[NMR paper] Substrate-Modulated Cytochrome P450 17A1 and Cytochrome b5 Interactions Revealed by NMR.

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Substrate-Modulated Cytochrome P450 17A1 and Cytochrome b5 Interactions Revealed by NMR.

Related Articles Substrate-Modulated Cytochrome P450 17A1 and Cytochrome b5 Interactions Revealed by NMR.

J Biol Chem. 2013 Apr 25;

Authors: Estrada DF, Laurence JS, Scott EE

Abstract
The membrane heme protein cytochrome b5 (b5) can enhance, inhibit, or have no effect on cytochrome P450 (P450) catalysis, depending on the specific P450, substrate, and reaction conditions, but the structural basis remains unclear. Herein the interactions between the soluble domain of microsomal b5 and the catalytic domain of the bi-functional steroidogenic cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1) were investigated. CYP17A1 performs both steroid hydroxylation, which is unaffected by b5, and an androgen-forming lyase reaction which is facilitated 10-fold by b5. NMR chemical shift mapping of b5 titrations with CYP17A1 indicate that the interaction occurs in an intermediate exchange regime and identifies charged surface residues involved in the protein/protein interface. The role of these residues is confirmed by disruption of the complex upon mutagenesis of either the anionic b5 residues (E48 or E49) or the corresponding cationic CYP17A1 residues (R347, R358, or R449). Cytochrome b5 binding to CYP17A1 is also mutually exclusive with binding of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR). To probe the differential effects of b5 on the two CYP17A1-mediated reactions and thus communication between the superficial b5 binding site and the buried CYP17A1 active site, CYP17A1/b5 complex formation was characterized with either hydroxylase or lyase substrates bound to CYP17A1. Significantly, the CYP17A1/b5 interaction is stronger when the hydroxylase substrate pregnenolone is present in the CYP17A1 active site than when the lyase substrate 17?-hydroxypregnenolone is in the active site. These findings form the basis for a clearer understanding of this important interaction by directly measuring the reversible binding of the two proteins, providing evidence of communication between the CYP17A1 active site and the superficial proximal b5 binding site.


PMID: 23620596 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]



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