title: p150TSP, a conserved nuclear phosphoprotein that contains multiple tetratricopeptide repeats and binds specifically to SH2 domains.
abstract: Src homology 2 (SH2) domains are structural modules that function in the assembly of multicomponent signaling complexes by binding to specific phosphopeptides. The tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) is a distinct structural motif that has been suggested to mediate protein-protein interactions. Among SH2-binding phosphoproteins purified from the mouse B cell lymphoma A20, a 150-kDa species was identified and the corresponding complementary DNA (cDNA) was molecularly cloned. This protein encoded by this cDNA, which we have termed p150TSP (for TPR-containing, SH2-binding phosphoprotein), is located predominantly in the nucleus and is highly conserved in evolution. The gene encoding p150TSP (Tsp) was mapped to chromosome 7 of the mouse with gene order: centromere-Tyr-Wnt11-Tsp-Zp2. The amino-terminal two-thirds of p150TSP consist almost entirely of tandemly arranged TPR units, which mediate specific, homotypic protein interactions in transfected cells. The carboxyl-terminal third of p150TSP, which is serine- and glutamic acid-rich, is essential for SH2 binding; this interaction is dependent on serine/threonine phosphorylation but independent of tyrosine phosphorylation. The sequence and binding properties of p150TSP suggest that it may mediate interactions between TPR-containing and SH2-containing proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Malek
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Earnshaw
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desiderio
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: C484387:CTR9 protein, human; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C099550:Sh2bp1 protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D012313:RNA