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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2019

The structural and biochemical impacts of monomerizing human acetylcholinesterase.

Stephanie M Bester, Kaylin A Adipietro, Vanessa L Funk, James M Myslinski, Nicholas D Keul, Jonah Cheung, Paul T Wilder, Zachary A Wood, David J Weber, Jude J Height and 1 more

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  1. Acetylcholinesterase: Structure, dynamics, and interactions with organophosphorus compounds.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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11 authors.

Stephanie M BesterDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.
Kaylin A AdipietroDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Vanessa L FunkU.S. Army Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5424.
James M MyslinskiU.S. Army Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5424.
Nicholas D KeulDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.
Jonah CheungNew York Structural Biology Center, New York, New York 10027.
Paul T WilderDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Zachary A WoodDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.
David J WeberDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Jude J HeightU.S. Army Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5424.
Scott D PeganDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.ORCID 0000-0002-2958-5319

Funding

Interdisciplinary Training Program Muscle BiologyT32AR007592 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos · 1996 to 2026
$11.7M
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serving a critical role in neurotransmission, human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) is the target of organophosphate nerve agents. Hence, there is an active interest in studying the mechanism of inhibition and recovery of enzymatic activity, which could lead to better countermeasures against nerve agents. As hAChE is found in different oligomeric assemblies, certain approaches to studying it have been problematic. Herein, we examine the biochemical and structural impact of monomerizing hAChE by using two mutations: L380R/F535K. The activities of monomeric hAChE L380R/F535K and dimeric hAChE were determined to be comparable utilizing a modified Ellman's assay. To investigate the influence of subunit-subunit interactions on the structure of hAChE, a 2.1 Å X-ray crystallographic structure was determined. Apart from minor shifts along the dimer interface, the overall structure of the hAChE L380R/F535K mutant is similar to that of dimeric hAChE. To probe whether the plasticity of the active site was overtly impacted by monomerizing hAChE, the kinetic constants of (P

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AcetylcholinesteraseBinding SitesHumansModels, MolecularMutationProtein ConformationAcetylcholinesteraseacetylcholinesterasenerve agentoligomerizationorganophosphate

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PMID30993792
PMCPMC6856767

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