Adrenodoxin reductase

Ferredoxin reductase
Identifiers
SymbolsFDXR ; ADXR
External IDsOMIM: 103270 MGI: 104724 HomoloGene: 3033 GeneCards: FDXR Gene
EC number1.18.1.6
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez223214149
EnsemblENSG00000161513ENSMUSG00000018861
UniProtP22570Q61578
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001258012NM_007997
RefSeq (protein)NP_001244941NP_032023
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
72.86 – 72.87 Mb
Chr 11:
115.27 – 115.28 Mb
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NADPH:adrenodoxin oxidoreductase, mitochondrial also known as adrenodoxin reductase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FDXR gene, also known as ADXR. It catalyzes the following reaction:

NADPH + 2 oxidized adrenodoxin —→ 2 reduced adrenodoxin + NADP+ + H+

In both bovine and human genomes there is only a single copy of this gene.[1]

ADXR gene is expressed in all tissues that have mitochondrial P450s. The highest levels of the enzyme is found in the adrenal cortex, granulosa cells of the ovary and leydig cells of the testis that specialize in steroid hormone synthesis.[2] In addition the enzyme is also expressed in the liver, the kidney and the placenta.

Function

Adrenodoxin reductase is a mitochondrial flavoprotein as it carries a FAD type coenzyme. The enzyme functions as the first electron transfer protein of mitochondrial P450 systems such as P450scc. The FAD coenzyme receives two electrons from NADPH and transfers them one at a time to the electron transfer protein adrenodoxin.[3] Adrenodoxin functions as a mobile shuttle that transfers electrons between ADXR and mitochondrial P450s.[4]

Adrenodoxin reductase has been also called a ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. But, determination of the sequence and structure of the enzyme revealed that it is completely different from ferredoxin reductase.[5][6]

References

  1. Hanukoglu, I.; Gutfinger, T.; Haniu, M.; Shively, JE. (Dec 1987). "Isolation of a cDNA for adrenodoxin reductase (ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase). Implications for mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 systems.". Eur J Biochem 169 (3): 449–55. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1987.tb13632.x. PMID 3691502.
  2. Hanukoglu I, Hanukoglu Z (May 1986). "Stoichiometry of mitochondrial cytochromes P-450, adrenodoxin and adrenodoxin reductase in adrenal cortex and corpus luteum. Implications for membrane organization and gene regulation.". Eur J Biochem 157 (1): 27–31. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1986.tb09633.x. PMID 3011431.
  3. Lambeth JD, Kamin H (July 1976). "Adrenodoxin reductase. Properties of the complexes of reduced enzyme with NADP+ and NADPH". J. Biol. Chem. 251 (14): 4299–306. PMID 6475.
  4. Hanukoglu I, Jefcoate CR (Apr 1980). "Mitochondrial cytochrome P-450sec. Mechanism of electron transport by adrenodoxin." (PDF). J Biol Chem 255 (7): 3057–61. PMID 6766943.
  5. Hanukoglu I, Gutfinger T (March 1989). "cDNA sequence of adrenodoxin reductase. Identification of NADP-binding sites in oxidoreductases". Eur. J. Biochem. 180 (2): 479–84. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14671.x. PMID 2924777.
  6. Ziegler GA, Vonrhein C, Hanukoglu I, Schulz GE (June 1999). "The structure of adrenodoxin reductase of mitochondrial P450 systems: electron transfer for steroid biosynthesis". J. Mol. Biol. 289 (4): 981–90. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1999.2807. PMID 10369776.

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