Abstract
Kynurenine aminotransferase 1 (KYAT1 or CCBL1) plays a major role in Se-methylselenocysteine (MSC) metabolism. It is a bi-functional enzyme that catalyzes transamination and beta-elimination activity with a single substrate. KYAT1 produces methylselenol (CH3SeH) via β-elimination activities with MSC as a substrate. This methylated selenium compound is a major cytotoxic selenium metabolite, causing apoptosis in a wide variety of cancer cells. Methylselenol is volatile and possesses extraordinary nucleophilic properties. We herein describe a simple spectrophotometric assay by combining KYAT1 and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) to detect CH3SeH in a coupled activity assay. The metabolite methylselenol and its oxidized form from MSC metabolism is utilized as a substrate for TrxR1 and this can be monitored spectroscopically at 340 nm. Our results show the feasibility of monitoring the β-elimination of KYAT1 by our assay and the results were compared to the previously described β-elimination assays measuring pyruvate. By using known inhibitors of KYAT1 and TrxR1, we further validated the respective reaction. Our data provide a simple but accurate method to determine the β-elimination activity of KYAT1, which is of importance for mechanistic studies of a highly interesting selenium compound.
Funder
Cancerfonden
Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder
Karolinska Institutet
Subject
Cell Biology,Clinical Biochemistry,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,Physiology
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