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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 1, 214-220, Jan, 1991

Evidence that both arginine 102 and arginine 747 are involved in substrate binding to neutral endopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.11)

A Beaumont, H Le Moual, G Boileau, P Crine and BP Roques
Department de Chimie Organique, U 266 Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France.

Neutral endopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.11, NEP) is a Zn-metallopeptidase involved in the degradation of biologically active peptides, notably the enkephalins and atrial natriuretic peptide. Recently, the structure of the active site of this enzyme has been probed by site-directed mutagenesis, and 4 amino acid residues have been identified, namely 2 histidines (His583 and His587), which act as zinc-binding ligands, a glutamate (Glu584) involved in catalysis, and an arginine residue (Arg102), suggested to participate in substrate binding. Site-directed mutagenesis has now been used to investigate the role of 4 other arginine residues (Arg408, Arg409, Arg659, and Arg747) that have been proposed as possible active site residues and to further analyze the role of Arg102. In each case, the arginine was replaced with a methionine, and both enzymatic activity and the IC50 values of several NEP inhibitors were measured for the mutated enzymes and compared to wild-type enzyme. The results suggest that 2 arginines, Arg102 and Arg747, could both be important for substrate and inhibitor binding. Arg747 seems to be positioned to interact with the carbonyl amide group of the P'1 residue and can be modified when the enzyme is treated with the arginine-specific reagents phenylglyoxal and butanedione. Arg102 could be positioned to interact with the free carboxyl group of a P'2 residue in some substrates and inhibitors and can be modified by phenylglyoxal but not by butanedione. The results could explain the dual dipeptidylcarboxypeptidase and endopeptidase nature of NEP.
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