ArticleNature communications2025
Structural mechanisms of allosteric regulation in the human cis-prenyltransferase complex.
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- From Isoprene Units to Polyprenols and Dolichols: 70 Years of Polyisoprenoid Biosynthesis Research.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Review
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Abstract
Human cis-prenyltransferase (hcis-PT) synthesizes long-chain isoprenoids essential for N-linked protein glycosylation. This heteromeric complex comprises the catalytic subunit DHDDS and the regulatory Nogo-B receptor (NgBR). Although NgBR dramatically enhances DHDDS activity, the molecular basis for this allosteric regulation remains unclear. Here, we combined crystallography, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS), molecular dynamics simulations, and network analysis to uncover the structural dynamics and communication pathways within hcis-PT. By solving the apo structure of hcis-PT, we reveal only a localized flexibility at the active site and the NgBR C-terminus. However, HDX-MS demonstrated widespread substrate-induced stabilization, particularly at the NgBR βD-βE loop, highlighting it as an allosteric hub. Functional mutagenesis scanning identified NgBR
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