Structural basis for catalytic activation by the human ZNF451 SUMO E3 ligase.
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Journal ArticleSource:
Nat Struct Mol Biol, Volume 22, Issue 12, p.968-75 (2015)Keywords:
Amino Acid Motifs, Binding Sites, Crystallography, X-Ray, Humans, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, SUMO-1 Protein, Transcription Factors, Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesAbstract:
<p>E3 protein ligases enhance transfer of ubiquitin-like (Ubl) proteins from E2 conjugating enzymes to substrates by stabilizing the thioester-charged E2~Ubl in a closed configuration optimally aligned for nucleophilic attack. Here, we report biochemical and structural data that define the N-terminal domain of the Homo sapiens ZNF451 as the catalytic module for SUMO E3 ligase activity. The ZNF451 catalytic module contains tandem SUMO-interaction motifs (SIMs) bridged by a Pro-Leu-Arg-Pro (PLRP) motif. The first SIM and PLRP motif engage thioester-charged E2~SUMO while the next SIM binds a second molecule of SUMO bound to the back side of E2. We show that ZNF451 is SUMO2 specific and that SUMO modification of ZNF451 may contribute to activity by providing a second molecule of SUMO that interacts with E2. Our results are consistent with ZNF451 functioning as a bona fide SUMO E3 ligase. </p>