title: Prostaglandin F2alpha synthase activities of aldo-keto reductase 1B1, 1B3 and 1B7.
abstract: Here, we show that three enzymes belonging to the 1B group of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily, i.e., human placental aldose reductase (AKR1B1), mouse kidney aldose reductase (AKR1B3) and mouse vas deferens protein (AKR1B7), catalyse the reduction of prostaglandin (PG) H(2), a common intermediate of various prostanoids, to form PGF(2alpha) in the presence of NADPH. AKR1B1, AKR1B3 and AKR1B7 displayed higher affinities for PGH(2) (K(m) = 1.9, 9.3 and 3.8 microM, respectively) and V(max) values (26, 53 and 44 nmol/min/mg protein, respectively) than did the human lung PGF(2alpha) synthase (AKR1C3; 18 microM and 4 nmol/min/mg protein, respectively). The PGF(2alpha) synthase activity of AKR1B1 and AKR1B3 was efficiently inhibited by two AKR inhibitors, tolrestat (K(i) = 3.6 and 0.26 microM, respectively) and sorbinil (K(i) = 21.7 and 0.89 microM, respectively), in a non-competitive or mixed-type manner, whereas that of AKR1B7 was not sensitive to these inhibitors (K(i) = 9.2 and 18 mM, respectively). These data provide a molecular basis for investigating novel functional roles for AKR1B members and PGF(2alpha) as mediators of physiological and pathological processes in mammalian organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Behavioral Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, 6-2-4 Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan.
authors.forename: Zakayi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kabututu
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manin
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pointud
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Nanae
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lefrançois-Martinez
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Urade
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D006801:Humans; D006911:Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D044262:Prostaglandin H2 / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D044262:Prostaglandin H2; D006911:Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases; C031051:prostaglandin-F synthase; C066498:Akr1b7 protein, mouse; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase