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Hybrid molecular structure of the giant protease tripeptidyl peptidase II.

(2010) Nat Struct Mol Biol 17: 990-996

• PubMed: 20676100 Search on PubMedSearch on PubMed Central
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1870
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• PubMed Abstract: 
  

  Tripeptidyl peptidase II (TPP II) is the largest known eukaryotic protease (6 MDa). It is believed to act downstream of the 26S proteasome, cleaving tripeptides from the N termini of longer peptides, and it is implicated in numerous cellular processes. Here we report the structure of Drosophila TPP II determined by a hybrid approach. We solved the structure of the dimer by X-ray crystallography and docked it into the three-dimensional map of the holocomplex, which we obtained by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. The resulting structure reveals the compartmentalization of the active sites inside a system of chambers and suggests the existence of a molecular ruler determining the size of the cleavage products. Furthermore, the structure suggests a model for activation of TPP II involving the relocation of a flexible loop and a repositioning of the active-site serine, coupling it to holocomplex assembly and active-site sequestration.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.