title: Structural framework for the protein kinase family.
abstract: In this review, we have summarized the general structural features of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, emphasizing those features that will very likely be conserved in all members of the protein kinase family. The overall secondary structure of the catalytic core will probably be conserved throughout the catalytic core, as will the active site regions associated with MgATP binding and catalysis. The mechanisms for activation and the role of protein phosphorylation are unique for each kinase. The structure of the catalytic subunit now provides a general framework for modeling other protein kinases. Although this is no substitute for a crystal structure for each protein kinase, this one structure, nevertheless, does provide major insights to the molecular organization of each of these enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0654.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Knighton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ten Eyck
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sowadski
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D005075:Biological Evolution; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011494:Protein Kinases