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Structure of the Protein Phosphatase 2A Holoenzyme

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Xu, Yanhui, Xing, Yongna, Chen, Yu, Chao, Yang, Lin, Zheng, Fan, Eugene, Yu, Jong W., Strack, Stefan +2 more·2006·Cell

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Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) plays an essential role in many aspects of cellular physiology. The PP2A holoenzyme consists of a heterodimeric core enzyme, which comprises a scaffolding subunit and a catalytic subunit, and a variable regulatory subunit. Here we report the crystal structure of the heterotrimeric PP2A holoenzyme involving the regulatory subunit B'/B56/PR61. Surprisingly, the B'/PR61 subunit has a HEAT-like (huntingtin-elongation-A subunit-TOR-like) repeat structure, similar to that of the scaffolding subunit. The regulatory B'/B56/PR61 subunit simultaneously interacts with the catalytic subunit as well as the conserved ridge of the scaffolding subunit. The carboxyterminus of the catalytic subunit recognizes a surface groove at the interface between the B'/B56/PR61 subunit and the scaffolding subunit. Compared to the scaffolding subunit in the PP2A core enzyme, formation of the holoenzyme forces the scaffolding subunit to undergo pronounced conformational rearrangements. This structure reveals significant ramifications for understanding the function and regulation of PP2A.

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  • B56α and PP2Ac do not constitute a stable dimer without any scaffolding protein.

    “B56α and PP2Ac, which do not constitute a stable dimer without any scaffolding protein40,41.”
  • The hypothetical surface area which CIP2A(1-560) could cover on B56α based on cross-link sites is highly overlapping with known sites involved in B56α interaction with the A-subunit.

    “Interestingly, comparison of the hypothetical surface area which CIP2A(1-560) could cover on B56α based on the cross-link sites (Fig. 4A, red), to the known sites involved in B56α interaction with the A-subunit (Fig. 4A, purple)40,41, revealed that these surface areas are highly overlapping (Fig. 4A, right panel, shaded circle).”

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Authors
Xu, Y., Xing, Y., Chen, Y., Chao, Y., Lin, Z., Fan, E., Yu, J. W., Strack, S., Jeffrey, P. D., & Shi, Y.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Shi, Yigong
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-12
Volume
127
Issue
6
Pages
1239-1251
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2126361876
Cited by
450
References
53
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FWCI
10.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
protein phosphatase 2A, PP2A holoenzyme, crystal structure, catalytic subunit, HEAT repeats, conformational change, protein-protein interaction, enzyme regulation
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Humans, Methylation, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphoprotein Phosphatases, Protein Conformation, Software, Sequence Alignment, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Crystallography, X-Ray, Holoenzymes, Catalytic Domain, Multiprotein Complexes, Protein Phosphatase 2

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