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ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 648-653Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00026
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- SNSF [CRSII5_170925, 310030B_1634773, PP00P2_157607]
- ERC [233458]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CRSII5_170925] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
- European Research Council (ERC) [233458] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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The free energy of nucleotide hydrolysis depends on phosphate concentration. Cells regulate cytosolic phosphate levels by orchestrating phosphate acquisition and storage through inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsP) and SPX domains. Here, we report the synthesis of the novel 5-PPP-InsP(5) containing a triphosphate subunit. Using this and a series of synthetic PP-InsP, we examined the ligand specificity of the SPX domain in the PP-InsP-controlled yeast polyphosphate polymerase VTC. SPX decodes the relative positioning of the phosphoric anhydrides, their structure (diphosphate vs triphosphate), and the presence of other phosphates on the inositol ring. Despite the higher potency of 1,5-(PP)(2)-InsP(4), 5-PP-InsP(5) is the primary activator of VTC in cells, indicating that its higher concentration compensates for its lower potency. 1,5-(PP)(2)-InsP(4) levels rise and could become relevant under stress conditions. Thus, SPX domains may integrate PP-InsP dependent signaling to adapt cytosolic phosphate concentrations to different metabolic situations.
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