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Atomic structure of the MAP kinase ERK2 at 2.3 A resolution

Zhang, Faming, Strand, Arne, Robbins, David, Cobb, Melanie H., Goldsmith, Elizabeth J.·1994·Nature

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The structure of the MAP kinase ERK2, a ubiquitous protein kinase target for regulation by Ras and Raf, has been solved in its unphosphorylated low-activity conformation to a resolution of 2.3 A. The two domains of unphosphorylated ERK2 are farther apart than in the active conformation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase and the peptide-binding site is blocked by tyrosine 185, one of the two residues that are phosphorylated in the active enzyme. Activation of ERK2 is thus likely to involve both global and local conformational changes.

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  • MAPKs have a bi-lobed architecture, with a five-stranded beta-sheet in the N-terminal lobe and six alpha-helices in the C-terminal lobe.

    “MAPKs have a bi-lobed architecture, with a five-stranded b-sheet in the N-terminal lobe and six a-helices in the C-terminal lobe.”

    From Molecular basis of MAP kinase regulation (2013) · cites this paper as [18]

  • MAPKs are activated by dual phosphorylation of a TPY motif in the activation loop, which connects the two kinase lobes.

    “The MAPKs are activated via dual phosphorylation of a TPY motif found in the activation loop (A-loop), which connects the two lobes common to the kinase domain (Zhang et al., 1994) (Figure 1A).”

    From Structural Mechanisms of Allostery and Autoinhibition in JNK Family Kinases (2012) · cites this paper as Zhang et al., 1994

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Authors
Zhang, F., Strand, A., Robbins, D., Cobb, M. H., & Goldsmith, E. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Venue
Nature
Published
1994-02
Volume
367
Issue
6465
Pages
704-711
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1994954884
Cited by
592
References
52
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FWCI
20.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • 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
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Keywords
ERK2, mitogen-activated protein kinase, protein kinase structure, peptide binding site, conformational change, Ras/Raf signaling, kinase activation
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphate, Amino Acid Sequence, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphorylation, Protein Conformation, Substrate Specificity, Sequence Alignment, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Crystallography, X-Ray, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1

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