Catalyzes a Tautomerization Reaction
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Background: Recent studies of melanin biosynthesis have uncovered an unusual enzymatic activity which converts the non-naturally occurring D-isomer of 2-carboxy-2, 3-dihydroindole5,6-quinone (dopachrome) into 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA). The aim of the present investigation was to isolate and characterize the enzyme catalyzing this tautomerization reaction. Materials and Methods: After we performed a tissue survey of D-dopachrome tautomerase activity, 10 bovine lenses were homogenized and used as a source of enzyme. A soluble fraction was obtained by high-speed centrifugation and subjected to successive FPLC chromatography on Phenyl-sepharose, Mono S cation-exchange, and Superdex gel-filtration. The isolated enzyme was electrophoresed, blotted onto PVDF membrane, and the N terminus analyzed by gas phase micro-sequencing. Results: The protein catalyzing the conversion of Ddopachrome to DHICA was purified to homogeneity in 14% yield and showed a molecular weight of 12 kD when analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The first 27 amino acid residues of this protein were sequenced and found to be identical with those of bovine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). The catalytic activity of native MIX was confirmed by studies of purified recombinant human MIW, which showed the same tautomerase activity. While L-dopachrome was not a substrate for this reaction, the methyl esters of the Land D-isomers were found to be better substrates for MIF than D-dopachrome. Conclusions: MIW has been described recently to be an anterior pituitary hormone and to be released from immune cells stimulated by low concentrations of glucocorticoids. Once secreted, MIF acts to control, or counter-regulate, the immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticoids on the immune system. Although the tested substrate, D-dopachrome, does not occur naturally, the observation that MIF has tautomerase activity suggests that MIF may mediate its biological effects by an enzymatic reaction. These data also offer a potential approach for the design of small molecule pharmacological inhibitors of MIF that may modulate its potent immunoregulatory effects in vivo.
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