期刊
JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH
卷 57, 期 2, 页码 276-287出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M064980
关键词
arachidonic acid; eicosanoids; enzymology; fatty acid/oxidation; lipids/peroxidation; membrane; phospholipids/metabolism; X-ray crystallography
资金
- International Research Training Group, Metal Sites in Biomolecules: Structures, Regulation and Mechanisms [1422]
- International Master/PhD program Molecular Biology (Goettingen) of the Goettingen Graduate School of Neurosciences and Molecular Biology (GGNB)
- Fonds of the Chemical Industry (FCI)
In eukaryotes, oxidized PUFAs, so-called oxylipins, are vital signaling molecules. The first step in their biosynthesis may be catalyzed by a lipoxygenase (LOX), which forms hydroperoxides by introducing dioxygen into PUFAs. Here we characterized CspLOX1, a phylogenetically distant LOX family member from Cyanothece sp. PCC 8801 and determined its crystal structure. In addition to the classical two domains found in plant, animal, and coral LOXs, we identified an N-terminal helical extension, reminiscent of the long alpha-helical insertion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa LOX. In liposome flotation studies, this helical extension, rather than the beta-barrel domain, was crucial for a membrane binding function. Additionally, CspLOX1 could oxygenate 1,2-diarachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, suggesting that the enzyme may act directly on membranes and that fatty acids bind to the active site in a tail-first orientation. This binding mode is further supported by the fact that CspLOX1 catalyzed oxygenation at the n-10 position of both linoleic and arachidonic acid, resulting in 9R- and 11R-hydroperoxides, respectively. Together these results reveal unifying structural features of LOXs and their function. While the core of the active site is important for lipoxygenation and thus highly conserved, peripheral domains functioning in membrane and substrate binding are more variable.
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