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Query: EC:1.6.3.1 (NADPH oxidase)
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase is activated during phagocytosis to produce superoxide, following assembly of a membrane-integrated cytochrome b558 with cytosolic proteins, p47phox, p67phox and p40phox, each containing Src homology 3 (SH3) domains. While both p47phox and p67phox are indispensable for the oxidase activity, role of p40phox remains obscure. Here we study interaction between p40phox and p47phox by two independent methods, a two-hybrid system in the yeast and an in vitro binding assay using purified proteins. The present results show that the interaction is mediated via binding of the SH3 domain of p40phox to a C-terminal proline-rich region of p47phox. This proline-rich region is also the target for binding of p67phox, and the SH3 domain of p40phox can inhibit the binding of the C-terminal one of p67phox to p47phox.
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PMID:An SH3 domain-mediated interaction between the phagocyte NADPH oxidase factors p40phox and p47phox. 864 57

Reactive oxygen intermediates generated by the phagocyte NADPH oxidase are critically important components of host defense. However, these highly toxic oxidants can cause significant tissue injury during inflammation; thus, it is essential that their generation and inactivation are tightly regulated. We show here that an endogenous proline-arginine (PR)-rich antibacterial peptide, PR-39, inhibits NADPH oxidase activity by blocking assembly of this enzyme through interactions with Src homology 3 domains of a cytosolic component. This neutrophil-derived peptide inhibited oxygen-dependent microbicidal activity of neutrophils in whole cells and in a cell-free assay of NADPH oxidase. Both oxidase inhibitory and direct antimicrobial activities were defined within the amino-terminal 26 residues of PR-39. Oxidase inhibition was attributed to binding of PR-39 to the p47phox cytosolic oxidase component. Its effects involve both a polybasic amino-terminal segment and a proline-rich core region of PR-39 that binds to the p47phox Src homology 3 domains and, thereby, inhibits interaction with the small subunit of cytochrome b558, p22phox. These findings suggest that PR-39, which has been shown to be involved in tissue repair processes, is a multifunctional peptide that can regulate NADPH oxidase production of superoxide anion O2-. thus limiting excessive tissue damage during inflammation.
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PMID:PR-39, a proline-rich antibacterial peptide that inhibits phagocyte NADPH oxidase activity by binding to Src homology 3 domains of p47 phox. 865 Feb 11

We examined the effects of okadaic acid, a protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibitor, on superoxide generation in human neutrophils. Superoxide generation induced by fMLP was inhibited by low-dose okadaic acid (10-100 nM), but it had no effect on superoxide synthesis by PMA, and the fMLP-induced rise of the intracellular Ca2+ concentration was not affected by low-dose okadaic acid. These findings suggested that the inhibitory mechanism of okadaic acid might involve PKC-independent and Ca(2+)-independent pathways in fMLP induced NADPH oxidase activation. Both fMLP-stimulated phosphorylation of serine residues in p47phox and its translocation to the plasma membrane were suppressed by low-dose okadaic acid. On the other hand, PMA-induced phosphorylation and translocation of p47phox were not affected by such a low dose of okadaic acid. These findings suggested that fMLP induced phosphorylation of serine residues in p47phox was regulated by protein phosphatase 2A, and its phosphorylation was necessary for translocation and superoxide generation in fMLP-activated human neutrophils.
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PMID:Involvement of protein phosphatase 2A in PKC-independent pathway of neutrophil superoxide generation by fMLP. 865 38

On neutrophil stimulation, the cytosolic components of NADPH oxidase, p67phox, p47phox, p40phox, as well as the Ras-related G-proteins Rac1 and Rac2, are translocated from the cytosol to cell membranes where they associate with a flavocytochrome b, forming a functional complex responsible for the production of oxygen radicals in phagocytes. In this paper we show that (a) in neutrophils from a patient with a form of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) in which p67phox is absent, p47phox and Rac2, but not p40phox and Rac1 were translocated from the cytosol to the membrane on stimulation with formylmethionyl-leucylphenylalanine (fMLP) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA); (b) in neutrophils from a patient with a form of CGD in which p47phox is absent, p67phox, p40phox and Rac1 failed to associate with the membrane on stimulation with fMLP or PMA, whereas Rac2 was translocated as in normal neutrophils. We also show that in neutrophils from a patient lacking p67phox, the amount of cytosolic p40phox was decreased by about 40%. These findings indicate that, on neutrophil stimulation, p67phox mediates the translocation of p40phox and Rac1 from the cytosol to cell membranes and that Rac2 associates with the membranes independently of p47phox and p67phox.
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PMID:Mechanisms of NADPH oxidase activation: translocation of p40phox, Rac1 and Rac2 from the cytosol to the membranes in human neutrophils lacking p47phox or p67phox. 867 49

Src-homology 3 (SH3) domains are small protein modules that bind to proline-rich motifs and mediate the formation of signalling complexes. SH3 domains have been implicated in the assembly of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase complex, a multicomponent enzyme responsible for the production of antimicrobial oxidants. Two components of the NADPH oxidase, p67phox and p47phox, each contain two SH3 domains and we have previously shown that the SH3 domain near the carboxyl terminus of p67phox interacts with a proline-rich region of p47phox. In order to gain an insight into the specificity of this interaction, a structural model of the p67phox SH3 domain has been produced using the known structure of the c-abl SH3 domain as a template. The model suggests that the proline-rich ligand of p47phox can bind to the SH3 domain in either of two orientations. In each orientation, the key residues of the SH3 domain that contact the ligand have been identified and altered by site-directed mutagenesis. The ability of the mutated SH3 domains to associate with p47phox from cell lysates was tested and the results provide the first evidence for the binding of a full-length protein to an SH3 domain in a reversed orientation.
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PMID:The C-terminal SH3 domain of p67phox binds its natural ligand in a reverse orientation. 875 85

The NADPH oxidase of neutrophils and other bone-marrow-derived phagocytic cells is a multi-component system consisting of a flavocytochrome b in the plasma membrane and at least four cytosolic proteins. Three of the cytosolic proteins contain src homology 3 (SH3) domains, two each in p47phox and p67phox, and one in p40phox. All three translocate from the cytosol to the flavocytochrome in the membrane upon stimulation of the cells. A small G-protein, p21rac, is also involved in activation of the oxidase. The three cytosolic phox proteins occur as a complex in the cytosol and the strongest interaction appeared to be between p67phox and p40phox. We have investigated the interaction between p40phox and the other two cytosolic phox proteins by in vitro binding assays. An affinity-bead approach was used as well as a biosensor technique (surface plasmon resonance). We observed the strongest attachment between p40phox and p67phox where the binding was between the N-terminal half of p67phox and the C-terminal half of p40phox, and did not appear to involve SH3 domains and proline-rich sequences. p40phox also bound p47phox but more weakly than it did p67phox.
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PMID:Interactions between cytosolic components of the NADPH oxidase: p40phox interacts with both p67phox and p47phox. 876 Mar 83

The NADPH-dependent respiratory burst oxidase of human neutrophils catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to superoxide using NADPH as the electron donor and is essential for normal host defenses. To gain insight into the function of the various oxidase subunits that are required for the full expression of catalytic activity, we studied the interactions between the 2',3'-dialdehyde derivative of NADPH (NADPH dialdehyde) and neutrophil cytosol. NADPH dialdehyde treatment of cytosol resulted in the loss of the ability of the cytosol to participate in cell-free oxidase activation; this inactivation was blocked by NADPH but not by NAD, NADP, or GTP. Partial purification of neutrophil cytosol yielded a single peak which could restore the activity lost in cytosol treated with NADPH dialdehyde. This peak contained p67phox but not p47phox or Rac2. Purified recombinant p67phox was similarly able to restore the activity lost in NADPH dialdehyde-treated cytosol and bound [32P]NADPH dialdehyde in a specific fashion. The activity of recombinant p67phox in cell-free oxidase assays was lost on treatment with NADPH dialdehyde. Together, these data suggest p67phox contains the catalytic NADPH-binding site of the leukocyte NADPH oxidase.
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PMID:The cytosolic subunit p67phox contains an NADPH-binding site that participates in catalysis by the leukocyte NADPH oxidase. 877 Aug 70

Low-level generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by endothelial cells in response to a variety of stimuli has been observed; however, the enzyme system responsible is unknown. Using a variety of techniques, we examined for components of the phagocyte superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase to elucidate whether this enzyme could be a source of endothelial-derived ROS. Superoxide generation on addition of 100 microM NAD(P)H to human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) sonicates (using lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence) was partially inhibited on addition of the flavoenzyme inhibitor diphenyliodonium (IDP). Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) demonstrated expression of gp91phox, p22phox, p67phox, and p47phox in four independent HUVEC isolates. Expression of p22phox was also confirmed by Northern blotting. RT-PCR for tumor necrosis factor-alpha was negative, indicating an absence of mononuclear cell contamination (a potential source of NADPH oxidase). Immunoperoxidase staining, using anti-p47phox (JW-1)- and anti-p67phox (JW-2)-specific antibodies, showed protein expression of these cytosolic components. However, heme spectroscopy failed to indicate the presence of the low-potential cytochrome b558. These data indicate that cultured human endothelial cells express both mRNA and protein for cytosolic components of the phagocyte superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase. However, because the cytochrome b558 heme could not be conclusively demonstrated, a contribution of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase to endothelial oxidant generation may be unlikely.
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PMID:Expression of phagocyte NADPH oxidase components in human endothelial cells. 889 60

Two SH3 domain-containing cytosolic components of the NADPH oxidase, p47phox and p40phox, are shown by analyses of their sequences to contain single copies of a novel class of domain, the PX (phox) domain. Homologous domains are demonstrated to be present in the Cpk class of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, S. cerevisiae Bem1p, and S. pombe Scd2, and a large family of human sorting nexin 1 (SNX1) homologues. The majority of these domains contains a polyproline motif, typical of SH3 domain-binding proteins. Two further findings are reported. A third NADPH oxidase subunit, p67phox, is shown to contain four tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs) within its N-terminal RaclGTP-binding region, and a 28 residue motif in p40phox is demonstrated to be present in protein kinase C isoforms iota/lambda and zeta, and in three ZZ domain-containing proteins.
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PMID:Novel domains in NADPH oxidase subunits, sorting nexins, and PtdIns 3-kinases: binding partners of SH3 domains? 893 Nov 54

NADPH oxidase is the enzyme complex responsible for the production of oxygen radicals in phagocytes. On neutrophil stimulation, the cytosolic components of NADPH oxidase, p67phox and p47phox, as well as the Ras-related G-protein rac 2, are translocated from the cytosol to cell membranes where they associate with a flavocytochrome b to form a functional complex. Besides rac 2, rac 1 G-protein is also involved in the activation of the NADPH oxidase, but, to date, it has not been documented whether it is also translocated in activated neutrophils. In this paper we show that: (a) in neutrophils stimulated with formylmethionyl-leucylphenylalanine, concanavalin A or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, both rac 1 and rac 2 are translocated from cytosol to the membranes; (b) in neutrophils from a patient with a form of chronic granulomatous disease in which p67phox is absent, rac 2 and p47phox were translocated as in normal neutrophils on stimulation with the above agonists, but rac 1 failed to be translocated from the cytosol to the membranes. This is the first demonstration that, in activated neutrophils, rac 1 is translocated from the cytosol to the membranes and this translocation requires p67phox. These results, coupled with those showing that rac 2 is not translocated in activated neutrophils lacking p47phox [El Benna, Ruedi and Babior (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 6729-6734], may suggest that the assembly of the cytosolic components of NADPH oxidase on the plasma membrane takes place through selective coupling of activated rac 1 and rac 2 with p67phox and p47phox respectively.
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PMID:Mechanisms of NADPH oxidase activation in human neutrophils: p67phox is required for the translocation of rac 1 but not of rac 2 from cytosol to the membranes. 894 60


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