| Molecular ruler of tripeptidylpeptidase II: Mechanistic principle of exopeptidase selectivity. | |
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PMID: 21946061 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The structure of tripeptidylpeptidase II (TPPII) has shown that it belongs to the group of exopeptidases which use a double-Glu motif to convey aminopeptidase activity. TPPII has been implicated in vital biological processes. At least one of these, antigen processing, requires the involvement of its endopeptidase activity. In order to understand the extent and molecular basis of this unusual functional promiscuity we have performed a systematic kinetic analysis of wild type Drosophila melanogaster TPPII and five point mutants of the double-Glu-motif (E312/E343) involving natural substrates. Unlike the known double-Glu motives of other exopeptidases, the double-Glu motif of TPPII is distinctly asymmetrical: E-312 is the crucial determinant of the aminotripeptidolytic ruler mechanism. It both blocks the active-site cleft at substrate position P4 and forms a salt bridge with the N-terminus of the substrate. In contrast, E343 forms a much weaker salt bridge than E-312 and it does not have a blocking role. An endopeptidase substrate can bind at relatively high affinity if the length of the substrate permits binding to several S' sites. However, the lacking alignment of the substrate by the double-Glu motif causes the endopeptidolytic K(cat)/K(M) of TPPII to be very low. |
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Jürgen Peters; Anne-Marie Schönegge; Beate Rockel; Wolfgang Baumeister |
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Type: - Date: 2011-9-16 |
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Title: Biochemical and biophysical research communications Volume: - ISSN: 1090-2104 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372516 Medline TA: Biochem Biophys Res Commun Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
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Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany. |
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