Biology:Histidinol dehydrogenase

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Histidinol dehydrogenase
Identifiers
EC number1.1.1.23
CAS number9028-27-7
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Histidinol dehydrogenase
PDB 1k75 EBI.jpg
the l-histidinol dehydrogenase (hisd) structure implicates domain swapping and gene duplication.
Identifiers
SymbolHistidinol_dh
PfamPF00815
Pfam clanCL0099
InterProIPR012131
PROSITEPDOC00534
SCOP21k75 / SCOPe / SUPFAM

In enzymology, histidinol dehydrogenase (HIS4) (HDH) (EC 1.1.1.23) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-histidinol + 2 NAD+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] L-histidine + 2 NADH + 2 H+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-histidinol and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are L-histidine, NADH, and H+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-histidinol:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called L-histidinol dehydrogenase.

Structure

In bacteria, HDH is a single chain polypeptide; in fungi it is the C-terminal domain of a multifunctional enzyme which catalyses three different steps of histidine biosynthesis; and in plants it is expressed as a nuclear encoded protein precursor which is exported to the chloroplast.[1][2][3]

Active site

Histidinol is held inside the active site thanks to a zinc ion, but the zinc ion does not participate in the catalysis otherwise. The zinc ion is held in place by His262, Gln259, Asp360 and His419 (which, in homodimeric histidinol dehydrogenases, comes from the other monomer). Histidinol itself is held in place by His327 and His367 from one moment unit and Glu414 from the other monomer unit.[3]

A Cys residue has been implicated in the catalytic mechanism of the second oxidative step.[4] However, according to newer studies with histidinol dehydrogenase from E. coli, the mechanism is catalyzed by four bases, B1-B4. His327 acts as the first base, deprotonating histidinol's hydroxyl group. Concomitantly, hydride is abstracted from histidinol by NAD+, which is then exchanged for a second NAD+ molecule. Glu325 acts as the second base, deprotonating a molecule of water, which then attacks histidinol. At the same time, His327 (now protonated) donates a proton to the aldehydic oxygen, which results in a gem-diol. After then, His327 again deprotonates one of the hydroxyl groups and NAD+ abstracts a proton from the reactive carbon atom. This series of steps oxidizes the hydroxyl group to a carboxylic acid.[3]

Function

Histidinol dehydrogenase catalyzes the terminal step in the biosynthesis of histidine in bacteria, fungi, and plants, the four-electron oxidation of L-histidinol to histidine.

In 4-electron dehydrogenases, a single active site catalyses 2 separate oxidation steps: oxidation of the substrate alcohol to an intermediate aldehyde; and oxidation of the aldehyde to the product acid, in this case His.[4] The reaction proceeds via a tightly- or covalently-bound intermediate, and requires the presence of 2 NAD molecules.[4] By contrast with most dehydrogenases, the substrate is bound before the NAD coenzyme.[4]

Co-regulation of the gene

Histodinol dehydrogenase gene (HIS4) has been shown co-regulating the adjacent gene while it is under amino acids selective pressure.[5]

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1K75, 1KAE, 1KAH, and 1KAR.

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