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Mutations to a glycine loop in the catalytic site of human Lon changes its protease, peptidase and ATPase activities

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    SYSNO ASEP0436201
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleMutations to a glycine loop in the catalytic site of human Lon changes its protease, peptidase and ATPase activities
    Author(s) Ambro, L. (SK)
    Pevala, V. (SK)
    Ondrovičová, G. (SK)
    Bellová, J. (SK)
    Kunová, N. (SK)
    Kutejová, Eva (MBU-M) RID
    Bauer, J. (SK)
    Source TitleFEBS Journal - ISSN 1742-464X
    Roč. 281, č. 7 (2014), s. 1784-1797
    Number of pages14 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsATP-dependent protease ; glycine loop ; human Lon protease
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000333676000007
    DOI10.1111/febs.12740
    AnnotationLon, also called protease La, is an ATP-dependent protease present in all kingdoms of life. It is involved in protein quality control and several regulatory processes. Eukaryotic Lon possesses three domains, an N-terminal domain, an ATPase domain and a proteolytic domain. It requires ATP hydrolysis to digest larger, intact proteins, but can cleave small, fluorogenic peptides such as Glu-Ala-Ala-Phe-MNA by only binding, but not hydrolyzing, ATP. Both ATPase and peptidase activities can be stimulated by the binding of a larger protein substrate, such as -casein. To better understand its mechanism of action, we have prepared several point mutants of four conserved residues of human Lon (G893A, G893P, G894A, G894P, G894S, G893A-G894A, G893P-G894A, G893A-G894P, T880V, W770A, W770P) and studied their ATPase, protease and peptidase activities. Our results show that mutations to Gly894 enhance its basal ATPase activity but do not change its -casein-stimulated activity. The loop containing Gly893 and Gly894, which flanks Lon's proteolytic active site, therefore appears to be involved in the conformational change that occurs upon substrate binding. Furthermore, mutations to Trp770 have the same general effects on the ATPase activity as mutations to Gly893, indicating that Trp770 is involved in ATPase stimulation. We have also established that this loop does not need to move in order to cleave small, fluorogenic peptides, but does move during the digestion of -casein. Finally, we also noted that Lon's ability to digest small peptides can be inhibited by moderate ATP concentrations.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2015
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