原核表达的人乙醛脱氢酶2(ALDH2)的活性及稳定性研究

对由原核载体表达的人乙醛脱氢酶2(Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2,简称ALDH2)纯化工艺、酶活性改善、稳定性以及保存条件分别进行了参数的优化,以期为ALDH2商品化剂型开发提供理论依据。通过NAD(P)+酶活测定法,检测不同纯化工艺、金属离子以及不同保存条件对ALDH2的酶活性的影响。通过SDS-PAGE检测ALDH2在模拟胃液和胰液中的稳定性。结果显示,低离子磷酸盐缓冲液透析有利于ALDH2酶活性的恢复,且真空冷冻干燥处理可导致ALDH2酶活性下降。K+、Zn2+、Mg2+、Mn2+、Ca2+均能提高ALDH2酶活性。ALDH2在模拟胃液中稳定性良好,但在模拟胰液中迅速被降解。与此同时,ALDH2酶液在-20℃下能良好地保持其稳定性及酶活,但在4℃和30℃下保存一个月酶活急剧下降。以上结果表明,低离子磷酸盐缓冲液透析法、K+均能提高ALDH2的酶活性,同时该酶可耐受模拟胃液的降解作用,且添加山梨酸钾的ALDH2于-20℃可良好地保持其稳定性及酶活。     

乙醛脱氢酶2（ALDH2）基因研究进展及其与饮酒行为的关系

亚洲人群中普遍存在突变型的乙醛脱氢酶2（ALDH2*2）。此酶突变后活性缺失,导致乙醛在肝脏内大量累积使突变携带者在喝酒后会有脸红等不适反应,因此这可能影响他们的饮酒行为。由于ALDH2*2等位基因与饮酒行为相关,它也可能与酒精引起的肝脏损伤及某些癌症密切相关,而且,它在不同的亚洲人群中有不同的频率分布。近年来对ALDH2*2等位基因的序列结构、表达及其重要功能等有了更深入的了解,对ALDH2的多态性在研究方法、研究群体分布范围等都有很大进展。本文还讨论了不同地理分布、不同年龄结构、性别差异条件下,中国人群中ALDH2基因型频率与饮酒行为的关系。 Abstract: An atypical allele （ALDH2*2） in low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2), which is highly prevalent in Asian, may influence drinking behavior because of higher production of acetaldehyde in the liver. High alcohol sensitivity such as flushing after drinking has been shown to be mainly due to the atypical ALDH2 genotypes. The atypical allele is associated with alcohol-induced liver injury and some cancers. Recently, the researches on the polymorphisms not only in the gene itself but also its frequencies in different Asian populations have been made great progress. Three factors, including different sex, age and geography, were also analyzed with the genotypes of ALDH2 in Chinese populations.     

Polymorphisms in Alcohol Metabolism Genes ADH1B and ALDH2, Alcohol Consumption and Colorectal Cancer

Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Epidemiological risk factors for CRC included alcohol intake, which is mainly metabolized to acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase and further oxidized to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase; consequently, the role of genes in the alcohol metabolism pathways is of particular interest. The aim of this study is to analyze the association between SNPs in ADH1B and ALDH2 genes and CRC risk, and also the main effect of alcohol consumption on CRC risk in the study population.

Methodology/Principal Findings

SNPs from ADH1B and ALDH2 genes, included in alcohol metabolism pathway, were genotyped in 1694 CRC cases and 1851 matched controls from the Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer study. Information on clinicopathological characteristics, lifestyle and dietary habits were also obtained. Logistic regression and association analysis were conducted. A positive association between alcohol consumption and CRC risk was observed in male participants from the Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer study (MECC) study (OR = 1.47; 95%CI = 1.18-1.81). Moreover, the SNPs rs1229984 in ADH1B gene was found to be associated with CRC risk: under the recessive model, the OR was 1.75 for A/A genotype (95%CI = 1.21-2.52; p-value = 0.0025). A path analysis based on structural equation modeling showed a direct effect of ADH1B gene polymorphisms on colorectal carcinogenesis and also an indirect effect mediated through alcohol consumption.

Conclusions/Significance

Genetic polymorphisms in the alcohol metabolism pathways have a potential role in colorectal carcinogenesis, probably due to the differences in the ethanol metabolism and acetaldehyde oxidation of these enzyme variants.     

乙醇脱氢酶(ADH)家族生物信息学分析

本研究用生物信息学的方法分析了玉米等7个物种ADH的保守功能域、蛋白二级结构和进化关系.分析证实,植物ADH通常含有3个保守功能域,它们具有GroES结构的ADH N结构域,Rossmann折叠NAD(P)(+)结合蛋白和锌结合位点,这3个保守结构在物种中具有相当的保守性.二级结构的分析表明,在我们研究的物种中,每个物种的两个ADH同工酶折叠情况大体相同,物种间蛋白二级结构也趋向一致.通过构建系统进化树,分析了供试物种中ADH以及ADH两个同工酶间的进化关系.初步显示,在进化上,单、双子叶植物源自不同的ADH祖先.双子叶植物ADH在物种间具有差异;而在单子叶植物不同物种其ADH同工酶出现分化.     

Subcellular and Perisynaptic Distribution of Rat Brain Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity

Abstract: The nuclear mitochondrial and synaptosomal fractions of rat brain were each found to contain some 25–30% of the total aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. The cytoplasmic fraction had a very low total aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. There were differences in the distribution of the activity when different aldehydes were used as substrates, suggesting the presence of isoenzymes in the various subcellular compartments. When rats were treated intra-cisternally with 6-hydroxydopamine there was no change in brain aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, although the noradrenaline content and the activities of tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine-β-hydroxylase were markedly decreased. Treatment with 6-hydroxydopamine also had no significant effect on the aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in retinal homogenates. The results suggest that the aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in rat brain is predominantly outside the catecholaminergic nerve terminals.     

Age-Related Changes in Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity of Rat Brain, Liver, and Heart

Abstract: Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity was measured in brains, livers, and hearts of 23–26-month-old and 3-month-old rats. A significant increase of ALDH activity was found in whole brain of old rats with both acetaldehyde (39%) and propionylaldehyde (15%) used as substrates. In different brain areas of old rats, with acetaldehyde used as substrate, a significant increase of ALDH activity was found in striatum (30–50%) and cerebral cortex (37%). However, no significant difference in ALDH activity was found in livers and hearts of young and old rats. Preliminary experiments showed a significant increase of aldehyde reductase activity (52%) with p -nitrobenzaldehyde used as substrate in whole brain of old rats compared with young rats. The present work indicates that an increase of ALDH activity in brain of old rats may be an adaptive phenomenon.     

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) Is a Potential Marker for Cancer Stem Cells in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are defined as a small population of cancer cells with the properties of high self-renewal, differentiation, and tumor-initiating functions. Recent studies have demonstrated that aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) is a marker for CSCs in adult cancers. Although CSCs have been identified in some different types of pediatric solid tumors, there have been no studies regarding the efficacy of ALDH1 as a marker for CSCs. Therefore, in order to elucidate whether ALDH1 can be used as a marker for CSCs of pediatric sarcoma, we examined the characteristics of a population of cells with a high ALDH1 activity (ALDH1^high cells) in rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. We used the human embryonal RMS (eRMS) cell lines RD and KYM-1, and sorted the cells into two subpopulations of ALDH1^high cells and cells with a low ALDH1 activity (ALDH1^low cells). Consequently, we found that the ALDH1^high cells comprised 3.9% and 8.2% of the total cell population, respectively, and showed a higher capacity for self-renewal and tumor formation than the ALDH1^low cells. With regard to chemoresistance, the survival rate of the ALDH1^high cells was found to be higher than that of the ALDH1^low cells following treatment with chemotherapeutic agents for RMS. Furthermore, the ALDH1^high cells exhibited a higher degree of pluripotency and gene expression of Sox2, which is one of the stem cell markers. Taken together, the ALDH1^high cells possessed characteristics of CSCs, including colony formation, chemoresistance, differentiation and tumor initiation abilities. These results suggest that ALDH1 is a potentially useful marker of CSCs in eRMS.     

Ethanol-induced Adaptation of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity in Rat Brain

ALTHOUGH the presence of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in cerebral tissue has been established¹, a physiological role for such a brain ethanol-oxidizing system has been unclear. The brain may be more biochemically adaptive than was once thought²; thus, it seemed possible that brain ADH may be substrate-induced. We now report that significant elevations of brain ADH activity occur in alcohol-imbibing rats; no changes from control values were found in liver ADH, liver aldehyde dehydrogenase (AldDH), or brain AldDH activities.     

米根霉乙醇脱氢酶(ADH)突变菌株的诱变选育

米根霉发酵生产L-乳酸过程中,由于丙酮酸在丙酮酸脱羧酶、乙醇脱氢酶(ADH)催化下生成乙醇,使得丙酮酸向乳酸转化的流量减少。采用亚硝基胍(NTG)诱变米根霉AS3．3462孢子液,诱变剂量为0．15 mg/ mL时,致死率为70%～80%。在含丙烯醇的YPD筛选培养基上筛选获得两株ADH活力降低的突变株mut-1和mut-2,检测突变株mut-1和mut-2的最大ADH活力分别为35．67和43．09U/mL,是原始菌株的41．63%和50．29%。发酵72h后,原始菌株的乙醇与乳酸浓度分别为28．9g/L和40．31g/L,而mut-1和mut-2突变株的乙醇产量分别为4．87g/L和6．56g/L,乳酸产量为54．45g/L和44．07g/L。在相同的发酵条件下,米根霉ADH突变株mut-1和mut-2对还原糖的利用速率高于出发菌株,其生物量积累亦高于出发菌株。     

Ethanol Tolerance and Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH; EC1.1.1.1) Activity in Species of the cardini Group of Drosophila

Ethanol tolerance, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH;EC1.1.1.1) activity, and tissue-specific expression wereexamined in species of the cardini group ofDrosophila using D. melanogaster as astandard of comparison. In contrast to most fruit-breeding species, allcardini species examined, two from the cardini subgroupand five from the dunni subgroup, were ethanol sensitive(LC₅₀ 2.05%) and the mean ADH activityof males ranges from only 8 to 16% that of D.melanogaster Adh^FF. Among all sevencardini species, there were small but significantdifferences in ethanol tolerance and ADH activity.Differences in enzyme mobility were in accordance with the proposedphylogeny for the dunni-subgroup species. ADH isexpressed in the fat body and midgut. Males of D.acutilabella and of D. belladunni havesignificantly less ethanol tolerance and express less ADH activitythan females in zymograms and histologicalpreparations.     

香蕉中4条乙醇脱氢酶基因的克隆及表达分析

该研究采用RACE技术从香蕉中克隆了4条乙醇脱氢酶基因——MaADH1(GenBank No.KM253748)、MaADH2(GenBank No.KM253749)、MaADH3(GenBank No.KM253750)、MaADH4(GenBank No.KM253753),且在核苷酸水平上4条基因与2A基因组中的乙醇脱氢酶同源性较高;遗传进化树分析显示,MaADH2、MaADH3和MaADH4属于乙醇脱氢酶第I类,而MaADH1不属于第I类,也不属于第Ⅲ类。半定量RT-PCR分析显示,4条基因在不同器官中的表达量不同;不同激素、不同非生物胁迫以及生物胁迫处理后4条基因的表达显示,MaADH2受ABA、乙烯、茉莉酸、水杨酸、干旱和涝害诱导表达,最大表达量分别为 19.14、 428.19、 68.21、 61.79、53.73和108.43;MaADH3受盐胁迫诱导表达,最大表达量为220.27;MaADH1和MaADH4在不同处理后的表达量变化不明显。研究表明,在香蕉中MaADH2可以作为ABA、乙烯、茉莉酸、水杨酸、干旱和涝害的标记基因,MaADH3可以作为盐害的标记基因。     

About Mechanisms Responsible for the Depression of Alcohol Motivation Resulting from the Immunization of Albino Rats against Alcohol Dehydrogenase I: The Role of ADH Epitopes and ADH Activity in the Adrenals

Experimental results have demonstrated a significant decrease in the level of alcohol consumption by albino rats immunized with heterologous horse alcohol dehydrogenase. The role of ADH epitopes 9–14, 93–115, and 265–276 in this phenomenon was examined, and it was established that the latter sequence (265–276) plays the biggest role. The inhibition of ADH activity in the adrenals of immunized rats was much higher compared to the liver. We propose a hypothesis that the effect of alcohol dehydrogenase on alcohol consumption is connected with its role in catecholamine metabolism.     

Modeling-Dependent Protein Characterization of the Rice Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) Superfamily Reveals Distinct Functional and Structural Features

The completion of the rice genome sequence has made it possible to identify and characterize new genes and to perform comparative genomics studies across taxa. The aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene superfamily encoding for NAD(P)⁺-dependent enzymes is found in all major plant and animal taxa. However, the characterization of plant ALDHs has lagged behind their animal- and prokaryotic-ALDH homologs. In plants, ALDHs are involved in abiotic stress tolerance, male sterility restoration, embryo development and seed viability and maturation. However, there is still no structural property-dependent functional characterization of ALDH protein superfamily in plants. In this paper, we identify members of the rice ALDH gene superfamily and use the evolutionary nesting events of retrotransposons and protein-modeling–based structural reconstitution to report the genetic and molecular and structural features of each member of the rice ALDH superfamily in abiotic/biotic stress responses and developmental processes. Our results indicate that rice-ALDHs are the most expanded plant ALDHs ever characterized. This work represents the first report of specific structural features mediating functionality of the whole families of ALDHs in an organism ever characterized.     

Functional Constraints of Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) of Tephritidae and Relationships with Other Dipteran Species

Alcohol dehydrogenase is considered a very important enzyme in insect metabolism because it is involved (in its homodimeric form) in the catalysis of the reversible conversion of various alcohols in larval feeding sites to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones, thus contributing to detoxification and metabolic purposes. Using 14 amino acid ADH sequences recently determined in our laboratory, we constructed a three-dimensional (3D) model of olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae ADH1 and ADH2, based on the known homologous Drosophila lebanonensis ADH structure, and the amino acid residues that have been proposed as being responsible for catalysis were located on it. Moreover, in a comparative study of the ADH sequences, the residues occupying characteristic positions in the ADH of species of the Bactrocera and Ceratitis genera (called genus-specific) as well as residues appearing only in ADH1 or ADH2 (called isozymic-specific) were defined and localized on the 3D model. All regions important for catalytic activity, such as those forming the substrate- and coenzyme-binding sites, are highly conserved in all tephritid species examined. Genus-specific amino acids are located on the outside of the protein, on loops and regions predicted to be antigenic. The higher percentage of genus-specific amino acid variation seems to be centered in the NAD adenine-binding site, located near the surface of the protein molecule. Nine of 12 isozymic-specific positions are lined along an arc on the surface of the protein, thus linking the two monomer bases of the dimer via the C-terminal interacting loops. Furthermore, the distribution of isozymic- and genus-specific amino acids on the monomer–monomer interface may have some evolutionary significance. Most amino acids predicted to be antigenic are positioned in peripheral regions of nonfunctional importance, but surprisingly, an additional antigenic region is contained within the (highly conserved in tephritids) C-terminal tail.     

Covalent Immobilization of Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH2) from Haloferax volcanii: How to Maximize Activity and Optimize Performance of Halophilic Enzymes

Alcohol dehydrogenase from halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii (HvADH2) was successfully covalently immobilized on metal-derivatized epoxy Sepabeads. The immobilization conditions were optimized by investigating several parameters that affect the halophilic enzyme–support interaction. The highest immobilization efficiency (100 %) and retention activity (60 %) were achieved after 48 h of incubation of the enzyme with Ni-epoxy Sepabeads support in 100 mM Tris–HCl buffer, pH 8, containing 3 M KCl at 5 °C. No significant stabilization was observed after blocking the unreacted epoxy groups with commonly used hydrophilic agents. A significant increase in the stability of the immobilized enzyme was achieved by blocking the unreacted epoxy groups with ethylamine. The immobilization process increased the enzyme stability, thermal activity, and organic solvents tolerance when compared to its soluble counterpart, indicating that the immobilization enhances the structural and conformational stability. One step purification–immobilization of this enzyme has been carried out on metal chelate-epoxy Sepabeads, as an efficient method to obtain immobilized biocatalyst directly from bacterial extracts.     

Characteristics and Expression Patterns of the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) Gene Superfamily of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)

Recent genomic sequencing of the foxtail millet, an abiotic, stress-tolerant crop, has provided a great opportunity for novel gene discovery and functional analysis of this popularly-grown grass. However, few stress-mediated gene families have been studied. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) comprise a gene superfamily encoding NAD (P) ⁺-dependent enzymes that play the role of “aldehyde scavengers”, which indirectly detoxify cellular ROS and reduce the effect of lipid peroxidation meditated cellular toxicity under various environmental stresses. In the current paper, we identified a total of 20 ALDH genes in the foxtail millet genome using a homology search and a phylogenetic analysis and grouped them into ten distinct families based on their amino acid sequence identity. Furthermore, evolutionary analysis of foxtail millet reveals that both tandem and segmental duplication contributed significantly to the expansion of its ALDH genes. The exon-intron structures of members of the same family in foxtail millet or the orthologous genes in rice display highly diverse distributions of their exonic and intronic regions. Also, synteny analysis shows that the majority of foxtail millet and rice ALDH gene homologs exist in the syntenic blocks between the two, implying that these ALDH genes arose before the divergence of cereals. Semi-quantitative and real-time quantitative PCR data reveals that a few SiALDH genes are expressed in an organ-specific manner and that the expression of a number of foxtail millet ALDH genes, such as, SiALDH7B1, SiALDH12A1 and SiALDH18B2 are up-regulated by osmotic stress, cold, H₂O₂, and phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA). Furthermore, the transformation of SiALDH2B2, SiALDH10A2, SiALDH5F1, SiALDH22A1, and SiALDH3E2 into Escherichia coli (E.coli) was able to improve their salt tolerance. Taken together, our results show that genome-wide identification characteristics and expression analyses provide unique opportunities for assessing the functional roles of foxtail millet ALDH genes in stress responses.     

Losses of Alcohol and Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity in Germinating Seeds

Losses of alcohol, which had accumulated under anaerobic conditions,occurred during the germination of several species of seedswhich could not be attributed to the volatility of the alcohol.It is suggested that utilization of the alcohol by the seedsmay occur. From the seeds, an active alcohol dehydrogenase,which is mainly confined to the cotyledons in pea seeds, canbe extracted. The activity of the enzyme decreases as the cotyledonsgrow older during germination. The properties of the enzymehave been investigated.     

Heterologous Overexpression, Purification and Characterisation of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH2) from Halobacterium sp. NRC-1

Replacement of chemical steps with biocatalytic ones is becoming increasingly more interesting due to the remarkable catalytic properties of enzymes, such as their wide range of substrate specificities and variety of chemo-, stereo- and regioselective reactions. This study presents characterisation of an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) from the halophilic archaeum Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 (HsADH2). A hexahistidine-tagged recombinant version of HsADH2 (His-HsADH2) was heterologously overexpressed in Haloferax volcanii. The enzyme was purified in one step by immobilised Ni-affinity chromatography. His-HsADH2 was halophilic and mildly thermophilic with optimal activity for ethanol oxidation at 4 M KCl around 60 °C and pH 10.0. The enzyme was extremely stable, retaining 80 % activity after 30 days. His-HsADH2 showed preference for NADP(H) but interestingly retained 60 % activity towards NADH. The enzyme displayed broad substrate specificity, with maximum activity obtained for 1-propanol. The enzyme also accepted secondary alcohols such as 2-butanol and even 1-phenylethanol. In the reductive reaction, working conditions for His-HsADH2 were optimised for acetaldehyde and found to be 4 M KCl and pH 6.0. His-HsADH2 displayed intrinsic organic solvent tolerance, which is highly relevant for biotechnological applications.     

Isolation of Protease-Free Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) from Drosophila simulans and Several Homozygous and Heterozygous Drosophila melanogaster Variants

The enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) fromseveral naturally occurring ADH variants ofDrosophila melanogaster and Drosophilasimulans was isolated. Affinity chromatography withthe ligand Cibacron Blue and elution with NAD⁺ showed similarbehavior for D. melanogaster ADH-FF, ADH-71k,and D. simulans ADH. Introduction of a secondCibacron Blue affinity chromatography step, withgradient elution with NAD⁺, resulted in pure and stable enzymes. D.melanogaster ADH-SS cannot be eluted from theaffinity chromatography column at a high concentrationof NAD⁺ and required a pH gradient for itspurification, preceded by a wash step with a high concentration ofNAD⁺. Hybrid Drosophila melanogasteralcohol dehydrogenase FS has been isolated fromheterozygous flies, using affinity chromatography withfirst elution at a high concentration NAD⁺, directlyfollowed by affinity chromatography elution with a pHgradient. Incubation of equal amounts of pure homodimersof Drosophila melanogaster ADH-FF and ADH-SS,in the presence of 3 M urea at pH 8.6, for 30 min at roomtemperature, followed by reassociation yielded activeDrosophila melanogaster ADH-FS heterodimers. Noproteolytic degradation was found after incubation ofpurified enzyme preparations in the absence or presenceof SDS, except for some degradation of ADH-SS after verylong incubation times. The thermostabilities of D.melanogaster ADH-71k and ADH-SS were almostidentical and were higher than those of D.melanogaster ADH-FF and D. simulans ADH. Thethermostability of D. melanogaster ADH-FS waslower than those of D. melanogaster ADH-FF andADH-SS. D. melanogaster ADH-FF and ADH-71k have identical inhibition constantswith the ligand Cibacron Blue at pH 8.6, which are twotimes higher at pH 9.5. The K_i values forD. simulans ADH are three times lower at bothpH values. D. melanogaster ADH-SS and ADH-FS havesimilar K_i values, which are lower than thosefor D. melanogaster ADH-FF at pH 8.6. But at pH9.5 the K_i value for ADH-FS is the same as atpH 8.6, while that of ADH-SS is seven times higher. Kinetic parameters ofDrosophila melanogaster ADH-FF, ADH-SS, andADH-71k and Drosophila simulans ADH, at pH 8.6and 9.5, showed little or no variation inK_m ^eth values. TheK_m ^NAD values measured at pH 9.5for Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenases are alllower than those measured at pH 8.6. The rate constants(k_cat) determined for all fourDrosophila alcohol dehydrogenases are higher at pH 9.5 than at pH 8.6. D.melanogaster ADH-FS showed nonlinear kinetics.