Mutation of serine‐516 in human prostaglandin G/H synthase‐2 to methionine or aspirin acetylation of this residue stimulates 15‐R‐HETE synthesis
- 28 March 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 342 (1), 33-37
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(94)80579-2
Abstract
Prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) is a key enzyme in cellular prostaglandin (PG) synthesis and is the target of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. PGHS occurs in two isoforms, termed PGHS-1 and PGHS-2. These isoforms differ in several respects, including their enzymatic activity following acetylation by aspirin. While PG synthesis by both isoforms is inhibited by aspirin, 15-R-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-R-HETE) synthesis by PGHS-2, but not PGHS-1, is stimulated by preincubation with aspirin. We have mutated the putative aspirin acetylation site of hPGHS-2, and expressed the mutants in COS-7 cells using recombinant vaccinia virus. Enzyme activity and inhibitor sensitivity studies provide evidence that Ser516 is the aspirin acetylation site of human PGHS-2 and that substitution of a methionine residue at this position can mimic the effects of aspirin acetylation on enzyme activity.Keywords
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