Tubulin code eraser CCP5 binds branch glutamates by substrate deformation

Jiayi Chen, Elena A. Zehr, James M. Gruschus, Agnieszka Szyk, Yanjie Liu, Martin E. Tanner, Nico Tjandra and Antonina Roll-Mecak ()
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Jiayi Chen: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Elena A. Zehr: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
James M. Gruschus: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Agnieszka Szyk: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Yanjie Liu: University of British Columbia
Martin E. Tanner: University of British Columbia
Nico Tjandra: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Antonina Roll-Mecak: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Nature, 2024, vol. 631, issue 8022, 905-912

Abstract: Abstract Microtubule function is modulated by the tubulin code, diverse posttranslational modifications that are altered dynamically by writer and eraser enzymes1. Glutamylation—the addition of branched (isopeptide-linked) glutamate chains—is the most evolutionarily widespread tubulin modification2. It is introduced by tubulin tyrosine ligase-like enzymes and erased by carboxypeptidases of the cytosolic carboxypeptidase (CCP) family1. Glutamylation homeostasis, achieved through the balance of writers and erasers, is critical for normal cell function3–9, and mutations in CCPs lead to human disease10–13. Here we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of the glutamylation eraser CCP5 in complex with the microtubule, and X-ray structures in complex with transition-state analogues. Combined with NMR analysis, these analyses show that CCP5 deforms the tubulin main chain into a unique turn that enables lock-and-key recognition of the branch glutamate in a cationic pocket that is unique to CCP family proteins. CCP5 binding of the sequences flanking the branch point primarily through peptide backbone atoms enables processing of diverse tubulin isotypes and non-tubulin substrates. Unexpectedly, CCP5 exhibits inefficient processing of an abundant β-tubulin isotype in the brain. This work provides an atomistic view into glutamate branch recognition and resolution, and sheds light on homeostasis of the tubulin glutamylation syntax.

Date: 2024
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