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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 1272-1277Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0610251104
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kinase mechanisms; phosphorylation; signaling
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [IP01DK54441, P01 DK054441] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM078541, R01 GM078541, GM19301] Funding Source: Medline
- NLM NIH HHS [LM06747, R01 LM006747] Funding Source: Medline
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The catalytic activities of eukaryotic protein kinases (EPKs) are regulated by movement of the C-helix, movement of the IN and C lobes upon ATP binding, and movement of the activation loop upon phosphorylation. Statistical analysis of the selective constraints associated with AGC kinase functional divergence reveals conserved interactions between these regulatory regions and three regions of the C-terminal tail (C-tail): the N-lobe tether (NLT), the active-site tether (AST), and the C-lobe tether (CILT). The NLT serves as a docking site for an upstream kinase PDK1 and, upon activation, positions the C-helix within the ATP binding pocket. The AST directly interacts with the ATP binding pocket, and the CLT interacts with the interlobe linker and the alpha C-ss 4 loop, which appears to serve as a hinge for C-helix movement. The C-tail is a hallmark of AGC functional divergence inasmuch as most of the conserved core residues that distinguish AGC kinases from other EPKs are associated with the NILTI AST, or CLT. Moreover, several AGC catalytic core conserved residues that interact with the C-tail strikingly diverge from the canonical residues observed at corresponding positions in nearly all other EPKs, suggesting that the catalytic core may have coevolved with the C-tail in AGC kinases. These observations, along with the fact that the C-tail isneededfor catalytic activity suggests that the C-tail is a cis-acting regulatory module that can also serve as a regulatory handle, to which trans-acting cellular components can bind to modulate activity.
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