6o5h

Structural highlights

Function

LKHA4_HUMAN Epoxide hydrolase that catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of the proinflammatory mediator leukotriene B4. Has also aminopeptidase activity.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

See Also

• Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase

References

1. ↑ Odlander B, Claesson HE, Bergman T, Radmark O, Jornvall H, Haeggstrom JZ. Leukotriene A4 hydrolase in the human B-lymphocytic cell line Raji: indications of catalytically divergent forms of the enzyme. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1991 May 15;287(1):167-74. PMID:1897988
2. ↑ Toh H, Minami M, Shimizu T. Molecular evolution and zinc ion binding motif of leukotriene A4 hydrolase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Aug 31;171(1):216-21. PMID:1975494
3. ↑ Haeggstrom JZ, Wetterholm A, Shapiro R, Vallee BL, Samuelsson B. Leukotriene A4 hydrolase: a zinc metalloenzyme. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Nov 15;172(3):965-70. PMID:2244921
4. ↑ Thunnissen MM, Andersson B, Samuelsson B, Wong CH, Haeggstrom JZ. Crystal structures of leukotriene A4 hydrolase in complex with captopril and two competitive tight-binding inhibitors. FASEB J. 2002 Oct;16(12):1648-50. Epub 2002 Aug 7. PMID:12207002 doi:10.1096/fj.01-1017fje
5. ↑ Rudberg PC, Tholander F, Thunnissen MM, Samuelsson B, Haeggstrom JZ. Leukotriene A4 hydrolase: selective abrogation of leukotriene B4 formation by mutation of aspartic acid 375. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 2;99(7):4215-20. Epub 2002 Mar 26. PMID:11917124 doi:10.1073/pnas.072090099
6. ↑ Rudberg PC, Tholander F, Andberg M, Thunnissen MM, Haeggstrom JZ. Leukotriene A4 hydrolase: identification of a common carboxylate recognition site for the epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase substrates. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 25;279(26):27376-82. Epub 2004 Apr 12. PMID:15078870 doi:10.1074/jbc.M401031200
7. ↑ Tholander F, Muroya A, Roques BP, Fournie-Zaluski MC, Thunnissen MM, Haeggstrom JZ. Structure-based dissection of the active site chemistry of leukotriene A4 hydrolase: implications for M1 aminopeptidases and inhibitor design. Chem Biol. 2008 Sep 22;15(9):920-9. PMID:18804029 doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.07.018