Structural characterization and comparative modeling of PD-Ls 1-3, type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins from summer leaves of Phytolacca dioica L

Biochimie. 2009 Mar;91(3):352-63. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.10.008. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

Abstract

The amino acid sequence and glycan structure of PD-L1, PD-L2 and PD-L3, type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins isolated from Phytolacca dioica L. leaves, were determined using a combined approach based on peptide mapping, Edman degradation and ESI-Q-TOF MS in precursor ion discovery mode. The comparative analysis of the 261 amino acid residue sequences showed that PD-L1 and PD-L2 have identical primary structure, as it is the case of PD-L3 and PD-L4. Furthermore, the primary structure of PD-Ls 1-2 and PD-Ls 3-4 have 81.6% identity (85.1% similarity). The ESI-Q-TOF MS analysis confirmed that PD-Ls 1-3 were glycosylated at different sites. In particular, PD-L1 contained three glycidic chains with the well known paucidomannosidic structure (Man)(3) (GlcNAc)(2) (Fuc)(1) (Xyl)(1) linked to Asn10, Asn43 and Asn255. PD-L2 was glycosylated at Asn10 and Asn43, and PD-L3 was glycosylated only at Asn10. PD-L4 was confirmed to be not glycosylated. Despite an overall high structural similarity, the comparative modeling of PD-L1, PD-L2, PD-L3 and PD-L4 has shown potential influences of the glycidic chains on their adenine polynucleotide glycosylase activity on different substrates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Genes, Plant
  • Glycosylation
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phytolacca / chemistry*
  • Phytolacca / genetics
  • Phytolacca / metabolism
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / genetics
  • Plant Leaves / metabolism
  • Plant Proteins / chemistry*
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Ribosome Inactivating Proteins / chemistry
  • Ribosome Inactivating Proteins / metabolism*
  • Seasons*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Ribosome Inactivating Proteins