Structure of the human glycogen-associated protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit hGM: Homology modeling revealed an (α/β)8-barrel-like fold in the multidomain protein
- 31 December 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Protein Science
- Vol. 8 (12), 2570-2579
- https://doi.org/10.1110/ps.8.12.2570
Abstract
Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is widely distributed among tissues and species and acts as a regulator of many important cellular processes. By targeting the catalytic part of PP1 (PP1C) toward particular loci and substrates, regulatory subunits constitute key elements conferring specificity to the holoenzyme. Here, we report the identification of an (alpha/beta)(8)-barrel-like structure within the N-ter stretch of the human PP1 regulatory subunit hGM, which is part of the family of diverse proteins associated with glycogen metabolism. Protein homology modeling gave rise to a three-dimensional (3D) model for the 381 N-ter residue stretch of hGM, based on sequence similarity with Streptomyces olivochromogenes xylose isomerase, identified by using FASTA. The alignment was subsequently extended by using hydrophobic cluster analysis. The homology-derived model includes the putative glycogen binding area located within the 142-230 domain of hGM as well as a structural characterization of the PP1C interacting domain (segment 51-67). Refinement of the latter by molecular dynamics afforded a topology that is in agreement with previous X-ray studies (Egloff et al., 1997). Finite difference Poisson-Boltzmann calculations performed on the interacting domains of PP1C and hGM confirm the complementarity of the local electrostatic potentials of the two partners. This work highlights the presence of a conserved fold among distant species (mammalian, Caenorhabditis elegans, yeast) and, thus, emphasizes the involvement of PP1 in crucial basic cellular functions.Keywords
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