3HVC

Crystal structure of human p38alpha MAP kinase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.226 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.226 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

p38alpha MAP kinase C-terminal domain binding pocket characterized by crystallographic and computational analyses.

Perry, J.J.Harris, R.M.Moiani, D.Olson, A.J.Tainer, J.A.

(2009) J Mol Biol 391: 1-11

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2009.06.005
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3HVC

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase protein family has a critical role in cellular signaling events, with MAP kinase p38alpha acting in inflammatory processes and being an important drug discovery target. MAP kinase drug design efforts have focused on small-molecule inhibitors of the ATP catalytic site, which exhibit dose-limiting adverse effects. Therefore, characterizing other potential sites that bind substrates, inhibitors, or allosteric effectors is of great interest. Here, we present the crystal structure of human p38alpha MAP kinase, which has a lead compound bound both in the active site and in the lipid-binding site of the C-terminal cap. This C-terminal cap is formed from an extension to the kinase fold, unique to the MAP kinase and cyclin-dependent kinase families and glycogen synthase kinase 3. Binding of this lead, 4-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]pyridine, to wild-type p38alpha induces movement of the C-terminal cap region, creating a hydrophobic pocket centered around residue Trp197. Computational analysis of this C-terminal domain pocket indicates notable flexibility for potentially binding different-shaped compounds, including lipids, oxidized arachidonic acid species such as leukotrienes, and small-molecule effectors. Furthermore, our structural results defining the open p38alpha C-lobe pocket provide a detailed framework for the design of novel small molecules with affinities comparable to active-site binders: to bind and potentially modulate the shape and activity of p38alpha in predetermined ways. Moreover, these results and analyses of p38alpha suggest strategies for designing specific binding compounds applicable to other MAP kinases, as well as the cyclin-dependent kinase family and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta that also utilize the C-terminal insert in their interactions.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14362Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CSBPCSBP1CSBP2CSPB1MAPK14MXI2
EC: 2.7.11.24
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Find proteins for Q16539 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q16539
PHAROS:  Q16539
GTEx:  ENSG00000112062 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ16539
Sequence Annotations
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Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
GG5 PDBBind:  3HVC IC50: 600 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.226 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.226 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 64.94α = 90
b = 74.69β = 90
c = 77.11γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-06-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description