title: The crystal structure of NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 in complex with its potent inhibitor dicoumarol.
abstract: NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a ubiquitous flavoenzyme that catalyzes two-electron reduction of quinones to hydroquinones utilizing NAD(P)H as an electron donor. NQO1 binds and stabilizes several short-lived proteins including the tumor suppressors p53 and p73 and the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). Dicoumarol is a widely used potent competitive inhibitor of NQO1 enzymatic activity, which competes with NAD(P)H for binding to NQO1. Dicoumarol also disrupts the binding of NQO1 to p53, p73, and ODC and induces their ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation. We report here the crystal structure of human NQO1 in complex with dicoumarol at 2.75 A resolution. We have identified the interactions of dicoumarol with the different residues of NQO1 and the conformational changes imposed upon dicoumarol binding. The most prominent conformational changes that occur in the presence of dicoumarol involve Tyr 128 and Phe 232 that are present on the surface of the NQO1 catalytic pocket. On the basis of the comparison of the NQO1 structure in complex with different NQO1 inhibitors and our previous analysis of NQO1 mutants, we propose that the specific conformation of Tyr 128 and Phe 232 is important for NQO1 interaction with p53 and other client proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: Orly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dym
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsvetkov
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Yosef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shaul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001059:Apoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D001728:Dicumarol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D045563:Indolequinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D051381:Rats; D014227:Triazines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C444919:5-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-3-((4-nitrophenoxy)methyl)indole-4,7-dione; D001059:Apoproteins; D016227:Benzoquinones; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D045563:Indolequinones; D014227:Triazines; D014443:Tyrosine; D010649:Phenylalanine; C012842:Cibacron Blue F 3GA; D001728:Dicumarol; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone); C447479:NQO1 protein, human; C507703:NQO1 protein, rat; C034257:duroquinone