title: Crystal structure of the tumor-promoter okadaic acid bound to protein phosphatase-1.
abstract: Protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) plays a key role in dephosphorylation in numerous biological processes such as glycogen metabolism, cell cycle regulation, smooth muscle contraction, and protein synthesis. Microorganisms produce a variety of inhibitors of PP1, which include the microcystin class of inhibitors and okadaic acid, the latter being the major cause of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning and a powerful tumor promoter. We have determined the crystal structure of the molecular complex of okadaic acid bound to PP1 to a resolution of 1.9 A. This structure reveals that the acid binds in a hydrophobic groove adjacent to the active site of the protein and interacts with basic residues within the active site. Okadaic acid exhibits a cyclic structure, which is maintained via an intramolecular hydrogen bond. This is reminiscent of other macrocyclic protein phosphatase inhibitors. The inhibitor-bound enzyme shows very little conformational change when compared with two other PP1 structures, except in the inhibitor-sensitive beta12-beta13 loop region. The selectivity of okadaic acid for protein phosphatases-1 and -2A but not PP-2B (calcineurin) may be reassessed in light of this study.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Group in Protein Structure and Function, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Maynes
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cherney
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Luu
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1