5M3X

Crystal structure of human angiotensin I-deleted angiotensinogen

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.63 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.282 
  • R-Value Work: 0.242 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.244 

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Literature

Structural basis for the specificity of renin-mediated angiotensinogen cleavage.

Yan, Y., Zhou, A., Carrell, R.W., Read, R.J.

(2019) J Biol Chem 294: 2353-2364

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.006608
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5M3X, 5M3Y, 6I3I, 6I3F

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The renin-angiotensin cascade is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance. Renin-mediated cleavage of the angiotensin I peptide from the N terminus of angiotensinogen (AGT) is the rate-limiting step of this cascade; however, t ...

    The renin-angiotensin cascade is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance. Renin-mediated cleavage of the angiotensin I peptide from the N terminus of angiotensinogen (AGT) is the rate-limiting step of this cascade; however, the detailed molecular mechanism underlying this step is unclear. Here, we solved the crystal structures of glycosylated human AGT (2.30 Å resolution), its encounter complex with renin (2.55 Å), AGT cleaved in its reactive center loop (RCL; 2.97 Å), and spent AGT from which the N-terminal angiotensin peptide was removed (2.63 Å). These structures revealed that AGT undergoes profound conformational changes and binds renin through a tail-into-mouth allosteric mechanism that inserts the N terminus into a pocket equivalent to a hormone-binding site on other serpins. These changes fully extended the N-terminal tail, with the scissile bond for angiotensin release docked in renin's active site. Insertion of the N terminus into this pocket accompanied a complete unwinding of helix H of AGT, which, in turn, formed key interactions with renin in the complementary binding interface. Mutagenesis and kinetic analyses confirmed that renin-mediated production of angiotensin I is controlled by interactions of amino acid residues and glycan components outside renin's active-site cleft. Our findings indicate that AGT adapts unique serpin features for hormone delivery and binds renin through concerted movements in the N-terminal tail and in its main body to modulate angiotensin release. These insights provide a structural basis for the development of agents that attenuate angiotensin release by targeting AGT's hormone binding pocket.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    From the Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom and rjr27@cam.ac.uk.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
AngiotensinogenA, B448Homo sapiensMutation(s): 5 
Gene Names: AGT, SERPINA8
Find proteins for P01019 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P01019 
Go to UniProtKB:  P01019
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PHAROS  P01019
GTEx  ENSG00000135744
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.63 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.282 
  • R-Value Work: 0.242 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.244 
  • Space Group: P 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.3α = 90
b = 41.04β = 107.82
c = 129.95γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

  • Deposited Date: 2016-10-17 
  • Released Date: 2017-12-20 
    • Deposition Author(s): Yan, Y., Read, R.J.
Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
British Heart FoundationUnited KingdomPG/12/41/29679
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom082961/Z/07/Z

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2017-12-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-01-23
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-02-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references