5J19

phospho-Pon binding-induced Plk1 dimerization


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.214 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Phospho-Pon Binding-Mediated Fine-Tuning of Plk1 Activity

Zhu, K.Shan, Z.Zhang, L.Wen, W.

(2016) Structure 24: 1110-1119

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2016.04.012
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5J19

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    In Drosophila neuroblasts (NBs), the asymmetrical localization and segregation of the cell-fate determinant Numb are regulated by its adaptor Partner of Numb (Pon) and the cell-cycle kinase Polo. Polo phosphorylates the Pon localization domain, thus leading to its basal distribution together with Numb, albeit through an unclear mechanism. Here, we find that Cdk1 phosphorylates Pon at Thr63, thus creating a docking site for the Polo-box domain (PBD) of Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1). The crystal structure of the Plk1 PBD/phospho-Pon complex reveals that two phospho-Pon bound PBDs associate to form a dimer of dimers. We provide evidence that phospho-Pon binding-induced PBD dimerization relieves the autoinhibition of Plk1. Moreover, we demonstrate that the priming Cdk1 phosphorylation of Pon is important for sequential Plk1 phosphorylation. Our results not only provide structural insight into how phosphoprotein binding activates Plk1 but also suggest that binding to different phosphoproteins might mediate the fine-tuning of Plk1 activity.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1
A, B
234Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PLK1PLK
EC: 2.7.11.21
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Find proteins for P53350 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  P53350
GTEx:  ENSG00000166851 
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UniProt GroupP53350
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Phosphorylated peptide from Partner of Numb
C, D
15Drosophila melanogasterMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupO96561
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.214 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 84.88α = 90
b = 91.997β = 90
c = 159.222γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data reduction
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-06-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-07-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2024-10-09
    Changes: Structure summary