Mini-reviewCyclooxygenase-1 and -2 isoenzymes
Introduction
The cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme (E.C.1.14.99.1; also known as prostaglandin H synthase) catalyzes the formation of the prostaglandin endoperoxide from arachidonic acid to PGH2. The purpose of this minireview is not to be comprehensive but rather to summarize recent findings on the regulation and functions of the COX-1 and -2 isoenzymes from the point of view of physiological and pathophysiological roles.
Although recognized as an important catalytic step, the concept of the COX enzyme as a major regulatory step in prostaglandin synthesis was proposed in the 1980 s by laboratories of Bailey and Needleman1, 2. This challenged the existing paradigm of the day that phospholipase step is the rate limiting step in prostanoid biosynthesis. Currently, it is accepted that the two isoforms of the COX enzymes are regulated at the level of expression and constitute an important regulatory event in the long-term control of prostanoid synthesis[3]. Regulation of phospholipase isoenzymes will not be covered in this minireview.
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Structure
Pioneering work on enzymology and protein chemistry of the COX enzyme was conducted using the enzyme preparation from Ram seminal vesicle, which is highly enriched in this enzyme[4]. Purified enzyme was used to prepare antisera as well as to obtain the protein sequence and such probes were used to clone the cDNA for the enzyme, which was later shown to be the COX-1 isoform5, 6, 7. The COX-2 isoenzyme was cloned several years later8, 9, 10, 11. The two proteins are approximately 60% identical
Synthesis and degradation
Early studies indicated the high turnover rates of the COX enzymatic activity, which suggested regulation at the level of gene expression. The regulation of COX-2 gene expression is schematically depicted in Fig. 1. The genes for both COX-1 and -2 are highly regulated; COX-1 is generally induced by cell quiescence and differentiation whereas COX-2 is an immediate-early gene induced by a wide variety of stimuli including hormones, growth factors, cytokines and shear stress (reviewed in[14]). The
Medical/industrial application
Although COX-2 induction is a general response to cell activation, stress and injury, dysregulated COX-2 expression is associated with a variety of pathological conditions including colorectal cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, gastric cancer, breast cancer and non small cell lung cancer37, 38, 39, 40, 41. In many cases, COX-1 is also induced in pathological conditions37, 39, 40. Epidemeological studies have already provided evidence for the protective effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
Acknowledgements
This work is supported by NIH grants HL49094 and HL54710. TH dedicates this work to the memory of the late U Thein Han.
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