期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS
卷 1804, 期 7, 页码 1537-1541出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.03.005
关键词
Prolyl isomerase; NMR; Flexibility; Domain; Chemical shift; N-15 relaxation
资金
- National Institutes of Health [GM055108]
Ess1 is a peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerase that is required for virulence of the pathogenic fungi Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. The enzyme isomerizes the phospho-Ser-Pro linkages in the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Its human homolog, Pin1, has been implicated in a wide range of human diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Crystallographic and NMR studies have demonstrated that the sequence linking the catalytic isomerase domain and the substrate binding WW domain of Pin1 is unstructured and that the two domains are only loosely associated in the absence of the substrate. In contrast, the crystal structure of C. albicans Ess1 revealed a highly ordered linker that contains a three turn alpha-helix and extensive association between the two tightly juxtaposed domains. In part to address the concern that the marked differences in the domain interactions for the human and fungal structures might reflect crystal lattice effects, NMR chemical shift analysis and N-15 relaxation measurements have been employed to confirm that the linker of the fungal protein is highly ordered in solution. With the exception of two loops within the active site of the isomerase domain, the local backbone geometry observed in the crystal structure appears to be well preserved throughout the protein chain. The marked differences in interdomain interactions and linker flexibility between the human and fungal enzymes provide a structural basis for therapeutic targeting of the fungal enzymes. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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