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==TAO2 kinase domain-staurosporine structure==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2gcd]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_norvegicus Rattus norvegicus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2GCD OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2GCD FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=STU:STAUROSPORINE'>STU</scene><br>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Non-Standard_Residue|NonStd Res:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SEP:PHOSPHOSERINE'>SEP</scene></td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">tao2 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10116 Rattus norvegicus])</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-specific_serine/threonine_protein_kinase Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.7.11.1 2.7.11.1] </span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2gcd FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2gcd OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2gcd RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2gcd PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathways are ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells, which transfer signals from the cell surface to the nucleus, controlling multiple cellular programs. MAPKs are activated by MAPK kinases [MAP2Ks or MAP/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinases (MEK)], which in turn are activated by MAPK kinase kinases (MAP3Ks). TAO2 is a MAP3K level kinase that activates the MAP2Ks MEK3 and MEK6 to activate p38 MAPKs. Because p38 MAPKs are key regulators of expression of inflammatory cytokines, they appear to be involved in human diseases such as asthma and autoimmunity. As an upstream activator of p38s, TAO2 represents a potential drug target. Here we report the crystal structure of active TAO2 kinase domain in complex with staurosporine, a broad-range protein kinase inhibitor that inhibits TAO2 with an IC50 of 3 mM. The structure reveals that staurosporine occupies the position where the adenosine of ATP binds in TAO2, and the binding of the inhibitor mimics many features of ATP binding. Both polar and nonpolar interactions contribute to the enzyme-inhibitor recognition. Staurosporine induces conformational changes in TAO2 residues that surround the inhibitor molecule, but causes very limited global changes in the kinase. The structure provides atomic details for TAO2-staurosporine interactions, and explains the relatively low potency of staurosporine against TAO2. The structure presented here should aid in the design of inhibitors specific to TAO2 and related kinases.

Crystal structure of the MAP3K TAO2 kinase domain bound by an inhibitor staurosporine.,Zhou TJ, Sun LG, Gao Y, Goldsmith EJ Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2006 Jun;38(6):385-92. PMID:16761096<ref>PMID:16761096</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Serine/threonine protein kinase|Serine/threonine protein kinase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase]]
[[Category: Rattus norvegicus]]
[[Category: Cobb, M H.]]
[[Category: Earnest, S.]]
[[Category: Gao, Y.]]
[[Category: Goldsmith, E J.]]
[[Category: Sun, L.]]
[[Category: Zhou, T.]]
[[Category: Inhibitor]]
[[Category: Map3k]]
[[Category: Staurosporine]]
[[Category: Tao2]]
[[Category: Transferase]]