Distinct parts of leukotriene C-4 synthase interact with 5-lipoxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase activating protein

Leukotriene C-4 is a potent inflammatory mediator formed from arachidonic acid and glutathione. 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO), 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) and leukotriene C-4 synthase (LTC4S) participate in its biosynthesis. We report evidence that LTC4S interacts in vitro with both FLAP and 5-LO and that these interactions involve distinct parts of LTC4S. FLAP bound to the N-terminal part/first hydrophobic region of LTC4S. This part did not bind 5-LO which bound to the second hydrophilic loop of LTC4S. Fluorescent FLAP- and LTC4S-fusion proteins co-localized at the nuclear envelope. Furthermore, GFP-FLAP and GFP-LTC4S co-localized with a fluorescent ER marker. In testing HEK293/T or COS-7 cells GFP-5-LO was found mainly in the nuclear matrix. Upon stimulation with calcium ionophore, GFP-5-LO translocated to the nuclear envelope allowing it to interact with FLAP and LTC4S. Direct interaction of 5-LO and LTC4S in ionophore-stimulated (but not un-stimulated) cells was demonstrated by BRET using GFP-5-LO and Rluc-LTC4S.Original Publication: Tobias Strid, Jesper Svartz, Niclas Franck, Elisabeth Hallin, Björn Ingelsson, Mats Söderström and Sven Hammarström, Distinct parts of leukotriene C-4 synthase interact with 5-lipoxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, 2009, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, (381), 4, 518-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.02.074 Copyright: Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam http://www.elsevier.com/