title: Co-expression of human cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) variants and human NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase in the baculovirus/insect cell system.
abstract: 1. Three human cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) variants, wild-type (CYP1A1.1), CYP1A1.2 (1462V) and CYP1A1.4 (T461N), were co-expressed with human NADPH-P450 reductase (OR) in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cells by baculovirus co-infection to elaborate a suitable system for studying the role of CYPA1 polymorphism in the metabolism of exogenous and endogenous substrates. 2. A wide range of conditions was examined to optimize co-expression with regard to such parameters as relative multiplicity of infection (MOI), time of harvest, haem precursor supplementation and post-translational stabilization. tinder optimized conditions, almost identical expression levels and molar OR/CYP1A1 ratios (20:1) were attained for all CYP1A1 variants. 3. Microsomes isolated from co-infected cells demonstrated ethoxyresorufin deethlylase activities (nmol/min(-1) nmol(-1) CYP1A1) of 16.0 (CYP1A1.1), 20.5 (CYP1A1.2) and 22.5 (CYP1A1.4). Pentoxyresorufin was dealkylated approximately 10-20 times slower with all enzyme variants. 4. All three CYP1A1 variants were active in metabolizing the precarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), with wild-type enzyme showing the highest activity, followed by CYP1A1.4 (60%) and CYP1A1.2 (40%). Each variant produced all major metabolites including B[a]P-7,8-dihydrodiol, the precursor of the ultimate carcinogenic species. 5. These studies demonstrate that the baculovirus-mediated co-expression-by-co-infection approach all CYP1A1 variants yields functionally active enzyme systems with similar molar OR/CYP1A1 ratios, thus providing suitable preconditions to examine the metabolism of and environmental chemicals by the different CY1A1 variants.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University  Medical Centre Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. schwarz@mdc-berlin.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kisselev
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honeck
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cascorbi
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Schunck
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roots
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000378:metabolism; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000378:metabolism; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase