6P6C

CS-Rosetta Model of PEA-15 Death Effector Domain in the Complex with ERK2


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 3000 
  • Conformers Submitted: 10 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

PEA-15 C-Terminal Tail Allosterically Modulates Death-Effector Domain Conformation and Facilitates Protein-Protein Interactions.

Crespo-Flores, S.L.Cabezas, A.Hassan, S.Wei, Y.

(2019) Int J Mol Sci 20

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20133335
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6P6B, 6P6C

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes, 15 kDa (PEA-15) exerts its regulatory roles on several critical cellular pathways through protein-protein interactions depending on its phosphorylation states. It can either inhibit the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activities when it is dephosphorylated or block the assembly of death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) and the subsequent activation of apoptotic initiator, caspase-8, when it is phosphorylated. Due to the important roles of PEA-15 in regulating these pathways that lead to opposite cellular outcomes (cell proliferation vs. cell death), we proposed a phosphostasis (phosphorylation homeostasis) model, in which the phosphorylation states of the protein are vigorously controlled and regulated to maintain a delicate balance. The phosphostasis gives rise to the protective cellular functions of PEA-15 to preserve optimum cellular conditions. In this article, using advanced multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques combined with a novel chemical shift (CS)-Rosetta algorithm for de novo protein structural determination, we report a novel conformation of PEA-15 death-effector domain (DED) upon interacting with ERK2. This new conformation is modulated by the irregularly structured C-terminal tail when it first recognizes and binds to ERK2 at the d-peptide recruitment site (DRS) in an allosteric manner, and is facilitated by the rearrangement of the surface electrostatic and hydrogen-bonding interactions on the DED. In this ERK2-bound conformation, three of the six helices (α2, α3, and α4) comprising the DED reorient substantially in comparison to the free-form structure, exposing key residues on the other three helices that directly interact with ERK2 at the DEF-docking site (docking site for ERK, FxF) and the activation loop. Additionally, we provide evidence that the phosphorylation of the C-terminal tail leads to a distinct conformation of DED, allowing efficient interactions with Fas-associated death domain (FADD) protein at the DISC. Our results substantiate the allosteric regulatory roles of the C-terminal tail in modulating DED conformation and facilitating protein-protein interactions of PEA-15.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ 07305-1596, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Astrocytic phosphoprotein PEA-15130Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PEA15
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q15121 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q15121 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q15121
PHAROS:  Q15121
GTEx:  ENSG00000162734 
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UniProt GroupQ15121
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 3000 
  • Conformers Submitted: 10 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA)United StatesR21DA046223

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-11
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 1.2: 2023-06-14
    Changes: Database references, Other
  • Version 1.3: 2024-05-15
    Changes: Data collection, Database references