The overall long-term goal of our research is to understand the molecular basis of the effect of cytochrome b5 (cyt b5) on the metabolism of certain substrates by cytochrome P-450 (cyt P-450), and to determine the physiological significance of this reaction. In particular, we are interested in elucidating the molecular basis of the marked stimulatory effect of cyt b5 on the metabolism of the volatile anesthetic, methoxyflurane, by cyt P-450 LM2 (2B4). These studies may lead up the delineation of the etiology and patho-physiology of the post-operative hepatotoxicity attributed to the volatile anesthetics and to the development of safer anesthetics. These studies should also provide important information about the mechanism by which cyt P-450 oxidizes its numerous endogenous and xenobiotic substrates. This knowledge should prove valuable in facilitating the design of clinically useful inhibitors of cytochrome P-450 for therapeutic applications in fungal diseases, hyper-aldosteronism, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy and breast cancer. Cyt b5-cytochrome c (cyt c) complex is used as a model for the larger (72,000 dalton) hydrophobic cyt b5-cyt P-450 complex for use with high resolution NMR. The cytochrome b5-cytochrome c complex is a relevant model for the larger hydrophobic complex because cytochrome b5 uses approximately the same site to interact with both cytochrome c and cytochrome P-450. Knowledge of the structure of the by b5-cyt c complex will provide insights, into 1) the mechanism, 2) pathway of electron transfer, between cyt b5 and its redox partners and 3) macromolecular recognition and protein dynamics. These NMR experiments have provided important structural details about how certain amino acids of cyt b5 might facilitate electron transfer with its redox partners, cyt P-450, cyt b5 reductase and cyt c. The computing, graphics and programming facilities at the UCSF Computer Graphics Laboratory have been used to construct three-dimensional molecular models based on results from our NMR studies, to display and examine these models, and to calculate the dynamics and interactions of the components in the models. These results should lead to a greater understanding of the structural basis for the requirement for cyt b5 for the metabolism of some substrates by cyt P-450.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001081-24
Application #
6456716
Study Section
Project Start
2001-07-01
Project End
2003-08-31
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
24
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$273,230
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Type
DUNS #
073133571
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94143
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