Structural highlights
Disease
[HMOX1_HUMAN] Defects in HMOX1 are the cause of heme oxygenase 1 deficiency (HMOX1D) [MIM:614034]. A disease characterized by impaired stress hematopoiesis, resulting in marked erythrocyte fragmentation and intravascular hemolysis, coagulation abnormalities, endothelial damage, and iron deposition in renal and hepatic tissues. Clinical features include persistent hemolytic anemia, asplenia, nephritis, generalized erythematous rash, growth retardation and hepatomegaly.[1]
Function
[HMOX1_HUMAN] Heme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The crystal structure of human heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in complex with (2R,4S)-2-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-2-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4[((5-tri fluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)thio)methyl]-1,3-dioxolane (4) reveals a novel, inducible binding mode. Inhibitor 4 coordinates the heme iron, with its chlorophenyl group bound in a distal hydrophobic pocket, as seen in previous structures. However, accommodation of the 5-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yl group requires a significant shift in the proximal helix, inducing the formation of a hydrophobic pocket. This is the first example of an induced binding pocket observed in HO-1.
X-ray Crystal Structure of Human Heme Oxygenase-1 with (2R,4S)-2-[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]-2-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4[((5-tri fluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)thio)methyl]-1,3-dioxolane: A Novel, Inducible Binding Mode.,Rahman MN, Vlahakis JZ, Vukomanovic D, Szarek WA, Nakatsu K, Jia Z J Med Chem. 2009 Jul 14. PMID:19601578[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Yachie A, Niida Y, Wada T, Igarashi N, Kaneda H, Toma T, Ohta K, Kasahara Y, Koizumi S. Oxidative stress causes enhanced endothelial cell injury in human heme oxygenase-1 deficiency. J Clin Invest. 1999 Jan;103(1):129-35. PMID:9884342 doi:10.1172/JCI4165
- ↑ Rahman MN, Vlahakis JZ, Vukomanovic D, Szarek WA, Nakatsu K, Jia Z. X-ray Crystal Structure of Human Heme Oxygenase-1 with (2R,4S)-2-[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]-2-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4[((5-tri fluoromethylpyridin-2-yl)thio)methyl]-1,3-dioxolane: A Novel, Inducible Binding Mode. J Med Chem. 2009 Jul 14. PMID:19601578 doi:10.1021/jm900434f
