Glu11 faces into the molecule and forms a salt bridge with Lys, and may therefore contribute to structural stability. Hence it is reasonable to propose that Gly9 is structurally important in order for the N-terminus to adopt the right conformation, i. A more in depth analysis of different eutherian, i.
Moreover, the fact that Ser10 is pointing into solution, it is therefore likely that it is highly solvent exposed. Gln12 is a more bulky and polar residue as opposed to the smaller and nonpolar aa Val Alternatively, aa position 12 may serve other functions in the myr-out conformation, when it is solvent exposed and able to interact with other compounds. Figure 5. Different configurations of N terminal parts of C subunit isoforms. For all figures, the C subunit is represented in cyan with the hydrophobic pocket highlighted in purple.
Alternative exon 1 encoded parts of the C subunit are in orange cartoon presentation, in addition to the mainly exon 2 encoded A helix. Hypothesized i. The structure of unphosphorylated Ser10 , unmodified i.
The most conserved part of the N-terminus was predicted to encode a helix structure, which we hypothesize may be ordered upon binding to interaction partners. Wiemann et al. Coupled folding and binding provides a means for interactions of high specificity and relatively low affinity, which may be beneficial in signal transduction pathways, with the demand for transient signals and dissociation of proteins after a certain time In mammals, including marsupials and monotremes, this was demonstrated to be orthologs of the previously identified human sperm-specific Ca2 protein exon Whether or not exons 1-S of non-mammalian species are orthologs of mammalian 1-S i.
Similarly, splice variant-specific pools may be achieved through alternative interaction partners binding to the heterogeneous N-termini Figure 6B. Figure 6. Hypothesis of localized pools of isoform-specific PKA signaling. This represents the main source of PKA C activity in most human cells.
This mutation is located in the highly conserved region of the kinase, shared among most PKs. The structures that are shared among all these kinases are typically important for catalysis. We suggest that the alternative PKA C isoforms represent an extension of this concept, and show the conservation of such alternative modifications located to the area around the hydrophobic pocket Figure 7 , dashed ellipse and the small lobe.
Figure 7. Model of evolution of PKA C subunits. The catalytic core is a conserved feature of the eukaryotic-like kinases ELKs.
The C-tail is a conserved feature of the AGC group of ePKs, and is highly regulated and essential for catalytic activity This segment is shared among all C subunit isoforms, whereas the alternative N-termini are located N-terminal to the AKIP-docking site. Figure inspired by Taylor et al. Evidence for the idea that targeting PKA C subunit activity in space and time is crucial for regulating PKA catalytic activity has emerged over the past decades.
Interestingly, Forlino and coworkers reported that a young woman 19 of age who suffered from CNC and who had developed MAH carried a triplication of chromosome 1p Chromosome 1p Based on this they further suggested that increased C subunit activity may be associated with disease pathogenesis and development of MAH Increased C subunit activity associated with disease pathogenesis is further supported by the identification of a frequent mutation in the PRKACA gene.
This finding was verified in a study by others Finally, two recent studies hamper the importance of locating C subunit activity. In addition, dislocation of PKA C subunits leads to off-target effects which are associated with disease. KS has in collaboration with BS written and carefully revised the draft for this review.
KS has in collaboration made the drafts and final layout of the figures. Principal funding recipient was BS. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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For example, the exact genotype of these cells should be clearly defined. Do all copies contain the desired mutation? Cell numbers counted in Figure 6F should be examined in the presence and absence of forskolin. Images with shorter exposure time should be provided. Does Raptor phosphorylation on S affect interactions between Raptor and Rags? Does SA affect the stability of Raptor? In addition, western blotting in Figure 4A shows that protein level of CREB is significantly elevated in the presence of forskolin, which appears to be contradictory to other data in the manuscript.
We appreciate that you have made a substantial effort to address the comments and criticisms of the first review round. We have assessed this revised version with consultation with the two original reviewers.
The manuscript has been improved but there are some remaining issues that need to be addressed before acceptance, as outlined below:. The explanation of the genotyping of the HEK cell lines with the SA knockin mutation remains vague.
No details are provided concerning how the genotyping was performed. As a result, it is not possible for me to evaluate the claims that the authors were successful in introducing the desired mutation into all copies of the Raptor gene.
The expectation is that these cells have 3 copies of the Raptor gene. How was it determined that all three contain the SA mutation? If there is heterogeneity in the mutations at this locus, what effect does this have on interpretation of the results. The current discussion related to this point is in fact contradictory to this result.
Moreover, it would be more informative if individual data points in addition to mean and error bars are shown with the graphs. We were unable to identify any wild-type alleles or indels suggesting that all copies of the RPTOR gene have been edited to encode the SA mutation. We have inserted a statement about this possibility in the first paragraph of the Discussion. We have included these details in the Materials and methods under the Generation of the Raptor SA mutant knock-in cells section.
Figure 6F has been changed to cell proliferation experiments of the wild-type and Raptor SA mutant HEKA cells, in the presence and absence of forskolin. We both the Guan and Jewell lab have spent a significant amount of time trying to replicate Raptor binding to when AMPK is activated refer to Author response image 1 , but cannot.
We have tried different conditions that activate AMPK, different tagged constructs, eluted proteins off immunoprecipitated beads, preblocked the beads with BSA, and precleared cell lysates with beads.
We included shorter exposures for Figure 1—figure supplement 2C. Raptor phosphorylation does not affect the interactions between Raptor and the Rags. We have now included this data Figure 6—figure supplement 2.
We believe this is just experimental error perhaps with the Western Blot transfer, etc. We have included the precise details of how we generated the SA mutant cells and the genotyping below and in the Materials and methods section , as well as the sequencing results:.
Our knock-in cells only show a single peak in the sequencing chromograph, suggesting they are homozygous knock-ins refer to Author response image 2 — 3. We believe that RPTOR has 3 alleles in HEKA cells because we saw some clonal cell lines repair 3 different ways from some of our other sequencing results refer to Author response image 4 as an example.
Red line indicates the location of expected knock-in site. Blue line indicates the location of PAM sequence. For example, for the nucleotides underlined in red, you can see 3 distinct peaks for the first 2 nucleotides.
The samples were rerun for Figure 4A, and we included another independent experiment below. Consistently, in cells where. For figures with statistics we included detailed statistical analysis in the figure legend including tests that were used, p-values, and meanings of error bars.
We have also included this information in the Materials and methods section. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication. The authors are grateful to their colleagues in the Guan and Jewell laboratory for critical comments and valuable discussions. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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While displaying cross-reactivity against the closest homologue USP25, this inhibitor showed a high degree of selectivity over other deubiquitinases.
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Jonathan A Cooper. Author response image 1. Author response image 2. Author response image 3. Author response image 4. Author response image 5. Protein kinase A phosphorylates substrates in both the cytoplasm and nucleus.
Protein kinase A phosphorylates and thereby changes the activity of a number of important molecules. Included in its target list are:. This short list gives but a taste of the importance of protein kinase A in such essential processes as energy metabolism, muscle contraction, membrane transport and gene expression. When cyclic AMP levels are low, catalytic subunits are bound to a regulatory subunit dimer and are inactive. As the concentration of cyclic AMP increases, it binds to the regulatory subunits, leading to an allosteric change in conformation which causes unleashing of the catalytic subunits.
Free catalytic subunits are active and begin to phosphorylate their targets.
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