5 results on '"Pengfei Fang"'
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2. Retractile lysyl-tRNA synthetase-AIMP2 assembly in the human multi-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex
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Siqi Wu, Zaizhou Liu, Jing Wang, Zhoufei Hei, and Pengfei Fang
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0301 basic medicine ,Scaffold protein ,Molecular model ,Amino Acid Motifs ,Crystallography, X-Ray ,Antiparallel (biochemistry) ,Biochemistry ,Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Protein biosynthesis ,Humans ,Protein Structure, Quaternary ,Molecular Biology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,DNA ligase ,030102 biochemistry & molecular biology ,Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase ,Nuclear Proteins ,Cell Biology ,Cell biology ,HEK293 Cells ,030104 developmental biology ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Multiprotein Complexes ,Protein Structure and Folding ,Transfer RNA ,bacteria ,Protein Multimerization - Abstract
Multi-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC) is the second largest machinery for protein synthesis in human cells and also regulates multiple nontranslational functions through its components. Previous studies have shown that the MSC can respond to external signals by releasing its components to function outside it. The internal assembly is fundamental to MSC regulation. Here, using crystal structural analyses (at 1.88 Å resolution) along with molecular modeling, gel-filtration chromatography, and co-immunoprecipitation, we report that human lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS) forms a tighter assembly with the scaffold protein aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex-interacting multifunctional protein 2 (AIMP2) than previously observed. We found that two AIMP2 N-terminal peptides form an antiparallel scaffold and hold two LysRS dimers through four binding motifs and additional interactions. Of note, the four catalytic subunits of LysRS in the tightly assembled complex were all accessible for tRNA recognition. We further noted that two recently reported human disease-associated mutations conflict with this tighter assembly, cause LysRS release from the MSC, and inactivate the enzyme. These findings reveal a previously unknown dimension of MSC subcomplex assembly and suggest that the retractility of this complex may be critical for its physiological functions.
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- 2019
3. Tetramerization of upstream stimulating factor USF2 requires the elongated bent leucine zipper of the bHLH-LZ domain.
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Cao Huang, Mingyu Xia, Hang Qiao, Zaizhou Liu, Yuqi Lin, Hanyin Sun, Biao Yu, Pengfei Fang, and Jing Wang
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LEUCINE zippers , *TRANSCRIPTION factors , *CRYSTAL structure , *DNA - Abstract
Upstream stimulating factors (USFs), including USF1 and USF2, are key components of the transcription machinery that recruit coactivators and histone-modifying enzymes. Using the classic basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-LZ) domain, USFs bind the E-box DNA and form tetramers that promote DNA looping for transcription initiation. The structural basis by which USFs tetramerize and bind DNA, however, remains unknown. Here, we report the crystal structure of the complete bHLH-LZ domain of USF2 in complex with E-box DNA. We observed that the leucine zipper (LZ) of USF2 is longer than that of other bHLH-LZ family transcription factors and that the C-terminus of USF2 forms an additional β-helix following the LZ region (denoted as LZ-Ext). We also found the elongated LZ-Ext facilitates compact tetramer formation. In addition to the classic interactions between the basic region and DNA, we show a highly conserved basic residue in the loop region, Lys271, participates in DNA interaction. Together, these findings suggest that USF2 forms a tetramer structure with a bent elongated LZ-Ext region, providing a molecular basis for its role as a key component of the transcription machinery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Retractile lysyl-tRNA synthetase-AIMP2 assembly in the human multi-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex.
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Zhoufei Hei, Siqi Wu, Zaizhou Liu, Jing Wang, and Pengfei Fang
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GLUTAMINE synthetase , *SCAFFOLD proteins , *AMINOACYL-tRNA , *PROTEIN synthesis , *MOLECULAR models , *TRANSFER RNA - Abstract
Multi-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC) is the second largest machinery for protein synthesis in human cells and also regulates multiple nontranslational functions through its components. Previous studies have shown that the MSC can respond to external signals by releasing its components to function outside it. The internal assembly is fundamental to MSC regulation. Here, using crystal structural analyses (at 1.88 Å resolution) along with molecular modeling, gel-filtration chromatography, and co-immunoprecipitation, we report that human lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS) forms a tighter assembly with the scaffold protein aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex-interacting multifunctional protein 2 (AIMP2) than previously observed. Wefound that two AIMP2 N-terminal peptides form an antiparallel scaffold and hold two LysRS dimers through four binding motifs and additional interactions. Of note, the four catalytic subunits of LysRS in the tightly assembled complex were all accessible for tRNA recognition. We further noted that two recently reported human disease-associated mutations conflict with this tighter assembly, cause LysRS release from the MSC, and inactivate the enzyme. These findings reveal a previously unknown dimension of MSC subcomplex assembly and suggest that the retractility of this complex may be critical for its physiological functions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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5. Structural Insights into the Neutralization Mechanism of Monoclonal Antibody 6C2 against Ricin.
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Yuwei Zhu, Jianxin Dai, Tiancheng Zhang, Xu Li, Pengfei Fang, Huajing Wang, Yongliang Jiang, Xiaojie Yu, Tian Xia, Liwen Niu, Yajun Guo, and Maikun Teng
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CRYSTAL structure research , *MONOCLONAL antibodies , *RICIN , *ANTIGEN-antibody reactions , *HYDROGEN bonding , *VAN der Waals forces , *RIBOSOMES , *SURFACE plasmon resonance - Abstract
Ricin belongs to the type II ribosome-inactivating proteins that depurinate the universally conserved α-sarcin loop of rRNA. The RNA N-glycosidase activity of ricin also largely depends on the ribosomal proteins that play an important role during the process of rRNA depurination. Therefore, the study of the interaction between ricin and the ribosomal elements will be better to understand the catalysis mechanism of ricin. The antibody 6C2 is a mouse monoclonal antibody exhibiting unusually potent neutralizing ability against ricin, but the neutralization mechanism remains unknown. Here, we report the 2.8 Å crystal structure of 6C2 Fab in complex with the A-chain of ricin (RTA), which reveals an extensive antigen-antibody interface that contains both hydrogen bonds and van der Waals contacts. The complementarity-determining region loops H1, H2, H3, and L3 form a pocket to accommodate the epitope on the RTA (residues Asp96--Thr116). ELISA results show that Gln98, Glu99, Glu102, and Thr105 (RTA) are the key residues that play an important role in recognizing 6C2. With the perturbation of the 6C2 Fab-RTA interface, 6C2 loses its neutralization ability, measured based on the inhibition of protein synthesis in a cell-free system. Finally, we propose that the neutralization mechanism of 6C2 against ricin is that the binding of 6C2 hinders the interaction between RTA and the ribosome and the surface plasmon resonance and pulldown results confirm our hypothesis. In short, our data explain the neutralization mechanism of mAb 6C2 against ricin and provide a structural basis for the development of improved antibody drugs with better specificity and higher affinity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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