6WLX

PAK4 kinase domain in complex with beta-catenin Ser675 substrate peptide

  • Classification: TRANSFERASE
  • Organism(s): Homo sapiens
  • Expression System: Escherichia coli
  • Mutation(s): No 

  • Deposited: 2020-04-20 Released: 2020-06-24 
  • Deposition Author(s): Chetty, A.K., Ha, B.H., Boggon, T.J.
  • Funding Organization(s): National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS), American Heart Association

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.197 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Recognition of physiological phosphorylation sites by p21-activated kinase 4.

Chetty, A.K.Sexton, J.A.Ha, B.H.Turk, B.E.Boggon, T.J.

(2020) J Struct Biol 211: 107553-107553

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107553
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6WLX, 6WLY

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Many serine/threonine protein kinases discriminate between serine and threonine substrates as a filter to control signaling output. Among these, the p21-activated kinase (PAK) group strongly favors phosphorylation of Ser over Thr residues. PAK4, a group II PAK, almost exclusively phosphorylates its substrates on serine residues. The only well documented exception is LIM domain kinase 1 (LIMK1), which is phosphorylated on an activation loop threonine (Thr508) to promote its catalytic activity. To understand the molecular and kinetic basis for PAK4 substrate selectivity we compared its mode of recognition of LIMK1 (Thr508) with that of a known serine substrate, β-catenin (Ser675). We determined X-ray crystal structures of PAK4 in complex with synthetic peptides corresponding to its phosphorylation sites in LIMK1 and β-catenin to 1.9 Å and 2.2 Å resolution, respectively. We found that the PAK4 DFG + 1 residue, a key determinant of phosphoacceptor preference, adopts a sub-optimal orientation when bound to LIMK1 compared to β-catenin. In peptide kinase activity assays, we find that phosphoacceptor identity impacts catalytic efficiency but does not affect the K m value for both phosphorylation sites. Although catalytic efficiency of wild-type LIMK1 and β-catenin are equivalent, T508S mutation of LIMK1 creates a highly efficient substrate. These results suggest suboptimal phosphorylation of LIMK1 as a mechanism for controlling the dynamics of substrate phosphorylation by PAK4.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Yale College, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 4346Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PAK4KIAA1142
EC: 2.7.11.1
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for O96013 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  O96013
GTEx:  ENSG00000130669 
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UniProt GroupO96013
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  • Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Catenin beta-17Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Find proteins for P35222 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P35222
PHAROS:  P35222
GTEx:  ENSG00000168036 
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UniProt GroupP35222
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
SEP
Query on SEP
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC3 H8 N O6 PSER
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 61.605α = 90
b = 61.605β = 90
c = 179.402γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
Cootmodel building
HKL-2000data reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01GM102262
American Heart AssociationUnited States19IPLOI34740007

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-06-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-07-08
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-08-12
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description