Expression and biochemical characterization of the human enzyme N-terminal asparagine amidohydrolase.
Biochemistry
; 50(14): 3025-33, 2011 Apr 12.
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ABSTRACT
The enzymatic deamidation of N-terminal L-Asn by N-terminal asparagine amidohydrolase (NTAN1) is a feature of the ubiquitin-dependent N-end rule pathway of protein degradation, which relates the in vivo half-life of a protein to the identity of its N-terminal residue. Herein, we report the bacterial expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of human NTAN1 (hNTAN1). We show here that hNTAN1 is highly selective for the hydrolysis of N-terminal peptidyl L-Asn but fails to deamidate free L-Asn or L-Gln, N-terminal peptidyl L-Gln, or acetylated N-terminal peptidyl L-Asn. Similar to other N-terminal deamidases, hNTAN1 is shown to possess a critical Cys residue that is absolutely required for catalysis, corroborated in part by abolishment of activity through the Cys75Ala point mutation. We also present evidence that the exposure of a conserved L-Pro at the N-terminus of hNTAN1 following removal of the initiating L-Met is important for the function of the enzyme. The results presented here should assist in the elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying the neurological defects of NTAN1-deficient mice observed in other studies, and in the discovery of potential physiological substrates targeted by the enzyme in the modulation of protein turnover via the N-end rule pathway.
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Assunto principal:
Asparagina
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Proteínas Recombinantes
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Ácido Aspártico
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Amidoidrolases
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article