Domain swapping localizes the structural determinants of regioselectivity in membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases of Caenorhabditis elegans.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Robert J SasataPatrick S Covello

Abstract

Most fatty acid desaturases are members of a large superfamily of integral membrane, O(2)-dependent, iron-containing enzymes that catalyze a variety of oxidative modifications to lipids. Sharing a similar primary structure and membrane topology, these enzymes are broadly categorized according to their positional specificity or regioselectivity, which designates the preferred position for substrate modification. To investigate the structural basis of regioselectivity in membrane-bound desaturases, the Caenorhabditis elegans omega-3 (FAT-1) and "Delta12" (FAT-2) desaturases were used as a model system. With the use of unnatural substrates, the regioselectivity of C. elegans FAT-2 was clearly defined as nu+3, i.e. it "measures" three carbons from an existing double bond. The structural basis for nu+3 and omega-3 regioselectivities was examined through construction and expression of chimeric DNA sequences based on FAT-1 and FAT-2. Each sequence was divided into seven domains, and chimeras were constructed in which specific domains were replaced with sequence from the other desaturase. When tested by expression in yeast using exogenously supplied substrates, chimeric sequences were found in which domain swapping resulted in a change...Continue Reading

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