1. Structural Basis for Calcium and Phosphatidylserine Regulation of Phospholipase C δ1
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Klim King, Minae Kobayashi, Hwei Fang Cheng, and Jon W. Lomasney
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Models, Molecular ,Phosphatidylserines ,Ligands ,Phosphatidylinositols ,Biochemistry ,Article ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Enzyme activator ,Phospholipase C delta ,Phosphatidylinositol ,Binding site ,C2 domain ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Aspartic Acid ,Binding Sites ,Phospholipase C ,biology ,Hydrolysis ,Enzyme assay ,Kinetics ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Calcium - Abstract
Many membrane-associated enzymes, including those of the phospholipase C (PLC) superfamily, are regulated by specific interactions with lipids. Previously, we have shown that the C2 domain of PLC δ1 is required for phosphatidylserine (PS)-dependent enzyme activation and that activation requires the presence of Ca(2+). To identify the site of interaction and the role of Ca(2+) in the activation mechanism, we mutagenized three highly conserved Ca(2+) binding residues (Asp-653, Asp-706, and Asp-708) to Gly in the C2 domain of PLC δ1. The PS-dependent Ca(2+) binding affinities of the mutant enzymes D653G, D706G, and D708G were reduced by 1 order of magnitude, and the maximal level of Ca(2+) binding was reduced to half of that of the native enzyme. The level of Ca(2+)-dependent PS binding was also reduced in the mutant enzymes. Under basal conditions, the Ca(2+) dependence and the maximal level of hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate were not altered in the mutants. However, the Ca(2+)-dependent PS stimulation was severely defective. PS reduces the K(m) of the native enzyme almost 20-fold, but far less for the mutants. Replacing Asp-653, Asp-706, and Asp-708 simultaneously with glycine in the C2 domain of PLC δ1 leads to a complete and selective loss of the stimulation and binding by PS. These results show that D653, D706, and D708 are required for Ca(2+) binding in the C2 domain and demonstrate a mechanism by which C2 domains can mediate regulation of enzyme activity by specific lipid ligands.
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- 2012