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Selectivity in ISG15 and ubiquitin recognition by the SARS coronavirus papain-like protease

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus papain-like protease (SARS-CoV PLpro) carries out N-terminal processing of the viral replicase polyprotein, and also exhibits Lys48-linked polyubiquitin chain debranching and ISG15 precursor processing activities in vitro. Here, we used SDS–PAGE and...

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Autores principales: Lindner, Holger A., Lytvyn, Viktoria, Qi, Hongtao, Lachance, Paule, Ziomek, Edmund, Ménard, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17692280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2007.07.006
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Sumario:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus papain-like protease (SARS-CoV PLpro) carries out N-terminal processing of the viral replicase polyprotein, and also exhibits Lys48-linked polyubiquitin chain debranching and ISG15 precursor processing activities in vitro. Here, we used SDS–PAGE and fluorescence-based assays to demonstrate that ISG15 derivatives are the preferred substrates for the deubiquitinating activity of the PLpro. With k(cat)/K(M) of 602,000 M(−1) s(−1), PLpro hydrolyzes ISG15-AMC 30- and 60-fold more efficiently than Ub-AMC and Nedd8-AMC, respectively. Data obtained with truncated ISG15 and hybrid Ub/ISG15 substrates indicate that both the N- and C-terminal Ub-like domains of ISG15 contribute to this preference. The enzyme also displays a preference for debranching Lys48- over Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chains. Our results demonstrate that SARS-CoV PLpro can differentiate between ubiquitin-like modifiers sharing a common C-terminal sequence, and that the debranching activity of the PLpro is linkage type selective. The potential structural basis for the demonstrated specificity of SARS-CoV PLpro is discussed.