Procollagen-proline dioxygenase, commonly known as prolyl hydroxylase, is a member of the class of
enzyme
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s known as
alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylases Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylases are a major class of non-heme iron proteins that catalyse a wide range of reactions. These reactions include hydroxylation reactions, demethylations, ring expansions, ring closures, and desaturations. Func ...
. These enzymes catalyze the incorporation of
oxygen
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into organic substrates through a mechanism that requires
alpha-Ketoglutaric acid,
Fe2+, and
ascorbate. This particular enzyme catalyzes the formation of
(2''S'', 4''R'')-4-hydroxyproline, a compound that represents the most prevalent
post-translational modification
Post-translational modification (PTM) is the covalent and generally enzymatic modification of proteins following protein biosynthesis. This process occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum and the golgi apparatus. Proteins are synthesized by ribosome ...
in the human
proteome
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.
Enzyme mechanism
Procollagen-proline dioxygenase catalyzes the following reaction:
L-proline
Proline (symbol Pro or P) is an organic acid classed as a proteinogenic amino acid (used in the biosynthesis of proteins), although it does not contain the amino group but is rather a secondary amine. The secondary amine nitrogen is in the prot ...
+
alpha-ketoglutaric acid + O
2 → (2''S'', 4''R'')-4-hydroxyproline +
succinate
Succinic acid () is a dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula (CH2)2(CO2H)2. The name derives from Latin ''succinum'', meaning amber. In living organisms, succinic acid takes the form of an anion, succinate, which has multiple biological ro ...
+
CO2
The mechanism for the reaction is similar to that of other dioxygenases, and occurs in two distinct stages:
In the first, a highly reactive
Fe(IV)=O species is produced. Molecular oxygen is bound end-on in an axial position, producing a dioxygen unit.
Nucleophilic
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attack on C2 generates a tetrahedral intermediate, with loss of the double bond in the dioxygen unit and bonds to iron and the alpha carbon of 2-oxoglutarate. Subsequent
elimination of CO
2 coincides with the formation of the Fe(IV)=O species. The second stage involves the abstraction of the ''pro''-''R'' hydrogen atom from C-4 of the proline substrate followed by
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combination, which yields hydroxyproline.
As a consequence of the reaction mechanism, one molecule of 2-oxoglutarate is
decarboxylated, forming succinate. This succinate is
hydrolyzed
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Biological hydrolysis ...
and replaced with another 2-oxoglutarate after each reaction, and it has been concluded that in the presence of 2-oxoglutarate, enzyme-bound Fe
2+ is rapidly converted to Fe
3+, leading to inactivation of the enzyme.
Ascorbate is utilized as a
cofactor to reduce Fe
3+ back to Fe
2+.
Enzyme structure
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Prolyl hydroxylase is a
tetramer
A tetramer () (''tetra-'', "four" + '' -mer'', "parts") is an oligomer formed from four monomers or subunits. The associated property is called ''tetramery''. An example from inorganic chemistry is titanium methoxide with the empirical formula Ti ...
with 2 unique subunits. The α subunit is 59 kDa and is responsible for both peptide binding and for catalytic activity. The peptide binding domain spans residues 140-215 of the α subunit, and consists of a concave surface lined with multiple
tyrosine
-Tyrosine or tyrosine (symbol Tyr or Y) or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine is one of the 20 standard amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins. It is a non-essential amino acid with a polar side group. The word "tyrosine" is from the Gr ...
residues which interact favorably with the proline-rich substrate. The
active site
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consists of Fe2+ bound to two
histidine
Histidine (symbol His or H) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated –NH3+ form under biological conditions), a carboxylic acid group (which is in the de ...
residues and one
aspartate
Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Like all other amino acids, it contains an amino group and a carboxylic acid. Its α-amino group is in the pro ...
residue, a characteristic shared by most 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases. The 55 kDa β subunit is responsible for the enzyme’s localization to and
retention in the endoplasmic reticulum. This subunit is identical to the enzyme known as
protein disulfide isomerase
Protein disulfide isomerase (), or PDI, is an enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in eukaryotes and the periplasm of bacteria that catalyzes the formation and breakage of disulfide bonds between cysteine residues within proteins as the ...
.
Biological function
Prolyl hydroxylase catalyzes the formation of hydroxyproline. The modification has a significant impact on the stability of
collagen
Collagen () is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix found in the body's various connective tissues. As the main component of connective tissue, it is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up from 25% to 35% of the whole ...
, the major connective tissue of the human body. Specifically, hydroxylation increases the
melting temperature (T
m) of helical collagen by 16 °C, as compared to unhydroxylated collagen, a difference that allows the protein to be stable at body temperature. Due to the abundance of collagen (about one third of total protein) in humans, and the high occurrence of this modification in collagen, hydroxyproline is quantitatively the most abundant post-translational modification in humans.
The enzyme acts specifically on proline contained within the X-Pro-Gly motif – where Pro is proline. Because of this motif-specific behavior, the enzyme also acts on other proteins that contain this same sequence. Such proteins include
C1q
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Antibodies of the adaptive immune system can bi ...
,
elastin
Elastin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ELN'' gene. Elastin is a key component of the extracellular matrix in gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates). It is highly elastic and present in connective tissue allowing many tissues in the bod ...
s,
PrP,
Argonaute 2, and
conotoxin
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Conotoxins, which are peptides consisting of 10 to 30 amino acid residues, typically have one or more disulfide bonds. Cono ...
s, among others.
Disease relevance
As prolyl hydroxylase requires ascorbate as a cofactor to function,
its absence compromises the enzyme’s activity. The resulting decreased hydroxylation leads to the disease condition known as
scurvy
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. Since stability of collagen is compromised in scurvy patients, symptoms include weakening of
blood vessels
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causing
purpura
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,
petechia
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e, and gingival bleeding.
Hypoxia-inducible factor
Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors that respond to decreases in available oxygen in the cellular environment, or hypoxia. They are only present in parahoxozoan animals.
Discovery
The HIF transcriptional complex w ...
(HIF) is an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor that allows the cell to respond physiologically to decreases in oxygen. A class of prolyl hydroxylases which act specifically on HIF has been identified;
hydroxylation of HIF allows the protein to be targeted for degradation.
HIF prolyl-hydroxylase
Hypoxia-inducible factor-proline dioxygenase (, ''HIF hydroxylase'') is an enzyme with systematic name ''hypoxia-inducible factor-L-proline, 2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)''. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical r ...
has been targeted by a variety of
inhibitors that aim to treat
stroke
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, kidney disease,
ischemia
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,
anemia
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,
and other important diseases.
Alternate names
* Protocollagen hydroxylase
* Prolyl hydroxylase
* Prolyl 4-hydroxylase
* Protocollagen prolyl hydroxylase
References
External links
*
Fe(2+) 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase domainin
PROSITE
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Human 2OG oxygenases
EC 1.14.11
Iron enzymes
Ascorbate enzymes
Enzymes of known structure