Structural basis of ribosomal peptide macrocyclization in plants.

Autor:	Haywood J; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., Schmidberger JW; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., James AM; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., Nonis SG; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., Sukhoverkov KV; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., Elias M; Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States., Bond CS; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Mylne JS; School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	ELife [Elife] 2018 Jan 31; Vol. 7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 31.
DOI:	10.7554/eLife.32955
Abstrakt:	Constrained, cyclic peptides encoded by plant genes represent a new generation of drug leads. Evolution has repeatedly recruited the Cys-protease asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP) to perform their head-to-tail ligation. These macrocyclization reactions use the substrates amino terminus instead of water to deacylate, so a peptide bond is formed. How solvent-exposed plant AEPs macrocyclize is poorly understood. Here we present the crystal structure of an active plant AEP from the common sunflower, Helianthus annuus . The active site contained electron density for a tetrahedral intermediate with partial occupancy that predicted a binding mode for peptide macrocyclization. By substituting catalytic residues we could alter the ratio of cyclic to acyclic products. Moreover, we showed AEPs from other species lacking cyclic peptides can perform macrocyclization under favorable pH conditions. This structural characterization of AEP presents a logical framework for engineering superior enzymes that generate macrocyclic peptide drug leads. Competing Interests: JH, JS, AJ, SN, KS, ME, CB, JM No competing interests declared (© 2018, Haywood et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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