title: Evolution of signal multiplexing by 14-3-3-binding 2R-ohnologue protein families in the vertebrates.
abstract: 14-3-3 proteins regulate cellular responses to stimuli by docking onto pairs of phosphorylated residues on target proteins. The present study shows that the human 14-3-3-binding phosphoproteome is highly enriched in 2R-ohnologues, which are proteins in families of two to four members that were generated by two rounds of whole genome duplication at the origin of the vertebrates. We identify 2R-ohnologue families whose members share a 'lynchpin', defined as a 14-3-3-binding phosphosite that is conserved across members of a given family, and aligns with a Ser/Thr residue in pro-orthologues from the invertebrate chordates. For example, the human receptor expression enhancing protein (REEP) 1-4 family has the commonest type of lynchpin motif in current datasets, with a phosphorylatable serine in the -2 position relative to the 14-3-3-binding phosphosite. In contrast, the second 14-3-3-binding sites of REEPs 1-4 differ and are phosphorylated by different kinases, and hence the REEPs display different affinities for 14-3-3 dimers. We suggest a conceptual model for intracellular regulation involving protein families whose evolution into signal multiplexing systems was facilitated by 14-3-3 dimer binding to lynchpins, which gave freedom for other regulatory sites to evolve. While increased signalling complexity was needed for vertebrate life, these systems also generate vulnerability to genetic disorders.
authors.affiliation: MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, James Black Centre, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH , UK.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tinti
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: David E K
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ferrier
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mackintosh
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D020440:Gene Duplication; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins