Download MendeleyA novel target recognition revealed by calmodulin in complex with Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase.
Osawa, M., Tokumitsu, H., Swindells, M.B., Kurihara, H., Orita, M., Shibanuma, T., Furuya, T., Ikura, M.(1999) Nat Struct Biol 6: 819-824
- PubMed: 10467092
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/12271
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1CKK - PubMed Abstract:
The structure of calcium-bound calmodulin (Ca2+/CaM) complexed with a 26-residue peptide, corresponding to the CaM-binding domain of rat Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK), has been determined by NMR spectroscopy. In this complex, the CaMKK peptide forms a fold comprising an alpha-helix and a hairpin-like loop whose C-terminus folds back on itself. The binding orientation of this CaMKK peptide by the two CaM domains is opposite to that observed in all other CaM-target complexes determined so far. The N- and C-terminal hydrophobic pockets of Ca2+/CaM anchor Trp 444 and Phe 459 of the CaMKK peptide, respectively. This 14-residue separation between two key hydrophobic groups is also unique among previously determined CaM complexes. The present structure represents a new and distinct class of Ca2+/CaM target recognition that may be shared by other Ca2+/CaM-stimulated proteins.
Organizational Affiliation:
Molecular Chemistry Research, Chemistry Laboratories, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tsukuba 305-8585, Japan.
