Abstract
High temperature requirement protease A2 (HtrA2) is a mitochondrial serine protease that demonstrates multifaceted roles including protein quality control and proapoptotic properties in humans, making it a potential therapeutic target. Current literature suggests involvement of flexible regulatory loops in governing the allosteric propagation within the trimeric HtrA2 ensemble. Here, we have identified three important residues – R147, P148 (L3 loop) and F131 (LD loop) surrounding the catalytic-site that play crucial roles in stabilizing HtrA2 active conformation during its multimodal activation. Although mutagenesis of these residues does not affect the structural integrity, it renders the protease inactive by affecting the regulatory inter-subunit PDZ-protease crosstalk. This is further emphasized by the inactivity observed during N-terminal mediated activation of the HtrA2 loop mutants via BIR2 domain of the antiapoptotic protein XIAP. Overall, our results demonstrate the importance of L3 loop dynamics in mediating the inter-molecular allostery via R147-P148 residues. Understanding the on-off switch that regulates HtrA2 activation might help in designing HtrA2 modulators for therapeutic applications.
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