Chemical modification of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1*6 by diethyl pyrocarbonate: possible involvement of a histidine residue in the catalytic process.
Chemical modification of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1*6 by diethyl pyrocarbonate: possible involvement of a histidine residue in the catalytic process.
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焦碳酸二乙酯对人 UDP-葡萄糖醛酸基转移酶 UGT1*6 的化学修饰:组氨酸残基可能参与催化过程。
DOI:
10.1006/abbi.1994.1112
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
J. Magdalou
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作者:
E. Battaglia;M. Pritchard;M. Ouzzine;S. Fournel‐Gigleux;A. Radominska;G. Siest;J. Magdalou
Chemical modification with diethyl pyrocarbonate (DEPC) of the recombinant human liver UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1*6 in enriched membrane fractions from a V79 cell line resulted in a rapid inactivation of the glucuronidation reaction, measured with 4-methyl-umbelliferone as aglycone substrate, with a second-order rate constant of 3110 M-1.min-1 at pH 6.0 and 25 degrees C. The enzymatic activity was restored by hydroxylamine. Chemical modification with 0.2 mM DEPC for 60 s decreased the apparent Vmax 2.4-fold without significantly affecting the apparent Km toward 4-methylumbelliferone and UDP-glucuronic acid. Similarly, the binding of the photoactivatable cosubstrate analog [beta-32P]5-azido-UDP-glucuronic acid to the active site was not affected by the chemical modification. The enzyme was protected against this inactivation by 4-methylumbelliferone, suggesting that the modified residue was located in or near the aglycone binding site. In contrast, the cosubstrate UDP-glucuronic acid potentiated the irreversible inhibition, indicating a conformational change in the protein upon binding. The pH-dependence of the inactivation was in agreement with the modification of an amino acid residue with a pKa of 6.1. On the other hand, analysis of the variation of Vmax and Vmax/Km values of the glucuronidation reaction as a function of the pH revealed the presence of two essential residues with a pKa within the range 5.7-6.0. The data of the chemical modification of the recombinant enzyme together with that of the pH dependence of the activity strongly suggest the involvement of a histidine residue, highly reactive toward DEPC, which could be the base catalyst of the glucuronidation reaction supported by human UGT1*6.