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Crystal structure of reduced hPDI (abb'xa')
Structural highlights
FunctionPDIA1_HUMAN This multifunctional protein catalyzes the formation, breakage and rearrangement of disulfide bonds. At the cell surface, seems to act as a reductase that cleaves disulfide bonds of proteins attached to the cell. May therefore cause structural modifications of exofacial proteins. Inside the cell, seems to form/rearrange disulfide bonds of nascent proteins. At high concentrations, functions as a chaperone that inhibits aggregation of misfolded proteins. At low concentrations, facilitates aggregation (anti-chaperone activity). May be involved with other chaperones in the structural modification of the TG precursor in hormone biogenesis. Also acts a structural subunit of various enzymes such as prolyl 4-hydroxylase and microsomal triacylglycerol transfer protein MTTP.[1] [2] Publication Abstract from PubMedAbstract Aim: Human protein disulfide isomerase (hPDI) is a key enzyme and a redox-regulated chaperone responsible for oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. This work aims to reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the redox-regulated functions of hPDI by determining the crystal structures of hPDI in different redox states. Results: The structures of hPDI (abb'xa') in both the reduced and oxidized states showed that the four thioredoxin domains of a, b, b', and a' are arranged as a horseshoe shape with two CGHC active sites, respectively, in domains a and a' facing each other at the two ends. In reduced hPDI, domains a, b, and b' line up in the same plane, whereas domain a' twists approximately 45 degrees out. The two active sites are 27.6 A apart. In oxidized hPDI, the four domains are differently organized to stay in the same plane, and the distance between the active sites increases to 40.3 A. In contrast to the closed conformation of reduced hPDI, oxidized hPDI exists in an open state with more exposed hydrophobic areas and a larger cleft with potential for substrate binding. Innovation: This is the first report of the high-resolution structures of hPDI containing all four domains in both the reduced and the oxidized states. It reveals the redox-regulated structural dynamic properties of the protein. Conclusion: The redox-regulated open/closed conformational switch of hPDI endows the protein with versatile target-binding capacities for its enzymatic and chaperone functions. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 00, 000-000. Structural Insights into the Redox-Regulated Dynamic Conformations of Human Protein Disulfide Isomerase.,Wang C, Li W, Ren J, Fang J, Ke H, Gong W, Feng W, Wang CC Antioxid Redox Signal. 2012 Jul 9. PMID:22657537[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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