Expression, purification and characterization of human PHD1 in Escherichia coli

Journal of Biochemistry
Xian Y LiKazuhiro Sogawa

Abstract

The hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) play a central role in oxygen homeostasis. HIF prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) modify HIFalpha subunits and thereby target them for proteasomal degradation. Mammalian PHDs comprise three isozymes, PHD1, PHD2 and PHD3, and belong to the iron(II)-2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase family. We have expressed full-length human PHD1 in Escherichia coli, and purified it to apparent homogeneity by immobilized Ni-affinity chromatography, cation-exchange HPLC followed by gel filtration. Fe(2+) was found to have EC(50) value of 0.64 microM and the purified enzyme showed maximal activity at 10 microM Fe(2+). The IC(50) values for transition metal ions, Co(2+), Ni(2+) and Cu(2+), were 58, 35 and 220 microM, respectively, in the presence of 100 microM Fe(2+). Mn(2+) did not affect the activity <1 mM. Many transcription-related proteins are regulated by phosphorylation. Thus, recombinant PHD1 was examined for in vitro phosphorylation using protein kinase A, protein kinase Calpha, casein kinase I and II and Erk2. The protein was most strongly phosphorylated by protein kinase Calpha, and the phosphorylation sites were found to be Ser-132, Ser-226 and Ser-234. Mutation of Ser-132 or Ser-234 to Asp or Glu diminis...Continue Reading

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