Coupling between cyclooxygenases and terminal prostanoid synthases - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2005 Dec 9;338(1):70-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.152. Epub 2005 Aug 29.

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Coupling between cyclooxygenases and terminal prostanoid synthases

Noriko Ueno et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005.

Abstract

Biosynthesis of prostanoids is regulated by three sequential enzymatic steps, namely phospholipase A2, cyclooxygenase (COX), and terminal prostanoid synthase. Recent evidence suggests that lineage-specific terminal prostanoid synthases, including prostaglandin (PG) E2, PGD2, PGF2alpha, PGI2, and thromboxane synthases, show distinct functional coupling with upstream COX isozymes, COX-1 and COX-2. This can account, at least in part, for segregated utilization of the two COX isozymes in distinct phases of PG-biosynthetic responses. In terms of their localization and COX preference, terminal prostanoid synthases are classified into three categories: (i) the perinuclear enzymes that prefer COX-2, (ii) the cytosolic enzyme that prefers COX-1, and (iii) the translocating enzyme that utilizes both COXs depending on the stimulus. Additionally, altered supply of arachidonic acid by phospholipase A2s significantly affects the efficiency of COX-terminal prostanoid synthase coupling. In this review, we summarize our recent understanding of the coupling profiles between the two COXs and various terminal prostanoid synthases.

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