title: Identification of amino acid residues responsible for differences in substrate specificity and inhibitor sensitivity between two human liver dihydrodiol dehydrogenase isoenzymes by site-directed mutagenesis.
abstract: Human liver dihydrodiol dehydrogenase isoenzymes (DD1 and DD2), in which only seven amino acid residues are substituted, differ remarkably in specificity for steroidal substrates and inhibitor sensitivity: DD1 shows 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity and sensitivity to 1,10-phenanthroline, whereas DD2 oxidizes 3alpha-hydroxysteroids and is highly inhibited by bile acids. In the present study we performed site-directed mutagenesis of the seven residues (Thr-38, Arg-47, Leu-54, Cys-87, Val-151, Arg-170 and Gln-172) of DD1 to the corresponding residues (Val, His, Val, Ser, Met, His and Leu respectively) of DD2. Of the seven mutations, only the replacement of Leu-54 with Val produced an enzyme that had almost the same properties as DD2. No significant changes were observed in the other mutant enzymes. An additional site-directed mutagenesis of Tyr-55 of DD1 to Phe yielded an inactive protein, suggesting the catalytically important role of this residue. Thus a residue at a position before the catalytic Tyr residue might play a key role in determining the orientation of the substrates and inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Laboratory, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 5-6-1, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deyashiki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C048338:trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase