Crystal structure of a thermophilic O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase-derived self-labeling protein-tag in covalent complex with a fluorescent probe

Autor: Castrese Morrone, Franca Rossi, Davide M. Ferraris, Anna Valenti, Giuseppe Perugino, Alberto Massarotti, Riccardo Miggiano
Přispěvatelé: Rossi, Franca, Morrone, Castrese, Massarotti, Alberto, Ferraris, Davide Maria, Valenti, Anna, Perugino, Giuseppe, Miggiano, Riccardo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Protein Conformation
ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species
Fluorescent Dye
Biophysics
Protein tag
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Crystallography
X-Ray

Biochemistry
Methylation
Self-labeling protein tag
03 medical and health sciences
Residue (chemistry)
Extremophiles
Fluorescent probe
O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase
Principal Component Analysi
Catalytic Domain
Extremophile
Moiety
O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase
Amino Acid Sequence
Molecular Biology
030102 biochemistry & molecular biology
biology
O-6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase
Staining and Labeling
Chemistry
ved/biology
Crystal structure
Sulfolobus solfataricus
Active site
Cell Biology
Sulfolobus solfataricu
Ligand (biochemistry)
030104 developmental biology
Protein destabilization
Mutation
biology.protein
Cysteine
Recombinant Fusion Protein
Zdroj: Biochemical and biophysical research communications
500 (2018): 698–703. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.139
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Rossi, Franca; Morrone, Castrese; Massarotti, Alberto; Ferraris, Davide Maria; Valenti, Anna; Perugino, Giuseppe; Miggiano, Riccardo/titolo:Crystal structure of a thermophilic O-6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase-derived self-labeling protein-tag in covalent complex with a fluorescent probe/doi:10.1016%2Fj.bbrc.2018.04.139/rivista:Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Print)/anno:2018/pagina_da:698/pagina_a:703/intervallo_pagine:698–703/volume:500
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.139
Popis: The self-labeling protein tags are robust and versatile tools for studying different molecular aspects of cell biology. In order to be suitable for a wide spectrum of experimental conditions, it is mandatory that these systems are stable after the fluorescent labeling reaction and do not alter the properties of the fusion partner. SsOGT-H5 is an engineered variant alkylguanine-DNA-alkyl-transferase (OGT) of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, and it represents an alternative solution to the SNAP-tag® technology under harsh reaction conditions. Here we present the crystal structure of SsOGT-H5 in complex with the fluorescent probe SNAP-Vista Green® (SsOGT-H5-SVG) that reveals the conformation adopted by the protein upon the trans-alkylation reaction with the substrate, which is observed covalently bound to the catalytic cysteine residue. Moreover, we identify the amino acids that contribute to both the overall protein stability in the post-reaction state and the coordination of the fluorescent moiety stretching-out from the protein active site. We gained new insights in the conformational changes possibly occurring to the OGT proteins upon reaction with modified guanine base bearing bulky adducts; indeed, our structural analysis reveals an unprecedented conformation of the active site loop that is likely to trigger protein destabilization and consequent degradation. Interestingly, the SVG moiety plays a key role in restoring the interaction between the N- and C-terminal domains of the protein that is lost following the new conformation adopted by the active site loop in the SsOGT-H5-SVG structure. Molecular dynamics simulations provide further information into the dynamics of SsOGT-H5-SVG structure, highlighting the role of the fluorescent ligand in keeping the protein stable after the trans-alkylation reaction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE