β-Citryl-L-glutamate Acts as an Iron Carrier to Activate Aconitase Activity
β-Citryl-L-glutamate Acts as an Iron Carrier to Activate Aconitase Activity
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DOI:
10.1248/bpb.34.1455
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发表时间:
2011-09-01
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2
通讯作者:
Miyake, Masaharu
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作者:
Hamada-Kanazawa, Michiko;Narahara, Masanori;Miyake, Masaharu
The compound beta-citryl-L-glutamate (beta-CG) was initially isolated from developing brains, though its functional roles remain unclear. In in vitro experiments, the [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] complex activated aconitase in the presence of reducing reagents, whereas no Fe complex with citrate, glutamate, or deferoxamine displayed such an effect. beta-CG and [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] both bound to the fourth labile Fe atom (Fe-a) in the [4Fe-4S] cluster of aconitase. Furthermore, [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] reactivated aconitase damaged by ammonium peroxodisulfate (APS), while beta-CG and citrate had no effect. These findings suggest that [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] can transfer Fe to aconitase disassembled by APS. In intact mitochondria, both beta-CG and [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] bound to Fe-a of aconitase, whereas only [Fe(II)(beta-CG)] reactivated the enzyme disassembled by APS. In cultured neuronal cells, beta-CG significantly enhanced cell viability by accelerating mitochondrial activity in primary cultures of neurons from newborn mouse cerebrum tissues. Thus, the beta-CG plays a role as an Fe-carrier for mitochondrial aconitase, and then activates it. Taken together, these findings suggest that beta-CG is an endogenous low molecular weight Fe chaperone for aconitase.