Biology:Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (quinone)

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Enzymatic reaction catalyzed by DHOQO. In green is represented the protein surface, sitting in the membrane (in gray)
Dihydroorotate:quinone oxidoreductase
Identifiers
EC number1.3.5.2
CAS number59088-23-2
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Class 2 dihydroorotate dehydrogenases (DHOQO, EC 1.3.5.2) is an enzyme with systematic name (S)-dihydroorotate:quinone oxidoreductase.[1][2][3][4][5] This enzyme catalyses the electron transfer from dihydroorotate (electron donor) to a quinone (electron acceptor):

(S)-dihydroorotate + quinone [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] orotate + quinol

These enzymes differ from class 1 dihydroorotate dehydrogenases (DHODH) on the electron acceptor, on their structure, and on their cellular localization. Since the reaction catalyzed by DHOQOs is both part of the electron transport chain and the pyrimidine de novo synthesis, it has been explored as a possible target for cancer treatment, immunological disorders and bacterial/viral infections.[6][7][8]

Structure

DHOQO structure colored by domains: N-terminal (blue) and core domain (green).

Structurally, DHOQOs are organized in monomers which adopt a (βα)8 (eightfold beta alpha barrel) fold.[9] The enzyme can be separated in its N-terminal domain (blue in the figure) and in its C-terminal domain (green in the figure).

The N-terminal domain is composed of two amphipathic α-helices (αA – αB) which are responsible for the lipid membrane interaction. This region of the protein is also thought to mediate quinone binding.

Regarding the C-terminal domain, much of its structural elements are shared with the soluble counterparts of DHOQOs. This domain is responsible for the binding of the cofactor FMN (making these enzymes part of the Flavoprotein super-family) and the electron donor dihydroorotate, close to the 8 β-strand core.

There are currently crystallographic structures of DHOQOs from 5 different organisms:

References

  1. "Mammalian dihydroorotate dehydrogenase: physical and catalytic properties of the primary enzyme". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 191 (1): 23–31. November 1978. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(78)90063-2. PMID 216313. 
  2. "Purification and properties of the bovine liver mitochondrial dihydroorotate dehydrogenase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 261 (24): 11386–92. August 1986. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)67396-X. PMID 3733756. 
  3. "Expression, purification, and characterization of histidine-tagged rat and human flavoenzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase". Protein Expression and Purification 13 (3): 414–22. August 1998. doi:10.1006/prep.1998.0925. PMID 9693067. 
  4. "Mechanism of flavin reduction in class 2 dihydroorotate dehydrogenases". Biochemistry 45 (50): 14926–32. December 2006. doi:10.1021/bi060919g. PMID 17154530. 
  5. "The activity of Escherichia coli dihydroorotate dehydrogenase is dependent on a conserved loop identified by sequence homology, mutagenesis, and limited proteolysis". Biochemistry 38 (10): 2899–908. March 1999. doi:10.1021/bi982352c. PMID 10074342. 
  6. J. Leban, D. Vitt, Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors, a novel approach for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Res. (2011). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1296169
  7. R.I. Christopherson, S.D. Lyons, P.K. Wilson, Inhibitors of de novo nucleotide biosynthesis as drugs, Acc. Chem. Res. (2002). https://doi.org/10.1021/ar0000509
  8. M. Löffler, L.D. Fairbanks, E. Zameitat, A.M. Marinaki, H.A. Simmonds, Pyrimidine pathways in health and disease, Trends Mol. Med. (2005). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2005.07.003
  9. D. Lang, R. Thoma, M. Henn-Sax, R. Sterner, M. Wilmanns, Structural evidence for evolution of the β/α barrel scaffold by gene duplication and fusion, Science (80-. ). (2000). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.289.5484.1546
  10. E. coli Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Reveals Structural and Functional Distinction between different classes of dihydroorotate dehydrogenases. DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(02)00831-6
  11. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENSE from MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS. DOI: 10.2210/pdb4XQ6/pdb
  12. SAR Based Optimization of a 4-Quinoline Carboxylic Acid Analog with Potent Anti-Viral Activity. DOI: 10.1021/ml300464h
  13. Fluorine Modulates Species Selectivity in the Triazolopyrimidine Class of Plasmodium falciparum Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors. DOI: 10.1021/jm500481t
  14. Structure of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase with a bound inhibitor. DOI: 10.1107/S0907444905042642

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