Crystal structures of the complex of a kallikrein inhibitor from Bauhinia bauhinioides with trypsin and modeling of kallikrein complexes. Issue 1 (15th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Mi; Srp, Jaroslav; Gustchina, Alla; Dauter, Zbigniew; Mares, Michael; Wlodawer, Alexander
• Is Part Of: Acta crystallographica. Volume 75:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2019-01-15
• Subjects: proteases -- inhibitors -- kallikreins -- protein complexes -- Bauhinia bauhinioides -- coagulation -- fibrinolysis -- inflammation -- BbKI; X-ray crystallography -- Periodicals; Crystallography -- Periodicals; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; Molecular structure -- Periodicals; Biomolecules -- Structure -- Periodicals; Cytology -- Periodicals; Biomolecules -- Structure; Crystallography; Cytology; Molecular biology; Molecular structure; X-ray crystallography; Periodicals; 548
• DOI: 10.1107/S2059798318016492
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2059-7983

Abstract

Abstract : Crystal structures of the complex of a serine protease inhibitor from Bauhinia bauhinioides with bovine trypsin were determined in two crystal forms, which served as templates for modeling the structures of its complexes with plasma and tissue kallikreins. Abstract : Structures of a recombinant Kunitz‐type serine protease inhibitor from Bauhinia bauhinioides (BbKI) complexed with bovine trypsin were determined in two crystal forms. The crystal structure with the L55R mutant of BbKI was determined in space group P 64 at 1.94 Å resolution and that with native BbKI in the monoclinic space group P 21 at 3.95 Å resolution. The asymmetric unit of the latter crystals contained 44 independent complexes, thus representing one of the largest numbers of independent objects deposited in the Protein Data Bank. Additionally, the structure of the complex with native BbKI was determined at 2.0 Å resolution from P 64 crystals isomorphous to those of the mutant. Since BbKI has previously been found to be a potent inhibitor of the trypsin‐like plasma kallikrein, it was also tested against several tissue kallikreins. It was found that BbKI is a potent inhibitor of human tissue kallikrein 4 (KLK4) and the chymotrypsin‐like human tissue kallikrein 7 (KLK7). Structures of BbKI complexed with the catalytic domain of human plasma kallikrein were modeled, as well as those with KLK4 and KLK7, and the structures were analyzed in order to identify the interactions that are responsible for inhibitory potency.