H.Yokoyama
et al.
(2008).
Novel dimer structure of a membrane-bound protease with a catalytic Ser-Lys dyad and its linkage to stomatin.
J Synchrotron Radiat,
15,
254-257.
PubMed id: 18421152
Novel dimer structure of a membrane-bound protease with a catalytic Ser-Lys dyad and its linkage to stomatin.
H.Yokoyama,
S.Hamamatsu,
S.Fujii,
I.Matsui.
ABSTRACT
Membrane-bound proteases are involved in various regulatory functions. A
previous report indicates that the N-terminal region of PH1510 (1510-N) from the
hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii is a serine protease with a
catalytic Ser-Lys dyad (Ser97 and Lys138), and specifically cleaves the
C-terminal hydrophobic region of the p-stomatin PH1511. According to the crystal
structure of the wild-type 1510-N in dimeric form, the active site around Ser97
is in a hydrophobic environment suitable for the hydrophobic substrates. This
article reports the crystal structure of the K138A mutant of 1510-N at 2.3 A
resolution. The determined structure contains one molecule per asymmetric unit,
but 1510-N is active in dimeric form. Two possible sets of dimer were found from
the symmetry-related molecules. One dimer is almost the same as the wild-type
1510-N. Another dimer is probably in an inactive form. The L2 loop, which is
disordered in the wild-type structure, is significantly kinked at around A-138
in the K138A mutant. Thus Lys138 probably has an important role on the
conformation of L2.