Different phenotypic outcome due to site-specific phosphorylation in the cancer-associated NQO1 enzyme studied by phosphomimetic mutations
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
36096178
DOI
10.1016/j.abb.2022.109392
PII: S0003-9861(22)00276-4
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Flavoprotein, Phosphorylation, Structure-function relationships,
- MeSH
- Antioxidants metabolism MeSH
- Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide chemistry MeSH
- Flavoproteins metabolism MeSH
- Phosphorylation MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Mutation MeSH
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) * metabolism MeSH
- Neoplasms * genetics MeSH
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex metabolism MeSH
- Protein Binding MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antioxidants MeSH
- Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide MeSH
- Flavoproteins MeSH
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) * MeSH
- NQO1 protein, human MeSH Browser
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex MeSH
Protein phosphorylation is a common phenomenon in human flavoproteins although the functional consequences of this site-specific modification are largely unknown. Here, we evaluated the effects of site-specific phosphorylation (using phosphomimetic mutations at sites S40, S82 and T128) on multiple functional aspects as well as in the structural stability of the antioxidant and disease-associated human flavoprotein NQO1 using biophysical and biochemical methods. In vitro biophysical studies revealed effects of phosphorylation at different sites such as decreased binding affinity for FAD and structural stability of its binding site (S82), conformational stability (S40 and S82) and reduced catalytic efficiency and functional cooperativity (T128). Local stability measurements by H/D exchange in different ligation states provided structural insight into these effects. Transfection of eukaryotic cells showed that phosphorylation at sites S40 and S82 may reduce steady-levels of NQO1 protein by enhanced proteasome-induced degradation. We show that site-specific phosphorylation of human NQO1 may cause pleiotropic and counterintuitive effects on this multifunctional protein with potential implications for its relationships with human disease. Our approach allows to establish relationships between site-specific phosphorylation, functional and structural stability effects in vitro and inside cells paving the way for more detailed analyses of phosphorylation at the flavoproteome scale.
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