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Eva S Istvan1, Daniel E Goldberg

  • 1Department of Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|December 3, 2004
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Plasmepsin II (PM II), a parasite protease, degrades hemoglobin (Hb). N-terminal peptide extensions enhance PM II activity and cause inhibition, suggesting a role in Hb denaturation.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Parasitology
  • Enzymology

Background:

  • Plasmepsin II (PM II) is a key aspartic protease in Plasmodium falciparum, essential for hemoglobin (Hb) degradation.
  • Understanding PM II substrate interactions is crucial for developing antimalarial drugs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of N-terminal peptide extensions on Plasmepsin II activity and substrate inhibition.
  • To identify specific PM II residues involved in substrate recognition and Hb degradation.
  • To compare the substrate interactions of PM II with the related mammalian protease, Cathepsin E (CatE).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a fluorescence-quenched octapeptide substrate mimicking the Hb cleavage site.
  • Employed site-directed mutagenesis to identify key PM II residues.

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  • Assessed the degradation of Hb and Hb alpha-chains by PM II and CatE.

    • Main Results:

    • N-terminal peptide extensions increased maximal velocity and caused concentration-dependent substrate inhibition, dependent on a DABCYL group.
    • Specific PM II residues interacting with N-terminal amino acids were identified and shown to influence Hb degradation.
    • Both PM II and CatE cleaved Hb-based peptides, but only PM II degraded native Hb, suggesting PM II acts as an Hb denaturase.

    Conclusions:

    • Distal substrate interactions, potentially up to the P6 position, are a general feature of aspartic proteases like PM II and CatE.
    • PM II possesses a unique Hb denaturing capability, differentiating it from CatE and highlighting its specialized role in malaria pathogenesis.