick PF. Direct spectroscopic evidence for a high-spin Fe(IV) intermediate in tyrosine hydroxylase. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:11334-5. [PMID: 17715926 PMCID: PMC2860260 DOI: 10.1021/ja074446s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bekir E Eser
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Hofto ME, Cross JN, Cafiero M. Interaction energies between tetrahydrobiopterin analogues and aromatic residues in tyrosine hydroxylase and phenylalanine hydroxylase. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:9651-4. [PMID: 17658743 DOI: 10.1021/jp072518w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The phenylalanine residues 300 and 309 in the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase are known to aid in the positioning and binding of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) to the enzyme active site. The residues phenylalanine 254 and tyrosine 325 similarly aid in binding BH4 in phenylalanine hydroxylase. BH4 is a cofactor necessary for enzyme function, and mutations in these residues have been shown to cause a decrease in enzyme function. We examine the pairwise interactions between each aromatic residue and BH4 using second-order Moller Plesset theory and density functional theory to determine the amount of binding due to these aromatic residues. Further, we perform in silico point mutations of these residues to determine if several likely mutations can cause a decrease in protein function. Our results show that dispersion dominates these interactions, and electrostatics alone is not enough to bind the BH4.
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- Meghan E Hofto
- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee 38112, USA
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Perfume G, Morgazo C, Nabhen S, Batistone A, Hope SI, Bianciotti LG, Vatta MS. Short-term regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase activity and expression by endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 in the rat posterior hypothalamus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 142:69-77. [PMID: 17363078 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2007.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2006] [Revised: 12/28/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Brain catecholamines are involved in several biological functions regulated by the hypothalamus. We have previously reported that endothelin-1 and -3 (ET-1 and ET-3) modulate norepinephrine release in the anterior and posterior hypothalamus. As tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis, the aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of ET-1 and ET-3 on TH activity, total enzyme level and the phosphorylated forms of TH in the rat posterior hypothalamus. Results showed that ET-1 and ET-3 diminished TH activity but the response was abolished by both selective ET(A) and ET(B) antagonists (BQ-610 and BQ-788, respectively). In addition ET(A) and ET(B) selective agonists (sarafotoxin S6b and IRL-1620, respectively) failed to affect TH activity. In order to investigate the intracellular signaling coupled to endothelins (ETs) response, nitric oxide (NO), phosphoinositide, cAMP/PKA and CaMK-II pathways were studied. Results showed that N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester and 7-nitroindazole (NO synthase and neuronal NO synthase inhibitors, respectively), 1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinozalin-1-one and KT-5823 (soluble guanylyl cyclase, and PKG inhibitors, respectively) inhibited ETs effect on TH activity. Further, sodium nitroprusside and 8-bromoguanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (NO donor and cGMP analog, respectively) mimicked ETs response. ETs-induced reduction of TH activity was not affected by a PKA inhibitor but it was abolished by PLC, PKC and CaMK-II inhibitors as well as by an IP(3) receptor antagonist. On the other hand, both ETs did not modify TH total level but reduced the phosphorylation of serine residues of the enzyme at positions 19, 31 and 40. Present results suggest that ET-1 and ET-3 diminished TH activity through an atypical ET or ET(C) receptor coupled to the NO/cGMP/PKG, phosphoinositide and CaMK-II pathways. Furthermore, TH diminished activity may result from the reduction of the phosphorylated sites of the enzyme without changes in its total level. Taken jointly present and previous results support that ET-1 and ET-3 may play a relevant role in the modulation of catecholaminergic neurotransmission in the posterior hypothalamus of the rat.
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- Guadalupe Perfume
- Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Recent literature has ushered in a new awareness of the diverse post-translational events that can influence protein folding and function. Among these modifications, protein nitration is thought to play a critical role in the onset and progression of several neurodegenerative diseases. While previously considered a late-stage epiphenomenon, nitration of protein tyrosine residues appears to be an early event in the lesions of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. The advent of highly specific biochemical and immunological detection methods reveals that nitration occurs in vivo with biological selectively and site specificity. In fact, nitration of only a single Tyr residue is often sufficient to induce profound changes in the activity of catalytic proteins and the three-dimensional conformation of structural proteins. Presumably, nitration modifies protein function by altering the hydrophobicity, hydrogen bonding, and electrostatic properties within the targeted protein. Most importantly, however, nitrative injury may represent a unifying mechanism that explains how genetic and environmental causes of neurological disease manifest a singular phenotype. In this review and synthesis, we first examine the pathways of protein nitration in biological systems and the factors that influence site-directed nitration. Subsequently, we turn our attention to the structural implications of site-specific nitration and how it affects the function of several neurodegeneration-related proteins. These proteins include Mn superoxide dismutase and neurofilament light subunit in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, alpha-synuclein and tyrosine hydroxylase in Parkinson's disease, and tau in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Matthew R Reynolds
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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Ho G, Zhang C, Zhuo L. Non-invasive fluorescent imaging of gliosis in transgenic mice for profiling developmental neurotoxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007; 221:76-85. [PMID: 17350065 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gliosis is a universal response of the brain to almost all types of neural insults, including neurotoxicity, neurodegeneration, viral infection, and stroke. A hallmark of gliotic reaction is the up-regulation of the astrocytic biomarker GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein), which often precedes the anatomically apparent damages in the brain. In this study, neonatal transgenic mice at postnatal day (PD) 4 expressing GFP (green fluorescent protein) under the control of a widely used 2.2-kb human GFAP promoter in the brain are treated with two model neurotoxicants, 1-methyl-4(2'-methylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (2'-CH(3)-MPTP), and kainic acid (KA), respectively, to induce gliosis. Here we show that the neurotoxicant-induced acute gliosis can be non-invasively imaged and quantified in the brain of conscious (un-anesthetized) mice in real-time, at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h post-toxicant dosing. Therefore the current methodology could be a useful tool for studying the developmental aspects of neuropathies and neurotoxicity.
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- Gideon Ho
- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, the Nanos, #04-01, 138669, Singapore
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Hydroxylation of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan is carried out by a family of non-heme iron and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) dependent enzymes, i.e. the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases (AAHs). The reactions catalyzed by these enzymes are important for biomedicine and their mutant forms in humans are associated with phenylketonuria (phenylalanine hydroxylase), Parkinson's disease and DOPA-responsive dystonia (tyrosine hydroxylase), and possibly neuropsychiatric and gastrointestinal disorders (tryptophan hydroxylase 1 and 2). We attempt to rationalize current knowledge about substrate and inhibitor specificity based on the three-dimensional structures of the enzymes and their complexes with substrates, cofactors and inhibitors. In addition, further insights on the selectivity and affinity determinants for ligand binding in the AAHs were obtained from molecular interaction field (MIF) analysis. We applied this computational structural approach to a rational analysis of structural differences at the active sites of the enzymes, a strategy that can help in the design of novel selective ligands for each AAH.
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- Knut Teigen
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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Bobrovskaya L, Gilligan C, Bolster EK, Flaherty JJ, Dickson PW, Dunkley PR. Sustained phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase at serine 40: a novel mechanism for maintenance of catecholamine synthesis. J Neurochem 2007; 100:479-89. [PMID: 17064352 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04213.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis. Its activity is known to be controlled acutely (minutes) by phosphorylation and chronically (days) by protein synthesis. Using bovine adrenal chromaffin cells we found that nicotine, acting via nicotinic receptors, sustained the phosphorylation of TH at Ser40 for up to 48 h. Nicotine also induced sustained activation of TH, which for the first 24 h was completely independent of TH protein synthesis, and the phosphorylation of TH at Ser31. Imipramine did not inhibit the acute phosphorylation of TH at Ser40 or TH activation induced by nicotine, but did inhibit the sustained responses to nicotine seen at 24 h. The protein kinase(s) responsible for TH phosphorylation at Ser40 switched from being protein kinase C (PKC) independent in the acute phase to PKC dependent in the sustained phase. Sustained phosphorylation and activation of TH were also observed with histamine and angiotensin II. Sustained phosphorylation of TH at Ser40 provides a novel mechanism for increasing TH activity and this leads to increased catecholamine synthesis. Sustained phosphorylation of TH may be a selective target for drugs or pathology in neurons that contain TH and synthesize dopamine, noradrenaline or adrenaline.
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- Larisa Bobrovskaya
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- S Kaufman
- Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Saraf A, Virshup DM, Strack S. Differential expression of the B'beta regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A modulates tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation and catecholamine synthesis. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:573-80. [PMID: 17085438 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m607407200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis, is stimulated by N-terminal phosphorylation by several kinases and inhibited by protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2A (PP2A). PP2A is a family of heterotrimeric holoenzymes containing one of more than a dozen different regulatory subunits. In comparison with rat forebrain extracts, adrenal gland extracts exhibited TH hyperphosphorylation at Ser(19), Ser(31), and Ser(40), as well as reduced phosphatase activity selectively toward phosphorylated TH. Because the B'beta regulatory subunit of PP2A is expressed in brain but not in adrenal glands, we tested the hypothesis that PP2A/B'beta is a specific TH phosphatase. In catecholamine-secreting PC12 cells, inducible expression of B'beta decreased both N-terminal Ser phosphorylation and in situ TH activity, whereas inducible silencing of endogenous B'beta had the opposite effect. Furthermore, PP2A/B'beta directly dephosphorylated TH in vitro. As to specificity, other PP2A regulatory subunits had negligible effects on TH activity and phosphorylation in situ and in vitro. Whereas B'beta was highly expressed in dopaminergic cell bodies in the substantia nigra, the PP2A regulatory subunit was excluded from TH-positive terminal fields in the striatum and failed to colocalize with presynaptic markers in general. Consistent with a model in which B'beta enrichment in neuronal cell bodies helps confine catecholamine synthesis to axon terminals, TH phosphorylation was higher in processes than in somata of dopaminergic neurons. In summary, we show that B'beta recruits PP2A to modulate TH activity in a tissue- and cell compartment specific fashion.
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- Amit Saraf
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Pavon JA, Fitzpatrick PF. Insights into the catalytic mechanisms of phenylalanine and tryptophan hydroxylase from kinetic isotope effects on aromatic hydroxylation. Biochemistry 2006; 45:11030-7. [PMID: 16953590 PMCID: PMC1945167 DOI: 10.1021/bi0607554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheH) and tryptophan hydroxylase (TrpH) catalyze the aromatic hydroxylation of phenylalanine and tryptophan, forming tyrosine and 5-hydroxytryptophan, respectively. The reactions of PheH and TrpH have been investigated with [4-(2)H]-, [3,5-(2)H(2)]-, and (2)H(5)-phenylalanine as substrates. All (D)k(cat) values are normal with Delta117PheH, the catalytic core of rat phenylalanine hydroxylase, ranging from 1.12-1.41. In contrast, for Delta117PheH V379D, a mutant protein in which the stoichiometry between tetrahydropterin oxidation and amino acid hydroxylation is altered, the (D)k(cat) value with [4-(2)H]-phenylalanine is 0.92 but is normal with [3,5-(2)H(2)]-phenylalanine. The ratio of tetrahydropterin oxidation to amino acid hydroxylation for Delta117PheH V379D shows a similar inverse isotope effect with [4-(2)H]-phenylalanine. Intramolecular isotope effects, determined from the deuterium contents of the tyrosine formed from [4-(2)H]-and [3,5(2)H(2)]-phenylalanine, are identical for Delta117PheH and Delta117PheH V379D, suggesting that steps subsequent to oxygen addition are unaffected in the mutant protein. The inverse effects are consistent with the reaction of an activated ferryl-oxo species at the para position of the side chain of the amino acid to form a cationic intermediate. The normal effects on the (D)k(cat) value for the wild-type enzyme are attributed to an isotope effect of 5.1 on the tautomerization of a dienone intermediate to tyrosine with a rate constant 6- to7-fold that for hydroxylation. In addition, there is a slight ( approximately 34%) preference for the loss of the hydrogen originally at C4 of phenylalanine. With (2)H(5)-indole-tryptophan as a substrate for Delta117PheH, the (D)k(cat) value is 0.89, consistent with hydroxylation being rate-limiting in this case. When deuterated phenylalanines are used as substrates for TrpH, the (D)k(cat) values are within error of those for Delta117PheH V379D. Overall, these results are consistent with the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases all sharing the same chemical mechanism, but with the isotope effect for hydroxylation by PheH being masked by tautomerization of an enedione intermediate to tyrosine.
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- Jorge Alex Pavon
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, USA
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Sura GR, Lasagna M, Gawandi V, Reinhart GD, Fitzpatrick PF. Effects of ligands on the mobility of an active-site loop in tyrosine hydroxylase as monitored by fluorescence anisotropy. Biochemistry 2006; 45:9632-8. [PMID: 16878998 PMCID: PMC2031214 DOI: 10.1021/bi060754b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fluorescence anisotropy has been used to monitor the effect of ligands on a mobile loop over the active site of tyrosine hydroxylase. Phe184 in the center of the loop was mutated to tryptophan, and the three native tryptophan residues were mutated to phenylalanine to form an enzyme with a single tryptophan residue in the mobile loop. The addition of 6-methyl-5-deazatetrahydropterin to the enzyme resulted in a significant increase in the fluorescence anisotropy. The addition of phenylalanine did not result in a significant change in the anisotropy in the presence or absence of the deazapterin. The K(d) value for the deazapterin was unaffected by the presence of phenylalanine. Qualitatively similar results were obtained with apoenzyme, except that the addition of phenylalanine led to a slight decrease in anisotropy. Frequency-domain lifetime measurements showed that the distribution of lifetimes was unaffected by both the amino acid and deazapterin. Frequency-domain anisotropy analyses were consistent with a decrease in the motion of the sole tryptophan in the presence of the deazapterin. This could be modeled as a decrease in the cone angle for the indole ring of about 12 degrees . The data are consistent with a model in which binding of a tetrahydropterin results in a change in the conformation of the surface loop required for proper formation of the amino acid binding site.
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- Giri R Sura
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, USA
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Zhong N, Kim CY, Rizzu P, Geula C, Porter DR, Pothos EN, Squitieri F, Heutink P, Xu J. DJ-1 transcriptionally up-regulates the human tyrosine hydroxylase by inhibiting the sumoylation of pyrimidine tract-binding protein-associated splicing factor. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:20940-20948. [PMID: 16731528 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601935200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Loss-of-function mutations in DJ-1 cause a subset of familial Parkinson disease (PD). However, the mechanism underlying the selective vulnerability in dopaminergic pathway due to the inactivation of DJ-1 is unclear. Previously, we have reported that DJ-1 is a neuroprotective transcriptional co-activator interacting with the transcriptional co-repressor pyrimidine tract-binding protein-associated splicing factor (PSF). Here we show that DJ-1 and PSF bind and regulate the human tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter. Inactivation of DJ-1 by small interference RNA (siRNA) results in decreased TH expression and l-DOPA production in human dopaminergic cell lines. Consistent with its role as a transcriptional regulator, DJ-1 specifically suppresses the global SUMO-1 modification. High molecular weight sumoylated protein species, including PSF, accumulate in the lymphoblast cells from the patients carrying pathogenic DJ-1 mutations. DJ-1 elevates the TH expression by inhibiting the sumoylation of PSF and preventing its sumoylation-dependent recruitment of histone deacetylase 1. Furthermore, siRNA silencing of DJ-1 decreases the acetylation of TH promoter-bound histones, and histone deacetylase inhibitors restore the DJ-1 siRNA-induced repression of TH. Therefore, our results suggest DJ-1 as a regulator of protein sumoylation and directly link the loss of DJ-1 expression and transcriptional dysfunction to impaired dopamine synthesis.
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- Nan Zhong
- Department of Neurology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston 02135, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston 02135, Massachusetts
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- Department of Human Genetics, Vrise University (VU) University Medical Center and VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurodegenerative and Aging Research, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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- Department of Human Genetics, Vrise University (VU) University Medical Center and VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston 02135, Massachusetts.
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Daubner SC, McGinnis JT, Gardner M, Kroboth SL, Morris AR, Fitzpatrick PF. A flexible loop in tyrosine hydroxylase controls coupling of amino acid hydroxylation to tetrahydropterin oxidation. J Mol Biol 2006; 359:299-307. [PMID: 16618490 PMCID: PMC1945210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2006] [Revised: 03/08/2006] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The role of a polypeptide loop in tyrosine hydroxylase (TyrH) whose homolog in phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheH) takes on a different conformation when substrates are bound has been studied using site-directed mutagenesis. The loop spans positions 177 to 191; alanine was introduced into those positions, introducing one alanine substitution per TyrH variant. Mutagenesis of residues in the center of the loop resulted in alterations in the KM values for substrates, the Vmax value for dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) synthesis, and the coupling of tetrahydropterin oxidation to tyrosine hydroxylation. The variant with the most altered KM value for 6-methyltetrahydropterin was TyrH F184A. The variants with the most affected K(tyr) values were those with substitutions in the center of the loop, TyrH K183A, F184A, D185A, P186A and D187A. These five variants also had the most reduced Vmax values for DOPA synthesis. Alanine substitution in positions 182-186 resulted in lowered ratios of tyrosine hydroxylation to tetrahydropterin oxidation. TyrH F184Y and PheH Y138F, variants with the residue at the center of the loop substituted with the residue present at the homologous position in the other hydroxylase, were also studied. The V/K(tyr) to V/K(phe) ratios for these variants were altered significantly, but the results did not suggest that F184 of TyrH or Y138 of PheH plays a dominant role in determining amino acid substrate specificity.
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- S Colette Daubner
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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Pavon JA, Fitzpatrick PF. Intrinsic isotope effects on benzylic hydroxylation by the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases: evidence for hydrogen tunneling, coupled motion, and similar reactivities. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 127:16414-5. [PMID: 16305226 PMCID: PMC1356669 DOI: 10.1021/ja0562651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Deuterium kinetic isotope effects for hydroxylation of the methyl group of 4-methylphenylalanine have been used as a probe of the relative reactivities of the hydroxylating intermediates in the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan hydroxylase. When there are three deuterium atoms in the methyl group, all three enzymes exhibit an intrinsic isotope effect of about 13. The temperature dependence of the isotope effect is consistent with moderate tunneling, with the extent of tunneling identical for all three enzymes. In the case of phenylalanine hydroxylase, the presence of the regulatory domain has no effect on the values. The intrinsic primary and secondary isotope effects were determined using 4-methylphenylalanine containing one or two deuterium atoms in the methyl group. With one deuterium atom, the intrinsic primary and secondary effects have average values of 10 and 1.1, respectively. With two deuterium atoms, the primary effects decrease to 7.4 and the secondary effect increases to 1.3, consistent with coupled motion of the primary and secondary hydrogens. The results with all three enzymes are consistent with a hydrogen abstraction mechanism. The similarities of the isotope effects and extent of tunneling establish that the reactivities of the hydroxylating intermediates in the three enzymes are essentially identical.
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Frantom PA, Seravalli J, Ragsdale SW, Fitzpatrick PF. Reduction and oxidation of the active site iron in tyrosine hydroxylase: kinetics and specificity. Biochemistry 2006; 45:2372-9. [PMID: 16475826 PMCID: PMC1945184 DOI: 10.1021/bi052283j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TyrH) is a pterin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of tyrosine to form dihydroxyphenylalanine. The oxidation state of the active site iron atom plays a central role in the regulation of the enzyme. The kinetics of reduction of ferric TyrH by several reductants were determined by anaerobic stopped-flow spectroscopy. Anaerobic rapid freeze-quench EPR confirmed that the change in the near-UV absorbance of TyrH upon adding reductant corresponded to iron reduction. Tetrahydrobiopterin reduces wild-type TyrH following a simple second-order mechanism with a rate constant of 2.8 +/- 0.1 mM(-)(1) s(-)(1). 6-Methyltetrahydropterin reduces the ferric enzyme with a second-order rate constant of 6.1 +/- 0.1 mM(-)(1) s(-)(1) and exhibits saturation kinetics. No EPR signal for a radical intermediate was detected. Ascorbate, glutathione, and 1,4-benzoquinone all reduce ferric TyrH, but much more slowly than tetrahydrobiopterin, suggesting that the pterin is a physiological reductant. E332A TyrH, which has an elevated K(m) for tetrahydropterin in the catalytic reaction, is reduced by tetrahydropterins with the same kinetic parameters as those of the wild-type enzyme, suggesting that BH(4) does not bind in the catalytic conformation during the reduction. Oxidation of ferrous TyrH by molecular oxygen can be described as a single-step second-order reaction, with a rate constant of 210 mM(-)(1) s(-)(1). S40E TyrH, which mimics the phosphorylated state of the enzyme, has oxidation and reduction kinetics similar to those of the wild-type enzyme, suggesting that phosphorylation does not directly regulate the interconversion of the ferric and ferrous forms.
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- Patrick A Frantom
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Royo M, Daubner SC, Fitzpatrick PF. Effects of mutations in tyrosine hydroxylase associated with progressive dystonia on the activity and stability of the protein. Proteins 2006; 58:14-21. [PMID: 15468323 PMCID: PMC1945158 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TyrH) catalyzes the conversion of tyrosine to dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of dopamine. Four mutations in the TyrH gene have recently been described in cases of autosomal recessive DOPA-responsive dystonia (Swaans et al., Ann Hum Genet 2000;64:25-31). All four are predicted to result in changes in single amino acid residues in the catalytic domain of the protein: T245P, T283M, R306H, and T463M. To determine the effects of these mutations on the molecular properties of the enzyme, mutant proteins containing the individual single amino acid changes have been expressed in bacteria and purified. Only the T283M mutation results in a decrease in the enzyme k(cat) value, while the T245P enzyme has a slightly higher value than the wild-type enzyme. The only case in which a K(m) value for either tyrosine or tetrahydrobiopterin is perturbed is the T245P enzyme, for which the K(m) value for tyrosine has increased about 50%. In contrast to the minor effects of the mutations on enzyme activity, the stability is decreased significantly by the mutations. The R306H and T283M enzymes are the least stable, losing activity 30- and 50-fold more rapidly than the wild-type enzyme. The apparent T(m) value for unfolding was decreased by 3.9, 8.2, and 7.2 degrees for the T245P, R306H, and T463M enzymes, while the T283M enzyme was too unstable for measurement of a T(m) value. The results establish that the physiological effects of the mutations are primarily due to the decreased stability of the mutant proteins rather than decreases in their intrinsic activities.
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- Montserrat Royo
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, USA
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Neckameyer WS, Holt B, Paradowski TJ. Biochemical conservation of recombinant Drosophila tyrosine hydroxylase with its mammalian cognates. Biochem Genet 2006; 43:425-43. [PMID: 16187166 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-005-6781-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2004] [Accepted: 09/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dopamine modulates several behavioral and developmental events; in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a neuromodulator, and a developmental signal. Studies in mammals suggest that these diverse roles for dopamine have been evolutionarily conserved. Fundamental regulation of dopamine occurs via tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the catecholamine biosynthetic pathway. Mammalian TH is acutely regulated via phosphorylation-dephosphorylation mechanisms, which occur as a direct consequence of nerve stimulation. We have shown that the Drosophila homolog of TH, DTH, shares over 50% sequence identity with mammalian TH, and the serine residue corresponding to the major site of phosphorylation is conserved. We demonstrate using recombinant DTH protein generated in E. coli that its regulatory biochemical mechanisms closely parallel those from mammals. Drosophila thus provides a highly conserved and tractable model system in which to test the functional consequences of perturbing TH activity by acute regulatory mechanisms.
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- Wendi S Neckameyer
- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA.
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Hernández-Romero D, Sanchez-Amat A, Solano F. A tyrosinase with an abnormally high tyrosine hydroxylase/dopa oxidase ratio. Role of the seventh histidine and accessibility to the active site. FEBS J 2006; 273:257-70. [PMID: 16403014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The sequencing of the genome of Ralstonia solanacearum[Salanoubat M, Genin S, Artiguenave F, et al. (2002) Nature 415, 497-502] revealed several genes that putatively code for polyphenol oxidases (PPOs). This soil-borne pathogenic bacterium withers a wide range of plants. We detected the expression of two PPO genes (accession numbers NP_518458 and NP_519622) with high similarity to tyrosinases, both containing the six conserved histidines required to bind the pair of type-3 copper ions at the active site. Generation of null mutants in those genes by homologous recombination mutagenesis and protein purification allowed us to correlate each gene with its enzymatic activity. In contrast with all tyrosinases so far studied, the enzyme NP_518458 shows higher monophenolase than o-diphenolase activity and its initial activity does not depend on the presence of l-dopa cofactor. On the other hand, protein NP_519622 is an enzyme with a clear preference to oxidize o-diphenols and only residual monophenolase activity, behaving as a catechol oxidase. These catalytic characteristics are discussed in relation to two other characteristics apart from the six conserved histidines. One is the putative presence of a seventh histidine which interacts with the carboxy group on the substrate and controls the preference for carboxylated and decarboxylated substrates. The second is the size of the residue isosteric with the aromatic F261 reported in sweet potato catechol oxidase which acts as a gate to control accessibility to CuA at the active site.
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Activity of tyrosine hydroxylase is regulated by feedback inhibition and inactivation by catecholamines, and activation by protein phosphorylation. In this article, reaction mechanisms for the conversion of tyrosine hydroxylase to an inactive/stable form by catecholamines, and activation of tyrosine hydroxylase by phosphorylation at Ser-40 are discussed. Inactivation may be induced by sub-stoichiometric amounts of catecholamines, and activation by phosphorylation of Ser-40 may require phosphorylation of three or all four subunits of a tyrosine hydroxylase molecule. Cooperative phosphorylation at Ser-40 in the subunits is also discussed.
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- Hitoshi Fujisawa
- Shiga Medical Center Research Institute, Moriyama 524-8524, Japan.
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Rat brain synaptic vesicles were isoosmotically isolated and examined for Mg(2+)-ATPase [EC 3.6.1.3.] and tyrosine hydroxylase [EC 1.14.16.2.] associated with the synaptic vesicles. Synaptosomes in 0.32 M sucrose were disrupted by freezing and thawing treatment, and the cytosol fraction was fractionated on a Sephacryl S-500 column with a mean exclusion size of 200 nm. Peak I at the void volume was a mixture of large vesicular membranes, small amounts of synaptic vesicles and coated vesicles, etc. Peak II consisted of non- and granulated synaptic vesicles of 35-40 nm diameter, and peak III of soluble proteins. The synaptic vesicles in peak II reacted with antibodies against the H(+)-ATPase A-subunit, vesicular acetylcholine transporter, and vesicular monoamine transporter. However, they showed little Mg(2+)-ATPase activity. Tyrosine hydroxylase was observed in either peak II or III on blotting with an anti-tyrosine hydroxylase antibody. These results imply that tyrosine hydroxylase exists in soluble and bound forms to synaptic vesicles in nerve terminals.
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- Toshihiro Tsudzuki
- Department of Biochemistry I, Nagoya City University Medical School, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis, and its activity is regulated by phosphorylation in the N-terminal regulatory domain. The proline-directed serine/threonine kinase cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5) plays an important role in diverse neuronal processes. In the present study, we identify TH as a novel substrate of cdk5. We show that cdk5 phosphorylates TH at serine 31 and that this phosphorylation is associated with an increase in total TH activity. In transgenic mice with increased cdk5 activity, the immunoreactivity for phosphorylated TH at Ser-31 is enhanced in neurons of the substantia nigra, a brain region enriched with TH-positive neurons. In addition, we demonstrate that co-expression of cdk5 and its regulatory activator p35 with TH increases the stability of TH. Consistent with these findings, TH protein levels are reduced in cdk5 knock-out mice. Importantly, the TH activity and protein turnover of the phosphorylation-defective mutant TH S31A was not altered by cdk5 activity. Taken together, these data suggest that cdk5 phosphorylation of TH is an important regulator of TH activity through stabilization of TH protein levels.
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- Lily Y Moy
- Department of Pathology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Teigen K, Dao KK, McKinney JA, Gorren ACF, Mayer B, Frøystein NA, Haavik J, Martínez A. Tetrahydrobiopterin binding to aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. Ligand recognition and specificity. J Med Chem 2004; 47:5962-71. [PMID: 15537351 DOI: 10.1021/jm0497646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The three aromatic amino acid hydroxylases (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan hydroxylase) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) all utilize (6R)-l-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) as cofactor. The pterin binding site in the three hydroxylases is well conserved and different from the binding site in NOS. The structures of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) and of NOS in complex with BH(4) are still the only crystal structures available for the reduced cofactor-enzyme complexes. We have studied the enzyme-bound and free conformations of BH(4) by NMR spectroscopy and molecular docking into the active site of the three hydroxylases, using endothelial NOS as a comparative probe. We have found that the dihydroxypropyl side chain of BH(4) adopts different conformations depending on which hydroxylase it interacts with. All the bound conformations are different from that of BH(4) free in solution at neutral pH. The different bound conformations appear to result from specific interactions with nonconserved amino acids at the BH(4) binding sites of the hydroxylases, notably the stretch 248-251 (numeration in PAH) and the residue corresponding to Ala322 in PAH, i.e., Ser in TH and Ala in TPH. On the basis of analysis of molecular interaction fields, we discuss the selectivity determinants for each hydroxylase and explain the high-affinity inhibitory effect of 7-tetrahydrobiopterin specifically for PAH.
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- Knut Teigen
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009-Bergen, Norway
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Bobrovskaya L, Dunkley PR, Dickson PW. Phosphorylation of Ser19 increases both Ser40 phosphorylation and enzyme activity of tyrosine hydroxylase in intact cells. J Neurochem 2004; 90:857-64. [PMID: 15287891 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02550.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have previously shown that the phosphorylation of Ser19 in tyrosine hydroxylase can increase the rate of phosphorylation of Ser40 in tyrosine hydroxylase threefold in vitro. In this report we investigated the role of Ser19 on Ser40 phosphorylation in intact cells. Treatment of bovine chromaffin cells with anisomycin produced a twofold increase in Ser19 phosphorylation with no increase in Ser31 phosphorylation and only a small increase in Ser40 phosphorylation. Treatment of bovine chromaffin cells with forskolin produced a fourfold increase in Ser40 phosphorylation but no significant increase in either Ser19 or Ser31 phosphorylation. When chromaffin cells were first treated with anisomycin, the level of Ser40 phosphorylation after treatment by forskolin was 76% greater than the level of Ser40 phosphorylation in cells treated with forskolin alone. This potentiation of Ser40 phosphorylation by anisomycin could be completely blocked by the p38 MAP (mitogen-activated protein) kinase inhibitor SB 203580. The potentiation of Ser40 phosphorylation by anisomycin was not due to an increase in Ser40 kinase activity. Anisomycin treatment of chromaffin cells potentiated the forskolin-induced increase in tyrosine hydroxylase activity by 50%. This potentiation of activity was also blocked by SB 203580. These data provide the first evidence that the phosphorylation of Ser19 can potentiate the phosphorylation of Ser40 and subsequent activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in intact cells.
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- Larisa Bobrovskaya
- The School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TyrH), the catalyst for the key regulatory step in catecholamine biosynthesis, is phosphorylated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) on a serine residue in a regulatory domain. In the case of the rat enzyme, phosphorylation of Ser40 by PKA is critical in regulating the enzyme activity; the effect of phosphorylation is to relieve the enzyme from inhibition by dopamine and dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). There are four isoforms of human tyrosine hydroxylase (hTyrH), differing in the size of an insertion after Met30. The effects of phosphorylation by PKA on the binding of DOPA and dopamine have now been determined for all four human isoforms. There is an increase of about two-fold in the Kd value for DOPA for isoform 1 upon phosphorylation, from 4.4 to 7.4 microM; this effect decreases with the larger isoforms such that there is no effect of phosphorylation on the Kd value for isoform 4. Dopamine binds more much tightly, with Kd values less than 3 nM for all four unphosphorylated isoforms. Phosphorylation decreases the affinity for dopamine at least two orders of magnitude, resulting in Kd values of about 0.1 microM for the phosphorylated human enzymes, due primarily to increases in the rate constant for dissociation of dopamine. Dopamine binds about two-fold less tightly to the phosphorylated isoform 1 than to the other three isoforms. The results extend the regulatory model developed for the rat enzyme, in which the activity is regulated by the opposing effects of catecholamine binding and phosphorylation by PKA. The small effects on the relatively high Kd values for DOPA suggest that DOPA levels do not regulate the activity of hTyrH.
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- Giri R Sura
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, USA
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Kim D, Won J, Shin DW, Kang J, Kim YJ, Choi SY, Hwang MK, Jeong BW, Kim GS, Joe CO, Chung SH, Song WJ. Regulation of Dyrk1A kinase activity by 14-3-3. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 323:499-504. [PMID: 15369779 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.08.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dual-specificity tyrosine(Y) regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) is a serine/threonine protein kinase implicated in mental retardation resulting from Down syndrome. In this study, we carried out yeast two-hybrid screening to find proteins regulating DYRK1A kinase activity. We identified 14-3-3 as a Dyrk1A interacting protein, which is consistent with the previous finding of the interaction between the yeast orthologues Yak1p and Bmh1/2p. We showed the interaction between Dyrk1A and 14-3-3 in vitro and in vivo. The binding required the N-terminus of Dyrk1A and was independent of the Dyrk1A phosphorylation status. Functionally, 14-3-3 binding increased Dyrk1A kinase activity in a dose dependent manner in vitro. In vivo, a small peptide inhibiting 14-3-3 binding, sc138, decreased Dyrk1A kinase activity in COS7. In summary, these results suggest that DYRK1A kinase activity could be regulated by the interaction of 14-3-3.
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- Doyeun Kim
- Division of CNS, Hanwha Chemical R&D Center, Daejon 305-345, Republic of Korea
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Witkovsky P, Veisenberger E, Haycock JW, Akopian A, Garcia-Espana A, Meller E. Activity-dependent phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase in dopaminergic neurons of the rat retina. J Neurosci 2004; 24:4242-9. [PMID: 15115820 PMCID: PMC6729289 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5436-03.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We studied in vivo activity-dependent phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the rat retina. TH phosphorylation (TH-P) was evaluated by immunocytochemistry, using antibodies specific for each of three regulated phosphorylation sites. TH synthesis rate was measured by dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) accumulation in the presence of NSD-1015, an inhibitor of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase. TH-P was increased markedly by light or after intraocular injection of GABA(A) and glycine inhibitors. All three phosphospecific antibodies responded similarly to test drugs or light. A 30 min exposure to light increased DOPA accumulation by threefold over that seen after 30 min in darkness. Immunostaining to an anti-panNa channel antibody was found in all parts of the DA neuron. TTX blocked TH-P induced by light or GABA/glycine inhibitors but only in varicosities of the DA axon plexus, not in perikarya or dendrites. Veratridine increased TH-P in all parts of the DA neuron. The distribution of the monoamine vesicular transporter 2 was shown by immunocytochemistry to reside in varicosities of the DA plexus but not in dendrites, indicating that the varicosities are sites of dopamine release. Collectively, these data indicate that, in the retina, dopamine synthesis in varicosities is affected by the spiking activity of retinal neurons, possibly including that of the DA neurons themselves.
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- Paul Witkovsky
- Departments of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
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Giacometti S, Camoni L, Albumi C, Visconti S, De Michelis MI, Aducci P. Tyrosine phosphorylation inhibits the interaction of 14-3-3 proteins with the plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2004; 6:422-31. [PMID: 15248125 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Interaction of 14-3-3 proteins with their targets depends not only on the phosphorylation status of the target but also on that of 14-3-3 (Fu et al., 2000). In this work we demonstrated that the maize 14-3-3 isoform GF14-6 is a substrate of the tyrosine kinase insulin growth factor receptor 1. By means of site-directed mutants of GF14-6, we identified Tyr-137 as the specific tyrosine residue phosphorylated by the insulin growth factor receptor 1. Phosphorylation of GF14-6 on Tyr-137 lowered its affinity for a peptide mimicking the 14-3-3 binding site of the plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Moreover, phosphorylation in planta of 14-3-3 tyrosine residues, resulting from incubation with the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, phenylarsine oxide, decreased their association to the H+-ATPase.
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- S Giacometti
- Dipartimento di Biologia "L. Gorini", Università di Milano, CNR Istituto di Biofisica - Sezione di Milano, via G. Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Nunes CP, Zaha A, Gottstein B, Müller N, Siles-Lucas MDM. 14-3-3 gene characterization and description of a second 14-3-3 isoform in both Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis. Parasitol Res 2004; 93:403-9. [PMID: 15221462 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2003] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Members of the 14-3-3 protein family have been identified as regulatory molecules in intracellular signaling pathways and cell cycle control. Previously, the first Echinococcus 14-3-3 isoform (E14-3-3.1) was isolated from E. granulosus and E. multilocularis metacestode stages. Hyperexpression of this isoform was claimed to be associated with non-restricted tumor-like growth of the E. multilocularis metacestode. In this report, we describe the characterization of a 14-3-3 cDNA from E. granulosus and E. multilocularis corresponding to a second isoform of this family, E14-3-3.2. The characterized 14-3-3 gene was interrupted by two introns whose sequence and positions were conserved in both Echinococcus species. The deduced amino acid sequence of E14-3-3.2 showed 88% identity to the E14-3-3.1 isoform and 52% identity to a third Echinococcus isoform (E14-3-3.3) described by other authors. These findings, coupled to Southern blot analysis, suggest the presence of more than one 14-3-3 gene in Echinococcus. Phylogenenetically, the Echinococcus 14-3-3.1 and 14-3-3.2 isoforms appeared to cluster with zeta-type ("pro-tumorigenic") 14-3-3 isoforms from closely related organisms, whereas the E14-3-3.3 isoform grouped with 14-3-3 epsilon isoforms. The presence of more than one 14-3-3 isoform might indicate isoform-specific roles in the different parasite stages of Echinococcus.
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- Cláudia Paiva Nunes
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15005, RS 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Kleppe R, Haavik J. Different stabilities and denaturation pathways for structurally related aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. FEBS Lett 2004; 565:155-9. [PMID: 15135070 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.03.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2004] [Revised: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We have compared the urea stability of the human aromatic amino acid hydroxylases (AAAHs), key enzymes involved in neurotransmitter biosynthesis and amino acid homeostasis. Tyrosine-, tryptophan- and phenylalanine hydroxylase (TH, TPH and PAH, respectively) were transiently activated at low urea concentrations and rapidly inactivated in >3 M urea. The denaturation of TH occurred through two cooperative transitions, with denaturation midpoints of 1.41+/-0.06 and 5.13+/-0.05 M urea, respectively. Partially denatured human TH (hTH) retained more of its secondary structure than human PAH (hPAH), and was found to exist as tetramers, whereas hPAH dissociated into dimers. Furthermore, the urea-induced aggregation of hPAH was 100-fold higher than for hTH. These results suggest that the denatured state properties of the AAAHs contribute significantly to the stability of these enzymes and their tolerance towards missense mutations.
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- Rune Kleppe
- Department of Biomedicine, Division for Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, N-5009 Bergen, Norway
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Yuan Z, Agarwal-Mawal A, Paudel HK. 14-3-3 Binds to and Mediates Phosphorylation of Microtubule-associated Tau Protein by Ser9-phosphorylated Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β in the Brain. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:26105-14. [PMID: 15073173 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308298200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In mammalian brain, tau, glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta), and 14-3-3, a phosphoserine-binding protein, are parts of a multiprotein tau phosphorylation complex. Within the complex, 14-3-3 simultaneously binds to tau and GSK3beta (Agarwal-Mawal, A., Qureshi, H. Y., Cafferty, P. W., Yuan, Z., Han, D., Lin, R., and Paudel, H. K. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278, 12722-12728). The molecular mechanism by which 14-3-3 connects GSK3beta to tau within the complex is not clear. In this study, we find that GSK3beta within the tau phosphorylation complex is phosphorylated on Ser(9). From extracts of rat brain and rat primary cultured neurons, Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta precipitates with glutathione-agarose beads coated with glutathione S-transferase-14-3-3. Similarly, from rat brain extract, Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta co-immunoprecipitates with tau. In vitro, 14-3-3 binds to GSK3beta only when the kinase is phosphorylated on Ser(9). In transfected HEK-293 cells, 14-3-3 binds to Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta and does not bind to GSK3beta (S9A). Tau, on the other hand, binds to both GSK3beta (WT) and GSK3beta (S9A). Moreover, 14-3-3 enhances the binding of tau with Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta by approximately 3-fold but not with GSK3beta (S9A). Similarly, 14-3-3 stimulates phosphorylation of tau by Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta but not by GSK3beta (S9A). In transfected HEK-293 cells, Ser(9) phosphorylation suppresses GSK3beta-catalyzed tau phosphorylation in the absence of 14-3-3. In the presence of 14-3-3, however, Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta remains active and phosphorylates tau. Our data indicate that within the tau phosphorylation complex, 14-3-3 connects Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta to tau and Ser(9)-phosphorylated GSK3beta phosphorylates tau.
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- Zongfei Yuan
- Bloomfield Center for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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