丹参酮生物合成途径关键酶CYP76AH3的晶体结构与分子对接

丹参在治疗心绞痛、冠心病和心肌梗死等疾病中具有广泛应用。CYP76AH3是其活性成分丹参酮合成途径中的关键P450酶,位于丹参酮复杂合成网络通路的分支处,其晶体结构解析及关键氨基酸分析对丹参酮的合成生物学具有重要意义。作为跨膜蛋白的Ⅱ型P450酶的蛋白质纯化、晶体培养和晶体结构解析的难度一贯较大。本研究通过构建原核表达重组质粒,纯化目的蛋白质,成功培养了CYP76AH3晶体,解析了晶体结构。根据CavityPlus分析确定对接范围,采用分子对接程序Discovery Studio筛选出与底物相互作用的关键氨基酸,包括与底物有氢键相互作用的Gly298和Asp294,以及与底物有疏水相互作用的Phe479、Leu367和Leu293;通过点突变模拟进一步预测了关键氨基酸的突变对蛋白质结构稳定性的影响。本研究将为CYP76AH3的蛋白质工程提供目标,为丹参酮的合成生物学研究奠定了基础。

The Crystal Structure and Molecular Docking of CYP76AH3 in the Tanshinone Biosynthesis Pathway

Salvia miltiorrhiza is widely used in the treatment of the angina pectoris, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. CYP76AH3 is the key P450 enzyme, locating at the branch point of the tanshinone synthesis pathway. The crystal structural study and key amino acid analysis are of great significance for synthetic biology study on tanshinone. But it is always a challenge for scientists to carry out protein purification, crystallization and crystal structural studies on transmembrane type Ⅱ P450 enzymes. In this study, the prokaryotic expression plasmid was generated, and the high-purity target protein was purified. CYP76AH3 was successfully crystallized, and the crystal structure was solved.After docking range was determined by Cavityplus analysis,molecular docking with Discovery Studio was conducted.The docking result indicated that Gly298 and Asp294 had hydrogen bond interaction with the substrate,while Phe479, Leu367 and Leu293 had hydrophobic interaction with the substrate.In addition, the effect of mutations at the key amino acids on the protein structure stability was predicted throung point mutation simulation. This study would provide a target for protein engineering of CYP76AH3 and lay a foundation for the study of synthesis biology on tanshinones.