作者: Yasuhiro Hayashi , Nozomu Okino , Yoshimitsu Kakuta , Toshihide Shikanai , Motohiro Tani
关键词: Enzyme kinetics 、 Cytosol 、 Recombinant DNA 、 Biology 、 Biochemistry 、 Glycosylceramidase 、 Klotho 、 Small interfering RNA 、 TIM barrel 、 Molecular biology 、 Enzyme
摘要: Using C6-NBD-glucosylceramide (GlcCer) as a substrate, we detected the activity of conduritol B epoxide-insensitive neutral glycosylceramidase in cytosolic fractions zebrafish embryos, mouse and rat brains, human fibroblasts. The candidates for enzyme were assigned to Klotho (KL), whose family members share β-glucosidase-like domain but natural substrates are unknown. Among this family, only KL-related protein (KLrP) is capable degrading C6-NBD-GlcCer when expressed CHOP cells, which Myc-tagged KLrP was exclusively distributed cytosol. In addition, knockdown endogenous by small interfering RNA increased cellular level GlcCer. purified recombinant hydrolyzed 4-methylumbelliferyl-glucose, C6-NBD-GlcCer, authentic GlcCer at pH 6.0. also corresponding galactosyl derivatives, each kcat/Km much lower than that glucosyl derivatives. x-ray structure 1.6A resolution revealed (β/α)8 TIM barrel, Glu165 Glu373 carboxyl termini β-strands 4 7 could function an acid/base catalyst nucleophile, respectively. substrate-binding cleft occupied with palmitic acid oleic crystallized complex glucose. found fit well crystal KLrP. Collectively, identified be involved novel nonlysosomal catabolic pathway