5G1X

Crystal structure of Aurora-A kinase in complex with N-Myc


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.72 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.195 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural Basis of N-Myc Binding by Aurora-A and its Destabilization by Kinase Inhibitors

Richards, M.Burgess, S.Poon, E.Carstensen, A.Eilers, M.Chesler, L.Bayliss, R.

(2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 13726

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1610626113
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5G1X

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Myc family proteins promote cancer by inducing widespread changes in gene expression. Their rapid turnover by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is regulated through phosphorylation of Myc Box I and ubiquitination by the E3 ubiquitin ligase SCF FbxW7 However, N-Myc protein (the product of the MYCN oncogene) is stabilized in neuroblastoma by the protein kinase Aurora-A in a manner that is sensitive to certain Aurora-A-selective inhibitors. Here we identify a direct interaction between the catalytic domain of Aurora-A and a site flanking Myc Box I that also binds SCF FbxW7 We determined the crystal structure of the complex between Aurora-A and this region of N-Myc to 1.72-Å resolution. The structure indicates that the conformation of Aurora-A induced by compounds such as alisertib and CD532 is not compatible with the binding of N-Myc, explaining the activity of these compounds in neuroblastoma cells and providing a rational basis for the design of cancer therapeutics optimized for destabilization of the complex. We also propose a model for the stabilization mechanism in which binding to Aurora-A alters how N-Myc interacts with SCF FbxW7 to disfavor the generation of Lys48-linked polyubiquitin chains.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
AURORA KINASE A285Homo sapiensMutation(s): 2 
EC: 2.7.11.1
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PHAROS:  O14965
GTEx:  ENSG00000087586 
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UniProt GroupO14965
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
N-MYC PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN63Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  P04198
GTEx:  ENSG00000134323 
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UniProt GroupP04198
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.72 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.195 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.52α = 90
b = 86.52β = 90
c = 92.21γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
xia2data reduction
xia2data scaling
PHENIXphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-11-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-11-23
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.2: 2016-12-14
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-01-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-10-16
    Changes: Structure summary