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A dynamic Asp-Arg interaction is essential for catalysis in microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase.


ABSTRACT: Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase type 1 (mPGES-1) is responsible for the formation of the potent lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 under proinflammatory conditions, and this enzyme has received considerable attention as a drug target. Recently, a high-resolution crystal structure of human mPGES-1 was presented, with Ser-127 being proposed as the hydrogen-bond donor stabilizing thiolate anion formation within the cofactor, glutathione (GSH). We have combined site-directed mutagenesis and activity assays with a structural dynamics analysis to probe the functional roles of such putative catalytic residues. We found that Ser-127 is not required for activity, whereas an interaction between Arg-126 and Asp-49 is essential for catalysis. We postulate that both residues, in addition to a crystallographic water, serve critical roles within the enzymatic mechanism. After characterizing the size or charge conservative mutations Arg-126-Gln, Asp-49-Asn, and Arg-126-Lys, we inferred that a crystallographic water acts as a general base during GSH thiolate formation, stabilized by interaction with Arg-126, which is itself modulated by its respective interaction with Asp-49. We subsequently found hidden conformational ensembles within the crystal structure that correlate well with our biochemical data. The resulting contact signaling network connects Asp-49 to distal residues involved in GSH binding and is ligand dependent. Our work has broad implications for development of efficient mPGES-1 inhibitors, potential anti-inflammatory and anticancer agents.

SUBMITTER: Brock JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4743789 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A dynamic Asp-Arg interaction is essential for catalysis in microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase.

Brock Joseph S JS   Hamberg Mats M   Balagunaseelan Navisraj N   Goodman Michael M   Morgenstern Ralf R   Strandback Emilia E   Samuelsson Bengt B   Rinaldo-Matthis Agnes A   Haeggström Jesper Z JZ  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20160111 4


Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase type 1 (mPGES-1) is responsible for the formation of the potent lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 under proinflammatory conditions, and this enzyme has received considerable attention as a drug target. Recently, a high-resolution crystal structure of human mPGES-1 was presented, with Ser-127 being proposed as the hydrogen-bond donor stabilizing thiolate anion formation within the cofactor, glutathione (GSH). We have combined site-directed mutagenesis and activi  ...[more]

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