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The TYRP1-mediated protection of human tyrosinase activity does not involve stable interactions of tyrosinase domains

Journal

PIGMENT CELL & MELANOMA RESEARCH
Volume 32, Issue 6, Pages 753-765

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12791

Keywords

oculocutaneous albinism; protein purification; protein stability; tyrosinase; tyrosinase-related protein 1

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  1. National Eye Institute [ZIA EY000476-10]
  2. NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE [ZIAEY000476] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Tyrosinases are melanocyte-specific enzymes involved in melanin biosynthesis. Mutations in their genes cause oculocutaneous albinism associated with reduced or altered pigmentation of skin, hair, and eyes. Here, the recombinant human intramelanosomal domains of tyrosinase, TYRtr (19-469), and tyrosinase-related protein 1, TYRP1tr (25-472), were studied in vitro to define their functional relationship. Proteins were expressed or coexpressed in whole Trichoplusia ni larvae and purified. Their associations were studied using gel filtration and sedimentation equilibrium methods. Protection of TYRtr was studied by measuring the kinetics of tyrosinase diphenol oxidase activity in the presence (1: 1 and 1: 20 molar ratios) or the absence of TYRP1tr for 10 hr under conditions mimicking melanosomal and ER pH values. Our data indicate that TYRtr incubation with excess TYRP1tr protects TYR, increasing its stability over time. However, this mechanism does not appear to involve the formation of stable hetero-oligomeric complexes to maintain the protective function.

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