title: Structure and function of residue 104 and water molecules in the xenobiotic substrate-binding site in human glutathione S-transferase P1-1.
abstract: Two variants of human class pi glutathione (GSH) S-transferase 1-1 with either isoleucine or valine in position 104 (hGSTP1-1[I104] and hGSTP1-1[V104]) have distinct activity toward (+)-anti-7, 8-dihydroxy-9,10-oxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene [(+)-anti-BPDE]. To elucidate their structure-function relationship, we determined the crystal structures of the two variants in complex with GSBpd, the GSH conjugate of (+)-anti-BPDE, at 2.1 and 2.0 A resolution, respectively. The crystal structures reveal that residue 104 in the xenobiotic substrate-binding site (H-site) dictates the binding modes of the product molecule GSBpd with the following three consequences. First, the distance between the hydroxyl group of Y7 and the sulfur atom of GSBpd is 5.9 A in the hGSTP1-1[I104].GSBpd complex versus 3.2 A in the V104 variant. Second, one of the hydroxyl groups of GSBpd forms a direct hydrogen bond with R13 in hGSTP1-1[V104].GSBpd; in contrast, this hydrogen bond is not observed in the I104 complex. Third, in the hydrophilic portion of the H-site of the I104 complex, five H-site water molecules [Ji, X., et al. (1997) Biochemistry 36, 9690-9702] are observed, whereas in the V104 complex, two of the five have been displaced by the Bpd moiety of GSBpd. Although there is no direct hydrogen bond between Y108 (OH) and the hydroxyl groups of GSBpd, indirect hydrogen bonds mediated by water molecules are observed in both complexes, supporting the previously suggested role of the hydroxyl group of Y108 as an electrophilic participant in the addition of GSH to epoxides.
authors.affiliation: ABL-Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702, USA. jix@ncifcrf.gov
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blaszczyk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zimniak
mesh_terms: D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009025:Morpholines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009025:Morpholines; D015262:Xenobiotics; D014867:Water; C004550:2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid; D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide; C496556:GSTP1 protein, human; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione