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  • Title: Dual role of human cytochrome P450 3A4 residue Phe-304 in substrate specificity and cooperativity.
    Author: Domanski TL, He YA, Harlow GR, Halpert JR.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 2000 May; 293(2):585-91. PubMed ID: 10773032.
    Abstract:
    The structural basis of cooperativity of progesterone hydroxylation catalyzed by human cytochrome P450 3A4 has been investigated. A recent study suggested that substitution of larger side chains at positions Leu-211 and Asp-214 partially mimics the action of effector by reducing the size of the active site. Based on predictions from molecular modeling that Phe-304 in the highly conserved I helix is involved in both effector and substrate binding, a tryptophan residue was substituted at this position. The purified F304W mutant displayed hyperbolic progesterone hydroxylase kinetics, indicating a lack of homotropic cooperativity. However, the mutant remained responsive to stimulation by alpha-naphthoflavone, exhibiting a 2-fold decrease in the K(m) value for progesterone 6beta-hydroxylation in the presence of 25 microM effector. Combining substitutions to yield the triple mutant L211F/D214E/F304W maintained the V(max) and decreased the K(m) for progesterone 6beta-hydroxylation, minimized stimulation by alpha-naphthoflavone, and decreased the rate of alpha-naphthoflavone oxidation to one-eighth of the wild type. Interestingly, the DeltaA(max) for spectral binding of alpha-naphthoflavone was unaltered in L211F/D214E/F304W. Overall, the results suggest that progesterone and alpha-naphthoflavone are oxidized at separate locations within the P450 3A4 binding pocket, although both substrates appear to have equal access to the reactive oxygen.
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