7NSZ

Drosophila PGRP-LB Y78F mutant

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Summary for 7NSZ

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7nsz/pdb
• Descriptor: Isoform A of Peptidoglycan-recognition protein LB, ZINC ION, 4-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINE ETHANESULFONIC ACID, ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: peptidoglycan recognition protein, pgrp, pgrp-lb, drosophila, immune system
• Biological source: Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly)
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 24097.73

Authors

Orlans, J.,Aller, P.,Da Silva, P. (deposition date: 2021-03-08, release date: 2021-05-19, Last modification date: 2024-01-31)

Primary citation

Orlans, J.,Vincent-Monegat, C.,Rahioui, I.,Sivignon, C.,Butryn, A.,Soulere, L.,Zaidman-Remy, A.,Orville, A.M.,Heddi, A.,Aller, P.,Da Silva, P.
PGRP-LB: An Inside View into the Mechanism of the Amidase Reaction.
Int J Mol Sci, 22:-, 2021

PubMed Abstract: Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are ubiquitous among animals and play pivotal functions in insect immunity. Non-catalytic PGRPs are involved in the activation of immune pathways by binding to the peptidoglycan (PGN), whereas amidase PGRPs are capable of cleaving the PGN into non-immunogenic compounds. PGRP-LB belongs to the amidase PGRPs and downregulates the immune deficiency (IMD) pathway by cleaving -2,6-diaminopimelic (-DAP or DAP)-type PGN. While the recognition process is well analyzed for the non-catalytic PGRPs, little is known about the enzymatic mechanism for the amidase PGRPs, despite their essential function in immune homeostasis. Here, we analyzed the specific activity of different isoforms of PGRP-LB towards various PGN substrates to understand their specificity and role in immunity. We show that these isoforms have similar activity towards the different compounds. To analyze the mechanism of the amidase activity, we performed site directed mutagenesis and solved the X-ray structures of wild-type PGRP-LB and its mutants, with one of these structures presenting a protein complexed with the tracheal cytotoxin (TCT), a muropeptide derived from the PGN. Only the Y78F mutation abolished the PGN cleavage while other mutations reduced the activity solely. Together, our findings suggest the dynamic role of the residue Y78 in the amidase mechanism by nucleophilic attack through a water molecule to the carbonyl group of the amide function destabilized by Zn.

PubMed: 34066955
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094957

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.3 Å)