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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Here we investigate the mechanisms regulating Greatwall (Gwl), a serine/threonine kinase essential for promoting the correct timing of mitosis. We identify Gwl as a unique AGC kinase that, unlike most AGC members, appears to be devoid of a hydrophobic motif despite the presence of a functional hydrophobic pocket. Our results suggest that Gwl activation could be mediated by the binding of its hydrophobic pocket to the hydrophobic motif of another AGC kinase. Our molecular modeling and mutagenic analysis also indicate that Gwl displays a conserved tail/linker site whose phosphorylation mediates kinase activation by promoting the interaction of this phosphorylated residue with two lysines at the N terminus. This interaction could stabilize the ?C-helix and maintain kinase activity. Finally, the different phosphorylation sites on Gwl are identified, and the role of each one in the regulation of Gwl kinase activity is determined. Our data suggest that only the phosphorylation of the tail/linker site, located outside the putative T loop, appears to be essential for Gwl activation. In summary, our results identify Gwl as a member of the AGC family of kinases that appears to be regulated by unique mechanisms and that differs from the other members of this family.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1098-5549
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2262-75
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Xenopus, pubmed-meshheading:21444715-Xenopus Proteins
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the mechanisms controlling Greatwall activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Universités Montpellier 2 et 1, Centre de Recherche de Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS UMR 5237, IFR 122, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't