Download MendeleyThe three-dimensional structure of human procarboxypeptidase A2. Deciphering the basis of the inhibition, activation and intrinsic activity of the zymogen.
Garcia-Saez, I., Reverter, D., Vendrell, J., Aviles, F.X., Coll, M.(1997) EMBO J 16: 6906-6913
- PubMed: 9384570
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/16.23.6906
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1AYE - PubMed Abstract:
The three-dimensional structure of human procarboxypeptidase A2 has been determined using X-ray crystallography at 1.8 A resolution. This is the first detailed structural report of a human pancreatic carboxypeptidase and of its zymogen. Human procarboxypeptidase A2 is formed by a pro-segment of 96 residues, which inhibits the enzyme, and a carboxypeptidase moiety of 305 residues. The pro-enzyme maintains the general fold when compared with other non-human counterparts. The globular part of the pro-segment docks into the enzyme moiety and shields the S2-S4 substrate binding sites, promoting inhibition. Interestingly, important differences are found in the pro-segment which allow the identification of the structural determinants of the diverse activation behaviours of procarboxypeptidases A1, B and A2, particularly of the latter. The benzylsuccinic inhibitor is able to diffuse into the active site of procarboxypeptidase A2 in the crystals. The structure of the zymogen-inhibitor complex has been solved at 2.2 A resolution. The inhibitor enters the active site through a channel formed at the interface between the pro-segment and the enzyme regions and interacts with important elements of the active site. The derived structural features explain the intrinsic activity of A1/A2 pro-enzymes for small substrates.
Organizational Affiliation:
Departament de Biologia Molecular i Cel.lular, Centre d'Investigació i Desenvolupament-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
