Novel Structural Mechanism of Allosteric Regulation of Aspartic Peptidases via an Evolutionarily Conserved Exosite.
Hanova, I., Brynda, J., Houstecka, R., Alam, N., Sojka, D., Kopacek, P., Maresova, L., Vondrasek, J., Horn, M., Schueler-Furman, O., Mares, M.(2018) Cell Chem Biol 25: 318-329.e4
- PubMed: 29396291 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.01.001
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5N71, 5N70, 5N7N, 5N7Q - PubMed Abstract: 
Pepsin-family aspartic peptidases are biosynthesized as inactive zymogens in which the propeptide blocks the active site until its proteolytic removal upon enzyme activation. Here, we describe a novel dual regulatory function for the propeptide using ...