title: The mode of action of peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerases in vivo: binding vs. catalysis.
abstract: Polypeptides often display proline-mediated conformational substates that are prone to isomer-specific recognition and function. Both possibilities can be of biological significance. Distinct families of peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPIases) evolved proved to be highly specific for proline moieties arranged in a special context of subsites. Structural and chemical features of molecules specifically bound to the active site of PPIases served to improve catalysis of prolyl isomerization rather than ground state binding. For example, results inferred from receptor Ser/Thr or Tyr phosphorylation in the presence of site-directed FKBP12 mutant proteins provided evidence for the crucial role of the enzymatic activity in downregulating function of FKBP12.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Society, Research Unit Enzymology of Protein Folding, Halle/S., Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tradler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zarnt
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D011392:Proline; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase