The binding site of bisphenol A to protein disulphide isomerase

J Biochem. 2012 Jan;151(1):35-45. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvr122. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

Protein disulphide isomerase (PDI) has been isolated as a binding protein of bisphenol A (BPA) in the rat brain. In this study, we determined binding sites of BPA to PDI and characterized the binding site. First, we identified the BPA-binding domain with ab, b'a'c, a, b, b' and a'c fragment peptides of PDI by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. BPA interacted with ab, b'a 'c, a and b', suggesting that a and b' domains are important in their interaction. Second, ab, b'a'c, a,b,b',a', abb'a', abb', b'a', Δb' and a'c fragment peptides were used for their isomerase activity with RNase as a substrate. BPA could inhibit the activity of peptide fragments including b', suggesting that b' domain contributes to inhibition of catalytic activity of PDI by BPA. Next, we investigated the BPA-binding capacity of PDI by amino acid substitution. PDI lost the BPA-binding activity by the mutation of H258 and mutation of Q245 and N300 also decreased its activity. Furthermore, acidic condition increased the BPA-binding activity of PDI. These results suggest that the charge of these amino acid especially, H258, is important for the BPA to bind to PDI.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Amino Acids / genetics
  • Amino Acids / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Biocatalysis
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Histidine / chemistry
  • Histidine / genetics
  • Histidine / metabolism
  • Kinetics
  • Mutation
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / chemistry
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / genetics
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Phenols
  • Histidine
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases
  • bisphenol A