3JUH

Crystal structure of a mutant of human protein kinase CK2alpha with altered cosubstrate specificity


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.66 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 

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Literature

Inclining the purine base binding plane in protein kinase CK2 by exchanging the flanking side-chains generates a preference for ATP as a cosubstrate

Yde, C.W.Ermakova, I.Issinger, O.-G.Niefind, K.

(2005) J Mol Biol 347: 399-414

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.003
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1LP4, 1LPU, 1LR4, 3JUH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Protein kinase CK2 (casein kinase 2) is a highly conserved and ubiquitously found eukaryotic serine/threonine kinase that plays a role in various cellular key processes like proliferation, apoptosis and circadian rhythm. One of its prominent biochemical properties is its ability to use GTP as well as ATP as a cosubstrate (dual-cosubstrate specificity). This feature is exceptional among eukaryotic protein kinases, and its biological significance is unknown. We describe here a mutant of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase CK2 (CK2alpha) from Homo sapiens (hsCK2alpha) with a clear and CK2-atypical preference for ATP compared to GTP. This mutant was designed on the basis of several structures of CK2alpha from Zea mays (zmCK2alpha) in complex with various ATP-competitive ligands. A structural overlay revealed the existence of a "purine base binding plane" harbouring the planar moiety of the respective ligand like the purine base of ATP and GTP. This purine base binding plane is sandwiched between the side-chains of Ile66 (Val66 in hsCK2alpha) and Met163, and it adopts a significantly different orientation than in prominent homologues like cAMP-dependent protein kinase (CAPK). By exchanging these two flanking amino acids (Val66Ala, Met163Leu) in hsCK2alpha(1-335), a C-terminally truncated variant of hsCK2alpha, the cosubstrate specificity shifted in the expected direction so that the mutant strongly favours ATP. A structure determination of the mutant in complex with an ATP-analogue confirmed the predicted change of the purine base binding plane orientation. An unexpected but in retrospect plausible consequence of the mutagenesis was, that the helix alpha D region, which is in the direct neighbourhood of the ATP-binding site, has adopted a conformation that is more similar to CAPK and less favourable for binding of GTP. These findings demonstrate that CK2alpha possesses sophisticated structural adaptations in favour of dual-cosubstrate specificity, suggesting that this property could be of biological significance.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Syddansk Universitet, Institut for Biokemi og Molekylaerbiologi, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Casein kinase II subunit alpha
A, B
335Homo sapiensMutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: csnk2a1
EC: 2.7.11.1
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P68400 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P68400 
Go to UniProtKB:  P68400
PHAROS:  P68400
GTEx:  ENSG00000101266 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP68400
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ANP
Query on ANP

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F [auth A],
K [auth B]
PHOSPHOAMINOPHOSPHONIC ACID-ADENYLATE ESTER
C10 H17 N6 O12 P3
PVKSNHVPLWYQGJ-KQYNXXCUSA-N
GOL
Query on GOL

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G [auth A],
L [auth B]
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CL
Query on CL

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C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
H [auth B]
I [auth B]
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
H [auth B],
I [auth B],
J [auth B]
CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.66 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 
  • Space Group: P 43
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 71.368α = 90
b = 71.368β = 90
c = 126.467γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-10-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-10-26
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-03-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations