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Ylva Ivarsson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Proteome‐wide analysis of phospho‐regulated PDZ domain interactions
    Molecular Systems Biology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Gustav N Sundell, Piangfan Naksukpaiboon, Celestine N Chi, Roland Arnold, Julien Orts, Peter Guntert, Muhammad Ali, Ylva Ivarsson
    Abstract:

    A key function of reversible protein phosphorylation is to regulate protein-protein interactions, many of which involve short linear motifs (3-12 amino acids). Motif-based interactions are difficult to capture because of their often low-to-moderate affinities. Here, we describe phosphomimetic proteomic peptide-phage display, a powerful method for simultaneously finding motif-based interaction and pinpointing phosphorylation switches. We computationally designed an oligonucleotide library encoding human C-terminal peptides containing known or predicted Ser/Thr phosphosites and phosphomimetic variants thereof. We incorporated these oligonucleotides into a phage library and screened the PDZ (PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1) domains of Scribble and DLG1 for interactions potentially enabled or disabled by ligand phosphorylation. We identified known and novel binders and characterized selected interactions through microscale thermophoresis, isothermal titration calorimetry, and NMR We uncover site-specific phospho-regulation of PDZ domain interactions, provide a structural framework for how PDZ domains accomplish phosphopeptide binding, and discuss ligand phosphorylation as a switching mechanism of PDZ domain interactions. The approach is readily scalable and can be used to explore the potential phospho-regulation of motif-based interactions on a large scale.

  • Proteome-wide analysis of phospho-regulated PDZ domain interactions through phosphomimetic proteomic peptide phage display
    2017
    Co-Authors: Gustav N Sundell, Celestine N Chi, Roland Arnold, Julien Orts, Peter Guntert, Muhammad Ali, Ylva Ivarsson
    Abstract:

    We report phosphomimetic proteomic peptide-phage display, a powerful large-scale method for finding ligands of short linear motif binding domains that simultaneously pinpoint functional Ser/Thr phosphosites in three steps. First, we computationally designed an oligonucleotide library encoding all human C-terminal peptides containing known or predicted Ser/Thr phosphosites and phosphomimetic variants thereof. Second, we incorporated these oligonucleotides into a phage library. Third, we screened the six PDZ (PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1) domains of Scribble and DLG1 for binding and identified known and novel ligands from the human proteome, and whether these interactions may be regulated by ligand phosphorylation. We demonstrate that the Scribble PDZ domains preferentially bind to ligands with phosphomimetic mutations at two distinct positions, and show that the equilibrium dissociation constant for Scribble PDZ1 with the C-terminal peptide of RPS6KA2 is enhanced over four-fold by phosphorylation. We elucidate the molecular determinants of phosphopeptide binding through NMR structure determination and mutational analysis. Finally, we discuss the role of Ser/Thr phosphorylation as a switching mechanism of PDZ domain interactions.

Frantisek Jursky - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Phosphomimetic Mutation of Glycine Transporter GlyT1 C-Terminal PDZ Binding Motif Inhibits its Interactions with PSD95
    Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
    Co-Authors: Martina Baliova, Frantisek Jursky
    Abstract:

    Even though the abundance of GlyT1 in postsynaptic aspects of forebrain neurons is low, its previously reported interaction with postsynaptic density protein PSD95 represents a prototype of interaction, which might uncover the binding mechanism and regulation of the GlyT1 C-terminal PDZ motif. We used a phosphomimetic approach to mimic the potential phosphorylation of GlyT1 C-terminal serines 640, 643, 644, and 649 of the mouse GlyT1b subtype (mGlyT1b) (Uniprot P28571-2) and its effect on GlyT1-PSD95 PDZ interaction. Among them, only phosphomimetic mutation of serine 649 to aspartate, which resides in the minimal PDZ motif -SRI, significantly eliminated the interaction of the GlyT1 C-terminus with PSD95 PDZ domain 2. The effect was observed with recombinant fusion proteins as well as with GlyT1 and PSD95 expressed in tissue culture. Results indicate that phosphorylation of mouse GlyT1b serine 649 and equivalent serines of GlyT1a and GlyT1c subtypes might regulate the PDZ interaction of the GlyT1 C-terminal PDZ binding motif.

  • Phosphorylation of Serine 157 Protects the Rat Glycine Transporter GlyT2 from Calpain Cleavage
    Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
    Co-Authors: Martina Baliova, Frantisek Jursky
    Abstract:

    The N-terminal region of the rat glycine transporter 2 (rGlyT2, SLC6A5) is cleaved by calpain protease in vitro, which raises the question of its protection against calpain in vivo. Here, we used a phosphomimetic and orthogonal phosphoserine translation approach to investigate the possible role of phosphorylation in the protection of two calpain cleavage sites, M156/S157 and G164/T165, previously identified in the N-terminus region of the rat GlyT2. Replacement of serine 157 with phosphomimetic aspartate or with orthogonal phosphoserine blocked both calpain cleavage sites and caused an electrophoretic mobility shift of rGlyT2N fusion proteins. Both effects can be reversed by dephosphorylation, suggesting that phosphorylation might induce structural changes in the rGlyT2 N-terminus, preventing the accessibility of the M156/S157 and G164/T165 cleavage sites to calpain in vivo. In comparison with the wild type, the phosphomimetic mutation S157D increased the total immunoreactivity of the transporter expressed in neuroblastoma cells, suggesting that serine 157 phosphorylation or phosphorylation-regulated calpain cleavage might contribute to the turnover of the glycine transporter GlyT2.

Gustav N Sundell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Proteome‐wide analysis of phospho‐regulated PDZ domain interactions
    Molecular Systems Biology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Gustav N Sundell, Piangfan Naksukpaiboon, Celestine N Chi, Roland Arnold, Julien Orts, Peter Guntert, Muhammad Ali, Ylva Ivarsson
    Abstract:

    A key function of reversible protein phosphorylation is to regulate protein-protein interactions, many of which involve short linear motifs (3-12 amino acids). Motif-based interactions are difficult to capture because of their often low-to-moderate affinities. Here, we describe phosphomimetic proteomic peptide-phage display, a powerful method for simultaneously finding motif-based interaction and pinpointing phosphorylation switches. We computationally designed an oligonucleotide library encoding human C-terminal peptides containing known or predicted Ser/Thr phosphosites and phosphomimetic variants thereof. We incorporated these oligonucleotides into a phage library and screened the PDZ (PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1) domains of Scribble and DLG1 for interactions potentially enabled or disabled by ligand phosphorylation. We identified known and novel binders and characterized selected interactions through microscale thermophoresis, isothermal titration calorimetry, and NMR We uncover site-specific phospho-regulation of PDZ domain interactions, provide a structural framework for how PDZ domains accomplish phosphopeptide binding, and discuss ligand phosphorylation as a switching mechanism of PDZ domain interactions. The approach is readily scalable and can be used to explore the potential phospho-regulation of motif-based interactions on a large scale.

  • Proteome-wide analysis of phospho-regulated PDZ domain interactions through phosphomimetic proteomic peptide phage display
    2017
    Co-Authors: Gustav N Sundell, Celestine N Chi, Roland Arnold, Julien Orts, Peter Guntert, Muhammad Ali, Ylva Ivarsson
    Abstract:

    We report phosphomimetic proteomic peptide-phage display, a powerful large-scale method for finding ligands of short linear motif binding domains that simultaneously pinpoint functional Ser/Thr phosphosites in three steps. First, we computationally designed an oligonucleotide library encoding all human C-terminal peptides containing known or predicted Ser/Thr phosphosites and phosphomimetic variants thereof. Second, we incorporated these oligonucleotides into a phage library. Third, we screened the six PDZ (PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1) domains of Scribble and DLG1 for binding and identified known and novel ligands from the human proteome, and whether these interactions may be regulated by ligand phosphorylation. We demonstrate that the Scribble PDZ domains preferentially bind to ligands with phosphomimetic mutations at two distinct positions, and show that the equilibrium dissociation constant for Scribble PDZ1 with the C-terminal peptide of RPS6KA2 is enhanced over four-fold by phosphorylation. We elucidate the molecular determinants of phosphopeptide binding through NMR structure determination and mutational analysis. Finally, we discuss the role of Ser/Thr phosphorylation as a switching mechanism of PDZ domain interactions.

Jonathan P. Davis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Protein kinase C Phosphomimetics alter thin filament Ca2+ binding properties.
    PloS one, 2014
    Co-Authors: Bin Liu, Joseph J. Lopez, Brandon J. Biesiadecki, Jonathan P. Davis
    Abstract:

    Adrenergic stimulation modulates cardiac function by altering the phosphorylation status of several cardiac proteins. The Troponin complex, which is the Ca2+ sensor for cardiac contraction, is a hot spot for adrenergic phosphorylation. While the effect of β-adrenergic related PKA phosphorylation of troponin I at Ser23/24 is well established, the effects of α-adrenergic induced PKC phosphorylation on multiple sites of TnI (Ser43/45, Thr144) and TnT (Thr194, Ser198, Thr203 and Thr284) are much less clear. By utilizing an IAANS labeled fluorescent troponin C, , we systematically examined the site specific effects of PKC phosphomimetic mutants of TnI and TnT on TnC’s Ca2+ binding properties in the Tn complex and reconstituted thin filament. The majority of the phosphomemetics had little effect on the Ca2+ binding properties of the isolated Tn complex. However, when incorporated into the thin filament, the Phosphomimetics typically altered thin filament Ca2+ sensitivity in a way consistent with their respective effects on Ca2+ sensitivity of skinned muscle preparations. The altered Ca2+ sensitivity could be generally explained by a change in Ca2+ dissociation rates. Within TnI, phosphomimetic Asp and Glu did not always behave similar, nor were Ala mutations (used to mimic non-phosphorylatable states) benign to Ca2+ binding. Our results suggest that Troponin may act as a hub on the thin filament, sensing physiological stimuli to modulate the contractile performance of the heart.

  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy related cardiac troponin C L29Q mutation alters length-dependent activation and functional effects of phosphomimetic troponin I*.
    PloS one, 2013
    Co-Authors: Charles M. Stevens, Jonathan P. Davis, Bo Liang, Kaveh Rayani, Sean C. Little, Glen F. Tibbits
    Abstract:

    The Ca2+ binding properties of the FHC-associated cardiac troponin C (cTnC) mutation L29Q were examined in isolated cTnC, troponin complexes, reconstituted thin filament preparations, and skinned cardiomyocytes. While higher Ca2+ binding affinity was apparent for the L29Q mutant in isolated cTnC, this phenomenon was not observed in the cTn complex. At the level of the thin filament in the presence of phosphomimetic TnI, L29Q cTnC further reduced the Ca2+ affinity by 27% in the steady-state measurement and increased the Ca2+ dissociation rate by 20% in the kinetic studies. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest that L29Q destabilizes the conformation of cNTnC in the presence of phosphomimetic cTnI and potentially modulates the Ca2+ sensitivity due to the changes of the opening/closing equilibrium of cNTnC. In the skinned cardiomyocyte preparation, L29Q cTnC increased Ca2+ sensitivity in a highly sarcomere length (SL)-dependent manner. The well-established reduction of Ca2+ sensitivity by phosphomimetic cTnI was diminished by 68% in the presence of the mutation and it also depressed the SL-dependent increase in myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. This might result from its modified interaction with cTnI which altered the feedback effects of cross-bridges on the L29Q cTnC-cTnI-Tm complex. This study demonstrates that the L29Q mutation alters the contractility and the functional effects of the phosphomimetic cTnI in both thin filament and single skinned cardiomyocytes and importantly that this effect is highly sarcomere length dependent.

Martina Baliova - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Phosphomimetic Mutation of Glycine Transporter GlyT1 C-Terminal PDZ Binding Motif Inhibits its Interactions with PSD95
    Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
    Co-Authors: Martina Baliova, Frantisek Jursky
    Abstract:

    Even though the abundance of GlyT1 in postsynaptic aspects of forebrain neurons is low, its previously reported interaction with postsynaptic density protein PSD95 represents a prototype of interaction, which might uncover the binding mechanism and regulation of the GlyT1 C-terminal PDZ motif. We used a phosphomimetic approach to mimic the potential phosphorylation of GlyT1 C-terminal serines 640, 643, 644, and 649 of the mouse GlyT1b subtype (mGlyT1b) (Uniprot P28571-2) and its effect on GlyT1-PSD95 PDZ interaction. Among them, only phosphomimetic mutation of serine 649 to aspartate, which resides in the minimal PDZ motif -SRI, significantly eliminated the interaction of the GlyT1 C-terminus with PSD95 PDZ domain 2. The effect was observed with recombinant fusion proteins as well as with GlyT1 and PSD95 expressed in tissue culture. Results indicate that phosphorylation of mouse GlyT1b serine 649 and equivalent serines of GlyT1a and GlyT1c subtypes might regulate the PDZ interaction of the GlyT1 C-terminal PDZ binding motif.

  • Phosphorylation of Serine 157 Protects the Rat Glycine Transporter GlyT2 from Calpain Cleavage
    Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
    Co-Authors: Martina Baliova, Frantisek Jursky
    Abstract:

    The N-terminal region of the rat glycine transporter 2 (rGlyT2, SLC6A5) is cleaved by calpain protease in vitro, which raises the question of its protection against calpain in vivo. Here, we used a phosphomimetic and orthogonal phosphoserine translation approach to investigate the possible role of phosphorylation in the protection of two calpain cleavage sites, M156/S157 and G164/T165, previously identified in the N-terminus region of the rat GlyT2. Replacement of serine 157 with phosphomimetic aspartate or with orthogonal phosphoserine blocked both calpain cleavage sites and caused an electrophoretic mobility shift of rGlyT2N fusion proteins. Both effects can be reversed by dephosphorylation, suggesting that phosphorylation might induce structural changes in the rGlyT2 N-terminus, preventing the accessibility of the M156/S157 and G164/T165 cleavage sites to calpain in vivo. In comparison with the wild type, the phosphomimetic mutation S157D increased the total immunoreactivity of the transporter expressed in neuroblastoma cells, suggesting that serine 157 phosphorylation or phosphorylation-regulated calpain cleavage might contribute to the turnover of the glycine transporter GlyT2.