Abstract:
:Microtubules are regulated by post-translational modifications of tubulin. The ligation and cleavage of the carboxy-terminal tyrosine of α-tubulin impact microtubule functions during mitosis, cardiomyocyte contraction and neuronal processes. Tubulin tyrosination and detyrosination are mediated by tubulin tyrosine ligase and the recently discovered tubulin detyrosinases, vasohibin 1 and 2 (VASH1 and VASH2) bound to the small vasohibin-binding protein (SVBP). Here, we report the crystal structures of human VASH1-SVBP alone, in complex with a tyrosine-derived covalent inhibitor and bound to the natural product parthenolide. The structures and subsequent mutagenesis analyses explain the requirement for SVBP during tubulin detyrosination, and reveal the basis for the recognition of the C-terminal tyrosine and the acidic α-tubulin tail by VASH1. The VASH1-SVBP-parthenolide structure provides a framework for designing more effective chemical inhibitors of vasohibins, which can be valuable for dissecting their biological functions and may have therapeutic potential.
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Nat Struct Mol Bioljournal_title
Nature structural & molecular biologyauthors
Li F,Hu Y,Qi S,Luo X,Yu Hdoi
10.1038/s41594-019-0242-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-07-01 00:00:00pages
583-591issue
7eissn
1545-9993issn
1545-9985pii
10.1038/s41594-019-0242-xjournal_volume
26pub_type
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