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The coordinated and reciprocal action of serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) protein kinases and phosphatases produces transient phosphorylation, a fundamental regulatory mechanism for many biological processes. The human genome encodes a far greater number of Ser/Thr protein kinases than of phosphatases. Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), in particular, is ubiquitously distributed and regulates a broad range of cellular functions, including glycogen metabolism, cell-cycle progression and muscle relaxation. PP1 has evolved effective catalytic machinery but lacks substrate specificity. Substrate specificity is conferred upon PP1 through interactions with a large number of regulatory subunits. The regulatory subunits are generally unrelated, but most possess the RVxF motif, a canonical PP1-binding sequence. Here we reveal the crystal structure at 2.7 A resolution of the complex between PP1 and a 34-kDa N-terminal domain of the myosin phosphatase targeting subunit MYPT1. MYPT1 is the protein that regulates PP1 function in smooth muscle relaxation. Structural elements amino- and carboxy-terminal to the RVxF motif of MYPT1 are positioned in a way that leads to a pronounced reshaping of the catalytic cleft of PP1, contributing to the increased myosin specificity of this complex. The structure has general implications for the control of PP1 activity by other regulatory subunits. 相似文献
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Amary MF Damato S Halai D Eskandarpour M Berisha F Bonar F McCarthy S Fantin VR Straley KS Lobo S Aston W Green CL Gale RE Tirabosco R Futreal A Campbell P Presneau N Flanagan AM 《Nature genetics》2011,43(12):1262-1265
Ollier disease and Maffucci syndrome are characterized by multiple central cartilaginous tumors that are accompanied by soft tissue hemangiomas in Maffucci syndrome. We show that in 37 of 40 individuals with these syndromes, at least one tumor has a mutation in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or in IDH2, 65% of which result in a R132C substitution in the protein. In 18 of 19 individuals with more than one tumor analyzed, all tumors from a given individual shared the same IDH1 mutation affecting Arg132. In 2 of 12 subjects, a low level of mutated DNA was identified in non-neoplastic tissue. The levels of the metabolite 2HG were measured in a series of central cartilaginous and vascular tumors, including samples from syndromic and nonsyndromic subjects, and these levels correlated strongly with the presence of IDH1 mutations. The findings are compatible with a model in which IDH1 or IDH2 mutations represent early post-zygotic occurrences in individuals with these syndromes. 相似文献
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The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Shulaev V Sargent DJ Crowhurst RN Mockler TC Folkerts O Delcher AL Jaiswal P Mockaitis K Liston A Mane SP Burns P Davis TM Slovin JP Bassil N Hellens RP Evans C Harkins T Kodira C Desany B Crasta OR Jensen RV Allan AC Michael TP Setubal JC Celton JM Rees DJ Williams KP Holt SH Ruiz Rojas JJ Chatterjee M Liu B Silva H Meisel L Adato A Filichkin SA Troggio M Viola R Ashman TL Wang H Dharmawardhana P Elser J Raja R Priest HD Bryant DW Fox SE Givan SA Wilhelm LJ Naithani S Christoffels A Salama DY 《Nature genetics》2011,43(2):109-116
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Proteoglycans (PGs), a family of complex post-translationally sculptured macromolecules, are fundamental regulators of most
normal and aberrant cellular functions. The unparalleled structural–functional diversity of PGs endows them with the ability
to serve as critical mediators of the tumor cells’ interaction with the host microenvironment, while directly contributing
to the organization and dynamic remodeling of this milieu. Despite their indisputable importance during embryonic development
and in the adult organism, and their frequent dysregulation in tumor lesions, their precise involvement in tumorigenesis awaits
a more decisive demonstration. Particularly challenging is to ascertain to what extent selected PGs may catalyze tumor progression
and to what extent they may inhibit it, implying antithetic functions of individual PGs. Integrated efforts are needed to
consolidate the routine use of PGs in the clinical monitoring of cancer patients and to broaden the exploitation of these
macromolecules as therapeutic targets. Several PGs have the required attributes to be contemplated as effective antigens for
immunotherapeutic approaches, while the tangible results obtained in recent clinical trials targeting the NG2/CSPG4 transmembrane
PG urge further development of PG-based cancer treatment modalities. 相似文献
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Sarno S Mazzorana M Traynor R Ruzzene M Cozza G Pagano MA Meggio F Zagotto G Battistutta R Pinna LA 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2012,69(3):449-460
8-hydroxy-4-methyl-9-nitrobenzo(g)chromen-2-one (NBC) has been found to be a fairly potent ATP site-directed inhibitor of
protein kinase CK2 (Ki = 0.22 μM). Here, we show that NBC also inhibits PIM kinases, especially PIM1 and PIM3, the latter
as potently as CK2. Upon removal of the nitro group, to give 8-hydroxy-4-methyl-benzo(g)chromen-2-one (here referred to as
“denitro NBC”, dNBC), the inhibitory power toward CK2 is almost entirely lost (IC50 > 30 μM) whereas that toward PIM1 and PIM3 is maintained; in addition, dNBC is a potent inhibitor of a number of other kinases
that are weakly inhibited or unaffected by NBC, with special reference to DYRK1A whose IC50 values with NBC and dNBC are 15 and 0.60 μM, respectively. Therefore, the observation that NBC, unlike dNBC, is a potent
inducer of apoptosis is consistent with the notion that this effect is mediated by inhibition of endogenous CK2. The structural
features underlying NBC selectivity have been revealed by inspecting its 3D structure in complex with the catalytic subunit
of Z. mays CK2. The crucial role of the nitro group is exerted both through a direct electrostatic interaction with the side chain of Lys68
and, indirectly, by enhancing the acidic dissociation constant of the adjacent hydroxyl group which interacts with a conserved
water molecule in the deepest part of the cavity. By contrast, the very same nitro group is deleterious for the binding to
the active site of DYRK1A, as disclosed by molecular docking. This provides the rationale for preferential inhibition of DYRK1A
by dNBC. 相似文献
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Roberto da Silva Camargo Luiz Carlos Forti Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Matos Antonio D. Brescovit 《Journal of Natural History》2015,49(27-28):1653-1658
Attacobius attarum spiders exhibit a phoretic behaviour on the winged sexual of Atta leaf-cutting ants during their mating flight. However, it is unclear if this behaviour is for dispersion or to facilitate the predation of ants in the new colonies. A nest of Atta sexdens was monitored on the day of the mating flight, and the winged ants, as well as the spiders, were collected. The results obtained corroborate the hypothesis that phoretic behaviour is commonly used for dispersion of the spider A. attarum, predominantly females. Of these spiders, 64 individuals of A. attarium were collected, of which 62 were females (96.9%) and two were males (3.1%). Regarding the winged leaf-cutting ants sampled, 378 females and 361 males were collected, totaling 739 individuals. Of these, 64 individuals (8.7%) had a spider attached to its back for phoretic dispersal and none was observed on the queens after the nuptial flight. In our study, A. attarum females perform phoretic dispersal into the environment on winged leaf-cutting ants but do not settle in the new nests. 相似文献
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A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Sharp AJ Mefford HC Li K Baker C Skinner C Stevenson RE Schroer RJ Novara F De Gregori M Ciccone R Broomer A Casuga I Wang Y Xiao C Barbacioru C Gimelli G Bernardina BD Torniero C Giorda R Regan R Murday V Mansour S Fichera M Castiglia L Failla P Ventura M Jiang Z Cooper GM Knight SJ Romano C Zuffardi O Chen C Schwartz CE Eichler EE 《Nature genetics》2008,40(3):322-328
We report a recurrent microdeletion syndrome causing mental retardation, epilepsy and variable facial and digital dysmorphisms. We describe nine affected individuals, including six probands: two with de novo deletions, two who inherited the deletion from an affected parent and two with unknown inheritance. The proximal breakpoint of the largest deletion is contiguous with breakpoint 3 (BP3) of the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome region, extending 3.95 Mb distally to BP5. A smaller 1.5-Mb deletion has a proximal breakpoint within the larger deletion (BP4) and shares the same distal BP5. This recurrent 1.5-Mb deletion contains six genes, including a candidate gene for epilepsy (CHRNA7) that is probably responsible for the observed seizure phenotype. The BP4-BP5 region undergoes frequent inversion, suggesting a possible link between this inversion polymorphism and recurrent deletion. The frequency of these microdeletions in mental retardation cases is approximately 0.3% (6/2,082 tested), a prevalence comparable to that of Williams, Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes. 相似文献
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Rock MJ Prenen J Funari VA Funari TL Merriman B Nelson SF Lachman RS Wilcox WR Reyno S Quadrelli R Vaglio A Owsianik G Janssens A Voets T Ikegawa S Nagai T Rimoin DL Nilius B Cohn DH 《Nature genetics》2008,40(8):999-1003
The brachyolmias constitute a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of skeletal dysplasias characterized by a short trunk, scoliosis and mild short stature. Here, we identify a locus for an autosomal dominant form of brachyolmia on chromosome 12q24.1-12q24.2. Among the genes in the genetic interval, we selected TRPV4, which encodes a calcium permeable cation channel of the transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid family, as a candidate gene because of its cartilage-selective gene expression pattern. In two families with the phenotype, we identified point mutations in TRPV4 that encoded R616Q and V620I substitutions, respectively. Patch clamp studies of transfected HEK cells showed that both mutations resulted in a dramatic gain of function characterized by increased constitutive activity and elevated channel activation by either mechano-stimulation or agonist stimulation by arachidonic acid or the TRPV4-specific agonist 4alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (4alphaPDD). This study thus defines a previously unknown mechanism, activation of a calcium-permeable TRP ion channel, in skeletal dysplasia pathogenesis. 相似文献
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