Dissociation Constants of Cytochrome P450 2C9/Cytochrome P450 Reductase Complexes in a Lipid Bilayer Membrane Depend on NADPH: A Single-Protein Tracking Study

J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Dec 13;139(49):17923-17934. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b08750. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

Abstract

Cytochrome P450-reductase (CPR) is a versatile NADPH-dependent electron donor located in the cytoplasmic side of the endoplasmic reticulum. It is an electron transferase that is able to deliver electrons to a variety of membrane-bound oxidative partners, including the drug-metabolizing enzymes of the cytochrome P450s (P450). CPR is also stoichiometrically limited compared to its oxidative counterparts, and hypotheses have arisen about possible models that can overcome the stoichiometric imbalance, including quaternary organization of P450 and diffusion-limited models. Described here are results from a single-protein tracking study of fluorescently labeled CPR and cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) molecules in which stochastic analysis was used to determine the dissociation constants of CPR/CYP2C9 complexes in a lipid bilayer membrane for the first time. Single-protein trajectories demonstrate the transient nature of these CPR-CYP2C9 interactions, and the measured Kd values are highly dependent on the redox state of CPR. It is shown that CPRox/CYP2C9 complexes have a much higher dissociation constant than CPR2-/CYP2C9 or CPR4-/CYP2C9 complexes, and a model is presented to account for these results. An Arrhenius analysis of diffusion constants was also carried out, demonstrating that the reduced forms of CPR and CYP2C9 interact differently with the biomimetic ER and may, in addition to protein conformational changes, contribute to the observed NADPH-dependent shift in Kd. Finally, it is also shown that the CPRox/CYP2C9 affinity depends on the nature of the ligand, being higher when a substrate is bound, compared to an inhibitor.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 / metabolism*
  • Diffusion
  • Humans
  • Lipid Bilayers / chemistry*
  • Lipid Bilayers / metabolism*
  • Multiprotein Complexes / chemistry
  • Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism
  • NADP / metabolism*
  • NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Protein Binding
  • Single Molecule Imaging*
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • NADP
  • CYP2C9 protein, human
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9
  • NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase