4ri0
From Proteopedia
Serine Protease HtrA3, mutationally inactivated
Structural highlights
FunctionHTRA3_HUMAN Serine protease that cleaves beta-casein/CSN2 as well as several extracellular matrix (ECM) proteoglycans such as decorin/DCN, biglycan/BGN and fibronectin/FN1. Inhibits signaling mediated by TGF-beta family proteins possibly indirectly by degradation of these ECM proteoglycans (By similarity). May act as a tumor suppressor. Negatively regulates, in vitro, trophoblast invasion during placental development and may be involved in the development of the placenta in vivo. May also have a role in ovarian development, granulosa cell differentiation and luteinization.[1] Publication Abstract from PubMedHuman HtrA3 protease, which induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, can be a tumor suppressor and a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of cancer. However, there is little information about its structure and biochemical properties. HtrA3 is composed of an N-terminal domain not required for proteolytic activity, a central serine protease domain and a C-terminal PDZ domain. HtrA3S, its short natural isoform, lacks the PDZ domain which is substituted by a stretch of 7 C-terminal amino acid residues, unique for this isoform. This paper presents the crystal structure of the HtrA3 protease domain together with the PDZ domain (DeltaN-HtrA3), showing that the protein forms a trimer whose protease domains are similar to those of human HtrA1 and HtrA2. The DeltaN-HtrA3 PDZ domains are placed in a position intermediate between that in the flat saucer-like HtrA1 SAXS structure and the compact pyramidal HtrA2 X-ray structure. The PDZ domain interacts closely with the LB loop of the protease domain in a way not found in other human HtrAs. DeltaN-HtrA3 with the PDZ removed (DeltaN-HtrA3-DeltaPDZ) and an N-terminally truncated HtrA3S (DeltaN-HtrA3S) were fully active at a wide range of temperatures and their substrate affinity was not impaired. This indicates that the PDZ domain is dispensable for HtrA3 activity. As determined by size exclusion chromatography, DeltaN-HtrA3 formed stable trimers while both DeltaN-HtrA3-DeltaPDZ and DeltaN-HtrA3S were monomeric. This suggests that the presence of the PDZ domain, unlike in HtrA1 and HtrA2, influences HtrA3 trimer formation. The unique C-terminal sequence of DeltaN-HtrA3S appeared to have little effect on activity and oligomerization. Additionally, we examined the cleavage specificity of DeltaN-HtrA3. Results reported in this paper provide new insights into the structure and function of DeltaN-HtrA3, which seems to have a unique combination of features among human HtrA proteases. Structural and Functional Analysis of Human HtrA3 Protease and Its Subdomains.,Glaza P, Osipiuk J, Wenta T, Zurawa-Janicka D, Jarzab M, Lesner A, Banecki B, Skorko-Glonek J, Joachimiak A, Lipinska B PLoS One. 2015 Jun 25;10(6):e0131142. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131142., eCollection 2015. PMID:26110759[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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