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Aldo-keto reductases in which the conserved catalytic histidine is substituted.


ABSTRACT: Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) are a major superfamily of monomeric NADPH-dependent carbonyl oxidoreductases. They are characterized by an (alpha/beta)(8)-barrel structure, which at its base contains a conserved catalytic tetrad of Tyr, Lys, His and Asp. Two AKR subfamilies contain other residues substituted for the catalytic His and perform different functions. First, the steroid 5beta-reductase (AKR1D1), which reduces CC double bonds instead of carbonyl groups, has a Glu substituted for His. Second, the Kvbeta subunits (AKR6A3, AKR6A5 and AKR6A9) which modulate opening of the voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv1) by oxidizing NADPH, have an Asn substituted for the His. Previously, we noted that conserved catalytic residues in AKRs perform similar functions in the short-chain dehydrogenases (SDRs). With the availability of crystal structures of AKR1D1 and two SDRs that catalyze double-bond reduction reactions, Digitalis steroid 5beta-reductase and 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase, we have compared their active sites to outline the features that govern whether 1,2-, 1,4- or 1,6-hydride transfer occurs.

SUBMITTER: Di Costanzo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2761211 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aldo-keto reductases in which the conserved catalytic histidine is substituted.

Di Costanzo Luigi L   Penning Trevor M TM   Christianson David W DW  

Chemico-biological interactions 20081105 1-3


Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) are a major superfamily of monomeric NADPH-dependent carbonyl oxidoreductases. They are characterized by an (alpha/beta)(8)-barrel structure, which at its base contains a conserved catalytic tetrad of Tyr, Lys, His and Asp. Two AKR subfamilies contain other residues substituted for the catalytic His and perform different functions. First, the steroid 5beta-reductase (AKR1D1), which reduces CC double bonds instead of carbonyl groups, has a Glu substituted for His. Seco  ...[more]

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