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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
48
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
HMG-CoA reductase (HMGR) is an enzyme critical for cellular cholesterol synthesis in mammals and isoprenoid synthesis in certain eubacteria, catalyzing the NAD(P)H-dependent reduction of HMG-CoA to mevalonate. We have isolated the gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase from Listeria monocytogenes and expressed the recombinant 6x-His-tagged form in Escherichia coli. Using NAD(P)(H), the enzyme catalyzes HMG-CoA reduction approximately 200-fold more efficiently than mevalonate oxidation in vitro. The purified enzyme exhibits dual coenzyme specificity, utilizing both NAD(H) and NADP(H) in catalysis; however, catalytic efficiency using NADP(H) is approximately 200 times greater than when using NAD(H). The statins mevinolin and mevastatin are weak inhibitors of L. monocytogenes HMG-CoA reductase, requiring micromolar concentrations for inhibition. Three-dimensional modeling reveals that the overall structure of L. monocytogenes HMG-CoA reductase is likely similar to the known structure of the class II enzyme from Pseudomonas mevalonii. It appears that the enzyme has catalytic amino acids in analogous positions that likely play similar roles and also has a flap domain that brings a catalytic histidine into the active site. However, in L. monocytogenes HMG-CoA reductase histidine 143 and methionine 186 are present in the putative NAD(P)(H)-selective site, possibly interacting with the 2' phosphate of NADP(H) or 2' hydroxyl of NAD(H) and providing the active site architecture necessary for dual coenzyme specificity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14397-406
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Hemiterpenes, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Listeria monocytogenes, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Organophosphorus Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Protein Structure, Quaternary, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:17128979-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of an HMG-CoA reductase from Listeria monocytogenes that exhibits dual coenzyme specificity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article