The Structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP125:Molecular basis for cholesterol binding in a P450 needed for host infection

McLean, Kirsty J., Lafite, Pierre, Levy, Colin, Cheesman, Myles R., Mast, Natalia, Pikuleva, Irina A., Leys, David and Munro, Andrew W. (2009) The Structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP125:Molecular basis for cholesterol binding in a P450 needed for host infection. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284 (51). pp. 35524-35533. ISSN 0021-9258

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Abstract

We report characterization and the crystal structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cytochrome P450 CYP125, a P450 implicated in metabolism of host cholesterol and essential for establishing infection in mice. CYP125 is purified in a high spin form and undergoes both type I and II spectral shifts with various azole drugs. The 1.4-angstrom structure of ligand-free CYP125 reveals a "letterbox" active site cavity of dimensions appropriate for entry of a polycyclic sterol. A mixture of hexa-coordinate and penta-coordinate states could be discerned, with water binding as the 6th heme-ligand linked to conformation of the I-helix Val(267) residue. Structures in complex with androstenedione and the antitubercular drug econazole reveal that binding of hydrophobic ligands occurs within the active site cavity. Due to the funnel shape of the active site near the heme, neither approaches the heme iron. A model of the cholesterol CYP125 complex shows that the alkyl side chain extends toward the heme iron, predicting hydroxylation of cholesterol C27. The alkyl chain is in close contact to Val(267), suggesting a substrate binding-induced low-to high-spin transition coupled to reorientation of the latter residue. Reconstitution of CYP125 activity with a redox partner system revealed exclusively cholesterol 27-hydroxylation, consistent with structure and modeling. This activity may enable catabolism of host cholesterol or generation of immunomodulatory compounds that enable persistence in the host. This study reveals structural and catalytic properties of a potential M. tuberculosis drug target enzyme, and the likely mode by which the host-derived substrate is bound and hydroxylated.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Biophysical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Life Processes Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	10 May 2011 10:02
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2022 05:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/30105
DOI:	10.1074/jbc.M109.032706

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