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A dynamic charge-charge interaction modulates PP2A:B56 substrate recruitment

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Wang, Xinru, Garvanska, Dimitriya H, Nasa, Isha, Ueki, Yumi, Zhang, Gang, Kettenbach, Arminja N, Peti, Wolfgang, Nilsson, Jakob +1 more·2020·eLife

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The recruitment of substrates by the ser/thr protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is poorly understood, limiting our understanding of PP2A-regulated signaling. Recently, the first PP2A:B56 consensus binding motif, LxxIxE, was identified. However, most validated LxxIxE motifs bind PP2A:B56 with micromolar affinities, suggesting that additional motifs exist to enhance PP2A:B56 binding. Here, we report the requirement of a positively charged motif in a subset of PP2A:B56 interactors, including KIF4A, to facilitate B56 binding via dynamic, electrostatic interactions. Using molecular and cellular experiments, we show that a conserved, negatively charged groove on B56 mediates dynamic binding. We also discovered that this positively charged motif, in addition to facilitating KIF4A dephosphorylation, is essential for condensin I binding, a function distinct and exclusive from PP2A-B56 binding. Together, these results reveal how dynamic, charge-charge interactions fine-tune the interactions mediated by specific motifs, providing a new framework for understanding how PP2A regulation drives cellular signaling.

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  • An acidic patch between B56α amino acids E301-E341 is an additional determinant for high-affinity binding of LxxIxE substrates to B56α.

    “the recently identified additional determinant for high affinity binding of LxxIxE substrates to B56α, an acidic patch between B56α amino acids E301-E34142”

    From Structural mechanism for inhibition of PP2A-B56α and oncogenicity by CIP2A (2023) · cites this paper as [42]

    The Results section identifies an acidic patch adjacent to the LxxIxE-binding pocket and shows that it enhances binding for a subset of B56 interactors. Figure 3 identifies B56α E301, E335 and D338 as acidic-patch residues, but our copy does not establish E341 as a boundary. The claim also omits the paper’s qualification that this mechanism applies to a subset of substrates. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Wang, X., Garvanska, D. H., Nasa, I., Ueki, Y., Zhang, G., Kettenbach, A. N., Peti, W., Nilsson, J., & Page, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author
  • Nilsson, Jakob
  • Page, Rebecca
Venue
eLife
Published
2020-03-20
Volume
9
ISSN
2050-084X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3012005750
Cited by
53
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 3
FWCI
2.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R35GM119455, P20GM113132, R01GM098482, R01GM134683)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS091336)
  • Novo Nordisk (NNF14CC0001)
  • Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF-7016-00086)
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 › Signaling Pathways in Disease
Keywords
PP2A-B56, protein phosphatase 2A, substrate recruitment, charge-charge interactions, electrostatic interactions, KIF4A, condensin I, protein dephosphorylation, protein-protein binding
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, Gene Expression Regulation, HeLa Cells, Humans, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Protein Conformation, Substrate Specificity, Kinesins, RNA Interference, Protein Phosphatase 2

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