Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume 277, Issue 49, 6 December 2002, Pages 47331-47337
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MECHANISMS OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Binding of the Concave Surface of the Sds22 Superhelix to the α4/α5/α6-Triangle of Protein Phosphatase-1*

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Functional studies of the protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) regulator Sds22 suggest that it is indirectly and/or directly involved in one of the most ancient functions of PP1,i.e. reversing phosphorylation by the Aurora-related protein kinases. We predict that the conserved portion of Sds22 folds into a curved superhelix and demonstrate that mutation to alanine of any of eight residues (Asp148, Phe170, Glu192, Phe214, Asp280, Glu300, Trp302, or Tyr327) at the concave surface of this superhelix thwarts the interaction with PP1. Furthermore, we show that all mammalian isoforms of PP1 have the potential to bind Sds22. Interaction studies with truncated versions of PP1 and with chimeric proteins comprising fragments of PP1 and the yeast PP1-like protein phosphatase Ppz1 suggest that the site(s) required for the binding of Sds22 reside between residues 43 and 173 of PP1γ1. Within this region, a major interaction site was mapped to a triangular region delineated by the α4-, α5-, and α6-helices. Our data also show that well known regulatory binding sites of PP1, such as the RVXF-binding channel, the β12/β13-loop, and the acidic groove, are not essential for the interaction with Sds22.

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Postdoctoral fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders.