Download MendeleyCrystal structure of PTP-SL/PTPBR7 catalytic domain: implications for MAP kinase regulation.
Szedlacsek, S.E., Aricescu, A.R., Fulga, T.A., Renault, L., Scheidig, A.J.(2001) J Mol Biol 311: 557-568
- PubMed: 11493009
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2001.4890
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1JLN - PubMed Abstract:
Protein tyrosine phosphatases PTP-SL and PTPBR7 are isoforms belonging to cytosolic membrane-associated and to receptor-like PTPs (RPTPs), respectively. They represent a new family of PTPs with a major role in activation and translocation of MAP kinases. Specifically, the complex formation between PTP-SL and ERK2 involves an unusual interaction leading to the phosphorylation of PTP-SL by ERK2 at Thr253 and the inactivating dephosphorylation of ERK2 by PTP-SL. This interaction is strictly dependent upon a kinase interaction motif (KIM) (residues 224-239) situated at the N terminus of the PTP-SL catalytic domain. We report the first crystal structure of the catalytic domain for a member of this family (PTP-SL, residues 254-549, identical with residues 361-656 of PTPBR7), providing an example of an RPTP with single cytoplasmic domain, which is monomeric, having an unhindered catalytic site. In addition to the characteristic PTP-core structure, PTP-SL has an N-terminal helix, possibly orienting the KIM motif upon interaction with the target ERK2. An unusual residue in the catalytically important WPD loop promotes formation of a hydrophobically and electrostatically stabilised clamp. This could induce increased rigidity to the WPD loop and therefore reduced catalytic activity, in agreement with our kinetic measurements. A docking model based on the PTP-SL structure suggests that, in the complex with ERK2, the phosphorylation of PTP-SL should be accomplished first. The subsequent dephosphorylation of ERK2 seems to be possible only if a conformational rearrangement of the two interacting partners takes place.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry, Spl. Independentei 296, Bucharest, 77700, Romania. stefan.szedlacsek@biochim.ro
