High resolution crystal structure of substrate-free human neprilysin

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.06.004

Authors: Stephen Moss (University of Bath) , Vasanta Subramanian (University of Bath) , K. Ravi Acharya (University of Bath)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Journal Of Structural Biology

State: Published (Approved)
Published: June 2018
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 17212

Abstract: Neprilysin is a transmembrane M13 zinc metalloprotease responsible for the degradation of several biologically active peptides including insulin, enkephalin, substance P, bradykinin, endothelin-1, neurotensin and amyloid-β. The protein has received attention for its role in modulating blood pressure responses with its inhibition producing an antihypertensive response. To date, several inhibitor bound crystal structures of the human neprilysin extracellular domain have been determined, but, a structure free of bound inhibitor or substrate has yet to be reported. Here, we report the first crystal structure free of substrate or inhibitor for the extracellular catalytic domain of human neprilysin at 1.9 Å resolution. This structure will provide a reference point for comparisons to future inhibitor or substrate bound structures. The neprilysin structure also reveals that a closed protein conformation can be adopted in protein crystals absent of bound substrate or inhibitor.

Journal Keywords: Neprilysin; Zinc metalloprotease; Protein structure; Crystallography; Substrate-free

Subject Areas: Biology and Bio-materials


Instruments: I03-Macromolecular Crystallography

Added On: 13/06/2018 09:26

Discipline Tags:

Health & Wellbeing Neurology Structural biology Life Sciences & Biotech

Technical Tags:

Diffraction Macromolecular Crystallography (MX)