Allosteric effects on substrate dissociation from cytochrome P450 3A4 in nanodiscs observed by ensemble and single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy

J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Nov 26;130(47):15746-7. doi: 10.1021/ja805772r.

Abstract

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 is a major human drug-metabolizing enzyme and displays pharmacologically relevant allosteric kinetics caused by multiple substrate and/or effector binding. Here, in the first single-molecule (SM) fluorescence studies of CYPs, we use total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy to measure residence times of the fluorescent dye Nile Red in CYP3A4 incorporated in surface-immobilized lipid Nanodiscs, with and without the effector alpha-naphthoflavone. We find direct evidence that CYP3A4 effectors can decrease substrate off-rates, providing a possible mechanism for effector-mediated enhancement of substrate metabolism. These interesting results highlight the potential of SM methods in studies of CYP allosteric mechanisms.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Allosteric Regulation
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / chemistry*
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Oxazines
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Oxazines
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
  • CYP3A4 protein, human
  • nile red