Genome-wide and structural analyses of pseudokinases encoded in the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana provide functional insights

Paul, A and Srinivasan, N (2020) Genome-wide and structural analyses of pseudokinases encoded in the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana provide functional insights. In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics .

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Abstract

Protein Kinase-Like Non-Kinases (PKLNKs), commonly known as �pseudokinases�, are homologous to eukaryotic Ser/Thr/Tyr protein kinases (PKs) but lack the crucial aspartate residue in the catalytic loop, indispensable for phosphotransferase activity. Therefore, they are predicted to be �catalytically inactive� enzyme homologs. Analysis of protein-kinase like sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana led to the identification of more than 120 pseudokinases lacking catalytic aspartate, majority of which are closely related to the plant-specific receptor-like kinase family. These pseudokinases engage in different biological processes, enabled by their diverse domain architectures and specific subcellular localizations. Structural comparison of pseudokinases with active and inactive conformations of canonical PKs, belonging to both plant and animal origin, revealed unique structural differences. The currently available crystal structures of pseudokinases show that the loop topologically equivalent to activation segment of PKs adopts a distinct-folded conformation, packing against the pseudoenzyme core, in contrast to the extended and inhibitory geometries observed for active and inactive states, respectively, of catalytic PKs. Salt-bridge between ATP-binding Lys and DFG-Asp as well as hydrophobic interactions between the conserved nonpolar residue C-terminal to the equivalent DFG motif and nonpolar residues in C-helix mediate such a conformation in pseudokinases. This results in enhanced solvent accessibility of the pseudocatalytic loop in pseudokinases that can possibly serve as an interacting surface while associating with other proteins. Specifically, our analysis identified several residues that may be involved in pseudokinase regulation and hints at the repurposing of pseudocatalytic residues to achieve mechanistic control over noncatalytic functions of pseudoenzymes. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Additional Information:	The copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Biophysics Unit
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2020 10:42
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2020 10:42
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/66449

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