Inhibition of the Arg/N-end rule pathway-mediated proteolysis by dipeptide-mimetic molecules

Amino Acids
Kenji Kitamura

Abstract

Ubr11 in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is an evolutionarily conserved ubiquitin ligase functioning in the Arg/N-end rule pathway, which promotes degradation of substrate proteins via the proteasome. Ubr11 recognizes the N-degron sequence in substrates. The primary N-degron contains a destabilization-inducing N-terminal amino acid, which is either a basic (type 1) or bulky hydrophobic (type 2) residue. Dipeptides are known to inhibit proteolytic degradation via the Arg/N-end rule pathway. Here, I examined the potency of some amino acid- or dipeptide-related molecules in their inhibition of Ubr11/N-end rule-mediated degradation. An amide form of L-arginine and L-tryptophan had weak inhibitory activity for type 1 and type 2 substrates, respectively, although the unmodified amino acid monomer and its carboxymethylated ester were ineffective. Among the naturally occurring dipeptides tested, Lys-Leu and Tyr-Leu showed potent inhibitory activity, but their effect was transient, especially at submillimolar concentrations. L-arginine-β-naphthylamide (Arg-βNA) showed stronger activity than several dipeptides for type 1 substrates, but all Lys-Leu, Tyr-Leu, and Arg-βNA caused growth retardation. The inhibitory activity of th...Continue Reading

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