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Dysfunctional Conformational Dynamics Of Protein Kinase A Induced By A Lethal Mutant Of Phospholamban Hinder Phosphorylation, Jonggul Kim, Larry R. Masterson, Alessandro Cembran, Raffaello Verardi, Lei Shi, Jiali Gao, Susan S. Taylor, Gianluigi Veglia Dec 2014

Dysfunctional Conformational Dynamics Of Protein Kinase A Induced By A Lethal Mutant Of Phospholamban Hinder Phosphorylation, Jonggul Kim, Larry R. Masterson, Alessandro Cembran, Raffaello Verardi, Lei Shi, Jiali Gao, Susan S. Taylor, Gianluigi Veglia

Larry Masterson

In the heart, phospholamban regulates Ca2+-ATPase function, controlling cardiac output. A single deletion (R14del) in the phospholamban recognition sequence kinase A is linked to the progression of familial dilated cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of death worldwide. Here, we provide the molecular mechanism for the sluggish phosphorylation of R14del by protein kinase A. We found that the R14 deletion affects the organization of the active site, which remains partially open and quite dynamic, preventing the formation of catalytically committed complex. We conclude that well-tuned structural and dynamic interplay between kinase and substrate is crucial for efficient phosphorylation. These results …

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Conformational Selection And Substrate Binding Regulate The Monomer/Dimer Equilibrium Of The C-Terminal Domain Of Escherichia Coli Enzyme I, Vincenzo Venditti, G. Marius Clore Jan 2012

Conformational Selection And Substrate Binding Regulate The Monomer/Dimer Equilibrium Of The C-Terminal Domain Of Escherichia Coli Enzyme I, Vincenzo Venditti, G. Marius Clore

Vincenzo Venditti

The bacterial phosphotransferase system (PTS) is a signal transduction pathway that couples phosphoryl transfer to active sugar transport across the cell membrane. The PTS is initiated by the binding of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to the C-terminal domain (EIC) of enzyme I (EI), a highly conserved protein that is common to all sugar branches of the PTS. EIC exists in a dynamic monomer/dimer equilibrium that is modulated by ligand binding and is thought to regulate the overall PTS. Isolation of EIC has proven challenging, and conformational dynamics within the EIC domain during the catalytic cycle are still largely unknown. Here, we present …

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