酸化介导的形状变化调节了人类的SLFN11
Michael Kugler1, Felix J Metzner1, Gregor Witte1
1Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen Straße 25, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Nature communications
|December 3, 2024
概括
人类睡眠11 (SLFN11) 蛋白调节DNA损伤反应和病毒防御. 新的冷EM结构揭示了酸化如何控制SLFN11的作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 生物化学 生化学
背景情况:
- 人类睡眠11 (SLFN11) 是一种使细胞对DNA损伤剂敏感的蛋白质,在化疗中起到预测性生物标志物的作用.
- SLFN11还通过识别单链DNA (ssDNA) 和抑制翻译,作为抗病毒限制因子发挥作用.
- 对SLFN11的各种功能和酶活性的精确调节仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 阐明SLFN11功能和调节背后的结构机制.
- 研究酸化在调节SLFN11与tRNA和ssDNA相互作用中的作用.
- 了解SLFN11的核酶活性是如何控制的.
主要方法:
- 使用冷电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 来确定SLFN11与特定tRNA结合的结构.
- 用局部定向的突变发生法来创造相仿性突变物 (例如S753D).
- 进行了生物化学测试,以评估ssDNA结合,ATP结合和核糖酶活性.
主要成果:
- 冷-EM结构揭示了SLFN11如何结合和分裂tRNA-Leu和tRNA-Met,通过酸化在S219和T230.0进行调节.
- 这种S753D的相仿性突变体表现出单体构造,结合ATP,但失去ssDNA结合,并显示出减少的核糖酶活性.
- 在S753的酸化起到构造性开关的作用,控制SLFN11的二分化和ATP和ssDNA的结合.
结论:
- 在S753的酸化对于调节SLFN11二分化和基质结合 (ATP和ssDNA) 是至关重要的.
- 在S219和T230的酸化特别调节tRNA识别和核酶活性.
- 这些发现为了解SLFN11在DNA损伤反应和抗病毒免疫中的多方面的作用提供了结构基础.
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