Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Cryo-EM structures reveal the activation and substrate recognition mechanism of human enteropeptidase

  • Xiaoli Yang,
  • Zhanyu Ding,
  • Lisi Peng,
  • Qiuyue Song,
  • Deyu Zhang,
  • Fang Cui,
  • Chuanchao Xia,
  • Keliang Li,
  • Hua Yin,
  • Shiyu Li,
  • Zhaoshen Li,
  • Haojie Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34364-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Dysfunction of enteropeptidase (EP) can result in pancreatitis, a life-threatening disease. Yang et al. report a series of EP structures representing the EP catalytic cycle and propose a mechanistic model of enzyme function.