Aurelia Sima1, Maxime Parisotto, Sylvie Mader, Pangala V Bhat. 1. Laboratory of Nutrition and Cancer, Centre de recherché du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Hôtel-Dieu, and the Department of Medicine Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Retinal dehydrogenases (RALDHs) catalyze the dehydrogenation of retinal into retinoic acids (RAs), which are required for embryogenesis and tissue differentiation. This study sought to determine the detailed kinetic properties of 2 mouse RALDHs, namely RALDH3 and 4, for retinal isomer substrates, to better define their specificities in RA isomer synthesis. METHODS: RALDH3 and 4 were expressed in Escherichia coli as His-tagged proteins and affinity-purified. Enzyme kinetics were performed with retinal isomer substrates. The enzymatic products were analyzed by high pressure liquid chromatography. RESULTS: RALDH3 oxidized all-trans retinal with high catalytic efficiency (Vmax/Km=77.9) but did not show activity for either 9-cis or 13-cis retinal substrates. On the other hand, RALDH4 was inactive for all-trans retinal substrate, exhibited high activity for 9-cis retinal oxidation (Vmax/Km=27.4), and oxidized 13-cis retinal with lower catalytic efficiency (Vmax/Km=8.24). beta-ionone, a potent inhibitor of RALDH4 activity, suppressed 9-cis and 13-cis retinal oxidation competitively with inhibition constants of 0.60 and 0.32, respectively, but had no effect on RALDH3 activity. The divalent cation MgCl2 activated 13-cis retinal oxidation by RALDH4 by 3-fold, did not significantly influence 9-cis retinal oxidation, and slightly activated RALDH3 activity. CONCLUSIONS: These data extend the kinetic characterization of RALDH3 and 4, providing their specificities for retinal isomer substrates. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The kinetic characterization of RALDHs should give useful information in determining amino acid residues that are involved in the specificity for retinal isomers and on the role of these enzymes in the synthesis of RAs in specific tissues.
BACKGROUND: Retinal dehydrogenases (RALDHs) catalyze the dehydrogenation of retinal into retinoic acids (RAs), which are required for embryogenesis and tissue differentiation. This study sought to determine the detailed kinetic properties of 2 mouse RALDHs, namely RALDH3 and 4, for retinal isomer substrates, to better define their specificities in RA isomer synthesis. METHODS:RALDH3 and 4 were expressed in Escherichia coli as His-tagged proteins and affinity-purified. Enzyme kinetics were performed with retinal isomer substrates. The enzymatic products were analyzed by high pressure liquid chromatography. RESULTS:RALDH3 oxidized all-trans retinal with high catalytic efficiency (Vmax/Km=77.9) but did not show activity for either 9-cis or 13-cis retinal substrates. On the other hand, RALDH4 was inactive for all-trans retinal substrate, exhibited high activity for 9-cis retinal oxidation (Vmax/Km=27.4), and oxidized 13-cis retinal with lower catalytic efficiency (Vmax/Km=8.24). beta-ionone, a potent inhibitor of RALDH4 activity, suppressed 9-cis and 13-cis retinal oxidation competitively with inhibition constants of 0.60 and 0.32, respectively, but had no effect on RALDH3 activity. The divalent cation MgCl2 activated 13-cis retinal oxidation by RALDH4 by 3-fold, did not significantly influence 9-cis retinal oxidation, and slightly activated RALDH3 activity. CONCLUSIONS: These data extend the kinetic characterization of RALDH3 and 4, providing their specificities for retinal isomer substrates. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The kinetic characterization of RALDHs should give useful information in determining amino acid residues that are involved in the specificity for retinal isomers and on the role of these enzymes in the synthesis of RAs in specific tissues.
Authors: José Xavier-Neto; Ângela M Sousa Costa; Ana Carolina M Figueira; Carlo Donato Caiaffa; Fabio Neves do Amaral; Lara Maldanis Cerqueira Peres; Bárbara Santos Pires da Silva; Luana Nunes Santos; Alexander R Moise; Hozana Andrade Castillo Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta Date: 2014-08-15
Authors: Paola Marcato; Cheryl A Dean; Rong-Zong Liu; Krysta M Coyle; Moamen Bydoun; Melissa Wallace; Derek Clements; Colin Turner; Edward G Mathenge; Shashi A Gujar; Carman A Giacomantonio; John R Mackey; Roseline Godbout; Patrick W K Lee Journal: Mol Oncol Date: 2014-07-24 Impact factor: 6.603