Engineering the Substrate Specificity of Porcine Kidney d-Amino Acid Oxidase by Mutagenesis of the “Active-Site Lid”

Abstract Human D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavoenzyme that is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. We investigated the impact of replacement of proline with leucine at Position 219 (P219L) in the active site lid of human DAO on the structural and enzymatic properties, because porcine DAO contains leucine at the corresponding position. The turnover numbers (kcat) of P219L were unchanged, but its Km values decreased compared with wild-type, leading to an increase in the catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km). Moreover, benzoate inhibits P219L with lower Ki value (0.7–0.9 µM) compared with wild-type (1.2–2.0 µM). Crystal structure of P219L in complex with flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and benzoate at 2.25 Å resolution displayed conformational changes of the active site and lid. The distances between the H-bond-forming atoms of arginine 283 and benzoate and the relative position between the aromatic rings of tyrosine 224 and benzoate were changed in the P219L complex. Taken together, the P219L substitution leads to an increase in the catalytic efficiency and binding affinity for substrates/inhibitors due to these structural changes. Furthermore, an acetic acid was located near the adenine ring of FAD in the P219L complex. This study provides new insights into the structure–function relationship of human DAO.

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Synthesis and Biochemical Evaluation of Lid-Open D-Amino Acid Oxidase Inhibitors

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules24020290 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 290

Author(s):

Bence Szilágyi ◽

Csilla Hargitai ◽

Ádám A. Kelemen ◽

Anita Rácz ◽

György G. Ferenczy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Active Site ◽

Binding Pocket ◽

Acid Oxidase ◽

Amino Acid Oxidase ◽

New Class ◽

Biochemical Evaluation ◽

Low Sensitivity ◽

Adme Profile

Most of the known inhibitors of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) are small polar molecules recognized by the active site of the enzyme. More recently a new class of DAAO inhibitors has been disclosed that interacts with loop 218−224 at the top of the binding pocket. These compounds have a significantly larger size and more beneficial physicochemical properties than most reported DAAO inhibitors, however, their structure-activity relationship is poorly explored. Here we report the synthesis and evaluation of this type of DAAO inhibitors that open the lid over the active site of DAAO. In order to collect relevant SAR data we varied two distinct parts of the inhibitors. A systematic variation of the pendant aromatic substituents according to the Topliss scheme resulted in DAAO inhibitors with low nanomolar activity. The activity showed low sensitivity to the substituents investigated. The variation of the linker connecting the pendant aromatic moiety and the acidic headgroup revealed that the interactions of the linker with the enzyme were crucial for achieving significant inhibitory activity. Structures and activities were analyzed based on available X-ray structures of the complexes. Our findings might support the design of drug-like DAAO inhibitors with advantageous physicochemical properties and ADME profile.

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