Mutations of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Durham, Santa-Maria and A+ Variants Are Associated with Loss Functional and Structural Stability of the Protein

Autor: Saúl Gómez-Manzo, Jaime Marcial-Quino, America Vanoye-Carlo, Sergio Enríquez-Flores, Ignacio De la Mora-De la Mora, Abigail González-Valdez, Itzhel García-Torres, Víctor Martínez-Rosas, Edgar Sierra-Palacios, Fernando Lazcano-Pérez, Eduardo Rodríguez-Bustamante, Roberto Arreguin-Espinosa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 16, Iss 12, Pp 28657-28668 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226124
Popis: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in the world. More than 160 mutations causing the disease have been identified, but only 10% of these variants have been studied at biochemical and biophysical levels. In this study we report on the functional and structural characterization of three naturally occurring variants corresponding to different classes of disease severity: Class I G6PD Durham, Class II G6PD Santa Maria, and Class III G6PD A+. The results showed that the G6PD Durham (severe deficiency), and the G6PD Santa Maria and A+ (less severe deficiency) (Class I, II and III, respectively) affect the catalytic efficiency of these enzymes, are more sensitive to temperature denaturing, and affect the stability of the overall protein when compared to the wild type WT-G6PD. In the variants, the exposure of more and buried hydrophobic pockets was induced and monitored with 8-Anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (ANS) fluorescence, directly affecting the compaction of structure at different levels and probably reducing the stability of the protein. The degree of functional and structural perturbation by each variant correlates with the clinical severity reported in different patients.
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