Structural Dynamics of 15-Lipoxygenase-2 via Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange

Biochemistry. 2017 Sep 26;56(38):5065-5074. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00559. Epub 2017 Sep 7.

Abstract

Eicosanoids are inflammatory signaling lipids that are biosynthesized in response to cellular injury or threat. They were originally thought to be pro-inflammatory molecules, but members of at least one subclass, the lipoxins, are able to resolve inflammation. One step in lipoxin synthesis is the oxygenation of arachidonic acid by 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX). 15-LOX contains two domains: a Ca2+ binding PLAT domain and a catalytic domain. 15-LOX is a soluble cytosolic protein until binding of Ca2+ to the PLAT domain promotes translocation to the membrane surface. The role of 15-LOX structural dynamics in this translocation has remained unclear. We investigated the dynamics of 15-LOX isoform B (15-LOX-2) upon binding of Ca2+ and ligands, as well as upon membrane association using hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS). We used HDX-MS to probe the solvent accessibility and backbone flexibility of 15-LOX-2, revealing significant differences in deuterium incorporation between the PLAT and catalytic domains, with the PLAT domain demonstrating higher flexibility. Comparison of HDX for 15-LOX-2 in the presence and absence of Ca2+ indicates there are few differences in structural dynamics. Furthermore, our HDX results involving nanodisc-associated 15-LOX-2 suggest that significant structural and dynamic changes in 15-LOX-2 are not required for membrane association. Our results also show that a substrate lipid binding to the active site in the catalytic domain does induce changes in incorporation of deuterium into the PLAT domain. Overall, our results challenge the previous hypothesis that Ca2+ binding induces major structural changes in the PLAT domain and support the hypothesis that is interdomain communication in 15-LOX-2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / chemistry*
  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / genetics
  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / metabolism*
  • Arachidonic Acid / metabolism
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Cytosol
  • Deuterium Exchange Measurement / methods*
  • Humans
  • Leukotrienes / metabolism
  • Lipid Peroxides / metabolism
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Models, Molecular
  • Peptide Mapping
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Domains

Substances

  • Leukotrienes
  • Lipid Peroxides
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • 15-hydroperoxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid
  • ALOX15B protein, human
  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase
  • Calcium