2PNB

Structure of an SH2 domain of the p85 alpha subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase.

(1992) Nature 358: 684-687

• PubMed: 1323062 Search on PubMed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/358684a0
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  2PNA, 2PNB


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

  Receptor protein-tyrosine kinases, through phosphorylation of specific tyrosine residues, generate high-affinity binding sites which direct assembly of multienzyme signalling complexes. Many of these signalling proteins, including phospholipase C gamma, GTPase-activating protein and phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase, contain src-homology 2 (SH2) domains, which bind with high affinity and specificity to tyrosine-phosphorylated sequences. The critical role played by SH2 domains in signalling has been highlighted by recent studies showing that mutation of specific phosphorylation sites on the platelet-derived growth factor receptor impair its association with phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase, preventing growth factor-induced mitogenesis. Here we report the solution structure of an isolated SH2 domain from the 85K regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase, determined using multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The structure is characterized by a central region of beta-sheet flanked by two alpha-helices, with a highly flexible loop close to functionally important residues previously identified by site-directed mutagenesis.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.