Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 6, Pages 4504-4511Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn103534d
Keywords
lung Clara cells; xenobiotic metabolism; irreversible inhibition; enzyme; protein conformation
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- Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche
- la Caisse d'Assurance Maladie des Professions Liberales de Province
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Carbon black nanoparticles (CB NPs) and their respirable aggregates/agglomerates are classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans. In certain industrial work settings, CB NPs coexist with aromatic amines (AA), which comprise a major class of human carcinogens. It is therefore crucial to characterize the interactions of CB NPs with AA-metabolizing enzymes. Here, we report molecular and cellular evidence that CB NPs interfere with the enzymatic acetylation of carcinogenic AA by rapidly binding to arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT), the major AA-metabolizing enzyme. Kinetic and biophysical analyses showed that this interaction leads to protein conformational changes and an irreversible loss of enzyme activity. In addition, our data showed that exposure to CB NPs altered the acetylation of 2-aminofluorene in intact lung Clara cells by impairing the endogenous NAT-dependent pathway. This process may represent an additional mechanism that contributes to the carcinogenicity of inhaled CB NPs. Our results add to recent data suggesting that major xenobiotic detoxification pathways may be altered by certain NPs and that this can result in potentially harmful pharmacological and toxicological effects.
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