Molecular recognition of p53 and MDM2 by USP7/HAUSP.
The ubiquitin-specific protease, USP7, has key roles in the p53 pathway whereby it stabilizes both p53 and MDM2. We show that the N-terminal domain of USP7 binds two closely spaced 4-residue sites in both p53 and MDM2, falling between p53 residues 359-367 and MDM2 residues 147-159. Cocrystal structures with USP7 ... were determined for both p53 peptides and for one MDM2 peptide. These peptides bind the same surface of USP7 as Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1, explaining the competitive nature of the interactions. The structures and mutagenesis data indicate a preference for a P/AXXS motif in peptides that bind USP7. Contacts made by serine are identical and crucial for all peptides, and Trp165 in the peptide-binding pocket of USP7 is also crucial. These results help to elucidate the mechanism of substrate recognition by USP7 and the regulation of the p53 pathway.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Crystallography, X-Ray, Endopeptidases, Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Peptides, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Crystallography, X-Ray, Endopeptidases, Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Peptides, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol.
Date: Mar. 01, 2006
PubMed ID: 16474402
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