The opening dynamics of the lateral gate regulates the activity of rhomboid proteases.

Science advances(2023)

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Rhomboid proteases hydrolyze substrate helices within the lipid bilayer to release soluble domains from the membrane. Here, we investigate the mechanism of activity regulation for this unique but wide-spread protein family. In the model rhomboid GlpG, a lateral gate formed by transmembrane helices TM2 and TM5 was previously proposed to allow access of the hydrophobic substrate to the shielded hydrophilic active site. In our study, we modified the gate region and either immobilized the gate by introducing a maleimide-maleimide (M2M) crosslink or weakened the TM2/TM5 interaction network through mutations. We used solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and molecular docking to investigate the resulting effects on structure and dynamics on the atomic level. We find that variants with increased dynamics at TM5 also exhibit enhanced activity, whereas introduction of a crosslink close to the active site strongly reduces activity. Our study therefore establishes a strong link between the opening dynamics of the lateral gate in rhomboid proteases and their enzymatic activity.
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rhomboid proteases,lateral gate,opening dynamics
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