PMID: 25111069

Authors:

Roessler C, Nowak T, Pannek M, Gertz M, Nguyen GT, Scharfe M, Born I, Sippl W, Steegborn C, Schutkowski M

Title:

Chemical Probing of the Human Sirtuin 5 Active Site Reveals Its Substrate Acyl Specificity and Peptide-Based Inhibitors.

Journal:

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Aug 11. doi: 10.1002/anie.201402679.

Abstract:

Sirtuins are NAD+ -dependent deacetylases acting as sensors in metabolic pathways and stress response. In mammals there are seven isoforms. The mitochondrial sirtuin 5 is a weak deacetylase but a very efficient demalonylase and desuccinylase; however, its substrate acyl specificity has not been systematically analyzed. Herein, we investigated a carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 derived peptide substrate and modified the lysine side chain systematically to determine the acyl specificity of Sirt5. From that point we designed six potent peptide-based inhibitors that interact with the NAD+ binding pocket. To characterize the interaction details causing the different substrate and inhibition properties we report several X-ray crystal structures of Sirt5 complexed with these peptides. Our results reveal the Sirt5 acyl selectivity and its molecular basis and enable the design of inhibitors for Sirt5.