期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 114, 期 6, 页码 1311-1316出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1611595114
关键词
IpaH family; bacterial E3 ubiquitin ligase; ubiquitin; host-pathogen
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [FDN-143277, MOP-57795]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship [PGSD3-426371-2012]
IpaH enzymes are secreted bacterial effectors that function within host cells as E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligases. Catalytic activity is imparted by a conserved novel E3 ligase (NEL) domain that is unique to Gram-negative pathogens and whose activity is repressed by a flanking substrate-binding leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain when substrate is absent. How the NEL domain catalyzes the conjugation of Ub onto substrates, recognizes host E2s, and maintains its autoinhibited state remain poorly understood. Here we used mutagenesis and enzyme kinetic analyses to address these gaps in knowledge. Mutagenesis of conserved residues on two remote surfaces of the NEL domain identified functional clusters proximal to and distal to the active site cysteine. By analyzing the kinetics of Ub charging and discharging, we identified proximal active site residues that function as either the catalytic acid or catalytic base for aminolysis. Further analysis revealed that distal site residues mediate the direct binding of E2. In studying the full-length protein, we also have uncovered that IpaH family autoinhibition is achieved by a short-circuiting mechanism wherein the LRR domain selectively blocks productive aminolysis, but not the nonproductive discharge of Ub from the E3 to solvent. This mode of autoinhibition, which is not shared by the HECT domain ligase Smurf2, leads to the unanticipated depletion of E2 similar to Ub and thus a concomitant dominant-negative effect on other E3s in vitro, raising the possibility that short circuiting also may serve to restrict the function of host E3s in cells.
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