title: Immuno- and constitutive proteasome crystal structures reveal differences in substrate and inhibitor specificity.
abstract: Constitutive proteasomes and immunoproteasomes shape the peptide repertoire presented by major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules by harboring different sets of catalytically active subunits. Here, we present the crystal structures of constitutive proteasomes and immunoproteasomes from mouse in the presence and absence of the epoxyketone inhibitor PR-957 (ONX 0914) at 2.9 Å resolution. Based on our X-ray data, we propose a unique catalytic feature for the immunoproteasome subunit β5i/LMP7. Comparison of ligand-free and ligand-bound proteasomes reveals conformational changes in the S1 pocket of β5c/X but not β5i, thereby explaining the selectivity of PR-957 for β5i. Time-resolved structures of yeast proteasome:PR-957 complexes indicate that ligand docking to the active site occurs only via the reactive head group and the P1 side chain. Together, our results support structure-guided design of inhibitory lead structures selective for immunoproteasomes that are linked to cytokine production and diseases like cancer and autoimmune disorders.
authors.affiliation: Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Garching D-85747, Germany.
authors.forename: Eva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basler
authors.forename: Ricarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heinemeyer
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groettrup
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groll
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000737:chemistry*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D009842:Oligopeptides; C542291:PR-957; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; C077436:LMP7 protein; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; C520309:proteasome subunit beta5t, mouse