4V07

Dimeric pseudorabies virus protease pUL26N at 2.1 A resolution

Summary for 4V07

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4v07/pdb
• Related: 4CX8 4V08 4V0T
• Descriptor: UL26, CHLORIDE ION, MAGNESIUM ION, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: viral protein, assemblin, ul26p, serine protease, prv, herpes, herpes virus
• Biological source: SUID HERPESVIRUS 1 (PSEUDORABIES VIRUS)
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 53563.19

Authors

Zuehlsdorf, M.,Werten, S.,Palm, G.J.,Hinrichs, W. (deposition date: 2014-09-11, release date: 2015-07-15, Last modification date: 2024-01-10)

Primary citation

Zuehlsdorf, M.,Werten, S.,Klupp, B.G.,Palm, G.J.,Mettenleiter, T.,Hinrichs, W.
Dimerization-Induced Allosteric Changes of the Oxyanion-Hole Loop Activate the Pseudorabies Virus Assemblin Pul26N, a Herpesvirus Serine Protease
Plos Pathog., 11:5045-, 2015

PubMed Abstract: Herpesviruses encode a characteristic serine protease with a unique fold and an active site that comprises the unusual triad Ser-His-His. The protease is essential for viral replication and as such constitutes a promising drug target. In solution, a dynamic equilibrium exists between an inactive monomeric and an active dimeric form of the enzyme, which is believed to play a key regulatory role in the orchestration of proteolysis and capsid assembly. Currently available crystal structures of herpesvirus proteases correspond either to the dimeric state or to complexes with peptide mimetics that alter the dimerization interface. In contrast, the structure of the native monomeric state has remained elusive. Here, we present the three-dimensional structures of native monomeric, active dimeric, and diisopropyl fluorophosphate-inhibited dimeric protease derived from pseudorabies virus, an alphaherpesvirus of swine. These structures, solved by X-ray crystallography to respective resolutions of 2.05, 2.10 and 2.03 Å, allow a direct comparison of the main conformational states of the protease. In the dimeric form, a functional oxyanion hole is formed by a loop of 10 amino-acid residues encompassing two consecutive arginine residues (Arg136 and Arg137); both are strictly conserved throughout the herpesviruses. In the monomeric form, the top of the loop is shifted by approximately 11 Å, resulting in a complete disruption of the oxyanion hole and loss of activity. The dimerization-induced allosteric changes described here form the physical basis for the concentration-dependent activation of the protease, which is essential for proper virus replication. Small-angle X-ray scattering experiments confirmed a concentration-dependent equilibrium of monomeric and dimeric protease in solution.

PubMed: 26161660
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1005045

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.1 Å)