Molecular insight into the role of the leucine residue on the L2 loop in the catalytic activity of caspases 3 and 7

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dc.contributor.authorHyo Jin Kang-
dc.contributor.authorYoung-Mi Lee-
dc.contributor.authorM S Jeong-
dc.contributor.authorMoonil Kim-
dc.contributor.authorKwang-Hee Bae-
dc.contributor.authorSeung Jun Kim-
dc.contributor.authorSang Jeon Chung-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T09:29:29Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-19T09:29:29Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.issn0144-8463-
dc.identifier.uri10.1042/BSR20120009ko
dc.identifier.urihttps://oak.kribb.re.kr/handle/201005/10658-
dc.description.abstractVarious apoptotic signals can activate caspases 3 and 7 by triggering the L2 loop cleavage of their proenzymes. These two enzymes have highly similar structures and functions, and serve as apoptotic executioners. The structures of caspase 7 and procaspase 7 differ significantly in the conformation of the loops constituting the active site, indicating that the enzyme undergoes a large structural change during activation. To define the role of the leucine residue on the L2 loop, which shows the largest movement during enzyme activation but has not yet been studied, Leu168 of caspase 3 and Leu 191 of caspase 7 were mutated. Kinetic analysis indicated that the mutation of the leucine residues sometimes improved the K m but also greatly decreased the k cat, resulting in an overall decrease in enzyme activity. The tryptophan fluorescence change at excitation/emission=280/350 nm upon L2-L2′ loop cleavage was found to be higher in catalytically active mutants, including the corresponding wild-type caspase, than in the inactive mutants. The crystal structures of the caspase 3 mutants were solved and compared with that of wild-type. Significant alterations in the conformations of the L1 and L4 loops were found. These results indicate that the leucine residue on the L2 loop has an important role in maintaining the catalytic activity of caspases 3 and 7.-
dc.publisherPortland Press Ltd-
dc.titleMolecular insight into the role of the leucine residue on the L2 loop in the catalytic activity of caspases 3 and 7-
dc.title.alternativeMolecular insight into the role of the leucine residue on the L2 loop in the catalytic activity of caspases 3 and 7-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.citation.titleBioscience Reports-
dc.citation.number3-
dc.citation.endPage313-
dc.citation.startPage305-
dc.citation.volume32-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorHyo Jin Kang-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorYoung-Mi Lee-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorMoonil Kim-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKwang-Hee Bae-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSeung Jun Kim-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSang Jeon Chung-
dc.contributor.alternativeName강효진-
dc.contributor.alternativeName이영미-
dc.contributor.alternativeName정명선-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김문일-
dc.contributor.alternativeName배광희-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김승준-
dc.contributor.alternativeName정상전-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationBioscience Reports, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 305-313-
dc.identifier.doi10.1042/BSR20120009-
dc.subject.keywordApoptosis-
dc.subject.keywordCaspase-
dc.subject.keywordCrystal structure-
dc.subject.keywordHydrophobic interaction-
dc.subject.keywordProenzyme activation-
dc.subject.keywordTryptophan fluorescence-
dc.subject.localapoptosis-
dc.subject.localApoptosis-
dc.subject.localCaspase-
dc.subject.localCaspases-
dc.subject.localcaspase-
dc.subject.localcrystal structure-
dc.subject.localCrystal structure-
dc.subject.localHydrophobic interaction-
dc.subject.localProenzyme activation-
dc.subject.localTryptophan fluorescence-
dc.description.journalClassY-
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