Crystal structure of steroid reductase SRD5A reveals conserved steroid reduction mechanism
Autor: | Ying-Chih Chiang, Ruobing Ren, Yufei Han, Zhen Li, Pengliang Chi, Fuping Li, Bo Sun, Qisheng Wang, Zhenfei Li, Youli Zhou, Dong Deng, Fuxing Wang, Sheng Wang, Qingjie Xiao, Wenping Lv, Lizhe Zhu, Bin Pang, Qian Zhuang |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Science medicine.medical_treatment Mutant Coenzymes General Physics and Astronomy Reductase Crystallography X-Ray General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Article Cofactor Steroid 03 medical and health sciences Structure-Activity Relationship 0302 clinical medicine 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase Bacterial Proteins Proteobacteria medicine Structure–activity relationship Binding site Testosterone Steroid hormones X-ray crystallography Multidisciplinary Binding Sites biology Chemistry Hydrogen Bonding General Chemistry Hyperplasia medicine.disease Transmembrane protein 030104 developmental biology SRD5A1 Biochemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Drug Design Enzyme mechanisms Protein structure predictions biology.protein Steroids Oxidation-Reduction NADP Hormone |
Zdroj: | Nature Communications Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) |
Popis: | Steroid hormones are essential in stress response, immune system regulation, and reproduction in mammals. Steroids with 3-oxo-Δ4 structure, such as testosterone or progesterone, are catalyzed by steroid 5α-reductases (SRD5As) to generate their corresponding 3-oxo-5α steroids, which are essential for multiple physiological and pathological processes. SRD5A2 is already a target of clinically relevant drugs. However, the detailed mechanism of SRD5A-mediated reduction remains elusive. Here we report the crystal structure of PbSRD5A from Proteobacteria bacterium, a homolog of both SRD5A1 and SRD5A2, in complex with the cofactor NADPH at 2.0 Å resolution. PbSRD5A exists as a monomer comprised of seven transmembrane segments (TMs). The TM1-4 enclose a hydrophobic substrate binding cavity, whereas TM5-7 coordinate cofactor NADPH through extensive hydrogen bonds network. Homology-based structural models of HsSRD5A1 and -2, together with biochemical characterization, define the substrate binding pocket of SRD5As, explain the properties of disease-related mutants and provide an important framework for further understanding of the mechanism of NADPH mediated steroids 3-oxo-Δ4 reduction. Based on these analyses, the design of therapeutic molecules targeting SRD5As with improved specificity and therapeutic efficacy would be possible. Steroid 5α-reductase 2 (SRD5A2), a testosterone metabolism enzyme, is implicated in human disease. Structural and biochemical analyses of PbSRD5A, a bacterial homolog, reveal SRD5A2 substrate binding pocket and provide framework for the design of new drugs targeting this enzyme. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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