Structure of the arginine methyltransferase PRMT5-MEP50 reveals a mechanism for substrate specificity

The arginine methyltransferase PRMT5-MEP50 is required for embryogenesis and is misregulated in many cancers. PRMT5 targets a wide variety of substrates, including histone proteins involved in specifying an epigenetic code. However, the mechanism by which PRMT5 utilizes MEP50 to discriminate substrates and to specifically methylate target arginines is unclear. To test a model in which MEP50 is critical for substrate recognition and orientation, we determined the crystal structure of Xenopus laevis PRMT5-MEP50 complexed with S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH). PRMT5-MEP50 forms an unusual tetramer of heterodimers with substantial surface negative charge. MEP50 is required for PRMT5-catalyzed histone H2A and H4 methyltransferase activity and binds substrates independently. The PRMT5 catalytic site is oriented towards the cross-dimer paired MEP50. Histone peptide arrays and solution assays demonstrate that PRMT5-MEP50 activity is inhibited by substrate phosphorylation and enhanced by substrate acetylation. Electron microscopy and reconstruction showed substrate centered on MEP50. These data support a mechanism in which MEP50 binds substrate and stimulates PRMT5 activity modulated by substrate post-translational modifications.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: PLoS One. 2013;8(8). doi:10.1371/annotation/e6b5348e-9052-4a3b-8f06-90d01dc88fc2

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 8(2013), 2 vom: 01., Seite e57008

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ho, Meng-Chiao [VerfasserIn]
Wilczek, Carola [VerfasserIn]
Bonanno, Jeffrey B [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Li [VerfasserIn]
Seznec, Janina [VerfasserIn]
Matsui, Tsutomu [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Lester G [VerfasserIn]
Onikubo, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, P Rajesh [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Man K [VerfasserIn]
Brenowitz, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, R Holland [VerfasserIn]
Reimer, Ulf [VerfasserIn]
Almo, Steven C [VerfasserIn]
Shechter, David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
EC 2.1.1.319
Journal Article
Methylosome protein 50, Xenopus
Prmt5 protein, Xenopus
Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Xenopus Proteins

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Date Completed 27.09.2013

Date Revised 06.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

PDB: 4G56

ErratumIn: PLoS One. 2013;8(8). doi:10.1371/annotation/e6b5348e-9052-4a3b-8f06-90d01dc88fc2

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0057008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM225422573