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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 28, 18606-18612, 10, 1991

Site-specific mutations in human ferredoxin that affect binding to ferredoxin reductase and cytochrome P450scc

VM Coghlan and LE Vickery
Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92717.

Ferredoxins found in animal mitochondria function in electron transfer from NADPH-dependent ferredoxin reductase (Fd-reductase) to cytochrome P450 enzymes. To identify residues involved in binding of human ferredoxin to its electron transfer partners, neutral amino acids were introduced in a highly conserved acidic region (positions 68-86) by site-directed mutagenesis of the cDNA. Mutant ferredoxins were produced in Escherichia coli, and separate assays were used to determine the effect of substitutions on the capacity of each mutant to bind to Fd- reductase and cytochrome P450scc and to participate in the cholesterol side chain cleavage reaction. Replacements at several positions (mutants D68A, E74Q, and D86A) did not significantly affect activity, suggesting that acidic residues at these positions are not required for binding or electron transfer interactions. In contrast, substitutions at positions 76 and 79 (D76N and D79A) caused dramatic decreases in activity and in the affinity of ferredoxin for both Fd-reductase and P450scc; this suggests that the binding sites on ferredoxin for its redox partners overlap. Other substitutions (mutants D72A, D72N, E73A, E73Q, and D79N), however, caused differential effects on binding to Fd- reductase and P450scc, suggesting that the interaction sites are not identical. We propose a model in which Fd-reductase and P450scc share a requirement for ferredoxin residues Asp-76 and Asp-79 but have other determinants that differ and play an important role in binding. This model is consistent with the hypothesis that ferredoxin functions as a mobile shuttle in steroidogenic electron transfer, and it is considered unlikely that a functional ternary complex is formed.
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