Download MendeleyUncoupling Intramolecular Processing and Substrate Hydrolysis in the N-Terminal Nucleophile Hydrolase hASRGL1 by Circular Permutation.
Li, W., Cantor, J.R., Yogesha, S.D., Yang, S., Chantranupong, L., Liu, J.Q., Agnello, G., Georgiou, G., Stone, E.M., Zhang, Y.(2012) ACS Chem Biol 7: 1840-1847
- PubMed: 22891768
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/cb300232n
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3TKJ, 4ET0 - PubMed Abstract:
The human asparaginase-like protein 1 (hASRGL1) catalyzes the hydrolysis of l-asparagine and isoaspartyl-dipeptides. As an N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolase superfamily member, the active form of hASRGL1 is generated by an intramolecular cleavage step with Thr168 as the catalytic residue. However, in vitro, autoprocessing is incomplete (~50%), fettering the biophysical characterization of hASRGL1. We circumvented this obstacle by constructing a circularly permuted hASRGL1 that uncoupled the autoprocessing reaction, allowing us to kinetically and structurally characterize this enzyme and the precursor-like hASRGL1-Thr168Ala variant. Crystallographic and biochemical evidence suggest an activation mechanism where a torsional restraint on the Thr168 side chain helps drive the intramolecular processing reaction. Cleavage and formation of the active site releases the torsional restriction on Thr168, which is facilitated by a small conserved Gly-rich loop near the active site that allows the conformational changes necessary for activation.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
