title: Crystal structure of the C2 domain of class II phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase C2alpha.
abstract: Phosphatidylinositide (PtdIns) 3-kinase catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to the 3'-position of phosphatidyl inositol. Accumulated evidence shows that PtdIns 3-kinase can provide a critical signal for cell proliferation, cell survival, membrane trafficking, glucose transport, and membrane ruffling. Mammalian PtdIns 3-kinases are divided into three classes based on structure and substrate specificity. A unique characteristic of class II PtdIns 3-kinases is the presence of both a phox homolog domain and a C2 domain at the C terminus. The biological function of the C2 domain of the class II PtdIns 3-kinases remains to be determined. We have determined the crystal structure of the mCPK-C2 domain, which is the first three-dimensional structural model of a C2 domain of class II PtdIns 3-kinases. Structural studies reveal that the mCPK-C2 domain has a typical anti-parallel beta-sandwich fold. Scrutiny of the surface of this C2 domain has identified three small, shallow sulfate-binding sites. On the basis of the structural features of these sulfate-binding sites, we have studied the lipid binding properties of the mCPK-C2 domain by site-directed mutagenesis. Our results show that this C2 domain binds specifically to PtdIns(3,4)P(2) and PtdIns(4,5)P(2) and that three lysine residues at SBS I site, Lys-1420, Lys-1432, and Lys-1434, are responsible for the phospholipid binding affinity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Chandrasekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Komma
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Joseph V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Virbasius
authors.forename: Guiqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Henry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Bellamy
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Czech
authors.forename: G Wayne
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003460:Crystallization; D019281:Dimerization; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases