Altered metabolism of the inositol sugars
myo
-inositol (MI) and
d
-
chiro
-inositol is implicated in diabetic complications. In animals, catabolism of MI and
d
-
chiro
-inositol depends on the enzyme MI oxygenase (MIOX), which catalyzes the first committed step of the glucuronate–xylulose pathway, and is found almost exclusively in the kidneys. The crystal structure of MIOX, in complex with MI, has been determined by multiwavelength anomalous diffraction methods and refined at 2.0-Å resolution (
R
= 0.206,
R
free
= 0.253). The structure reveals a monomeric, single-domain protein with a mostly helical fold that is distantly related to the diverse HD domain superfamily. Five helices form the structural core and provide six ligands (four His and two Asp) for the di-iron center, in which the two iron atoms are bridged by a putative hydroxide ion and one of the Asp ligands, Asp-124. A key loop forms a lid over the MI substrate, which is coordinated in bidentate mode to one iron atom. It is proposed that this mode of iron coordination, and interaction with a key Lys residue, activate MI for bond cleavage. The structure also reveals the basis of substrate specificity and suggests routes for the development of specific MIOX inhibitors.
改变肌醇糖的代谢,即肌醇(MI)和D-手性肌醇(DCI)的代谢异常与糖尿病并发症有关。在动物体内,MI和DCI的分解取决于MI氧化酶(MIOX)这一酶,在葡萄糖醛酸-木糖途径中催化第一步反应,几乎只存在于肾脏中。采用多波长异常衍射方法确定了与MI复合物的MIOX晶体结构,并在2.0-Å分辨率下进行了修正(R = 0.206,Rfree = 0.253)。该结构显示出一个单域蛋白质的单体,具有大多数螺旋折叠,与多样化的HD域超家族有一定的关联。五个螺旋形成结构核心,并为二铁中心提供六个配体(四个组氨酸和两个天冬氨酸),其中两个铁原子由一个假定的氢氧根离子和一个天冬氨酸配体(天冬氨酸-124)桥接。一个关键的环形成MI底物的盖子,MI底物以双齿配位模式与一个铁原子配位。据推测,这种铁配位方式和与关键的赖氨酸残基的相互作用,激活MI进行键裂解。该结构还揭示了底物特异性的基础,并提出了特异性MIOX抑制剂的发展途径。