The structure of p85ni in class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase exhibits interdomain disorder

K. Ilker Sen, Haiyan Wu, Jonathan M. Backer, Gary J. Gerfen

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Abstract

Regulation of the class IA PI 3-kinase involves inhibition and stabilization of the catalytic subunit (p110) by the regulatory subunit (p85). Regulation is achieved by two major contacts: a stable interface involving the adapter-binding domain (ABD) of p110 and the inter-SH2 (iSH2) domain of p85 and a regulatory interaction between the N-terminal SH2 (nSH2) domain of p85 and the helical domain of p110. In the present study, we have examined the relative orientation of the nSH2 and iSH2 of p85α using site-directed spin labeling and pulsed EPR. Surprisingly, both distance measurements and distance distributions suggest that the nSH2 domain is highly disordered relative to the iSH2 domain. Molecular modeling based on EPR distance restraints suggests that the nSH2 domain moves in a hinge-like manner, sampling a torus space around the proximal end of the iSH2 domain. These data have important implications for the mechanism by which p85/p110 dimers are regulated by phosphopeptides.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2159-2166
Number of pages8
JournalBiochemistry
Volume49
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 16 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry

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