Structural and Kinetic Basis of Steroid 17α,20-Lyase Activity in Teleost Fish Cytochrome P450 17A1 and Its Absence in Cytochrome P450 17A2

Pallan, Pradeep S.; Nagy, Leslie D.; Lei, Li; Gonzalez, Eric; Kramlinger, Valerie M.; Azumaya, Caleigh M.; Wawrzak, Z.; Waterman, Michael R.; Guengerich, F. Peter; Egli, Martin

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“…However, although peracids can be used as reagents to generate P450 compound I (55), studies with alkyl hydroperoxides are problematic due to the production of radicals and their ensuing chemistry (46,56). Some bacterial family 152 P450s appear to use H 2 O 2 as a physiological cofactor (37,(57)(58)(59), and bacterial P450 101A1 (P450 cam ) was mutated to a species that could efficiently utilize H 2 O 2 in reactions (60). H 2 O 2 can support some mammalian P450 reactions after direct addition (61-66) (although generally not as well as alkyl hydroperoxides (54)), but the role of a ferric peroxide in each oxygenation reaction can only be postulated, in that the ferric peroxide can subsequently convert to compound I.…”

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“…The incubations were done for 5 min with H 2 O 2 and for 30 s with iodosylbenzene (41,92), with extraction into CH 2 Cl 2 and analysis of the conversion of 17␣-hydroxyprogesterone to androstenedione and of 17␣-hydroxypregnenolone to DHEA by UPLC. The ⌬ 5 steroids were converted to ⌬ 4 steroids by treatment with cholesterol oxidase prior to LC-UV analysis (37). Iodosylbenzene reactions were conducted for a short time period because the reagent is very destructive to P450 heme (41).…”

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Mechanism of 17α,20-Lyase and New Hydroxylation Reactions of Human Cytochrome P450 17A1

Yoshimoto

Gonzalez

Auchus

et al. 2016

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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We propose three mechanisms that can involve the FeO 3؉ entity and that explain the 18 O label in the acetic acid, two involving the intermediacy of an acetyl radical and one a steroid 17,20-dioxetane. P450 17A1 was found to perform 16-hydroxylation reactions on its 17␣-hydroxylated products to yield 16,17␣-dihydroxypregnenolone and progesterone, suggesting the presence of an active perferryloxo active species of P450 17A1 when its lyase substrate is bound. The 6␤-hydroxylation of 16␣,17␣-dihydroxyprogesterone and the oxidation of both 16␣,17␣-dihydroxyprogesterone and 16␣,17␣-dihydroxypregnenolone to 16-hydroxy lyase products were also observed. We provide evidence for the contribution of a compound I mechanism, although contribution of a ferric peroxide pathway in the 17␣,20-lyase reaction cannot be excluded. Cytochrome P450 (P450)3 enzymes catalyze oxidations of more chemicals than any other group of proteins (1). The list of reactions includes aliphatic and aromatic hydroxylations, heteroatom oxidations, epoxidations, and reactions involving both ring formation and cleavage (2-4). Many P450 reactions are important in the biosynthesis and degradation of steroids and sterols (4, 5), including several critical C-C bond cleavage reactions, i.e. those catalyzed by P450s 11A1, 17A1 (Fig. 1), 19A1, and 51A1 (6, 7).The mechanisms of the C-C cleavage reactions have been the subject of considerable interest and debate. One of the questions with P450s 17A1, 19A1, and 51A1 has been whether the active oxidant is a ferric peroxide (FeO 2 Ϫ ), which is an early intermediate following oxygen addition to the iron (Fig. 2, step 4) or the FeO 3ϩ species (Fig. 2, step 6), often referred to as compound I (4, 10, 11). With P450s 17A1 and 19A1, a variety of approaches has been applied, including theoretical calculations, biomimetic models, spectroscopy, substrate atom labeling, and kinetics (12-32).These C-C bond cleavage reactions are complex, and many of the results are ambiguous; also, a "mixed" mechanism would not be discerned in many of these experiments. One powerful approach originally used by Akhtar and co-workers (27-31) analyzes the actual reaction and can provide discrimination between the nucleophilic FeO 2 Ϫ and electrophilic FeO 3ϩ reactions (Fig. 2), based on the incorporation of 18 O label from O 2 into the carboxylic acid products (Fig. 3) (7). However, these experiments are complicated due to the ubiquitous presence of formic acid (P450 19A1 and 51A1 reactions) and acetic acid (P450 17A1) in laboratory settings. Thus, the data from such experiments are interpreted with the most confidence when the steroid substrates are labeled with 2 H or 13 C isotopes to facilitate analysis (15,33). Even then, the mass spectrometry results can be problematic, particularly if a shift of only one atomic mass unit is introduced and isotopologues derived from 18 O incorporation are not discriminated from molecules containing natural abundance 13 C atoms (33). The incorporation of one atom of 18 O label from O 2 into formic acid (F...

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Mechanism of 17α,20-Lyase and New Hydroxylation Reactions of Human Cytochrome P450 17A1

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Auchus

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“…This research was originally published in Estrada et al 2014. hydroxylase product 17a-hydroxypregnenolone occupies the CYP17A1 active site that b 5 binding could promote a conformation that decreases ligand release, thereby promoting the second, lyase reaction to yield the androgen product. Differences in processivity have previously been observed for the two CYP17 enzymes in zebrafish, although in that case, processivity was not modulated by b 5 (Pallan et al, 2015).…”

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The Role of Protein-Protein and Protein-Membrane Interactions on P450 Function

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Wolf

Otyepka

et al. 2016

Drug Metabolism and Disposition

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This symposium summary, sponsored by the ASPET, was held at Experimental Biology 2015 on March 29, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts. The symposium focused on: 1) the interactions of cytochrome P450s (P450s) with their redox partners; and 2) the role of the lipid membrane in their orientation and stabilization. Two presentations discussed the interactions of P450s with NADPH-P450 reductase (CPR) and cytochrome b 5 . First, solution nuclear magnetic resonance was used to compare the protein interactions that facilitated either the hydroxylase or lyase activities of CYP17A1. The lyase interaction was stimulated by the presence of b 5 and 17a-hydroxypregnenolone, whereas the hydroxylase reaction was predominant in the absence of b 5 . The role of b 5 was also shown in vivo by selective hepatic knockout of b 5 from mice expressing CYP3A4 and CYP2D6; the lack of b 5 caused a decrease in the clearance of several substrates. The role of the membrane on P450 orientation was examined using computational methods, showing that the proximal region of the P450 molecule faced the aqueous phase. The distal region, containing the substrate-access channel, was associated with the membrane. The interaction of NADPH-P450 reductase (CPR) with the membrane was also described, showing the ability of CPR to "helicopter" above the membrane. Finally, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) was shown to be heterogeneous, having ordered membrane regions containing cholesterol and more disordered regions. Interestingly, two closely related P450s, CYP1A1 and CYP1A2, resided in different regions of the ER. The structural characteristics of their localization were examined. These studies emphasize the importance of P450 protein organization to their function.

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“…Thus, although the hydroxylation reactions producing 17-OH PREG and 17-OH PROG are commonly accepted to be mediated by P450 compound I, the mechanism of the lyase reaction, converting 17-OH PREG to DHEA, has been intensively debated, based on results of extensive structural and functional studies (5,9,14,17,18). One of the proposed schemes is illustrated with red arrows in Fig.…”

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“…A prime example is encountered in vertebrates, where at least 14 CYPs are involved in the transformation of cholesterol into a relatively large number of physiologically required steroid hormones, including androgens, estrogens, and corticosteroids (4,14). Although the classical hydroxylation reactions are most frequently encountered in these schemes, a few of these…”

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Unveiling the crucial intermediates in androgen production

Mak

Gregory

Denisov

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Ablation of androgen production through surgery is one strategy against prostate cancer, with the current focus placed on pharmaceutical intervention to restrict androgen synthesis selectively, an endeavor that could benefit from the enhanced understanding of enzymatic mechanisms that derives from characterization of key reaction intermediates. The multifunctional cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1) first catalyzes the typical hydroxylation of its primary substrate, pregnenolone (PREG) and then also orchestrates a remarkable C 17 -C 20 bond cleavage (lyase) reaction, converting the 17-hydroxypregnenolone initial product to dehydroepiandrosterone, a process representing the first committed step in the biosynthesis of androgens. Now, we report the capture and structural characterization of intermediates produced during this lyase step: an initial peroxo-anion intermediate, poised for nucleophilic attack on the C 20 position by a substrate-associated H-bond, and the crucial ferric peroxo-hemiacetal intermediate that precedes carbon-carbon (C-C) bond cleavage. These studies provide a rare glimpse at the actual structural determinants of a chemical transformation that carries profound physiological consequences.T he excessive production of androgen, which effectively fuels the progression of cancer, especially prostate cancer, was first treated by surgical methods (1), whereas more modern approaches are focused on the discovery and development of pharmaceuticals that can selectively inhibit androgen synthesis (2, 3). A member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily (4, 5), cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1), occupies a central role in the biosynthesis of steroid hormones in humans. As was first reported by Nakajin and Hall (6) and Nakajin et al. (7) for CYP17 from pig testis, this enzyme catalyzes two fundamentally different types of chemical transformations (5-11), with the first being the efficient hydroxylation of both of its primary substrates, pregnenolone (PREG) and progesterone (PROG), to 17-hydroxypregnenolone (17-OH) PREG and 17-hydroxypregnenolone, respectively (Fig. 1). Importantly, 17-OH PREG is further processed in a second step in which CYP17A1 now catalyzes, not another hydroxylation reaction, but a complex 17,20 carbon-carbon (C-C) bond cleavage (lyase) reaction. This step converts 17-OH PREG to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a process that represents a critical branch point in human steroidogenesis by providing the essential precursor to androgens and various corticosteroids (5-9). Although a similar C-C bond cleavage of 17-OH PROG is also mediated by CYP17A1, it is of less importance in humans because its efficiency is only about 2% of the efficiency of the physiologically important lyase reaction involving 17-OH PREG (10). Recognizing the intensive efforts currently underway to design and test substances that selectively inhibit CYP17A1 (2, 3), there is a pressing need to enhance our understanding of the relevant reaction mechanisms, a task that typically entails identification of key reaction intermediates. Dir...

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Structural and Kinetic Basis of Steroid 17α,20-Lyase Activity in Teleost Fish Cytochrome P450 17A1 and Its Absence in Cytochrome P450 17A2

Cited by 56 publications

References 70 publications

Mechanism of 17α,20-Lyase and New Hydroxylation Reactions of Human Cytochrome P450 17A1

Mechanism of 17α,20-Lyase and New Hydroxylation Reactions of Human Cytochrome P450 17A1

The Role of Protein-Protein and Protein-Membrane Interactions on P450 Function

Unveiling the crucial intermediates in androgen production

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