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Hutchins GH, Noble CEM, Bunzel HA, Williams C, Dubiel P, Yadav SKN, Molinaro PM, Barringer R, Blackburn H, Hardy BJ, Parnell AE, Landau C, Race PR, Oliver TAA, Koder RL, Crump MP, Schaffitzel C, Oliveira ASF, Mulholland AJ, Anderson JLR. An expandable, modular de novo protein platform for precision redox engineering. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2306046120. [PMID: 37487099 PMCID: PMC10400981 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306046120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The electron-conducting circuitry of life represents an as-yet untapped resource of exquisite, nanoscale biomolecular engineering. Here, we report the characterization and structure of a de novo diheme "maquette" protein, 4D2, which we subsequently use to create an expanded, modular platform for heme protein design. A well-folded monoheme variant was created by computational redesign, which was then utilized for the experimental validation of continuum electrostatic redox potential calculations. This demonstrates how fundamental biophysical properties can be predicted and fine-tuned. 4D2 was then extended into a tetraheme helical bundle, representing a 7 nm molecular wire. Despite a molecular weight of only 24 kDa, electron cryomicroscopy illustrated a remarkable level of detail, indicating the positioning of the secondary structure and the heme cofactors. This robust, expressible, highly thermostable and readily designable modular platform presents a valuable resource for redox protein design and the future construction of artificial electron-conducting circuitry.
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- George H. Hutchins
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The City College of New York, New York, NY10031
- Graduate Programs of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, New York, NY10016
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The City College of New York, New York, NY10031
- Graduate Programs of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, New York, NY10016
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, BristolBS8 1TD, United Kingdom
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, BristolBS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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Choe E, Williams MM. Expression and comparison of sweet corn CYP81A9s in relation to nicosulfuron sensitivity. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:3012-3019. [PMID: 32248609 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nicosulfuron, a sulfonylurea herbicide widely used for grass weed control in corn production, injures some sweet corn hybrids and inbreds. A specific cytochrome P450 (P450), CYP81A9, is suggested to be responsible for sensitivity to nicosulfuron and other P450-metabolized herbicides. Corn CYP81A9 enzymes were expressed in E. coli and investigated to find the factor(s) associated with their function and variation in metabolizing nicosulfuron. RESULT Recombinant expressed CYP81A9s from tolerant sweet corn inbreds produced an active form of P450, while CYP81A9 from a sensitive inbred produced an inactive form. Nicosulfuron bound to tolerant CYP81A9s, and produced reverse-type I ligand, while sensitive CYP81A9 showed no interaction with nicosulfuron. Investigation of 106 sweet corn inbreds showed variation in nicosulfuron injury. A survey of sweet corn CYP81A9 sequences showed mutations in codons for amino acids at 269, 284, 375, and 477 occurred in sweet corn inbreds with complete loss of P450 function (with mean injury >91%) and amino acid changes at 208 and 472 occurred in inbreds with moderate and complete loss of P450 function (with mean injury >14%). CONCLUSION Our results support that CYP81A9 enzyme is responsible for metabolizing nicosulfuron in sweet corn, and different types of amino acid changes in CYP81A9 sequence are associated with variation in nicosulfuron injury. Therefore, a careful selection of the tolerant allele will be critical for improving tolerance to nicosulfuron and several other P450-metabolized herbicides. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Eunsoo Choe
- Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Champaign, Illinois
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Urbana, Illinois
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Graether SP. Troubleshooting Guide to Expressing Intrinsically Disordered Proteins for Use in NMR Experiments. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 5:118. [PMID: 30713842 PMCID: PMC6345686 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2018.00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) represent a structural class of proteins that do not have a well-defined, 3D fold in solution, and often have little secondary structure. To characterize their function and molecular mechanism, it is helpful to examine their structure using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which can report on properties, such as residual structure (at both the secondary and tertiary levels), ligand binding affinity, and the effect of ligand binding on IDP structure, all on a per residue basis. This brief review reports on the common problems and decisions that are involved when preparing a disordered protein for NMR studies. The paper covers gene design, expression host choice, protein purification, and the initial NMR experiments that are performed. While many of these steps are essentially identical to those for ordered proteins, a few key differences are highlighted, including the extreme sensitivity of IDPs to proteolytic cleavage, the ability to use denaturing conditions without having to refold the protein, the optimal chromatographic system choice, and the challenges of quantifying an IDP. After successful purification, characterization by NMR can be done using the standard 15N-heteronuclear single quantum coherence (15N-HSQC) experiment, or the newer CON series of experiments that are superior for disordered proteins.
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- Steffen P Graether
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Dynamic interaction between membrane-bound full-length cytochrome P450 and cytochrome b5 observed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2538. [PMID: 23985776 PMCID: PMC3756332 DOI: 10.1038/srep02538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Microsomal monoxygenase enzymes of the cytochrome-P450 family are found in all biological kingdoms, and play a central role in the breakdown of metabolic as well as xenobiotic, toxic and 70% of the drugs in clinical use. Full-length cytochrome-b5 has been shown to be important for the catalytic activity of cytochrome-P450. Despite the significance in understanding the interactions between these two membrane-associated proteins, only limited high-resolution structural information on the full-length cytochrome-P450 and the cytochromes-b5-P450 complex is available. Here, we report a structural study on a functional ~72-kDa cytochromes-b5-P450 complex embedded in magnetically-aligned bicelles without having to freeze the sample. Functional and solid-state NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) data reveal interactions between the proteins in fluid lamellar phase bilayers. In addition, our data infer that the backbone structure and geometry of the transmembrane domain of cytochrome-b5 is not significantly altered due to its interaction with cytochrome-P450, whereas the mobility of cytochrome-b5 is considerably reduced.
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Probing the transmembrane structure and topology of microsomal cytochrome-p450 by solid-state NMR on temperature-resistant bicelles. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2556. [PMID: 23989972 PMCID: PMC3757361 DOI: 10.1038/srep02556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Though the importance of high-resolution structure and dynamics of membrane proteins has been well recognized, optimizing sample conditions to retain the native-like folding and function of membrane proteins for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) or X-ray measurements has been a major challenge. While bicelles have been shown to stabilize the function of membrane proteins and are increasingly utilized as model membranes, the loss of their magnetic-alignment at low temperatures makes them unsuitable to study heat-sensitive membrane proteins like cytochrome-P450 and protein-protein complexes. In this study, we report temperature resistant bicelles that can magnetically-align for a broad range of temperatures and demonstrate their advantages in the structural studies of full-length microsomal cytochrome-P450 and cytochrome-b5 by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Our results reveal that the N-terminal region of rabbit cytochromeP4502B4, that is usually cleaved off to obtain crystal structures, is helical and has a transmembrane orientation with ~17° tilt from the lipid bilayer normal.
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Ullrich SJ, Glaubitz C. Perspectives in enzymology of membrane proteins by solid-state NMR. Acc Chem Res 2013; 46:2164-71. [PMID: 23745719 DOI: 10.1021/ar4000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Membrane proteins catalyze reactions at the cell membrane and facilitate thetransport of molecules or signals across the membrane. Recently researchers have made great progress in understanding the structural biology of membrane proteins, mainly based on X-ray crystallography. In addition, the application of complementary spectroscopic techniques has allowed researchers to develop a functional understanding of these proteins. Solid-state NMR has become an indispensable tool for the structure-function analysis of insoluble proteins and protein complexes. It offers the possibility of investigating membrane proteins directly in their environment, which provides essential information about the intrinsic coupling of protein structure and functional dynamics within the lipid bilayer. However, to date, researchers have hardly explored the enzymology of mem-brane proteins. In this Account, we review the perspectives for investigating membrane-bound enzymes by solid-state NMR. Understanding enzyme mechanisms requires access to kinetic parameters, structural analysis of the catalytic center, knowledge of the 3D structure and methods to follow the structural dynamics of the enzyme during the catalytic cycle. In principle, solid-state NMR can address all of these issues. Researchers can characterize the enzyme kinetics by observing substrate turnover within the membrane or at the membrane interphase in a time-resolved fashion as shown for diacylglycerol kinase. Solid-state NMR has also provided a mechanistic understanding of soluble enzymes including triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) and different metal-binding proteins, which demonstrates a promising perspective also for membrane proteins. The increasing availability of high magnetic fields and the development of new experimental schemes and computational protocols have made it easier to determine 3D structure using solid-state NMR. Dynamic nuclear polarization, a key technique to boost sensitivity of solid-state NMR at low temperatures, can help with the analysis of thermally trapped catalytic intermediates, while methods to improve signal-to-noise per time unit enable the real-time measurement of kinetics of conformational changes during the catalytic cycle.
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- Sandra J. Ullrich
- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Girhard M, Tieves F, Weber E, Smit MS, Urlacher VB. Cytochrome P450 reductase from Candida apicola: versatile redox partner for bacterial P450s. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:1625-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4026-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Urlacher VB, Girhard M. Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: an update on perspectives for synthetic application. Trends Biotechnol 2012; 30:26-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Pochapsky TC, Kazanis S, Dang M. Conformational plasticity and structure/function relationships in cytochromes P450. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 13:1273-96. [PMID: 20446763 PMCID: PMC2959183 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The cytochrome P450s are a superfamily of enzymes that are found in all kingdoms of living organisms, and typically catalyze the oxidative addition of atomic oxygen to an unactivated C-C or C-H bond. Over 8000 nonredundant sequences of putative and confirmed P450 enzymes have been identified, but three-dimensional structures have been determined for only a small fraction of these. While all P450 enzymes for which structures have been determined share a common global fold, the flexibility and modularity of structure around the active site account for the ability of P450 enzymes to accommodate a vast number of structurally dissimilar substrates and support a wide range of selective oxidations. In this review, known P450 structures are compared, and some structural criteria for prediction of substrate selectivity and reaction type are suggested. The importance of dynamic processes such as redox-dependent and effector-induced conformational changes in determining catalytic competence and regio- and stereoselectivity is discussed, and noncrystallographic methods for characterizing P450 structures and dynamics, in particular, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are reviewed.
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- Thomas C Pochapsky
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110, USA.
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Lee SH, Kang JS, Min JS, Yoon KS, Strycharz JP, Johnson R, Mittapalli O, Margam VM, Sun W, Li HM, Xie J, Wu J, Kirkness EF, Berenbaum MR, Pittendrigh BR, Clark JM. Decreased detoxification genes and genome size make the human body louse an efficient model to study xenobiotic metabolism. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 19:599-615. [PMID: 20561088 PMCID: PMC2944910 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, has one of the smallest insect genomes, containing ∼10 775 annotated genes. Annotation of detoxification [cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), esterase (Est) and ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC transporter)] genes revealed that they are dramatically reduced in P. h. humanus compared to other insects except for Apis mellifera. There are 37 P450, 13 GST and 17 Est genes present in P. h. humanus, approximately half the number found in Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae. The number of putatively functional ABC transporter genes in P. h. humanus and Ap. mellifera are the same (36) but both have fewer than An. gambiae (44) or Dr. melanogaster (65). The reduction of detoxification genes in P. h. humanus may be a result of this louse's simple life history, in which it does not encounter a wide variety of xenobiotics. Neuronal component genes are highly conserved across different insect species as expected because of their critical function. Although reduced in number, P. h. humanus still retains at least a minimum repertoire of genes known to confer metabolic or toxicokinetic resistance to xenobiotics (eg Cyp3 clade P450s, Delta GSTs, B clade Ests and B/C subfamily ABC transporters), suggestive of its high potential for resistance development.
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- Si Hyeock Lee
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Oakeshott JG, Johnson RM, Berenbaum MR, Ranson H, Cristino AS, Claudianos C. Metabolic enzymes associated with xenobiotic and chemosensory responses in Nasonia vitripennis. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 19 Suppl 1:147-163. [PMID: 20167025 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00961.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The numbers of glutathione S-transferase, cytochrome P450 and esterase genes in the genome of the hymenopteran parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis are about twice those found in the genome of another hymenopteran, the honeybee Apis mellifera. Some of the difference is associated with clades of these families implicated in xenobiotic resistance in other insects and some is in clades implicated in hormone and pheromone metabolism. The data support the hypothesis that the eusocial behaviour of the honeybee and the concomitant homeostasis of the nest environment may obviate the need for as many gene/enzyme systems associated with xenobiotic metabolism as are found in other species, including N. vitripennis, that are thought to encounter a wider range of potentially toxic xenobiotics in their diet and habitat.
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- J G Oakeshott
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Entomology, Acton, ACT, Australia.
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Renault M, Saurel O, Czaplicki J, Demange P, Gervais V, Löhr F, Réat V, Piotto M, Milon A. Solution State NMR Structure and Dynamics of KpOmpA, a 210 Residue Transmembrane Domain Possessing a High Potential for Immunological Applications. J Mol Biol 2009; 385:117-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2008] [Revised: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Isin EM, Guengerich FP. Substrate binding to cytochromes P450. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:1019-30. [PMID: 18622598 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2244-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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P450s have attracted tremendous attention owing to not only their involvement in the metabolism of drug molecules and endogenous substrates but also the unusual nature of the reaction they catalyze, namely, the oxidation of unactivated C-H bonds. The binding of substrates to P450s, which is usually viewed as the first step in the catalytic cycle, has been studied extensively via a variety of biochemical and biophysical approaches. These studies were directed towards answering different questions related to P450s, including mechanism of oxidation, substrate properties, unusual substrate oxidation kinetics, function, and active-site features. Some of the substrate binding studies extending over a period of more than 40 years of dedicated work have been summarized in this review and categorized by the techniques employed in the binding studies.
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- Emre M Isin
- Biotransformation Section, Department of Discovery DMPK & Bioanalytical Chemistry, AstraZeneca R & D Mölndal, 431 83, Mölndal, Sweden.
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Kijac AZ, Li Y, Sligar SG, Rienstra CM. Magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy of nanodisc-embedded human CYP3A4. Biochemistry 2007; 46:13696-703. [PMID: 17985934 DOI: 10.1021/bi701411g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 contributes to the metabolism of approximately 50% of commercial drugs by oxidizing a large number of structurally diverse substrates. Like other endoplasmic reticulum-localized P450s, CYP3A4 contains a membrane-anchoring N-terminal helix and a significant number of hydrophobic domains, important for the interaction between CYP3A4 and the membrane. Although the membrane affects specificity of CYP3A4 ligand binding, the structural details of the interaction have not been revealed so far because X-ray crystallography studies are available only for the soluble domain of CYP3A4. Here we report sample preparation and initial magic-angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR (SSNMR) of CYP3A4 (Delta3-12) embedded in a nanoscale membrane bilayer, or Nanodisc. The growth protocol yields approximately 2.5 mg of the enzymatically active, uniformly 13C,15N-enriched CYP3A4 from 1 L of growth medium. Polyethylene glycol 3350-precipitated CYP3A4 in Nanodiscs yields spectra of high resolution and sensitivity, consistent with a folded, homogeneous protein. CYP3A4 in Nanodiscs remains enzymatically active throughout the precipitation protocol as monitored by bromocriptine binding. The 13C line widths measured from 13C-13C 2D chemical shift correlation spectra are approximately 0.5 ppm. The secondary structure distribution within several amino acid types determined from 13C chemical shifts is consistent with the ligand-free X-ray structures. These results demonstrate that MAS SSNMR can be performed on Nanodisc-embedded membrane proteins in a folded, active state. The combination of SSNMR and Nanodisc methodologies opens up new possibilities for obtaining structural information on CYP3A4 and other integral membrane proteins with full retention of functionality.
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- Aleksandra Z Kijac
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 618001, USA
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