title: Analysis of Mammalian Histidine Decarboxylase Dimerization Interface Reveals an Electrostatic Hotspot Important for Catalytic Site Topology and Function.
abstract: Selective intervention of mammalian histidine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.22) could provide a useful antihistaminic strategy against many different pathologies. It is known that global conformational changes must occur during reaction that involves the monomer-monomer interface of the enzyme. Thus, the dimerization surface is a promising target for histidine decarboxylase inhibition. In this work, a rat apoenzyme structural model is used to analyze the interface of the dimeric active HDC. The dimerization surface mainly involves the fragments 1-213 and 308-371 from both subunits. Part of the overlapping surfaces conforms each catalytic site entrance and the substrate-binding sites. In addition, a cluster of charged residues is located in each overlapping surface, so that both electrostatic hotspots mediate in the interaction between the catalytic sites of the dimeric enzyme. It is experimentally demonstrated that the carboxyl group of aspartate 315 is critical for the proper conformation of the holoenzyme and the progression of the reaction. Comparison to the available information on other evolutionary related enzymes also provides new insights for characterization and intervention of homologous l-amino acid decarboxylases.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga , Málaga, Spain.|CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Aurelio A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moya-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga , Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Agudo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Medical College , Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga , Málaga, Spain.|CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga , Málaga, Spain.|CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Urdiales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga , Málaga, Spain.|CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Jiménez