期刊
STRUCTURE
卷 19, 期 9, 页码 1317-1327出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2011.06.012
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- NIH [HL68891, GM34921, CA099835, CA118595, AI076961, AI081982, AI2008031, GM020501, GM066170, NS070899, GM093325, RR029388, CA124517]
- Totman Trust for Medical Research
The cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) serves as an integral component of second messenger signaling in a number of biological contexts including cell differentiation, memory, and vasodilation. PKG is homodimeric and large conformational changes accompany cGMP binding. However, the structure of PKG and the molecular mechanisms associated with protomer communication following cGMP-induced activation remain unknown. Here, we report the 2.5 angstrom crystal structure of a regulatory domain construct (aa 78-355) containing both cGMP binding sites of PKG la. A distinct and segregated architecture with an extended central helix separates the two cGMP binding domains. Additionally, a previously un-characterized helical domain (switch helix) promotes the formation of a hydrophobic interface between protomers. Mutational disruption of this interaction in full-length PKG implicates the switch helix as a critical site of dimer communication in PKG biology. These results offer new structural insight into the mechanism of allosteric PKG activation.
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