Primary Citation of Related Structures:   2ER0, 2ER9
PubMed Abstract: 
The conformation of a statine-containing renin inhibitor complexed with the aspartic proteinase from the fungus Endothia parasitica (EC 3.4.23.6) has been determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.2-A resolution (R = 0.17). We describe the structure of th ...
The conformation of a statine-containing renin inhibitor complexed with the aspartic proteinase from the fungus Endothia parasitica (EC 3.4.23.6) has been determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.2-A resolution (R = 0.17). We describe the structure of the complex at high resolution and compare this with a 3.0-A resolution analysis of a bound inhibitor, L-364,099, containing a cyclohexylalanine analogue of statine. The inhibitors bind in extended conformations in the long active-site cleft, and the hydroxyl of the transition-state analogue, statine, interacts strongly with the catalytic aspartates via hydrogen bonds to the essential carboxyl groups. This work provides a detailed structural analysis of the role of statine in peptide inhibitors. It shows conclusively that statine should be considered a dipeptide analogue (occupying P1 to P1') despite lacking the equivalent of a P1' side chain, although other inhibitor residues (especially P2) may compensate by interacting at the unoccupied S1' specificity subsite.
Related Citations: 
The Active Site of Aspartic Proteinases Pearl, L., Blundell, T. (1984) FEBS Lett 174: 96
Active Site of Acid Proteinases Blundell, T.L., Jones, H.B., Khan, G., Taylor, G., Sewell, T.S., Pearl, L.H., Wood, S.P. (1979) Proc Febs Meet 60: 281
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Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London, U.K.