Sequence analysis of steroid- and prostaglandin-metabolizing enzymes: Application to understanding catalysis

Amino acid sequence comparisons have revealed that mammalian 11 beta-hydroxysteroid and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and bacterial 3 alpha, 20 beta- and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases are homologs; that is, these enzymes are descended from a common ancestor. These steroid dehydrogenases are also homologous to human 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase and to proteins found in Rhizobia, bacteria that form nitrogen-fixing nodules in the roots of legumes. We constructed a multiple sequence alignment of these proteins, which, when combined with the recently determined tertiary structure of Streptomyces hydrogenans 3 alpha, 20 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and a homologous enzyme, rat dihydropteridine reductase, identifies segments and residues that are likely to be structurally important in the functioning of these enzymes especially regarding specificity for NADPH and NADH.

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