Abstract
The “mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component” (mARC) is the most recently discovered molybdenum-containing enzyme in mammals. All mammalian genomes studied to date contain two mARC genes: MARC1 and MARC2. The proteins encoded by these genes are mARC-1 and mARC-2 and represent the simplest form of eukaryotic molybdenum enzymes, only binding the molybdenum cofactor. In the presence of NADH, mARC proteins exert N-reductive activity together with the two electron transport proteins cytochrome b5 type B and NADH cytochrome b5 reductase. This enzyme system is capable of reducing a great variety of N-hydroxylated substrates. It plays a decisive role in the activation of prodrugs containing an amidoxime structure, and in detoxification pathways, e.g., of N-hydroxylated purine and pyrimidine bases. It belongs to a group of drug metabolism enzymes, in particular as a counterpart of P450 formed N-oxygenated metabolites. Its physiological relevance, on the other hand, is largely unknown. The aim of this article is to summarize our current knowledge of these proteins with a special focus on the mammalian enzymes and their N-reductive activity.
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Abbreviations
- Cyt b5 :
-
Cytochrome b5 type B
- Cyt b5 R:
-
NADH cytochrome b5 reductase
- mARC:
-
Mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component
- Moco:
-
Molybdenum cofactor
- MOSC:
-
Moco-sulfurase C-terminal domain
- mPTS:
-
Peroxisomal membrane targeting signal
- NO:
-
Nitric oxide
- NOHA:
-
N ω-hydroxy-l-arginine
- SO:
-
Sulfite oxidase
- SNP:
-
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
- XO:
-
Xanthine oxidase
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We are very grateful to Dr. Florian Bittner for critical reviewing of this article and thank Dr. Markus Islinger for discussing peroxisomal localization of mARC. Financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG, Cl 56/9-1, DFG, ME 1266/24-1] is greatly appreciated.
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Ott, G., Havemeyer, A. & Clement, B. The mammalian molybdenum enzymes of mARC. J Biol Inorg Chem 20, 265–275 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-014-1216-4
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