Mutation of proline 409 to arginine in the meander region of cytochrome p450c17 causes severe 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency

C W Lam, W Arlt, C K Chan, J W Honour, C J Lin, S F Tong, K W Choy, W L Miller

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Abstract

We elucidated the molecular basis of 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency in a Chinese patient with male pseudohermaphroditism. The patient is a compound heterozygote, carrying two different mutant alleles in the CYP17 gene. The first mutation, g.6333--6341delGACTCTTTCA, located in exon 8, was reported in a Thai patient living in a rural village in Thailand. We suggest that g.6333--6341delGACTCTTTCA may be a prevalent mutation causing P450c17 deficiency in Southeast Asia. The second mutation is a missense mutation, g.5582C>G, located in exon 7, changing the codon 409 from CCG to CGG, and changing the coded amino acid from proline to arginine, i.e., P409R. This proline residue is conserved in P450c17 of other species and other human P450 proteins. Site-directed mutagenesis, in vitro expression, and functional analysis of the P409R mutant in COS-1 cells show that it has a complete lack of 17 alpha-hydroxylase activity. The proline residue probably causes a turn in the meander region of P450c17, and we hypothesize, by comparison to homologous proteins, that the change in the protein conformation may abolish heme incorporation or may prevent P450c17 from interacting with electron donors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-9
Number of pages6
JournalMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume72
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2001

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Disorders of Sex Development
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase

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