Ketosteroid Isomerase
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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| - | Ketosteroid isomerase (KSI, EC#5.3.3.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of 3-oxo-Δ<sup>5</sup> ketosteroids to their hormonally active Δ<sup>4</sup>-conjugated isomers, as illustrated below | + | Ketosteroid isomerase (KSI, EC#5.3.3.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of 3-oxo-Δ<sup>5</sup> ketosteroids to their hormonally active Δ<sup>4</sup>-conjugated isomers, as illustrated below.<ref name="Pollack">PMID:15381400</ref>, <ref name="Talalay">PMID:7358699</ref> |
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| - | This reaction is essential in the biosynthesis of steroids in mammals where KSI is a membrane-bound complex.<ref name="Ha">PMID:11751047</ref> In bacteria, however, KSI exists as a soluble protein is involves in catabolism of steroids.<ref name="Ha" /> It is one of the most | + | This reaction is essential in the biosynthesis of steroids in mammals where KSI is a membrane-bound complex.<ref name="Ha">PMID:11751047</ref> In bacteria, however, KSI exists as a soluble protein is involves in catabolism of steroids.<ref name="Ha" /> It was first isolated in and has been extensively studied in ''Commamonas tetosteroni'' (TI), a bacteria that is capable of It is one of the most efficient known enzymes with an essentially diffusion limited rate of catalysis. |
| - | + | An NMR solution phase structure of KSI was solved in 1997 by Wu ''et al.''<ref name="Wu">PMID:9103200 </ref> allowing greater insight into the mechanism of this intriguing enzyme. | |
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| + | Ketosteroid isomerase exits as a 28 kDa homodimeric protein, in which the two dimers related to each other via hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.<ref name="Wu" /> Each dimer consists of a curved β-sheet and three α-helices. These secondary structures define a conical closed barrel geometry, with one open and one closed end, and create a deep pocket in which the active site resides.<ref name="Ha" />,<ref name="Cho">PMID:9622484 </ref> This unique geometry is shared by several other proteins (scytalone dehydratase, nuclear transport factor 2, and naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase), however, these molecules do not share functional or sequence homology. It is speculated that this unique protein structure may enable better binding of hydrophobic substrates such as steroids.<ref name="Ha" /> | ||
==Enzyme Mechanism== | ==Enzyme Mechanism== | ||
| - | The hydrophobic active site of ketosteroid isomerase contains an aspartate residue at position 99 and a tyrosine residue at position 14 (according to the numbering for the ''Commamonas tetosteroni'' protein, which will be used throughout) that are capable of binding the 3-position carbonyl of the steroid. Additionally, the active site contains an aspartate residue at position 38 that is participates in the catalytic activity of KSI.<ref name="Pollack" /> | + | The hydrophobic active site of ketosteroid isomerase contains an aspartate residue at position 99 and a tyrosine residue at position 14 (according to the numbering for the ''Commamonas tetosteroni'' protein, which will be used throughout) that are capable of binding the 3-position carbonyl of the steroid. Additionally, the active site contains an aspartate residue at position 38 that is participates in the catalytic activity of KSI.<ref name="Pollack" /> The general mechanism of the proposed reaction involves the |
==Related Proteins== | ==Related Proteins== | ||
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Ketosteroid Isomerase
Introduction
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Ketosteroid isomerase (KSI, EC#5.3.3.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of 3-oxo-Δ5 ketosteroids to their hormonally active Δ4-conjugated isomers, as illustrated below.[1], [2]
This reaction is essential in the biosynthesis of steroids in mammals where KSI is a membrane-bound complex.[3] In bacteria, however, KSI exists as a soluble protein is involves in catabolism of steroids.[3] It was first isolated in and has been extensively studied in Commamonas tetosteroni (TI), a bacteria that is capable of It is one of the most efficient known enzymes with an essentially diffusion limited rate of catalysis.
An NMR solution phase structure of KSI was solved in 1997 by Wu et al.[4] allowing greater insight into the mechanism of this intriguing enzyme.
Structure
Ketosteroid isomerase exits as a 28 kDa homodimeric protein, in which the two dimers related to each other via hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.[4] Each dimer consists of a curved β-sheet and three α-helices. These secondary structures define a conical closed barrel geometry, with one open and one closed end, and create a deep pocket in which the active site resides.[3],[5] This unique geometry is shared by several other proteins (scytalone dehydratase, nuclear transport factor 2, and naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase), however, these molecules do not share functional or sequence homology. It is speculated that this unique protein structure may enable better binding of hydrophobic substrates such as steroids.[3]
Enzyme Mechanism
The hydrophobic active site of ketosteroid isomerase contains an aspartate residue at position 99 and a tyrosine residue at position 14 (according to the numbering for the Commamonas tetosteroni protein, which will be used throughout) that are capable of binding the 3-position carbonyl of the steroid. Additionally, the active site contains an aspartate residue at position 38 that is participates in the catalytic activity of KSI.[1] The general mechanism of the proposed reaction involves the
Related Proteins
Available Structures
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pollack RM. Enzymatic mechanisms for catalysis of enolization: ketosteroid isomerase. Bioorg Chem. 2004 Oct;32(5):341-53. PMID:15381400 doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2004.06.005
- ↑ Smith SB, Richards JW, Benisek WF. The purification and characterization of delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase from Pseudomonas putida, a cysteine-containing isomerase. J Biol Chem. 1980 Apr 10;255(7):2678-84. PMID:7358699
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ha NC, Choi G, Choi KY, Oh BH. Structure and enzymology of Delta5-3-ketosteroid isomerase. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2001 Dec;11(6):674-8. PMID:11751047
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wu ZR, Ebrahimian S, Zawrotny ME, Thornburg LD, Perez-Alvarado GC, Brothers P, Pollack RM, Summers MF. Solution structure of 3-oxo-delta5-steroid isomerase. Science. 1997 Apr 18;276(5311):415-8. PMID:9103200
- ↑ Cho HS, Choi G, Choi KY, Oh BH. Crystal structure and enzyme mechanism of Delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase from Pseudomonas testosteroni. Biochemistry. 1998 Jun 9;37(23):8325-30. PMID:9622484 doi:10.1021/bi9801614
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