J Vet Sci.  2000 Jun;1(1):19-26.

Expression and characterization of the flavoprotein domain of gp91phox

• Han CH
• Lee MH

Abstract

Truncated forms of gp91(phox) were expressed in E. coli in which the N-terminal hydrophobic transmembrane region was replaced with a portion of the highly soluble bacterial protein thioredoxin (TRX). TRX-gp91(phox) (306-569), which contains the putative FAD and NADPH binding sites, showed NADPH-dependent NBT (nitroblue tetrazolium) reductase activity, whereas TRX-gp91(phox) (304-423) and TRX-gp91(phox) (424-569) were inactive. Activity saturated at about a 1:1 molar ratio of FAD to TRX-gp91(phox) (306- 569), and showed the same Km for NADPH as that for superoxide generating activity by the intact enzyme. Activity was not inhibited by superoxide dismutase, indicating that it was not mediated by superoxide, but was blocked by an inhibitor of the respiratory burst oxidase, diphenylene iodonium (DPI). In the presence of Rac1, the cytosolic regulatory protein p67(phox) stimulated the NBT reductase activity, but p47(phox) had no effect. Truncated p67(phox) containing the activation domain (residues 199- 210) stimulated activity approximately 2-fold, whereas forms mutated or lacking this region failed to stimulate the activity. Our data indicate that: 1) TRX-gp91(phox) (306-569) contains the binding sites for both pyridine and flavin nucleotides; 2) this flavoprotein domain shows NBT reductase activity; and 3) the flavin-binding domain of gp91(phox) is the target of regulation by the activation domain of p67(phox).

Keyword

gp91(phox); FAD and NADPH binding sites; NBT reductase activity

MeSH Terms

Animals
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Primers
Escherichia coli/genetics/metabolism
Flavoproteins/chemistry/genetics
Kinetics
Membrane Glycoproteins/chemistry/*genetics/isolation & purification
*NADPH Oxidase
Neutrophils/physiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry/isolation & purification/metabolism
Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/isolation & purification
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Deletion