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Selective Inhibition of Proline Hydroxylation by 3,4-Dehydroproline ¹

Plant Biology Program, Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

The effect of proline analogs on peptidyl proline hydroxylation has been studied in vivo using aerated root slices of Daucus carota. One analog, 3,4-dehydroproline, acted at micromolar concentrations to rapidly and selectively inhibit peptidyl proline hydroxylation. A structurally altered hydroxyproline-rich cell wall glycoprotein was synthesized and secreted by dehydroproline-treated tissue. The capacity to hydroxylate proline recovered slowly following a short pulse treatment with the analog, with a halftime for recovery of about 24 hours. Recovery was not altered by supplying exogenous proline. Dehydroproline had little effect on the induction of nitrate reductase by nitrate, nor on wound-induced increases in amino acid uptake and protein synthesis. In contrast, other proline analogs inhibit proline hydroxylation only at millimolar concentrations. It is hypothesized that dehydroproline acts as an enzyme-activated suicide inhibitor of prolyl hydroxylase. This analog should become a useful tool for elucidating the functional significance of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins.

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