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Kundu S, Nunes L, Adler J, Mathot L, Stoimenov I, Sjöblom T. Recurring EPHB1 mutations in human cancers alter receptor signalling and compartmentalisation of colorectal cancer cells. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:354. [PMID: 38102712 PMCID: PMC10722860 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01378-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ephrin (EPH) receptors have been implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis, but the functional understanding of mutations observed in human cancers is limited. We previously demonstrated reduced cell compartmentalisation for somatic EPHB1 mutations found in metastatic colorectal cancer cases. We therefore integrated pan-cancer and pan-EPH mutational data to prioritise recurrent EPHB1 mutations for functional studies to understand their contribution to cancer development and metastasis. METHODS Here, 79,151 somatic mutations in 9,898 samples of 33 different tumour types were analysed with a bioinformatic pipeline to find 3D-mutated cluster pairs and hotspot mutations in EPH receptors. From these, 15 recurring EPHB1 mutations were stably expressed in colorectal cancer followed by confocal microscopy based in vitro compartmentalisation assays and phospho-proteome analysis. RESULTS The 3D-protein structure-based bioinformatics analysis resulted in 63% EPHB1 mutants with compartmentalisation phenotypes vs 43% for hotspot mutations. Whereas the ligand-binding domain mutations C61Y, R90C, and R170W, the fibronectin domain mutation R351L, and the kinase domain mutation D762N displayed reduced to strongly compromised cell compartmentalisation, the kinase domain mutations R743W and G821R enhanced this phenotype. While mutants with reduced compartmentalisation also had reduced ligand induced receptor phosphorylation, the enhanced compartmentalisation was not linked to receptor phosphorylation level. Phosphoproteome mapping pinpointed the PI3K pathway and PIK3C2B phosphorylation in cells harbouring mutants with reduced compartmentalisation. CONCLUSIONS This is the first integrative study of pan-cancer EPH receptor mutations followed by in vitro validation, a robust way to identify cancer-causing mutations, uncovering EPHB1 mutation phenotypes and demonstrating the utility of protein structure-based mutation analysis in characterization of novel cancer genes. Video Abstract.
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- Snehangshu Kundu
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Vaughan RM, Dickson BM, Martin KR, MacKeigan JP. Molecular dynamics simulations provide insights into ULK-101 potency and selectivity toward autophagic kinases ULK1/2. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.01.569261. [PMID: 38077086 PMCID: PMC10705459 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.01.569261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Kinase domains are highly conserved within protein kinases in both sequence and structure. Many factors, including phosphorylation, amino acid substitutions or mutations, and small molecule inhibitor binding, influence conformations of the kinase domain and enzymatic activity. The serine/threonine kinases ULK1 and ULK2 are highly conserved with N- and C-terminal domains, phosphate-binding P-loops, αC-helix, regulatory and catalytic spines, and activation loop DFG and APE motifs. Here, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to understand better the potency and selectivity of the ULK1/2 small molecule inhibitor, ULK-101. We observed stable bound states for ULK-101 to the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding site of ULK2, coordinated by hydrogen bonding with the hinge backbone and the catalytic lysine sidechain. Notably, ULK-101 occupies a hydrophobic pocket associated with the N-terminus of the αC-helix. Large movements in the P-loop are also associated with ULK-101 inhibitor binding and exit from ULK2. Our data further suggests that ULK-101 could induce a folded P-loop conformation and hydrophobic pocket reflected in its nanomolar potency and kinome selectivity.
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- Robert M. Vaughan
- Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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Kim Y, Ahmed S, Miller WT. Colorectal cancer-associated mutations impair EphB1 kinase function. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105115. [PMID: 37527777 PMCID: PMC10463257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Erythropoietin-producing hepatoma (Eph) receptor tyrosine kinases regulate the migration and adhesion of cells that are required for many developmental processes and adult tissue homeostasis. In the intestinal epithelium, Eph signaling controls the positioning of cell types along the crypt-villus axis. Eph activity can suppress the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). The most frequently mutated Eph receptor in metastatic CRC is EphB1. However, the functional effects of EphB1 mutations are mostly unknown. We expressed and purified the kinase domains of WT and five cancer-associated mutant EphB1 and developed assays to assess the functional effects of the mutations. Using purified proteins, we determined that CRC-associated mutations reduce the activity and stability of the folded structure of EphB1. By mammalian cell expression, we determined that CRC-associated mutant EphB1 receptors inhibit signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 signaling. In contrast to the WT, the mutant EphB1 receptors are unable to suppress the migration of human CRC cells. The CRC-associated mutations also impair cell compartmentalization in an assay in which EphB1-expressing cells are cocultured with ligand (ephrin B1)-expressing cells. These results suggest that somatic mutations impair the kinase-dependent tumor suppressor function of EphB1 in CRC.
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- Yunyoung Kim
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York, USA.
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Moni BM, Quaye JA, Gadda G. Mutation of a distal gating residue modulates NADH binding in NADH:Quinone oxidoreductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:103044. [PMID: 36803963 PMCID: PMC10033279 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Enzymes require flexible regions to adopt multiple conformations during catalysis. The mobile regions of enzymes include gates that modulate the passage of molecules in and out of the enzyme's active site. The enzyme PA1024 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 is a recently discovered flavin-dependent NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO, EC 1.6.5.9). Q80 in loop 3 (residues 75-86) of NQO is ∼15 Å away from the flavin and creates a gate that seals the active site through a hydrogen bond with Y261 upon NADH binding. In this study, we mutated Q80 to glycine, leucine, or glutamate to investigate the mechanistic significance of distal residue Q80 in NADH binding in the active site of NQO. The UV-visible absorption spectrum reveals that the mutation of Q80 minimally affects the protein microenvironment surrounding the flavin. The anaerobic reductive half-reaction of the NQO-mutants yields a ≥25-fold increase in the Kd value for NADH compared to the WT enzyme. However, we determined that the kred value was similar in the Q80G, Q80L, and wildtype enzymes and only ∼25% smaller in the Q80E enzyme. Steady-state kinetics with NQO-mutants and NQO-WT at varying concentrations of NADH and 1,4-benzoquinone establish a ≤5-fold decrease in the kcat/KNADH value. Moreover, there is no significant difference in the kcat/KBQ (∼1 × 106 M-1s-1) and kcat (∼24 s-1) values in NQO-mutants and NQO-WT. These results are consistent with the distal residue Q80 being mechanistically essential for NADH binding to NQO with minimal effect on the quinone binding to the enzyme and hydride transfer from NADH to flavin.
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- Bilkis Mehrin Moni
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; The Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Unni P, Friend J, Weinberg J, Okur V, Hochscherf J, Dominguez I. Predictive functional, statistical and structural analysis of CSNK2A1 and CSNK2B variants linked to neurodevelopmental diseases. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:851547. [PMID: 36310603 PMCID: PMC9608649 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.851547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Okur-Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome (OCNDS) and Poirier-Bienvenu Neurodevelopmental Syndrome (POBINDS) were recently identified as rare neurodevelopmental disorders. OCNDS and POBINDS are associated with heterozygous mutations in the CSNK2A1 and CSNK2B genes which encode CK2α, a serine/threonine protein kinase, and CK2β, a regulatory protein, respectively, which together can form a tetrameric enzyme called protein kinase CK2. A challenge in OCNDS and POBINDS is to understand the genetic basis of these diseases and the effect of the various CK2⍺ and CK2β mutations. In this study we have collected all variants available to date in CSNK2A1 and CSNK2B, and identified hotspots. We have investigated CK2⍺ and CK2β missense mutations through prediction programs which consider the evolutionary conservation, functionality and structure or these two proteins, compared these results with published experimental data on CK2α and CK2β mutants, and suggested prediction programs that could help predict changes in functionality of CK2α mutants. We also investigated the potential effect of CK2α and CK2β mutations on the 3D structure of the proteins and in their binding to each other. These results indicate that there are functional and structural consequences of mutation of CK2α and CK2β, and provide a rationale for further study of OCNDS and POBINDS-associated mutations. These data contribute to understanding the genetic and functional basis of these diseases, which is needed to identify their underlying mechanisms.
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- Prasida Unni
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- New York Genome Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Isabel Dominguez,
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Huo KG, Notsuda H, Fang Z, Liu NF, Gebregiworgis T, Li Q, Pham NA, Li M, Liu N, Shepherd FA, Marshall CB, Ikura M, Moghal N, Tsao MS. Lung cancer driven by BRAF G469V mutation is targetable by EGFR kinase inhibitors. J Thorac Oncol 2021; 17:277-288. [PMID: 34648945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mutations in BRAF occur in 2-4% of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients. Combination dabrafenib/trametinib or single-agent vemurafenib is approved only for patients with cancers driven by the V600E BRAF mutation. Targeted therapy is not currently available for patients harboring non-V600 BRAF mutations. METHODS An LUAD patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model (PHLC12) with wild-type and non-amplified epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was tested for response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). A cell line derived from this model (X12CL) was also used to evaluate drug sensitivity and to identify potential drivers by siRNA knockdown. Kinase assays were used to test direct targeting of the candidate driver by the EGFR TKIs. Structural modeling including, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and binding assays were conducted to explore the mechanism of off-target inhibition by EGFR TKIs on the model 12 driver. RESULTS Both PDX PHLC12 and the X12CL cell line were sensitive to multiple EGFR TKIs. The BRAFG469V mutation was found to be the only known oncogenic mutation in this model. siRNA knockdown of BRAF, but not the EGFR, killed X12CL, confirming BRAFG469V as the oncogenic driver. Kinase activity of the BRAF protein isolated from X12CL was inhibited by treatment with the EGFR TKIs gefitinib and osimertinib, and expression of BRAFG469V in non-EGFR-expressing NR6 cells promoted growth in low serum, which was also sensitive to EGFR TKIs. . Structural modeling, MD simulations, and in vitro binding assays support BRAFG469V being a direct target of the TKIs. CONCLUSION Clinically approved EGFR TKIs can be repurposed to treat NSCLC patients harboring the BRAFG469V mutation.
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- Ku-Geng Huo
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Thoracic Surgery Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University. Sendai, Japan
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Yang S, Yu W, Chen Q, Wang X. A novel variant of CDK19 causes a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with infantile spasms. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2021; 7:mcs.a006082. [PMID: 33568421 PMCID: PMC8040737 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a006082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Infantile spasms are a potentially catastrophic form of epilepsy syndrome that are usually associated with substantial developmental delay and commonly occur in children younger than 1 yr. Recent reports on four cases revealed that variants harbored in a novel gene CDK19 were causative for the syndrome. We report a fifth affected individual, a 10-mo-old male patient who presented with a neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by infantile spasms. We identified a novel de novo missense variant c.92C > A (p.Thr31Asn) in CDK19 that was classified as a likely pathogenic disease-causing variant. The characterized clinical phenotypes of the proband were similar to the previously reported four patients, but he had few variable features including earlier seizure onset age and earlier occurring developmental abnormality. Protein structure modeling analysis revealed that CDK19 variants may disable its kinase activity, which would further impede the transcriptional regulation, thus leading to detrimental pathologies. Our report expanded CDK19 genotype spectrum and further demonstrated that a CDK19 missense variant was causative of neurodevelopmental disorder clinically marked by infantile spasms.
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- Shenghai Yang
- Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Alam KA, Gani OASBM, Engh RA. Inhibitor binding to mutants of protein kinase A with
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glycine‐rich loop motifs. J Mol Recognit 2020; 34:e2882. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Kazi A. Alam
- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry UiT the Arctic University of Norway Tromsø Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry UiT the Arctic University of Norway Tromsø Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry UiT the Arctic University of Norway Tromsø Norway
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Reikhardt BA, Shabanov PD. Catalytic Subunit of PKA as a Prototype of the Eukaryotic Protein Kinase Family. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2020; 85:409-424. [PMID: 32569549 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297920040021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The catalytic subunit of protein kinase A (PKAc) is conserved in all eukaryotic protein kinases. PKAc consists of two lobes that form the catalytic cleft containing the ATP-binding, peptide-binding site, and catalytic sites. During folding, PKAc secondary structures organize so that the non-polar regions form a globular core, while mobile loops and tails are exposed and can act as regulatory elements. De novo synthesized PKAc is phosphorylated at the T-loop, resulting in the formation of the active center capable of high-affinity binding of co-substrates. The ATP-molecule "sticks" the two lobes together, whereas the binding of peptide substrate completes the active center formation. The resulting catalytic triad (γ-phosphate of ATP, hydroxyl of Ser/Thr residue of the protein substrate, and Asp166 carboxyl) occupies a position optimal for catalysis. During the catalytic cycle, dynamic reorganization of polar and hydrophobic interactions ensures PKAc transition from the open to the closed conformation and vice versa. Understanding the structural basis of functioning of eukaryotic protein kinases (ePKs) is essential for successful design of ePK modulators.
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- B A Reikhardt
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia.
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia
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Calpena E, Hervieu A, Kaserer T, Swagemakers SM, Goos JA, Popoola O, Ortiz-Ruiz MJ, Barbaro-Dieber T, Bownass L, Brilstra EH, Brimble E, Foulds N, Grebe TA, Harder AV, Lees MM, Monaghan KG, Newbury-Ecob RA, Ong KR, Osio D, Reynoso Santos FJ, Ruzhnikov MR, Telegrafi A, van Binsbergen E, van Dooren MF, van der Spek PJ, Blagg J, Twigg SR, Mathijssen IM, Clarke PA, Wilkie AO, Wilkie AOM. De Novo Missense Substitutions in the Gene Encoding CDK8, a Regulator of the Mediator Complex, Cause a Syndromic Developmental Disorder. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 104:709-720. [PMID: 30905399 PMCID: PMC6451695 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The Mediator is an evolutionarily conserved, multi-subunit complex that regulates multiple steps of transcription. Mediator activity is regulated by the reversible association of a four-subunit module comprising CDK8 or CDK19 kinases, together with cyclin C, MED12 or MED12L, and MED13 or MED13L. Mutations in MED12, MED13, and MED13L were previously identified in syndromic developmental disorders with overlapping phenotypes. Here, we report CDK8 mutations (located at 13q12.13) that cause a phenotypically related disorder. Using whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing, and by international collaboration, we identified eight different heterozygous missense CDK8 substitutions, including 10 shown to have arisen de novo, in 12 unrelated subjects; a recurrent mutation, c.185C>T (p.Ser62Leu), was present in five individuals. All predicted substitutions localize to the ATP-binding pocket of the kinase domain. Affected individuals have overlapping phenotypes characterized by hypotonia, mild to moderate intellectual disability, behavioral disorders, and variable facial dysmorphism. Congenital heart disease occurred in six subjects; additional features present in multiple individuals included agenesis of the corpus callosum, ano-rectal malformations, seizures, and hearing or visual impairments. To evaluate the functional impact of the mutations, we measured phosphorylation at STAT1-Ser727, a known CDK8 substrate, in a CDK8 and CDK19 CRISPR double-knockout cell line transfected with wild-type (WT) or mutant CDK8 constructs. These experiments demonstrated a reduction in STAT1 phosphorylation by all mutants, in most cases to a similar extent as in a kinase-dead control. We conclude that missense mutations in CDK8 cause a developmental disorder that has phenotypic similarity to syndromes associated with mutations in other subunits of the Mediator kinase module, indicating probable overlap in pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Clinical Genetics Group, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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Ocasio CA, Warkentin AA, McIntyre PJ, Barkovich KJ, Vesely C, Spencer J, Shokat KM, Bayliss R. Type II Kinase Inhibitors Targeting Cys-Gatekeeper Kinases Display Orthogonality with Wild Type and Ala/Gly-Gatekeeper Kinases. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:2956-2965. [PMID: 30239186 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Analogue-sensitive (AS) kinases contain large to small mutations in the gatekeeper position rendering them susceptible to inhibition with bulky analogues of pyrazolopyrimidine-based Src kinase inhibitors (e.g., PP1). This "bump-hole" method has been utilized for at least 85 of ∼520 kinases, but many kinases are intolerant to this approach. To expand the scope of AS kinase technology, we designed type II kinase inhibitors, ASDO2/6 (analogue-sensitive "DFG-out" kinase inhibitors 2 and 6), that target the "DFG-out" conformation of Cys-gatekeeper kinases with submicromolar potency. We validated this system in vitro against Greatwall kinase (GWL), Aurora-A kinase, and cyclin-dependent kinase-1 and in cells using M110C-GWL-expressing mouse embryonic fibroblasts. These Cys-gatekeeper kinases were sensitive to ASDO2/6 inhibition but not AS kinase inhibitor 3MB-PP1 and vice versa. These compounds, with AS kinase inhibitors, have the potential to inhibit multiple AS kinases independently with applications in systems level and translational kinase research as well as the rational design of type II kinase inhibitors targeting endogenous kinases.
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- Cory A Ocasio
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences , University of Sussex , Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ , U.K
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology , University of California, San Francisco , 600 16th Street , San Francisco , California 94158-2280 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of Leicester , Henry Wellcome Building , Leicester LE1 9HN , U.K
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology , University of California, San Francisco , 600 16th Street , San Francisco , California 94158-2280 , United States
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences , University of Sussex , Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences , University of Sussex , Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ , U.K
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology , University of California, San Francisco , 600 16th Street , San Francisco , California 94158-2280 , United States
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , U.K
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Schlee S, Klein T, Schumacher M, Nazet J, Merkl R, Steinhoff HJ, Sterner R. Relationship of Catalysis and Active Site Loop Dynamics in the (βα)8-Barrel Enzyme Indole-3-glycerol Phosphate Synthase. Biochemistry 2018; 57:3265-3277. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sandra Schlee
- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Sadat Mohajer F, Parvizpour S, Razmara J, Shahir Shamsir M. The two mutations of actin-myosin interface and their effect on the dynamics, structures, and functions of skeletal muscle actin. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2018; 37:372-382. [PMID: 29338614 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1427630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Congenital myopathy is a broad category of muscular diseases with symptoms appearing at the time of birth. One type of congenital myopathy is Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion (CFTD), a severely debilitating disease. The G48D and G48C mutations in the D-loop and the actin-myosin interface are the two causes of CFTD. These mutations have been shown to significantly affect the structure and function of muscle fibers. To the author's knowledge, the effects of these mutations have not yet been studied. In this work, the power stroke structure of the head domain of myosin and the wild and mutated types of actin were modeled. Then, a MD simulation was run for the modeled structures to study the effects of these mutations on the structure, function, and molecular dynamics of actin. The wild and mutated actins docked with myosin showed differences in hydrogen bonding patterns, free binding energies, and hydrogen bond occupation frequencies. The G48D and G48C mutations significantly impacted the conformation of D-loops because of their larger size compared to Glycine and their ability to interfere with the polarity or hydrophobicity of this neutralized and hydrophobic loop. Therefore, the mutated loops were unable to fit properly into the hydrophobic groove of the adjacent G-actin. The abnormal structure of D-loops seems to result in the abnormal assembly of F-actins, giving rise to the symptoms of CFTD. It was also noted that G48C and G48D did not form hydrogen bonds with myosin in the residue 48 location. Nevertheless, in this case, muscles are unable to contract properly due to muscle atrophy.
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- Faeze Sadat Mohajer
- a Bioinformatics Research Group, Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering , UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia , Johor Bahru , Malaysia
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- b Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran
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- c Departement of Computer Science , University of Tabriz , Tabriz , Iran
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- a Bioinformatics Research Group, Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering , UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia , Johor Bahru , Malaysia
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Miick SM, Jalali S, Dwyer BP, Havens J, Thomas D, Jimenez MA, Simpson MT, Zile B, Huss KL, Campbell RM. Development of a Microplate-Based, Electrophoretic Fluorescent Protein Kinase A Assay: Comparison with Filter-Binding and Fluorescence Polarization Assay Formats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 10:329-38. [PMID: 15964934 DOI: 10.1177/1087057104272909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A microplate-based electrophoretic assay has been developed for the serine/threonine kinase protein kinase A (PKA). The ElectroCapture™ PKA assay developed uses a positively charged, lissamine-rhodamine–labeled kemptide peptide substrate for the kinase reaction and Nanogen’s ElectroCapture™ HTS Workstation and 384-well laminated membrane plates to electrophoretically separate the negatively charged phosphorylated peptide product from the kinase reaction mix. After the electrophoretic separation, the amount of rhodamine-labeled phosphopeptide product was quantified using a Tecan Ultra384 fluorescence reader. The ElectroCapture™ PKA assay was validated with both known PKA inhibitors and library compounds. The pKiappresults obtained in the ElectroCapture™ PKA assay were comparable to those generated with current radioactive filter-binding assay and antibody-based competitive fluorescence polarization PKA assay formats.
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Kimura Y, Urata M. Characterization of a eukaryotic-like protein kinase, DspB, with an atypical catalytic loop motif from Myxococcus xanthus. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:219-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1181-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hammarén HM, Virtanen AT, Silvennoinen O. Nucleotide-binding mechanisms in pseudokinases. Biosci Rep 2015; 36:e00282. [PMID: 26589967 PMCID: PMC4718504 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20150226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Pseudokinases are classified by the lack of one or several of the highly conserved motifs involved in nucleotide (nt) binding or catalytic activity of protein kinases (PKs). Pseudokinases represent ∼10% of the human kinome and they are found in all evolutionary classes of kinases. It has become evident that pseudokinases, which were initially considered somewhat peculiar dead kinases, are important components in several signalling cascades. Furthermore, several pseudokinases have been linked to human diseases, particularly cancer, which is raising interest for therapeutic approaches towards these proteins. The ATP-binding pocket is a well-established drug target and elucidation of the mechanism and properties of nt binding in pseudokinases is of significant interest and importance. Recent studies have demonstrated that members of the pseudokinase family are very diverse in structure as well as in their ability and mechanism to bind nts or perform phosphoryl transfer reactions. This diversity also precludes prediction of pseudokinase function, or the importance of nt binding for said function, based on primary sequence alone. Currently available data indicate that ∼40% of pseudokinases are able to bind nts, whereas only few are able to catalyse occasional phosphoryl transfer. Pseudokinases employ diverse mechanisms to bind nts, which usually occurs at low, but physiological, affinity. ATP binding serves often a structural role but in most cases the functional roles are not precisely known. In the present review, we discuss the various mechanisms that pseudokinases employ for nt binding and how this often low-affinity binding can be accurately analysed.
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- Henrik M Hammarén
- School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Biokatu 8, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Biokatu 8, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Biokatu 8, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland Clinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Medisiinarinkatu 3, FI-33520 Tampere, Finland
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Kornev AP, Taylor SS. Dynamics-Driven Allostery in Protein Kinases. Trends Biochem Sci 2015; 40:628-647. [PMID: 26481499 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Protein kinases have very dynamic structures and their functionality strongly depends on their dynamic state. Active kinases reveal a dynamic pattern with residues clustering into semirigid communities that move in μs-ms timescale. Previously detected hydrophobic spines serve as connectors between communities. Communities do not follow the traditional subdomain structure of the kinase core or its secondary structure elements. Instead they are organized around main functional units. Integration of the communities depends on the assembly of the hydrophobic spine and phosphorylation of the activation loop. Single mutations can significantly disrupt the dynamic infrastructure and thereby interfere with long-distance allosteric signaling that propagates throughout the whole molecule. Dynamics is proposed to be the underlying mechanism for allosteric regulation in protein kinases.
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- Alexandr P Kornev
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Kimura Y, Urata M, Okamoto R. Characterizing activities of eukaryotic-like protein kinases with atypical catalytic loop motifs from Myxococcus xanthus. J Biosci Bioeng 2014; 119:511-4. [PMID: 25454605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Myxococcus xanthus has eukaryotic-like protein kinases (EPKs) with different atypical catalytic loop motifs. Seven out of 14 recombinant M. xanthus EPKs containing atypical motifs in the catalytic loop showed protein kinase activity against myelin basic protein and four autophosphorylated EPKs were detected using anti-phosphotyrosine antibody by western blotting.
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- Yoshio Kimura
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
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Owen GR, Stoychev S, Achilonu I, Dirr HW. Phosphorylation- and nucleotide-binding-induced changes to the stability and hydrogen exchange patterns of JNK1β1 provide insight into its mechanisms of activation. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3569-89. [PMID: 25178256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Many studies have characterized how changes to the stability and internal motions of a protein during activation can contribute to their catalytic function, even when structural changes cannot be observed. Here, unfolding studies and hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HX) mass spectrometry were used to investigate the changes to the stability and conformation/conformational dynamics of JNK1β1 induced by phosphorylative activation. Equivalent studies were also employed to determine the effects of nucleotide binding on both inactive and active JNK1β1 using the ATP analogue, 5'-adenylyl-imidodiphosphate (AMP-PNP). JNK1β1 phosphorylation alters HX in regions involved in catalysis and substrate binding, changes that can be ascribed to functional modifications in either structure and/or backbone flexibility. Increased HX in the hinge between the N- and C-terminal domains implied that it acquires enhanced flexibility upon phosphorylation that may be a prerequisite for interdomain closure. In combination with the finding that nucleotide binding destabilizes the kinase, the patterns of solvent protection by AMP-PNP were consistent with a novel mode of nucleotide binding to the C-terminal domain of a destabilized and open domain conformation of inactive JNK1β1. Solvent protection by AMP-PNP of both N- and C-terminal domains in active JNK1β1 revealed that the domains close around nucleotide upon phosphorylation, concomitantly stabilizing the kinase. This suggests that phosphorylation activates JNK1β1 in part by increasing hinge flexibility to facilitate interdomain closure and the creation of a functional active site. By uncovering the complex interplay that occurs between nucleotide binding and phosphorylation, we present new insight into the unique mechanisms by which JNK1β1 is regulated.
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- Gavin R Owen
- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Biosciences, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
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Prediction and prioritization of rare oncogenic mutations in the cancer Kinome using novel features and multiple classifiers. PLoS Comput Biol 2014; 10:e1003545. [PMID: 24743239 PMCID: PMC3990476 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Cancer is a genetic disease that develops through a series of somatic mutations, a subset of which drive cancer progression. Although cancer genome sequencing studies are beginning to reveal the mutational patterns of genes in various cancers, identifying the small subset of “causative” mutations from the large subset of “non-causative” mutations, which accumulate as a consequence of the disease, is a challenge. In this article, we present an effective machine learning approach for identifying cancer-associated mutations in human protein kinases, a class of signaling proteins known to be frequently mutated in human cancers. We evaluate the performance of 11 well known supervised learners and show that a multiple-classifier approach, which combines the performances of individual learners, significantly improves the classification of known cancer-associated mutations. We introduce several novel features related specifically to structural and functional characteristics of protein kinases and find that the level of conservation of the mutated residue at specific evolutionary depths is an important predictor of oncogenic effect. We consolidate the novel features and the multiple-classifier approach to prioritize and experimentally test a set of rare unconfirmed mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR). Our studies identify T725M and L861R as rare cancer-associated mutations inasmuch as these mutations increase EGFR activity in the absence of the activating EGF ligand in cell-based assays. Cancer progresses by accumulation of mutations in a subset of genes that confer growth advantage. The 518 protein kinase genes encoded in the human genome, collectively called the kinome, represent one of the largest families of oncogenes. Targeted sequencing studies of many different cancers have shown that the mutational landscape comprises both cancer-causing “driver” mutations and harmless “passenger” mutations. While the frequent recurrence of some driver mutations in human cancers helps distinguish them from the large number of passenger mutations, a significant challenge is to identify the rare “driver” mutations that are less frequently observed in patient samples and yet are causative. Here we combine computational and experimental approaches to identify rare cancer-associated mutations in Epidermal Growth Factor receptor kinase (EGFR), a signaling protein frequently mutated in cancers. Specifically, we evaluate a novel multiple-classifier approach and features specific to the protein kinase super-family in distinguishing known cancer-associated mutations from benign mutations. We then apply the multiple classifier to identify and test the functional impact of rare cancer-associated mutations in EGFR. We report, for the first time, that the EGFR mutations T725M and L861R, which are infrequently observed in cancers, constitutively activate EGFR in a manner analogous to the frequently observed driver mutations.
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Whale AD, Dart A, Holt M, Jones GE, Wells CM. PAK4 kinase activity and somatic mutation promote carcinoma cell motility and influence inhibitor sensitivity. Oncogene 2012; 32:2114-20. [PMID: 22689056 PMCID: PMC3446866 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor (c-Met) are associated with cancer cell motility and invasiveness. p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4), a potential therapeutic target, is recruited to and activated by c-Met. In response, PAK4 phosphorylates LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) in an HGF-dependent manner in metastatic prostate carcinoma cells. PAK4 overexpression is known to induce increased cell migration speed but the requirement for kinase activity has not been established. We have used a panel of PAK4 truncations and mutations in a combination of over-expression and RNAi rescue experiments to determine the requirement for PAK4 kinase activity during carcinoma cell motility downstream of HGF. We find that neither the kinase domain alone nor a PAK4 mutant unable to bind Cdc42 is able to fully rescue cell motility in a PAK4-deficient background. Nevertheless, we find that PAK4 kinase activity and associated LIMK1 activity are essential for carcinoma cell motility, highlighting PAK4 as a potential anti-metastatic therapeutic target. We also show here that overexpression of PAK4 harboring a somatic mutation, E329K, increased the HGF-driven motility of metastatic prostate carcinoma cells. E329 lies within the G-loop region of the kinase. Our data suggest E329K mutation leads to a modest increase in kinase activity conferring resistance to competitive ATP inhibitors in addition to promoting cell migration. The existence of such a mutation may have implications for the development of PAK4-specific competitive ATP inhibitors should PAK4 be further explored for clinical inhibition.
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- A D Whale
- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, UK
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Cotranslational cis-phosphorylation of the COOH-terminal tail is a key priming step in the maturation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:E1221-9. [PMID: 22493239 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202741109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA), ubiquitously expressed in mammalian cells, regulates a plethora of cellular processes through its ability to phosphorylate many protein substrates, including transcription factors, ion channels, apoptotic proteins, transporters, and metabolic enzymes. The PKA catalytic subunit has two phosphorylation sites, a well-studied site in the activation loop (Thr(197)) and another site in the C-terminal tail (Ser(338)) for which the role of phosphorylation is unknown. We show here, using in vitro studies and experiments with S49 lymphoma cells, that cis-autophosphorylation of Ser(338) occurs cotranslationally, when PKA is associated with ribosomes and precedes posttranslational phosphorylation of the activation loop Thr(197). Ser(338) phoshorylation is not required for PKA activity or formation of the holoenzyme complex; however, it is critical for processing and maturation of PKA, and it is a prerequisite for phosphorylation of Thr(197). After Thr(197) and Ser(338) are phosphorylated, both sites are remarkably resistant to phosphatases. Phosphatase resistance of the activation loop, a unique feature of both PKA and PKG, reflects the distinct way that signal transduction dynamics are controlled by cyclic nucleotide-dependent PKs.
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Plocinik RM, Li S, Liu T, Hailey KL, Whitesides J, Whitehouse J, Ma CT, Fu XD, Gosh G, Woods VL, Jennings PA, Adams JA. Regulating SR protein phosphorylation through regions outside the kinase domain of SRPK1. J Mol Biol 2011; 410:131-45. [PMID: 21600902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.04.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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SR proteins (splicing factors containing arginine-serine repeats) are essential splicing factors whose phosphorylation by the SR-specific protein kinase (SRPK) family regulates nuclear localization and mRNA processing activity. In addition to an N-terminal extension with unknown function, SRPKs contain a large, nonhomologous spacer insert domain (SID) that bifurcates the kinase domain and anchors the kinase in the cytoplasm through interactions with chaperones. While structures for the kinase domain are now available, constructs that include regions outside this domain have been resistant to crystallographic elucidation. To investigate the conformation of the full-length kinase and the functional role of noncatalytic regions, we performed hydrogen-deuterium exchange and steady-state kinetic experiments on SRPK1. Unlike the kinase core, the large SID lacks stable, hydrogen-bonded structure and may provide an intrinsically disordered region for chaperone interactions. Conversely, the N-terminus, which positively regulates SR protein binding, adopts a stable structure when the insert domain is present and stabilizes a docking groove in the large lobe of the kinase domain. The N-terminus and SID equally enhance SR protein turnover by altering the stability of several catalytic loop segments. These studies reveal that SRPK1 uses an N-terminal extension and a large, intrinsically disordered region juxtaposed to a stable structure to facilitate high-affinity SR protein interactions and phosphorylation rates.
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- Ryan M Plocinik
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Oliveira TM, Ahmad R, Engh RA. VX680 Binding in Aurora A: π−π Interactions Involving the Conserved Aromatic Amino Acid of the Flexible Glycine-Rich Loop. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:3895-904. [DOI: 10.1021/jp108286r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Taianá M. Oliveira
- NORSTRUCT, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- NORSTRUCT, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- NORSTRUCT, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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The role of the glycine triad in human glutathione synthetase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 400:511-6. [PMID: 20800579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.08.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Experimental kinetics and computational modeling of human glutathione synthetase (hGS) support the significant role of the G-loop glycine triad (G369, G370, G371) for activity of this ATP-grasp enzyme. Enzyme kinetic experiments indicate that G369V and G370V mutant hGS have little activity (<0.7 and 0.3%, respectively, versus wild-type hGS). However, G371V retains ∼13% of the activity of wild-type hGS. With respect to G-loop:A-loop interaction in hGS, mutations at Gly369 and Gly370 decrease ligand binding and prevent active site closure and protection. This research indicates that Gly369 and Gly370 have essential roles in hGS, while Gly371 has a lesser involvement. Implications for glycine-rich ensembles in other phosphate-binding enzymes are discussed.
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Sun H, Jiang YJ, Yu QS, Luo CC, Zou JW. The effect of Li+ on GSK-3 inhibition: molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Model 2010; 17:377-81. [PMID: 20473698 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-010-0738-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a kind of serine-threonine protein kinase. It places important roles in several signaling pathways and it is a key therapeutic target for a number of diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and chronic inflammation. Mg(2+) ions which interact with ATP are conserved in GSK. They are important in phosphoryl transfer. Li(+) is an inhibitor for GSK-3. It is used to treat bipolar mood disorder. This paper illustrates the effect of Li(+) on GSK-3. When Mg(I)(2+) is replaced by Li(+), the atom fluctuation of GSK-3 will rise, and the in-line phosphoryl transfer mechanism is probably demolished and the binding of pre-phosphorylated substrates may be disturbed. All the results we obtained clearly suggest that inhibition to GSK-3 is caused by the Mg(I)(2+) replacement with Li(+).
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- Hao Sun
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Design and Nutrition Engineering of Ningbo City, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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Krishnamurty R, Maly DJ. Biochemical mechanisms of resistance to small-molecule protein kinase inhibitors. ACS Chem Biol 2010; 5:121-38. [PMID: 20044834 DOI: 10.1021/cb9002656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein kinases have emerged as one of the most frequently targeted families of proteins in drug discovery. While the development of small-molecule inhibitors that have the potency and selectivity necessary to be effective cancer drugs is still a formidable challenge, there have been several notable successes in this area over the past decade. However, in the course of the clinical use of these inhibitors, it has become apparent that drug resistance is a recurring problem. Because kinase inhibitors act by targeting a specific kinase or set of kinases, there is a strong selective pressure for the development of mutations that hinder drug binding but preserve the catalytic activity of these enzymes. To date, resistance mutations to clinically approved kinase inhibitors have been identified in a number of kinases. This review will highlight recent work that has been performed to understand how mutations in the kinase catalytic domain confer drug resistance. In addition, recent experimental efforts to predict potential sites of clinical drug resistance will be discussed.
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- Ratika Krishnamurty
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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Khavrutskii IV, Grant B, Taylor SS, McCammon JA. A transition path ensemble study reveals a linchpin role for Mg(2+) during rate-limiting ADP release from protein kinase A. Biochemistry 2009; 48:11532-45. [PMID: 19886670 PMCID: PMC2789581 DOI: 10.1021/bi901475g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Protein kinases are key regulators of diverse signaling networks
critical for growth and development. Protein kinase A (PKA) is an
important kinase prototype that phosphorylates protein targets at
Ser and Thr residues by converting ATP to ADP. Mg2+ ions
play a crucial role in regulating phosphoryl transfer and can limit
overall enzyme turnover by affecting ADP release. However, the mechanism
by which Mg2+ participates in ADP release is poorly understood.
Here we use a novel transition path ensemble technique, the harmonic
Fourier beads method, to explore the atomic and energetic details
of the Mg2+-dependent ADP binding and release. Our studies
demonstrate that adenine-driven ADP binding to PKA creates three ion-binding
sites at the ADP/PKA interface that are absent otherwise. Two of these
sites bind the previously characterized Mg2+ ions, whereas
the third site binds a monovalent cation with high affinity. This
third site can bind the P-3 residue of substrate proteins and may
serve as a reporter of the active site occupation. Binding of Mg2+ ions restricts mobility of the Gly-rich loop that closes
over the active site. We find that simultaneous release of ADP with
Mg2+ ions from the active site is unfeasible. Thus, we
conclude that Mg2+ ions act as a linchpin and that at least
one ion must be removed prior to pyrophosphate-driven ADP release.
The results of the present study enhance understanding of Mg2+-dependent association of nucleotides with protein kinases.
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- Ilja V Khavrutskii
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego,La Jolla, California 92093-0365, USA.
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Zhang N, Jiang Y, Zou J, Yu Q, Zhao W. Structural basis for the complete loss of GSK3beta catalytic activity due to R96 mutation investigated by molecular dynamics study. Proteins 2009; 75:671-81. [PMID: 19003984 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Many Ser/Thr protein kinases, to be fully activated, are obligated to introduce a phospho-Ser/Thr in their activation loop. Presently, the similarity of activation loop between two crystal complexes, i.e. glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta)-AMPNP and GSK3beta-sulfate ion complex, indicates that the activation segment of GSK3beta is preformed requiring neither a phosphorylation event nor conformational changes. GSK3beta, when participated in glycogen synthesis and Wnt signaling pathways, possesses a unique feature with the preference of such substrate with a priming phosphate. Experimental mutagenesis proved that the residue arginine at amino acid 96 mutations to lysine (R96K) or alanine (R96A) selectively abolish activity on the substrates involved in glycogen synthesis signaling pathway. Based on two solved crystal structures, wild type (WT) and two mutants (R96K and R96A) GSK3beta-ATP-phospho-Serine (pSer) complexes were modeled. Molecular dynamics simulations and energy analysis were employed to investigate the effect of pSer involvement on the GSK3beta structure in WT, and the mechanisms of GSK3beta deactivation due to R96K and R96A mutations. The results indicate that the introduction of pSer to WT GSK3beta generates a slight lobe closure on GSK3beta without any remarkable changes, which may illuminate the experimental conclusion, whereas the conformations of GSK3beta and ATP undergo significant changes in two mutants. As to GSK3beta, the affected positions distribute over activation loop, alpha-helix, and glycine-rich loop. Based on coupling among the mentioned positions, the allosteric mechanisms for distorted ATP were proposed. Energy decomposition on the residues of activation loop identified the important residues Arg96 and Arg180 in anchoring the phosphate group.
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- Na Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Design and Nutrition Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China
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Zhang N, Zhong R. Structural basis for decreased affinity of Emodin binding to Val66-mutated human CK2 alpha as determined by molecular dynamics. J Mol Model 2009; 16:771-80. [PMID: 19821123 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-009-0582-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein kinase CK2 (casein kinase 2) is a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase that is involved in a broad range of physiological events. The decreased affinity of Emodin binding to human CK2 alpha resulting from single-point mutation of Val66 to Ala (V66A) has been demonstrated by experimental mutagenesis. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and energy analysis were performed on wild type (WT) and V66A mutant CK2 alpha-Emodin complexes to investigate the subtle influences of amino acid replacement on the structure of the complex. The structure of CK2 alpha and the orientation of Emodin undergo changes to different degrees in V66A mutant. The affected positions in CK2 alpha are mainly distributed over the glycine-rich loop (G-loop), the alpha-helix and the loop located at the portion between G-loop and alpha-helix (C-loop). Based on the coupling among these segments, an allosteric mechanism among the C-loop, the G-loop and the deviated Emodin is proposed. Additionally, an estimated energy calculation and residue-based energy decomposition also indicate the lower instability of V66A mutant in contrast to WT, as well as the unfavorable energetic influences on critical residue contributions.
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- Na Zhang
- College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
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Analysis of autophosphorylation sites in the recombinant catalytic subunit alpha of cAMP-dependent kinase by nano-UPLC–ESI–MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:1713-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2932-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ma CT, Hagopian JC, Ghosh G, Fu XD, Adams JA. Regiospecific phosphorylation control of the SR protein ASF/SF2 by SRPK1. J Mol Biol 2009; 390:618-34. [PMID: 19477182 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Revised: 05/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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SR proteins (splicing factors containing arginine-serine repeats) are essential factors that control the splicing of precursor mRNA by regulating multiple steps in spliceosome development. The prototypical SR protein ASF/SF2 (human alternative splicing factor) contains two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs) (RRM1 and RRM2) and a 50-residue C-terminal RS (arginine-serine-rich) domain that can be phosphorylated at numerous serines by the protein kinase SR-specific protein kinase (SRPK) 1. The RS domain [C-terminal domain that is rich in arginine-serine repeats (residues 198-248)] is further divided into N-terminal [RS1: N-terminal portion of the RS domain (residues 198-227)] and C-terminal [RS2: C-terminal portion of the RS domain (residues 228-248)] segments whose modification guides the nuclear localization of ASF/SF2. While previous studies revealed that SRPK1 phosphorylates RS1, regiospecific and temporal-specific control within the largely redundant RS domain is not well understood. To address this issue, we performed engineered footprinting and single-turnover experiments to determine where and how SRPK1 initiates phosphorylation within the RS domain. The data show that local sequence elements in the RS domain control the strong kinetic preference for RS1 phosphorylation. SRPK1 initiates phosphorylation in a small region of serines (initiation box) in the middle of the RS domain at the C-terminal end of RS1 and then proceeds in an N-terminal direction. This initiation process requires both a viable docking groove in the large lobe of SRPK1 and one RRM (RRM2) on the N-terminal flank of the RS domain. Thus, while local RS/SR content steers regional preferences in the RS domain, distal contacts with SRPK1 guide initiation and directional phosphorylation within these regions.
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- Chen-Ting Ma
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093-0636, USA
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Direct and specific inactivation of protein tyrosine kinases in the Src and FGFR families by reversible cysteine oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:5070-5. [PMID: 19273857 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0806117106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Accumulating evidence suggests that protein tyrosine phosphorylation-based signaling pathways are under the regulation of reactive oxygen species. Although protein tyrosine phosphatases are directly regulated by reversible oxidation, it is not clear whether protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) are also directly regulated by reduction/oxidation (redox). In this study we report a mechanism of direct oxidative inactivation specific for the PTKs in the Src and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) families, key enzymes in mammalian signal transduction. Src is fully active when reduced and retains 8-25% of the full activity toward various substrates when oxidized. This inactivation is caused by oxidation of a specific cysteine residue (Cys-277), which results in homodimerization of Src linked by a disulfide bridge. Cys-277 is located in the Gly loop in the catalytic domain. This cysteine residue is conserved only in 8 of the >90 PTKs in the human kinome, including 3 of the 10 Src family kinases and all 4 kinases of the FGFR family. FGFR1 is also reversibly regulated by redox because of this cysteine residue, whereas Csk, a PTK that lacks a cysteine residue at the corresponding position, is not similarly regulated. These results demonstrate a mechanism of direct redox regulation conserved in certain specific PTKs.
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Scheeff ED, Eswaran J, Bunkoczi G, Knapp S, Manning G. Structure of the pseudokinase VRK3 reveals a degraded catalytic site, a highly conserved kinase fold, and a putative regulatory binding site. Structure 2009; 17:128-38. [PMID: 19141289 PMCID: PMC2639636 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2008.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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About 10% of all protein kinases are predicted to be enzymatically inactive pseudokinases, but the structural details of kinase inactivation have remained unclear. We present the first structure of a pseudokinase, VRK3, and that of its closest active relative, VRK2. Profound changes to the active site region underlie the loss of catalytic activity, and VRK3 cannot bind ATP because of residue substitutions in the binding pocket. However, VRK3 still shares striking structural similarity with VRK2, and appears to be locked in a pseudoactive conformation. VRK3 also conserves residue interactions that are surprising in the absence of enzymatic function; these appear to play important architectural roles required for the residual functions of VRK3. Remarkably, VRK3 has an "inverted" pattern of sequence conservation: although the active site is poorly conserved, portions of the molecular surface show very high conservation, suggesting that they form key interactions that explain the evolutionary retention of VRK3.
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- Eric D Scheeff
- Razavi Newman Center for Bioinformatics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Barouch-Bentov R, Che J, Lee CC, Yang Y, Herman A, Jia Y, Velentza A, Watson J, Sternberg L, Kim S, Ziaee N, Miller A, Jackson C, Fujimoto M, Young M, Batalov S, Liu Y, Warmuth M, Wiltshire T, Cooke MP, Sauer K. A conserved salt bridge in the G loop of multiple protein kinases is important for catalysis and for in vivo Lyn function. Mol Cell 2009; 33:43-52. [PMID: 19150426 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Revised: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The glycine-rich G loop controls ATP binding and phosphate transfer in protein kinases. Here we show that the functions of Src family and Abl protein tyrosine kinases require an electrostatic interaction between oppositely charged amino acids within their G loops that is conserved in multiple other phylogenetically distinct protein kinases, from plants to humans. By limiting G loop flexibility, it controls ATP binding, catalysis, and inhibition by ATP-competitive compounds such as Imatinib. In WeeB mice, mutational disruption of the interaction results in expression of a Lyn protein with reduced catalytic activity, and in perturbed B cell receptor signaling. Like Lyn(-/-) mice, WeeB mice show profound defects in B cell development and function and succumb to autoimmune glomerulonephritis. This demonstrates the physiological importance of the conserved G loop salt bridge and at the same time distinguishes the in vivo requirement for the Lyn kinase activity from other potential functions of the protein.
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- Rina Barouch-Bentov
- Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John J. Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Xu ZS, Liu L, Ni ZY, Liu P, Chen M, Li LC, Chen YF, Ma YZ. W55a encodes a novel protein kinase that is involved in multiple stress responses. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 51:58-66. [PMID: 19166495 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Protein kinases play crucial roles in response to external environment stress signals. A putative protein kinase, W55a, belonging to SNF1-related protein kinase 2 (SnRK2) subfamily, was isolated from a cDNA library of drought-treated wheat seedlings. The entire length of W55a was obtained using rapid amplification of 5' cDNA ends (5'-RACE) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). It contains a 1,029 -bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 342 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of W55a had eleven conserved catalytic subdomains and one Ser/Thr protein kinase active-site that characterize Ser/Thr protein kinases. Phylogenetic analysis showed that W55a was 90.38% homologous with rice SAPK1, a member of the SnRK2 family. Using nullisomic-tetrasomic and ditelocentric lines of Chinese Spring, W55a was located on chromosome 2BS. Expression pattern analysis revealed that W55a was upregulated by drought and salt, exogenous abscisic acid, salicylic acid, ethylene and methyl jasmonate, but was not responsive to cold stress. In addition, W55a transcripts were abundant in leaves, but not in roots or stems, under environmental stresses. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing W55a exhibited higher tolerance to drought. Based on these findings, W55a encodes a novel dehydration-responsive protein kinase that is involved in multiple stress signal transductions.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Base Sequence
- Chromosomes, Plant/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- Droughts
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Plant Leaves/genetics
- Plant Proteins/chemistry
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Protein Kinases/chemistry
- Protein Kinases/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Stress, Physiological
- Triticum/enzymology
- Triticum/genetics
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- Zhao-Shi Xu
- National Key Facility of Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Congenital disease SNPs target lineage specific structural elements in protein kinases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:9011-6. [PMID: 18579784 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802403105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The catalytic domain of protein kinases harbors a large number of disease-causing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and common or neutral SNPs that are not known or hypothesized to be associated with any disease. Distinguishing these two types of polymorphisms is critical in accurately predicting the causative role of SNPs in both candidate gene and genome-wide association studies. In this study, we have analyzed the structural location of common and disease-associated SNPs in the catalytic domain of protein kinases and find that, although common SNPs are randomly distributed within the catalytic core, known disease SNPs consistently map to regulatory and substrate binding regions. In particular, a buried side-chain network that anchors the flexible activation loop to the catalytic core is frequently mutated in disease patients. This network was recently shown to be absent in distantly related eukaryotic-like kinases, which lack an exaggerated activation loop and, presumably, are not regulated by phosphorylation.
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Kim JH, Lee S, Park K, Nam H, Jang S, Youn I, Kim K, Jeon H, Park RW, Kim IS, Choi K, Kwon I. Protein-Phosphorylation-Responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles for Imaging Protein Kinase Activities in Single Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200700767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim JH, Lee S, Park K, Nam HY, Jang SY, Youn I, Kim K, Jeon H, Park RW, Kim IS, Choi K, Kwon IC. Protein-Phosphorylation-Responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles for Imaging Protein Kinase Activities in Single Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:5779-82. [PMID: 17600805 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jong-Ho Kim
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea
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Jin HX, Wu TX, Jiang YJ, Zou JW, Zhuang SL, Mao X, Yu QS. Role of phosphorylated Thr-197 in the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2006.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gu J, Bourne PE. Identifying allosteric fluctuation transitions between different protein conformational states as applied to Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2. BMC Bioinformatics 2007; 8:45. [PMID: 17286863 PMCID: PMC1800904 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-8-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms underlying protein function and associated conformational change are dominated by a series of local entropy fluctuations affecting the global structure yet are mediated by only a few key residues. Transitional Dynamic Analysis (TDA) is a new method to detect these changes in local protein flexibility between different conformations arising from, for example, ligand binding. Additionally, Positional Impact Vertex for Entropy Transfer (PIVET) uses TDA to identify important residue contact changes that have a large impact on global fluctuation. We demonstrate the utility of these methods for Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), a system with crystal structures of this protein in multiple functionally relevant conformations and experimental data revealing the importance of local fluctuation changes for protein function. RESULTS TDA and PIVET successfully identified select residues that are responsible for conformation specific regional fluctuation in the activation cycle of Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2 (CDK2). The detected local changes in protein flexibility have been experimentally confirmed to be essential for the regulation and function of the kinase. The methodologies also highlighted possible errors in previous molecular dynamic simulations that need to be resolved in order to understand this key player in cell cycle regulation. Finally, the use of entropy compensation as a possible allosteric mechanism for protein function is reported for CDK2. CONCLUSION The methodologies embodied in TDA and PIVET provide a quick approach to identify local fluctuation change important for protein function and residue contacts that contributes to these changes. Further, these approaches can be used to check for possible errors in protein dynamic simulations and have the potential to facilitate a better understanding of the contribution of entropy to protein allostery and function.
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- Jenny Gu
- Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Schauble S, King CC, Darshi M, Koller A, Shah K, Taylor SS. Identification of ChChd3 as a novel substrate of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) using an analog-sensitive catalytic subunit. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:14952-9. [PMID: 17242405 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609221200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Due to the numerous kinases in the cell, many with overlapping substrates, it is difficult to find novel substrates for a specific kinase. To identify novel substrates of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), the PKA catalytic subunit was engineered to accept bulky N(6)-substituted ATP analogs, using a chemical genetics approach initially pioneered with v-Src (1). Methionine 120 was mutated to glycine in the ATP-binding pocket of the catalytic subunit. To express the stable mutant C-subunit in Escherichia coli required co-expression with PDK1. This mutant protein was active and fully phosphorylated on Thr(197) and Ser(338). Based on its kinetic properties, the engineered C-subunit preferred N(6)(benzyl)-ATP and N(6)(phenethyl)-ATP over other ATP analogs, but still retained a 30 microm K(m) for ATP. This mutant recombinant C-subunit was used to identify three novel PKA substrates. One protein, a novel mitochondrial ChChd protein, ChChd3, was identified, suggesting that PKA may regulate mitochondria proteins.
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- Sharmin Schauble
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0654, USA
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Kim JH, Lee S, Kim K, Jeon H, Park RW, Kim IS, Choi K, Kwon IC. Polymeric nanoparticles for protein kinase activity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2007:1346-8. [PMID: 17377677 DOI: 10.1039/b612773h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoparticles were prepared from poly-ion complexes, possessing both PEI-FITC-(PKA-specific substrate) (kemptide) and PAA-TRITC, which produce intermolecular FRET; the nanoparticles were dissociated by phosphorylation, presented a strong FITC intensity and can be applied to high-throughput screening for large chemical libraries, for drug discovery of kinase inhibitors.
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- Jong-Ho Kim
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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Patharkar OR, Cushman JC. A novel coiled-coil protein co-localizes and interacts with a calcium-dependent protein kinase in the common ice plant during low-humidity stress. PLANTA 2006; 225:57-73. [PMID: 16773372 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0330-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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McCPK1 (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum calcium-dependent protein kinase 1) mRNA expression is induced transiently by salinity and water deficit stress and also McCPK1 undergoes dynamic subcellular localization changes in response to these same stresses. Here we have confirmed that low humidity is capable of causing a drastic change in McCPK1's subcellular localization. We attempted to elucidate this phenomenon by isolating components likely to be involved in this process. McCAP1 (M. crystallinum CDPK adapter protein 1) was cloned in a yeast two-hybrid screen with a constitutively active McCPK1 as bait. We show that McCPK1 and McCAP1 can interact in the yeast two-hybrid system, in vitro, and in vivo as demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitation experiments from plant extracts. However, McCAP1 does not appear to be a substrate for McCPK1. DsRed-McCAP1 and EGFP-McCPK1 fusions colocalize in epidermal cells of ice plants exposed to low humidity. McCAP1 is homologous to a family of proteins in Arabidopsis with no known function. Computational threading analysis suggests that McCAP1 is likely to be an intermediate filament protein of the cytoskeleton.
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- O Rahul Patharkar
- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman 11, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Mills J, Whitford P, Shaffer J, Onuchic J, Adams JA, Jennings PA. A novel disulfide bond in the SH2 Domain of the C-terminal Src kinase controls catalytic activity. J Mol Biol 2006; 365:1460-8. [PMID: 17137590 PMCID: PMC2741090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The SH2 domain of the C-terminal Src kinase [Csk] contains a unique disulfide bond that is not present in other known SH2 domains. To investigate whether this unusual disulfide bond serves a novel function, the effects of disulfide bond formation on catalytic activity of the full-length protein and on the structure of the SH2 domain were investigated. The kinase activity of full-length Csk decreases by an order of magnitude upon formation of the disulfide bond in the distal SH2 domain. NMR spectra of the fully oxidized and fully reduced SH2 domains exhibit similar chemical shift patterns and are indicative of similar, well-defined tertiary structures. The solvent-accessible disulfide bond in the isolated SH2 domain is highly stable and far from the small lobe of the kinase domain. However, reduction of this bond results in chemical shift changes of resonances that map to a cluster of residues that extend from the disulfide bond across the molecule to a surface that is in direct contact with the small lobe of the kinase domain in the intact molecule. Normal mode analyses and molecular dynamics calculations suggest that disulfide bond formation has large effects on residues within the kinase domain, most notably within the active-site cleft. Overall, the data indicate that reversible cross-linking of two cysteine residues in the SH2 domain greatly impacts catalytic function and interdomain communication in Csk.
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- Jamie Mills
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
- Author to whom correspondence should be sent. Phone: 858-534-6417
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Lieser SA, Aubol BE, Wong L, Jennings PA, Adams JA. Coupling phosphoryl transfer and substrate interactions in protein kinases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2005; 1754:191-9. [PMID: 16213199 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Revised: 07/20/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Protein kinases control cell signaling events through the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of serine, threonine and tyrosine residues in protein targets. The recognition of these protein substrates by the kinases relies on two principal factors: proper subcellular co-localization and molecular interactions between the kinase and substrate. In this review, we will focus on the kinetic role of the latter in conveying favorable substrate recognition. Using rapid mixing technologies, we demonstrate that the intrinsic thermodynamic affinities of two protein substrates for their respective kinases (Csk with Src and Sky1p with Npl3) are weak compared to their apparent affinities measured in traditional steady-state kinetic assays (i.e.--Km < Kd). The source of the high apparent affinities rests in a very fast and highly favorable phosphoryl transfer step that serves as a clamp for substrate recognition. In this mechanism, both Csk and Sky1p utilize this step to draw the substrate toward product, thereby, converting a high Kd into a low Km. We propose that this one form of substrate recognition employed by protein kinases is advantageous since it simultaneously facilitates high apparent substrate affinity and fast protein turnover.
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- Scot A Lieser
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0506, USA
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Wong L, Lieser SA, Miyashita O, Miller M, Tasken K, Onuchic JN, Adams JA, Woods VL, Jennings PA. Coupled motions in the SH2 and kinase domains of Csk control Src phosphorylation. J Mol Biol 2005; 351:131-43. [PMID: 16002086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The C-terminal Src kinase (Csk) phosphorylates and down-regulates Src family tyrosine kinases. The Csk-binding protein (Cbp) localizes Csk close to its substrates at the plasma membrane, and increases the specific activity of the kinase. To investigate this long-range catalytic effect, the phosphorylation of Src and the conformation of Csk were investigated in the presence of a high-affinity phosphopeptide derived from Cbp. This peptide binds tightly to the SH2 domain and enhances Src recognition (lowers K(m)) by increasing the apparent phosphoryl transfer rate in the Csk active site, a phenomenon detected in rapid quench flow experiments. Previous studies demonstrated that the regulation of Csk activity is linked to conformational changes in the enzyme that can be probed with hydrogen-deuterium exchange methods. We show that the Cbp peptide impacts deuterium incorporation into its binding partner (the SH2 domain), and into the SH2-kinase linker and several sequences in the kinase domain, including the glycine-rich loop in the active site. These findings, along with computational data from normal mode analyses, suggest that the SH2 domain moves in a cantilever fashion with respect to the small lobe of the kinase domain, ordering the active site for catalysis. The binding of a small Cbp-derived peptide to the SH2 domain of Csk modifies these motions, enhancing Src recognition.
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- Lilly Wong
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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A Triticum tauschii protein kinase related to wheat PKABA1 is associated with ABA signaling and is distributed between the nucleus and cytosol. J Cereal Sci 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2004.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Foster R, Griffith R, Ferrao P, Ashman L. Molecular basis of the constitutive activity and STI571 resistance of Asp816Val mutant KIT receptor tyrosine kinase. J Mol Graph Model 2004; 23:139-52. [PMID: 15363456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2004.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
The receptor tyrosine kinase, KIT, displays activating mutations in the kinase domain, which are associated with various cancers. We have used homology modelling based on the crystal structures of the insulin receptor kinase in active and inactive conformations to predict the corresponding structures of the KIT kinase domain. We have prepared four KIT models, one each for the active and inactive conformations of the wild-type and of the Asp816Val mutant proteins. We have also placed ATP into the active conformations and the inhibitor, STI571, into the inactive conformations. All models have been fully energy minimised. The molecular modelling studies described here explain (i) why Asp816Val KIT is constitutively active, (ii) why the nature of the substituting amino acid at residue 816 is relatively unimportant, and (iii) why the Asp816Val substitution confers resistance to the KIT-inhibitory drug STI571. The models will be valuable for predicting other kinase inhibitory drugs that may be active on wild-type and mutant forms of KIT. During the course of this work, a crystal structure of the active conformation of the KIT kinase domain has been published. Our model of the active conformation of the Asp816Val mutant is strikingly similar to this crystal structure, whereas our model of the active conformation of the wild-type kinase domain of KIT differs from the crystal structure in some respects. The reasons for this apparent discrepancy are discussed.
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- Rowan Foster
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia
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Zhang W, Morris GZ, Beebe SJ. Characterization of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit Cγ expressed and purified from sf9 cells. Protein Expr Purif 2004; 35:156-69. [PMID: 15039079 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The Cgamma and Calpha subunits of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) contain 350 amino acids that are highly homologous (83% amino acid sequence), with 91% homology within the catalytic domain (a.a. 40-300). Unlike Cgamma, the Calpha subunit has been readily purified and characterized as a recombinant protein in vitro, in intact cells, and in vivo. This report describes for the first time the expression, purification, and characterization of Cgamma. The expression of active Cgamma was eukaryote-specific, from mammalian and insect cells, but not bacteria. Active recombinant Cgamma was optimally expressed and purified to homogeneity from Sf9 cells with a 273-fold increase in specific activity and a 21% recovery after sequential CM-Sepharose and Sephacryl S-300 chromatography. The specific activity of pure Cgamma was 0.31 and 0.81 U/mg with kemptide and histone as substrates, respectively. Physical characterization showed Cgamma had a lower apparent molecular weight and Stokes radii than Calpha, suggesting differences in tertiary structures. Steady-state kinetics demonstrated that like Calpha and Cbeta, Cgamma phosphorylates substrates requiring basic amino acids at P-3 and P-2. However, Cgamma generally exhibited a lower Km and Vmax than Calpha for peptide substrates tested. Cgamma also exhibited a distinct pseudosubstrate specificity showing inhibition by homogeneous preparations of RIalpha and RIIalpha-subunits, but not by pure recombinant protein kinase inhibitors PKIalpha and PKIbeta, PKA-specific inhibitors. These studies suggest that Cgamma and Calpha exhibit differences in structure and function in vitro, supporting the hypothesis that functionally different C-subunit isozymes could diversify and/or fine-tune cAMP signal transduction downstream of PKA activation.
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- Weiqing Zhang
- Center For Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina Street (M/C 860) Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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