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Distal mutation V486M disrupts the catalytic activity of DPP4 by affecting the flap of the propeller domain

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ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
卷 43, 期 8, 页码 2147-2155

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NATURE PUBL GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41401-021-00818-x

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DPP4; distal mutation; enzymatic activity; molecular dynamics simulation; structure-function mechanism

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [92057116]
  2. National Science and Technology Major Project [2018ZX09711002-018]
  3. Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA12040204]
  4. Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology [18431900900]
  5. National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFA0502301, 2017YFB0202601]

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The study revealed and confirmed that a mutation of DPP4, V486M, leads to loss of dimerization and enzymatic activity by inducing a local conformational collapse in a flap loop. The open/closed conformational transitions of the flap play a crucial role in the enzymatic activity of DPP4.
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) plays a crucial role in regulating the bioactivity of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that enhances insulin secretion and pancreatic beta-cell proliferation, making it a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes. Although the crystal structure of DPP4 has been determined, its structure-function mechanism is largely unknown. Here, we examined the biochemical properties of sporadic human DPP4 mutations distal from its catalytic site, among which V486M ablates DPP4 dimerization and causes loss of enzymatic activity. Unbiased molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the distal V486M mutation induces a local conformational collapse in a beta-propeller loop (residues 234-260, defined as the flap) and disrupts the dimerization of DPP4. The open/closed conformational transitions of the flap whereby capping the active site, are involved in the enzymatic activity of DPP4. Further site-directed mutagenesis guided by theoretical predictions verified the importance of the conformational dynamics of the flap for the enzymatic activity of DPP4. Therefore, the current studies that combined theoretical modeling and experimental identification, provide important insights into the biological function of DPP4 and allow for the evaluation of directed DPP4 genetic mutations before initiating clinical applications and drug development.

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