Staphylokinase (SAK) forms a 1:1 stoichiometric complex with plasmin (Pm) and changes its substrate specificity to create a plasminogen (Pg) activator complex. The His
43-Tyr
44 pair of SAK resides within the active site cleft of the partner Pm and generates intermolecular contacts to confer Pg activator ability to the SAK-Pm bimolecular complex. Site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modeling studies unravelled that mutation at 42nd or 45th positions of SAK specifically disrupts cation-pi interaction of His
43 with Trp
215 of partner Pm within the active site, whereas pi-pi interaction of Tyr
44 with Trp
215 remain energetically favoured.
Structured summary of protein interactions
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