Granulovirus PK-1 kinase activity relies on a side-to-side dimerization mode centered on the regulatory αC helix
- Author(s)
- Oliver, MR; Horne, CR; Shrestha, S; Keown, JR; Liang, LY; Young, SN; Sandow, JJ; Webb, AI; Goldstone, DC; Lucet, IS; Kannan, N; Metcalf, P; Murphy, JM;
- Details
- Publication Year 2021-02-12,Volume 12,Issue #1,Page 1002
- Journal Title
- Nature Communications
- Abstract
- The life cycle of Baculoviridae family insect viruses depends on the viral protein kinase, PK-1, to phosphorylate the regulatory protein, p6.9, to induce baculoviral genome release. Here, we report the crystal structure of Cydia pomenella granulovirus PK-1, which, owing to its likely ancestral origin among host cell AGC kinases, exhibits a eukaryotic protein kinase fold. PK-1 occurs as a rigid dimer, where an antiparallel arrangement of the αC helices at the dimer core stabilizes PK-1 in a closed, active conformation. Dimerization is facilitated by C-lobe:C-lobe and N-lobe:N-lobe interactions between protomers, including the domain-swapping of an N-terminal helix that crowns a contiguous β-sheet formed by the two N-lobes. PK-1 retains a dimeric conformation in solution, which is crucial for catalytic activity. Our studies raise the prospect that parallel, side-to-side dimeric arrangements that lock kinase domains in a catalytically-active conformation could function more broadly as a regulatory mechanism among eukaryotic protein kinases.
- Research Division(s)
- Inflammation; Chemical Biology; Advanced Technology And Biology
- PubMed ID
- 33579933
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- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21191-7
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