title: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator fragments with the Phe508 deletion exert a dual allosteric control over the master kinase CK2.
abstract: Cystic fibrosis mostly follows a single Phe508 deletion in CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator) (CFTRDeltaF508), thereby causing premature fragmentation of the nascent protein with concomitant alterations of diverse cellular functions. We show that CK2, the most pleiotropic protein kinase, undergoes allosteric control of its different cellular forms in the presence of short CFTR peptides encompassing the Phe508 deletion: these CFTRDeltaF508 peptides drastically inhibit the isolated catalytic subunit (alpha) of the kinase and yet up-regulate the holoenzyme, composed of two catalytic and two non-catalytic (beta) subunits. Remarkable agreement between in silico docking and our biochemical data point to different sites for the CFTRDeltaF508 peptide binding on isolated CK2alpha and on CK2beta assembled into the holoenzyme, suggesting that CK2 targeting may be perturbed in cells expressing CFTRDeltaF508; this could shed light on some pleiotropic aspects of cystic fibrosis disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and CNR Institute of Neurosciences, University of Padova, viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: Oriano
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cozza
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarno
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meggio
authors.forename: Kate J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Treharne
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Lorenzo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pinna
mesh_terms: D000494:Allosteric Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D047390:Casein Kinase II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D010649:Phenylalanine; D047390:Casein Kinase II