Mutational analysis of two residues in the DYRK homology box of the protein kinase DYRK1A

BMC Research Notes
Esti Wahyu WidowatiW Becker

Abstract

Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinases (DYRK) contain a characteristic sequence motif (DYRK homology box, DH box) that is located N-terminal of the catalytic domain and supports the autophosphorylation of a conserved tyrosine during maturation of the catalytic domain. Two missense mutations in the DH box of human DYRK1B were recently identified as causative of a rare familiar form of metabolic syndrome. We have recently shown that these amino acid exchanges impair maturation of the kinase domain. Here we report the characterization of DYRK1A point mutants (D138P, K150C) that correspond to the pathogenic DYRK1B variants (H90P, R102C). When expressed in HeLa cells, DYRK1A-D138P and K150C showed no significant difference from wild type DYRK1A regarding the activating tyrosine autophosphorylation or catalytic activity towards exogenous substrates. However, both DYRK1A variants were underphosphorylated on tyrosine when expressed in a bacterial cell free in vitro translation system. These results suggest that D138 and K150 participate in the maturation of the catalytic domain of DYRK1A albeit the mutation of these residues is compensated under physiological conditions.

References

May 5, 2006·The Biochemical Journal·Ross KinstrieVaughn Cleghon
Jul 3, 2013·The FEBS Journal·Agnes WalteWalter Becker
May 16, 2014·The New England Journal of Medicine·Ali R KeramatiArya Mani
Apr 23, 2016·Nature Communications·Isao KiiMasatoshi Hagiwara

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Sep 2, 2020·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS·Amina Jamal LahamRaafat El-Awady
Jul 26, 2019·The Journal of Biological Chemistry·Christopher AgnewNatalia Jura
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Mattias F Lindberg, Laurent Meijer

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