Structural highlights
Function
[CHOD_STRS0] Bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of the 3-beta-hydroxy group of cholesterol and the isomerization of the double bond of the resulting product.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Two high-resolution structures of a double mutant of bacterial cholesterol oxidase in the presence or absence of a ligand, glycerol, are presented, showing the trajectory of glycerol as it binds in a Michaelis complex-like position in the active site. A group of three aromatic residues forces the oxidized isoalloxazine moiety to bend along the N5-N10 axis as a response to the binding of glycerol in the active site. Movement of these aromatic residues is only observed in the glycerol-bound structure, indicating that some tuning of the FAD redox potential is caused by the formation of the Michaelis complex during regular catalysis. This structural study suggests a possible mechanism of substrate-assisted flavin activation, improves our understanding of the interplay between the enzyme, its flavin cofactor and its substrate, and is of use to the future design of effective cholesterol oxidase inhibitors.
Distortion of flavin geometry is linked to ligand binding in cholesterol oxidase.,Lyubimov AY, Heard K, Tang H, Sampson NS, Vrielink A Protein Sci. 2007 Dec;16(12):2647-56. PMID:18029419[1]
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References
- ↑ Lyubimov AY, Heard K, Tang H, Sampson NS, Vrielink A. Distortion of flavin geometry is linked to ligand binding in cholesterol oxidase. Protein Sci. 2007 Dec;16(12):2647-56. PMID:18029419 doi:16/12/2647
