'''Dual Modes of Modification of Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease by a Serine-Derived betaLactone: Selective Crystallization and High-resolution Structure of the His-102 Adduct'''
===Dual Modes of Modification of Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease by a Serine-Derived betaLactone: Selective Crystallization and High-resolution Structure of the His-102 Adduct===
==Overview==
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) 3C proteinase is a member of the picornain cysteine proteases responsible for the processing of the viral polyprotein, a function essential for viral maturation and infectivity. This and its structural similarity to other 3C and 3C-like proteases make it an attractive target for the development of antiviral drugs. Previous solution NMR studies have shown that a Cys24Ser (C24S) variant of HAV 3C protein, which displays catalytic properties indistinguishable from the native enzyme, is irreversibly inactivated by N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-serine-beta-lactone (1a) through alkylation of the sulfur atom at the active site Cys172. However, crystallization of an enzyme-inhibitor adduct from the reaction mixture followed by X-ray structural analysis shows only covalent modification of the epsilon2-nitrogen of the surface His102 by the beta-lactone with no reaction at Cys172. Re-examination of the heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC) NMR spectra of the enzyme-inhibitor mixture indicates that dual modes of single covalent modification occur with a >/=3:1 ratio of S-alkylation of Cys172 to N-alkylation of His102. The latter product crystallizes readily, probably due to the interaction between the phenyl ring of the N-benzyloxycarbonyl (N-Cbz) moiety and a hydrophobic pocket of a neighboring protein molecule in the crystal. Furthermore, significant structural changes are observed in the active site of the 3C protease, which lead to the formation of a functional catalytic triad with Asp84 accepting one hydrogen bond from His44. Although the 3C protease modified at Cys172 is catalytically inactive, the singly modified His102 N(epsilon2)-alkylated protein displays a significant level of enzymatic activity, which can be further modified/inhibited by N-iodoacetyl-valine-phenylalanine-amide (IVF) (in solution and in crystal) or excessive amount of the same beta-lactone inhibitor (in solution). The success of soaking IVF into HAV 3C-1a crystals demonstrates the usefulness of this new crystal form in the study of enzyme-inhibitor interactions in the proteolytic active site.
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==About this Structure==
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[[Category: Inhibitor]]
[[Category: Inhibitor]]
[[Category: Picornavirus]]
[[Category: Picornavirus]]
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Dual Modes of Modification of Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease by a Serine-Derived betaLactone: Selective Crystallization and High-resolution Structure of the His-102 Adduct
Dual modes of modification of hepatitis A virus 3C protease by a serine-derived beta-lactone: selective crystallization and formation of a functional catalytic triad in the active site., Yin J, Bergmann EM, Cherney MM, Lall MS, Jain RP, Vederas JC, James MN, J Mol Biol. 2005 Dec 9;354(4):854-71. Epub 2005 Oct 14. PMID:16288920
