Selective cleavage after Arg223 in complement component C2 (-Ser-Leu-Gly-Arg-/-Lys-Ile-Gln-Ile) and after Arg76 in complement component C4 (-Gly-Leu-Gln-Arg-/-Ala-Leu-Glu-Ile)
catalytically active form in which the arginine residue at the cleavage site for zymogen activation (Arg424) has been changed to a lysine residue to slow down the rate of spontaneous autoactivation during biosynthesis
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Selective cleavage after Arg223 in complement component C2 (-Ser-Leu-Gly-Arg-/-Lys-Ile-Gln-Ile) and after Arg76 in complement component C4 (-Gly-Leu-Gln-Arg-/-Ala-Leu-Glu-Ile)
Selective cleavage after Arg223 in complement component C2 (-Ser-Leu-Gly-Arg-/-Lys-Ile-Gln-Ile) and after Arg76 in complement component C4 (-Gly-Leu-Gln-Arg-/-Ala-Leu-Glu-Ile)
substrate recognition mechanism, mechanism of complement cascade activation
enzyme circulates as a complex with mannose-binding protein, minimal functional unit for complement activation is a ASP homodimer bound to two mannose-binding protein trimeric subunits, complex is formed more readily in the presence of Ca2+
the enzyme binds to the mannan-binding lectin, the complex activates the lectin pathway of the complement system, MASP-2 is the major protease of the lectin pathway besides MASP-1 and the minor component MASP-3, autoactivation of MASP-2 is the first step in the complement cascade, MASP-3 might be able to downregulate MASP-2 activity, overview
the enzyme is part of the lectin pathway of the complement system, it is also capable of promoting fibrinogen turnover by cleavage of prothrombin, generating thrombin
enzyme circulates as a complex with mannose-binding protein, minimal functional unit for complement activation is a ASP homodimer bound to two mannose-binding protein trimeric subunits, complex is formed more readily in the presence of Ca2+
the enzyme binds to the mannan-binding lectin, the complex activates the lectin pathway of the complement system, MASP-2 is the major protease of the lectin pathway besides MASP-1 and the minor component MASP-3, autoactivation of MASP-2 is the first step in the complement cascade, MASP-3 might be able to downregulate MASP-2 activity, overview
the enzyme is part of the lectin pathway of the complement system, it is also capable of promoting fibrinogen turnover by cleavage of prothrombin, generating thrombin
no activity with substrate C4-component of the enzyme complexed with myelin basic protein before activation of the complex by binding to a suitable carbohydrate ligand
autoproteolytic activation of the zymogen, cleavage site contains a Lys residue near the C-terminus, cleavage into 2 fragements, a larger N-termnal and a smaller C-terminal one, the latter contains the protease active site, autoactivation activity is enhanced by complex formation with myelin basic protein
structures of Ca2+-bound MASP dimers. Solution structures of the CUB1-EGF-CUB2 dimer indicate that the two CUB2 domains are tilted by 90 degreees compared with the crystal structures. Solution structures of the full-length MASP dimers in their zymogen and activated forms reveal similar structures that are much more bent than anticipated. MASP-2 and its activator MASP-1 are flexible at multiple sites and this flexibility may permit both intra- and inter-complex activation
site-directed mutagenesis, mutation at the zymogen cleavage site, yielding an active form of MASP2 that is secreted as zymogen but is more stable than wild-type MASP2, since it only autoactivates in complex with MBL upon binding to a suitable surface
site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant shows a reduced autoactivation rate, due to more slowly autoactivation reaction compared to the wild-type enzyme, with reduced zymogen activation during biosynthesis, secretion, and purification
construction of an enzymatically inactive enzyme, also not exhibiting autocatalytic activity, by substitution of the active size catalytic Ser residue with alanine, i.e. MASP-2A, construction of a zymogen with reduced autoproteolytic activity by substitution of the Arg residue at the autocatalytic cleavage site with lysine, i.e. MASP-2K
expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, recombinant wild type rat MASP-2 is toxic to producing Chinese hamster ovary cells and autoactivates during biosynthesis
Girija, U.V.; Dodds, A.W.; Roscher, S.; Reid, K.B.; Wallis, R.
Localization and characterization of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-associated-serine protease-2 binding site in rat ficolin-A: equivalent binding sites within the collagenous domains of MBLs and ficolins