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A Guide to Production, Crystallization, and Structure Determination of Human IKK1/α
Published on: November 2, 2018
Crystal and solution structures disclose a putative transient state of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4
Takashi Matsumoto1, Takayoshi Kinoshita, Yasuyuki Kirii
1Rigaku Corporation, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8666, Japan. t-matumo@rigaku.co.jp
Abstract:
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MAP2K4) plays a crucial role in the stress-activated signal cascade and is enzymatically regulated by ligand or substrate binding, and/or post-translational modification. Crystal structures combined with small-angle X-ray scattering experiments revealed that the apo form of non-phosphorylated MAP2K4 (npMAP2K4) exists in a transient state which has a longer conformation compared with the typical kinase folding. Upon ATP-binding, the transient conformation adopted the configuration of typical kinase folding. In the absence of ATP-binding, the transient state of apo npMAP2K4 may shift to a state of aggregation via non-particular hydrophobic interactions as a result of the exposed hydrophobic residues.
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