Biology:Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase

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leukotriene-A4 hydrolase
Identifiers
EC number3.3.2.6
CAS number90119-07-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
leukotriene A4 hydrolase
1HS6.png
Crystallographic structure of LTA4H (rainbow colored N-terminus = blue, C-terminus = red) complexed with the protease inhibitor bestatin (space-filling model, carbon = white, oxygen = red, nitrogen = blue) based on the PDB: 1HS6​ structure.
Identifiers
SymbolLTA4H
NCBI gene4048
HGNC6710
OMIM151570
PDB1SQM
RefSeqNM_000895
UniProtP09960
Other data
EC number3.3.2.6
LocusChr. 12 q22

Leukotriene A4 hydrolase, also known as LTA4H is a human gene.[1][2][3] The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme (EC 3.3.2.6) which converts leukotriene A4 to leukotriene B4 and acts as an aminopeptidase.[4]

Function

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on ether bonds (ether hydrolases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is (7E,9E,11Z,14Z)-(5S,6S)-5,6-epoxyicosa-7,9,11,14-tetraenoate hydrolase. Other names in common use include LTA4 hydrolase, LTA4H, and leukotriene A4 hydrolase. This enzyme participates in arachidonic acid metabolism.

Catalyzed reaction

The chemical reaction catalyzed by LTA4H.

Structure

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1GW6, 1H19, 1HS6, and 1SQM.

References

  1. "Molecular cloning of a cDNA coding for human leukotriene A4 hydrolase. Complete primary structure of an enzyme involved in eicosanoid synthesis". J. Biol. Chem. 262 (29): 13873–6. October 1987. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)47872-6. PMID 3654641. http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/262/29/13873. 
  2. "Molecular cloning and amino acid sequence of leukotriene A4 hydrolase". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 84 (19): 6677–81. October 1987. doi:10.1073/pnas.84.19.6677. PMID 2821541. Bibcode1987PNAS...84.6677F. 
  3. "Cloning and characterization of the human leukotriene A4 hydrolase gene". Eur. J. Biochem. 231 (1): 65–71. July 1995. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.tb20671.x. PMID 7628486. 
  4. "Leukotriene A4 hydrolase: identification of a common carboxylate recognition site for the epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase substrates". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (26): 27376–82. June 2004. doi:10.1074/jbc.M401031200. PMID 15078870. 

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