2HOB

Crystal structure of SARS-CoV main protease with authentic N and C-termini in complex with a Michael acceptor N3


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.202 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

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Literature

Production of authentic SARS-CoV M(pro) with enhanced activity: application as a novel tag-cleavage endopeptidase for protein overproduction

Xue, X.Yang, H.Shen, W.Zhao, Q.Li, J.Yang, K.Chen, C.Jin, Y.Bartlam, M.Rao, Z.

(2007) J Mol Biol 366: 965-975

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2006.11.073
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2H2Z, 2HOB

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The viral proteases have proven to be the most selective and useful for removing the fusion tags in fusion protein expression systems. As a key enzyme in the viral life-cycle, the main protease (M(pro)) is most attractive for drug design targeting the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the etiological agent responsible for the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003. In this study, SARS-CoV M(pro) was used to specifically remove the GST tag in a new fusion protein expression system. We report a new method to produce wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV M(pro) with authentic N and C termini, and compare the activity of WT protease with those of three different types of SARS-CoV M(pro) with additional residues at the N or C terminus. Our results show that additional residues at the N terminus, but not at the C terminus, of M(pro) are detrimental to enzyme activity. To explain this, the crystal structures of WT SARS-CoV M(pro) and its complex with a Michael acceptor inhibitor were determined to 1.6 Angstroms and 1.95 Angstroms resolution respectively. These crystal structures reveal that the first residue of this protease is important for sustaining the substrate-binding pocket and inhibitor binding. This study suggests that SARS-CoV M(pro) could serve as a new tag-cleavage endopeptidase for protein overproduction, and the WT SARS-CoV M(pro) is more appropriate for mechanistic characterization and inhibitor design.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Tsinghua-Nankai-IBP Joint Research Group for Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Replicase polyprotein 1ab306Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.4.22
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UniProt GroupP0C6X7
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
N-[(5-METHYLISOXAZOL-3-YL)CARBONYL]ALANYL-L-VALYL-N~1~-((1R,2Z)-4-(BENZYLOXY)-4-OXO-1-{[(3R)-2-OXOPYRROLIDIN-3-YL]METHYL}BUT-2-ENYL)-L-LEUCINAMIDE6synthetic constructMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.202 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 108.566α = 90
b = 81.21β = 104.48
c = 53.287γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2007-04-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2015-12-09
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.4: 2023-10-25
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description
  • Version 2.0: 2023-11-15
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations