Aromatase is phosphorylated in situ at serine-118open access
- Authors
- Miller, Todd W.; Shin, Incheol; Kagawa, Norio; Evans, Dean B.; Waterman, Michael R.; Arteaga, Carlos L.
- Issue Date
- Nov-2008
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Aromatase; Phosphorylation; Estrogen synthase; Post-translational modification
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v.112, no.1-3, pp.95 - 101
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
- Volume
- 112
- Number
- 1-3
- Start Page
- 95
- End Page
- 101
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/177720
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.09.001
- ISSN
- 0960-0760
- Abstract
- Phosphorylation of the cytochrome P450 aromatase has been proposed as a switch to rapidly modulate enzymatic activity and estrogen biosynthesis. Herein, we demonstrate that aromatase serine-118 is a potential phosphoiylation site in mammalian cells. The amino acid context surrounding 5118 is highly conserved among diverse animal species and suggests that an AGC-like kinase may phosphorylate aromatase. Mutation of 5118 to Ala blocked phosphorylation. Mutation of 5118 to either Ala or Asp destabilized aromatase, indicating an important structural role for S118. The phosphomimetic S118D mutant showed decreased specific enzymatic activity, decreased Vmax, and increased Km, while the S118A phospho-inhibiting mutant showed opposite effects. Our findings suggest that phosphorylation of 5718 may decrease aromatase activity, presenting a mechanism whereby kinase signaling may modulate estrogen production and hormone balance.
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