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Mutations associated with a congenital form of ichthyosis (NCIE) inactivate the epidermal lipoxygenases 12R-LOX and eLOX3.

Abstract
Non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (NCIE) is one of the main clinical forms of ichthyosis. Genetic studies indicated that 12R-lipoxygenase (12R-LOX) or epidermal lipoxygenase-3 (eLOX3) was mutated in six families affected by NCIE [F. Jobard, C. Lefevre, A. Karaduman, C. Blanchet-Bardon, S. Emre, J. Weissenbach, M. Ozguc, M. Lathrop, J.F. Prud'homme, J. Fischer, Lipoxygenase-3 (ALOXE3) and 12(R)-lipoxygenase (ALOX12B) are mutated in non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (NCIE) linked to chromosome 17p13.1, Hum. Mol. Genet. 11 (2002) 107-113.], but the impact of these mutations on LOX function has not been defined. To explore this, we overexpressed the wild-type or mutated enzymes in E. coli and COS7 cells and then analyzed the essential catalytic properties. We showed recently that human eLOX3 is a hydroperoxide isomerase (hepoxilin synthase) that converts the product of 12R-LOX, 12R-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12R-HPETE) to a specific epoxyalcohol. Using incubations with [(14)C]-labeled substrates and HPLC analyses, we found that the naturally occurring mutations totally eliminate the lipoxygenase activity of 12R-LOX and the hydroperoxide isomerase activity of eLOX3. We further demonstrate that the 12R-LOX/eLOX3-derived 8R-hydroxy-11R,12R-epoxide is converted by an epoxide hydrolase in COS7 cells and in human keratinocytes to a single isomer of 8,11,12-trihydroxyeicosa-5,9,14-trienoic acid. Taken together, the results support the hypothesis that 12R-LOX, eLOX3, and perhaps an epoxide hydrolase function together in the normal process of skin differentiation, and that the loss of function mutations are the basis of the LOX-dependent form of NCIE.
AuthorsZheyong Yu, Claus Schneider, William E Boeglin, Alan R Brash
JournalBiochimica et biophysica acta (Biochim Biophys Acta) Vol. 1686 Issue 3 Pg. 238-47 (Jan 05 2005) ISSN: 0006-3002 [Print] Netherlands
PMID15629692 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • 12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid
  • lipoxygenase 3
  • Lipoxygenase
  • Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase
Topics
  • 12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase (genetics, metabolism)
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis, Lamellar (diagnosis, enzymology, genetics)
  • Lipoxygenase (genetics, metabolism)
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Point Mutation (genetics)
  • Protein Conformation

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