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==ERAP1 binds peptide C-terminus of a LPF sequence (AAAAFKARKF)==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7mwc]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_construct Synthetic construct]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7MWC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7MWC FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7mwc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=7mwc OCA], [https://pdbe.org/7mwc PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=7mwc RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/7mwc PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=7mwc ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ERAP1_HUMAN ERAP1_HUMAN] Aminopeptidase that plays a central role in peptide trimming, a step required for the generation of most HLA class I-binding peptides. Peptide trimming is essential to customize longer precursor peptides to fit them to the correct length required for presentation on MHC class I molecules. Strongly prefers substrates 9-16 residues long. Rapidly degrades 13-mer to a 9-mer and then stops. Preferentially hydrolyzes the residue Leu and peptides with a hydrophobic C-terminus, while it has weak activity toward peptides with charged C-terminus. May play a role in the inactivation of peptide hormones. May be involved in the regulation of blood pressure through the inactivation of angiotensin II and/or the generation of bradykinin in the kidney.<ref>PMID:15908954</ref> <ref>PMID:16286653</ref> <ref>PMID:21478864</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) plays a key role in controlling the immunopeptidomes available for presentation by MHC (major histocompatibility complex) molecules, thus influences immunodominance and cell-mediated immunity. It carries out this critical function by a unique molecular ruler mechanism that trims antigenic precursors in a peptide-length and sequence dependent manner. Acting as a molecular ruler, ERAP1 is capable of concurrently binding antigen peptide N- and C-termini by its N-terminal catalytic and C-terminal regulatory domains, respectively. As such ERAP1 can not only monitor substrate's lengths, but also exhibit a degree of sequence specificity at substrates' N- and C-termini. On the other hand, it also allows certain sequence and length flexibility in the middle part of peptide substrates that is critical for shaping MHC restricted immunopeptidomes. Here we report structural and biochemical studies to understand the molecular details on how ERAP1 can accommodate side chains of different anchoring residues at the substrate's C-terminus. We also examine how ERAP1 can accommodate antigen peptide precursors with length flexibility. Based on two newly determined complex structures, we find that ERAP1 binds the C-termini of peptides similarly even with different substrate sequences and/or lengths, by utilizing the same hydrophobic specificity pocket to accommodate peptides with either a Phe or Leu as the C-terminal anchor residue. In addition, SPR (surface plasmon resonance) binding analyses in solution further confirm the biological significance of these peptide-ERAP1 interactions. Similar to the binding mode of MHC-I molecules, ERAP1 accommodates for antigenic peptide length difference by allowing the peptide middle part to kink or bulge at the middle of its substrate binding cleft. This explains how SNP coded variants located at the middle of ERAP1 substrate binding cleft would influence the antigen pool and an individual's susceptibility to diseases.

ERAP1 binds peptide C-termini of different sequences and/or lengths by a common recognition mechanism.,Sui L, Guo HC Immunobiology. 2021 Jul;226(4):152112. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152112. Epub, 2021 Jul 4. PMID:34247019<ref>PMID:34247019</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Aminopeptidase 3D structures|Aminopeptidase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Synthetic construct]]
[[Category: Guo HC]]
[[Category: Sui L]]