1df0

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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF M-CALPAIN

Overview

The combination of thiol protease activity and calmodulin-like EF-hands is, a feature unique to the calpains. The regulatory mechanisms governing, calpain activity are complex, and the nature of the Ca(2+)-induced switch, between inactive and active forms has remained elusive in the absence of, structural information. We describe here the 2.6 A crystal structure of, m-calpain in the Ca(2+)-free form, which illustrates the structural basis, for the inactivity of calpain in the absence of Ca(2+). It also reveals an, unusual thiol protease fold, which is associated with Ca(2+)-binding, domains through heterodimerization and a C(2)-like beta-sandwich domain., Strikingly, the structure shows that the catalytic triad is not assembled, indicating that Ca(2+)-binding must induce conformational changes that, re-orient the protease domains to form a functional active site. The, alpha-helical N-terminal anchor of the catalytic subunit does not occupy, the active site but inhibits its assembly and regulates Ca(2+)-sensitivity, through association with the regulatory subunit. This Ca(2+)-dependent, activation mechanism is clearly distinct from those of classical, proteases.

About this Structure

1DF0 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Rattus norvegicus. Active as Hydrolase, with EC number and 3.4.22.53 3.4.22.52 and 3.4.22.53 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Crystal structure of calpain reveals the structural basis for Ca(2+)-dependent protease activity and a novel mode of enzyme activation., Hosfield CM, Elce JS, Davies PL, Jia Z, EMBO J. 1999 Dec 15;18(24):6880-9. PMID:10601010

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