Aflatoxin aldehyde reductase (AKR7A1) from Rat LiverAflatoxin aldehyde reductase (AKR7A1) from Rat Liver

Structural highlights

1gve is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.38Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ARK73_RAT Can reduce the dialdehyde protein-binding form of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) to the non-binding AFB1 dialcohol. Probably involved in protection of liver against the toxic and carcinogenic effects of AFB1, a potent hepatocarcinogen.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The structure of the rat liver aflatoxin dialdehyde reductase (AKR7A1) has been solved to 1.38-A resolution. Although it shares a similar alpha/beta-barrel structure with other members of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily, AKR7A1 is the first dimeric member to be crystallized. The crystal structure also reveals details of the ternary complex as one subunit of the dimer contains NADP(+) and the inhibitor citrate. Although the underlying catalytic mechanism appears similar to other aldo-keto reductases, the substrate-binding pocket contains several charged amino acids (Arg-231 and Arg-327) that distinguish it from previously characterized aldo-keto reductases with respect to size and charge. These differences account for the substrate specificity for 4-carbon acid-aldehydes such as succinic semialdehyde and 2-carboxybenzaldehyde as well as for the idiosyncratic substrate aflatoxin B(1) dialdehyde of this subfamily of enzymes. Structural differences between the AKR7A1 ternary complex and apoenzyme reveal a significant hinged movement of the enzyme involving not only the loops of the structure but also parts of the alpha/beta-barrel most intimately involved in cofactor binding.

The crystal structure of rat liver AKR7A1. A dimeric member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily.,Kozma E, Brown E, Ellis EM, Lapthorn AJ J Biol Chem. 2002 May 3;277(18):16285-93. Epub 2002 Feb 11. PMID:11839745[2]

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See Also

References

  1. Kelly VP, Sherratt PJ, Crouch DH, Hayes JD. Novel homodimeric and heterodimeric rat gamma-hydroxybutyrate synthases that associate with the Golgi apparatus define a distinct subclass of aldo-keto reductase 7 family proteins. Biochem J. 2002 Sep 15;366(Pt 3):847-61. PMID:12071861 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20020342
  2. Kozma E, Brown E, Ellis EM, Lapthorn AJ. The crystal structure of rat liver AKR7A1. A dimeric member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily. J Biol Chem. 2002 May 3;277(18):16285-93. Epub 2002 Feb 11. PMID:11839745 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110808200

1gve, resolution 1.38Å

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