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Query: EC:3.4.25.1 (proteasome)
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The proteasome inhibitors lactacystin, clastro lactacystin beta-lactone, or tri-leucine vinyl sulfone (NLVS), in the presence of [(35)S]cysteine/methionine, caused increased incorporation of (35)S into cellular proteins, even when protein synthesis was inhibited by cycloheximide. This effect was blocked by incubation with the glutathione synthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine. Proteasome inhibitors also enhanced total glutathione levels, increased reduced/oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG) and upregulated gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (rate-limiting in glutathione synthesis). Micromolar concentrations of GSH, GSSG, or cysteine stimulated the chymotrypsin-like activity of purified 20S proteasome, but millimolar GSH or GSSG was inhibitory. Interestingly, GSH did not affect 20S proteasome's trypsin-like activity. Enhanced proteasome glutathiolation was verified when purified preparations of the 20S core enzyme complex were incubated with [(35)S]GSH after pre-incubation with any of the inhibitors. NLVS, lactacystin or clastro lactacystin beta-lactone may promote structural modification of the 20S core proteasome, with increased exposure of cysteine residues, which are prone to S-thiolation. Three main conclusions can be drawn from the present work. First, proteasome inhibitors alter cellular glutathione metabolism. Second, proteasome glutathiolation is enhanced by inhibitors but still occurs in their absence, at physiological GSH and GSSG levels. Third, proteasome glutathiolation seems to be a previously unknown mechanism of proteasome regulation in vivo.
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PMID:Glutathiolation of the proteasome is enhanced by proteolytic inhibitors. 1133 15

A C-terminally modified ubiquitin (Ub) derivative, ubiquitin vinyl sulfone (UbVS), was synthesized as an active site-directed probe that irreversibly modifies a subset of Ub C-terminal hydrolases (UCHs) and Ub-specific processing proteases (UBPs). Specificity of UbVS for deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) is demonstrated not only by inhibition of [(125)I]UbVS labeling with N-ethylmaleimide and Ub aldehyde, but also by genetic analysis. [(125)I]UbVS modifies six of the 17 known and putative yeast deubiquitylating enzymes (Yuh1p, Ubp1p, Ubp2p, Ubp6p, Ubp12p and Ubp15p), as revealed by analysis of corresponding mutant strains. In mammalian cells, greater numbers of polypeptides are labeled, most of which are likely to be DUBs. Using [(125)I]UbVS as a probe, we report the association of an additional DUB with the mammalian 26S proteasome. In addition to the 37 kDa enzyme reported to be part of the 19S cap, we identified USP14, a mammalian homolog of yeast Ubp6p, as being bound to the proteasome. Remarkably, labeling of 26S-associated USP14 with [(125)I]UbVS is increased when proteasome function is impaired, suggesting functional coupling between the activities of USP14 and the proteasome.
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PMID:A novel active site-directed probe specific for deubiquitylating enzymes reveals proteasome association of USP14. 1156 82

On the basis of the structure of a HslUV complex, a mechanism of allosteric activation of the HslV protease, wherein binding of the HslU chaperone propagates a conformational change to the active site cleft of the protease, has been proposed. Here, the 3.1 A X-ray crystallographic structure of Haemophilus influenzae HslUV complexed with a vinyl sulfone inhibitor is described. The inhibitor, which reacts to form a covalent linkage to Thr1 of HslV, binds in an "antiparallel beta" manner, with hydrogen-bond interactions between the peptide backbone of the protease and that of the inhibitor, and with two leucinyl side chains of the inhibitor binding in the S1 and S3 specificity pockets of the protease. Comparison of the structure of the HslUV-inhibitor complex with that of HslV without inhibitor and in the absence of HslU reveals that backbone interactions would correctly position a substrate for cleavage in the HslUV complex, but not in the HslV protease alone, corroborating the proposed mechanism of allosteric activation. This activation mechanism differs from that of the eukaryotic proteasome, for which binding of activators opens a gated channel that controls access of substrates to the protease, but does not perturb the active site environment.
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PMID:Crystal structure of HslUV complexed with a vinyl sulfone inhibitor: corroboration of a proposed mechanism of allosteric activation of HslV by HslU. 1205 22

Degradation of cytosolic proteins depends largely on the proteasome, and a fraction of the cleavage products are presented as major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-bound ligands at the cell surface of antigen presenting cells. Proteolytic pathways accessory to the proteasome contribute to protein turnover, and their up-regulation may complement the proteasome when proteasomal proteolysis is impaired. Here we show that reduced reliance on proteasomal proteolysis allowed a reduced efficiency of MHC class I ligand production, whereas protein turnover and cellular proliferation were maintained. Using the proteasomal inhibitor adamantane-acetyl-(6-aminohexanoyl)3-(leucinyl)3-vinyl-(methyl)-sulphone, we show that covalent inhibition of all three types of proteasomal beta-subunits (beta(1), beta(2), and beta(5)) was compatible with continued growth in cells that up-regulate accessory proteolytic pathways, which include cytosolic proteases as well as deubiquitinating enzymes. However, under these conditions, we observed poor assembly of H-2D(b) molecules and inhibited presentation of endogenous tumor antigens. Thus, the tight link between protein turnover and production of MHC class I ligands can be broken by enforcing the substitution of the proteasome with alternative proteolytic pathways.
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PMID:Pathways accessory to proteasomal proteolysis are less efficient in major histocompatibility complex class I antigen production. 1248 16

Monocrotophos (dimethyl (E)-1-methyl-2-(methylcarbamoyl) vinyl phosphate, or MCP), an organophosphorus insecticide, was used as a sole phosphorus source by the microorganisms isolated from the soil. None of the isolates could utilize MCP as a sole source of carbon. Two of the potential microbial isolates, Pseudomonas aeruginosa F10B and Clavibacter michiganense subsp. insidiosum SBL 11, could utilize MCP as a sole source of phosphorus. Pseudomonas aeruginosa F10B showed a lag phase of 4 h, while in the case of C. michiganense subsp. insidiosum SBL 11, it was 8 h when cultured in the presence of MCP. The generation time for both strains was increased in the medium containing MCP. It was 2.15 h for P. aeruginosa F10B in MCP medium as compared with 1.29 h in basal medium, while in case of C. michiganense subsp. insidiosum SBL 11 it was increased to 3.4 h in MCP medium as compared with 1.28 h in basal medium. These two strains were able to degrade technical MCP in shake-flask culture up to 98.9 and 86.9%, respectively, and pure MCP up to 79 and 80%, respectively, within 24 h at 37 degrees C. The optimal concentration of MCP required for the normal growth was 500 ppm. In the substrate preference study, Tris-p-nitrophenyl phosphate was the most preferred substrate followed by paraoxon. The enzyme responsible for the break down of MCP was phosphotriesterase, which was localized on the membrane-bound fraction of the disrupted cells. The gene responsible for the production of phosphotriesterase (opd) in P. aeruginosa F10B was plasmid-borne.
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PMID:Utilization of monocrotophos as phosphorus source by Pseudomonas aeruginosa F10B and Clavibacter michiganense subsp. insidiosum SBL 11. 1271 98

Clone 9 liver cells incubated under aerobic conditions with the proteasome inhibitors lactacystin, clastro lactacystin beta-lactone, and tri-leucine vinyl sulfone, in the absence of an obvious oxidative challenge, underwent oxidative protein modifications, such as loss of solubility, formation of aggregates (predominantly by disulfide bridges), and increased carbonyl formation, similar to those seen with hydrogen peroxide treatment. These alterations were accompanied by modification of cell morphology and loss of cell viability. Remarkably, almost all of these modifications were prevented when cell incubation with proteasome inhibitors was performed under a 3% oxygen atmosphere instead of the 21% oxygen routinely used in cell culture experiments. Our results suggest an oxygen-dependent mechanism for the protein oxidation, protein aggregation, cellular dysfunction, and apoptosis induced by proteasome inhibitors.
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PMID:Proteasome inhibitors induce intracellular protein aggregation and cell death by an oxygen-dependent mechanism. 1272 4

In the prokaryotic homolog of the eukaryotic proteasome, HslUV, the "double donut" HslV protease is allosterically activated by HslU, an AAA protein of the Clp/Hsp100 family consisting of three (amino-terminal, carboxy-terminal, and intermediate) domains. The intermediate domains of HslU, which extend like tentacles from the hexameric ring formed by the amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal domains, have been deleted; an asymmetric HslU(DeltaI)(6)HslV(12) complex has been crystallized; and the structure has been solved to 2.5A resolution, revealing an assembly in which a HslU(DeltaI) hexamer binds one end of the HslV dodecamer. The conformation of the protomers of the HslU(DeltaI)-complexed HslV hexamer is similar to that in the symmetric wild-type HslUV complex, while the protomer conformation of the uncomplexed HslV hexamer is similar to that of HslV alone. Reaction in the crystals with a vinyl sulfone inhibitor reveals that the HslU(DeltaI)-complexed HslV hexamer is active, while the uncomplexed HslV hexamer is inactive. These results confirm that HslV can be activated by binding of a hexameric HslU(DeltaI)(6) ring lacking the I domains, that activation is effected through a conformational change in HslV rather than through alteration of the size of the entry channel into the protease catalytic cavity, and that the two HslV(6) rings in the protease dodecamer are activated independently rather than cooperatively.
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PMID:Structure and reactivity of an asymmetric complex between HslV and I-domain deleted HslU, a prokaryotic homolog of the eukaryotic proteasome. 1282 60

A series of vinyl drug esters was synthesized using acyclovir and chloramphenicol with different carbon chain length acyl donors by alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis and Lipozyme respectively, in non-aqueous medium. The corresponding vinyl drug derivatives were confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectrometry. The influences of different organic solvents, reaction time, temperature, and content of water on synthesis of vinyl chloramphenicol esters were studied.
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PMID:Enzyme catalyzed synthesis of some vinyl drug esters in organic medium. 1504 99

Transesterification of cyclomaltoheptaose (beta-CD) with divinyl butanedioate, divinyl hexanedioate, and divinyl decanedioate, catalyzed by the alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis in anhydrous DMF for 5 days, furnished the corresponding vinyl-beta-CD derivatives. The products were characterized by ESI-MS, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, IR, and DSC. The results indicated the products to be monosubstituted esters, with monoacylation occurring at the C-2 secondary hydroxyl groups of beta-CD. The regioselectivity of the monoacylation as catalyzed by alkaline protease was not affected by the chain length of the acyl donor.
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PMID:Regioselective monoacylation of cyclomaltoheptaose at the C-2 secondary hydroxyl groups by the alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis in nonaqueous media. 1511 64

This paper describes highly selective transesterification reactions, catalyzed by an alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis in pyridine, of several mono- and di-saccharides with divinyl dicarboxylates ranging from 4 to 10 carbon atoms. A series of polymerizable vinyl fatty acid sugar esters were obtained with good selectivity and high yields. Most products had high proportions of the alpha anomer. The influences of the enzymes, solvents, temperature, and acyl donor chain length on the reaction were studied. Vinyl sugar esters offer a new family of functional water-soluble monomers for preparation of sugar-containing polymers.
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PMID:Regiospecific alkaline protease-catalyzed divinyl acyl transesterifications of primary hydroxyl groups of mono- and di-saccharides in pyridine. 1535 89


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