Stimulation of polyprenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate transferase activity by sodium cholate and 3-[(cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate

Analytical Biochemistry
María I BurónJosé M Villalba

Abstract

Polyprenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate transferase (Coq2p) plays a central role in ubiquinone biosynthesis. Coq2p mediates the conjugation of 4-hydroxybenzoate, the benzoquinone ring precursor, with the completed side chain. The activity is most easily assayed by measuring the rate of incorporation of 4-hydroxybenzoate as radiolabeled substrate into polyprenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. The in vitro assay requires addition of a detergent into the reaction mixture to activate enzyme activity, and Triton X-100 is used for this purpose in the routine assay. We have found that both 3-[(cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate and sodium cholate, but not sodium deoxycholate, lysophosphatidyl choline, or octylglucoside, significantly stimulate the activity over that measured with Triton X-100. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of lipid extracts revealed that the increase of specific activity resulted in a similar increase in reaction product, this effect is due not merely to a better lipid extraction but also to the actual stimulation of enzyme activity. With our improved method, we were able to measure Coq2p activity with much greater sensitivity in both fresh and frozen/thawed mitochondria and in crude homogenates obtained f...Continue Reading

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