Substrate-binding destabilizes the hydrophobic cluster to relieve the autoinhibition of bacterial ubiquitin ligase IpaH9.8.

Commun Biol

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China.

Published: December 2020

IpaH enzymes are bacterial E3 ligases targeting host proteins for ubiquitylation. Two autoinhibition modes of IpaH enzymes have been proposed based on the relative positioning of the Leucine-rich repeat domain (LRR) with respect to the NEL domain. In mode 1, substrate-binding competitively displaces the interactions between theLRR and NEL to relieve autoinhibition. However, the molecular basis for mode 2 is unclear. Here, we present the crystal structures of Shigella IpaH9.8 and the LRR of IpaH9.8 in complex with the substrate of human guanylate-binding protein 1 (hGBP1). A hydrophobic cluster in the C-terminus of IpaH9.8 forms a hydrophobic pocket involved in binding the NEL domain, and the binding is important for IpaH9.8 autoinhibition. Substrate-binding destabilizes the hydrophobic cluster by inducing conformational changes of IpaH9.8. Arg166 and Phe187 in IpaH9.8 function as sensors for substrate-binding. Collectively, our findings provide insights into the molecular mechanisms for the actication of IpaH9.8 in autoinhibition mode 2.

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