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Disease
[P5CR1_HUMAN] Defects in PYCR1 are the cause of cutis laxa autosomal recessive type 2B (ARCL2B) [MIM:612940]. A multisystem disorder characterized by the appearance of premature aging, wrinkled and lax skin with reduced elasticity, joint laxity, craniofacial dysmorphic features, intrauterine growth retardation with some degree of postnatal growth deficiency, and developmental delay.[1] [2] Defects in PYCR1 are the cause of cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 3B (ARCL3B) [MIM:614438]. ARCL3B is a disorder characterized by an aged appearance with distinctive facial features, sparse hair, ophthalmologic abnormalities, intrauterine growth retardation, and cutis laxa.[3] [4]
Function
[P5CR1_HUMAN] Housekeeping enzyme that catalyzes the last step in proline biosynthesis. Can utilize both NAD and NADP, but has higher affinity for NAD. Involved in the cellular response to oxidative stress.[5] [6]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) catalyzes the biosynthetic half-reaction of the proline cycle by reducing Delta(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) to proline through the oxidation of NAD(P)H. Many cancers alter their proline metabolism by upregulating the proline cycle and proline biosynthesis, and knockdowns of PYCR1 lead to decreased cell proliferation. Thus, evidence is growing for PYCR1 as a potential cancer therapy target. Inhibitors of cancer targets are useful as chemical probes for studying cancer mechanisms and starting compounds for drug discovery; however, there is a notable lack of validated inhibitors for PYCR1. To fill this gap, we performed a small-scale focused screen of proline analogs using X-ray crystallography. Five inhibitors of human PYCR1 were discovered: L-tetrahydro-2-furoic acid, cyclopentanecarboxylate, L-thiazolidine-4-carboxylate, L-thiazolidine-2-carboxylate, and N-formyl L-proline (NFLP). The most potent inhibitor was NFLP, which had a competitive (with P5C) inhibition constant of 100 mM. The structure of PYCR1 complexed with NFLP shows that inhibitor binding is accompanied by conformational changes in the active site, including the translation of an a-helix by 1 A. These changes are unique to NFLP and enable additional hydrogen bonds with the enzyme. NFLP was also shown to phenocopy the PYCR1knockdown in MCF10A H-RASV12 breast cancer cells by inhibiting de novo proline biosynthesis and impairing spheroidal growth. In summary, we generated the first validated chemical probe of PYCR1 and demonstrated proof-of-concept for screening proline analogs to discover inhibitors of the proline cycle.
In Crystallo Screening for Proline Analog Inhibitors of the Proline Cycle Enzyme PYCR1.,Christensen EM, Bogner AN, Vandekeere A, Tam GS, Patel SM, Becker DF, Fendt SM, Tanner JJ J Biol Chem. 2020 Oct 27. pii: RA120.016106. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.016106. PMID:33109600[7]
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References
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- ↑ Guernsey DL, Jiang H, Evans SC, Ferguson M, Matsuoka M, Nightingale M, Rideout AL, Provost S, Bedard K, Orr A, Dube MP, Ludman M, Samuels ME. Mutation in pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 gene in families with cutis laxa type 2. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Jul;85(1):120-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.06.008. Epub 2009 , Jul 2. PMID:19576563 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.06.008
- ↑ Reversade B, Escande-Beillard N, Dimopoulou A, Fischer B, Chng SC, Li Y, Shboul M, Tham PY, Kayserili H, Al-Gazali L, Shahwan M, Brancati F, Lee H, O'Connor BD, Schmidt-von Kegler M, Merriman B, Nelson SF, Masri A, Alkazaleh F, Guerra D, Ferrari P, Nanda A, Rajab A, Markie D, Gray M, Nelson J, Grix A, Sommer A, Savarirayan R, Janecke AR, Steichen E, Sillence D, Hausser I, Budde B, Nurnberg G, Nurnberg P, Seemann P, Kunkel D, Zambruno G, Dallapiccola B, Schuelke M, Robertson S, Hamamy H, Wollnik B, Van Maldergem L, Mundlos S, Kornak U. Mutations in PYCR1 cause cutis laxa with progeroid features. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep;41(9):1016-21. doi: 10.1038/ng.413. Epub 2009 Aug 2. PMID:19648921 doi:10.1038/ng.413
- ↑ Lin DS, Chang JH, Liu HL, Wei CH, Yeung CY, Ho CS, Shu CH, Chiang MF, Chuang CK, Huang YW, Wu TY, Jian YR, Huang ZD, Lin SP. Compound heterozygous mutations in PYCR1 further expand the phenotypic spectrum of De Barsy syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Dec;155A(12):3095-9. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34326. Epub 2011 , Nov 3. PMID:22052856 doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.34326
- ↑ Reversade B, Escande-Beillard N, Dimopoulou A, Fischer B, Chng SC, Li Y, Shboul M, Tham PY, Kayserili H, Al-Gazali L, Shahwan M, Brancati F, Lee H, O'Connor BD, Schmidt-von Kegler M, Merriman B, Nelson SF, Masri A, Alkazaleh F, Guerra D, Ferrari P, Nanda A, Rajab A, Markie D, Gray M, Nelson J, Grix A, Sommer A, Savarirayan R, Janecke AR, Steichen E, Sillence D, Hausser I, Budde B, Nurnberg G, Nurnberg P, Seemann P, Kunkel D, Zambruno G, Dallapiccola B, Schuelke M, Robertson S, Hamamy H, Wollnik B, Van Maldergem L, Mundlos S, Kornak U. Mutations in PYCR1 cause cutis laxa with progeroid features. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep;41(9):1016-21. doi: 10.1038/ng.413. Epub 2009 Aug 2. PMID:19648921 doi:10.1038/ng.413
- ↑ Meng Z, Lou Z, Liu Z, Li M, Zhao X, Bartlam M, Rao Z. Crystal structure of human pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase. J Mol Biol. 2006 Jun 23;359(5):1364-77. Epub 2006 May 11. PMID:16730026 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2006.04.053
- ↑ Christensen EM, Bogner AN, Vandekeere A, Tam GS, Patel SM, Becker DF, Fendt SM, Tanner JJ. In Crystallo Screening for Proline Analog Inhibitors of the Proline Cycle Enzyme PYCR1. J Biol Chem. 2020 Oct 27. pii: RA120.016106. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.016106. PMID:33109600 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA120.016106
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