Human CK2 catalytic domain in complex with CX-4945Human CK2 catalytic domain in complex with CX-4945

Structural highlights

3nga is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:,
Gene:CK2, CK2A1, CSNK2A1 (Homo sapiens)
Activity:Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase, with EC number 2.7.11.1
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[CSK21_HUMAN] Catalytic subunit of a constitutively active serine/threonine-protein kinase complex that phosphorylates a large number of substrates containing acidic residues C-terminal to the phosphorylated serine or threonine. Regulates numerous cellular processes, such as cell cycle progression, apoptosis and transcription, as well as viral infection. May act as a regulatory node which integrates and coordinates numerous signals leading to an appropriate cellular response. During mitosis, functions as a component of the p53/TP53-dependent spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) that maintains cyclin-B-CDK1 activity and G2 arrest in response to spindle damage. Also required for p53/TP53-mediated apoptosis, phosphorylating 'Ser-392' of p53/TP53 following UV irradiation. Can also negatively regulate apoptosis. Phosphorylates the caspases CASP9 and CASP2 and the apoptotic regulator NOL3. Phosphorylation protects CASP9 from cleavage and activation by CASP8, and inhibits the dimerization of CASP2 and activation of CASP8. Regulates transcription by direct phosphorylation of RNA polymerases I, II, III and IV. Also phosphorylates and regulates numerous transcription factors including NF-kappa-B, STAT1, CREB1, IRF1, IRF2, ATF1, SRF, MAX, JUN, FOS, MYC and MYB. Phosphorylates Hsp90 and its co-chaperones FKBP4 and CDC37, which is essential for chaperone function. Regulates Wnt signaling by phosphorylating CTNNB1 and the transcription factor LEF1. Acts as an ectokinase that phosphorylates several extracellular proteins. During viral infection, phosphorylates various proteins involved in the viral life cycles of EBV, HSV, HBV, HCV, HIV, CMV and HPV.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Protein kinase CK2 (CK2), a constitutively active serine/threonine kinase, is involved in a variety of roles essential to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Elevated levels of CK2 expression results in the dysregulation of key signaling pathways that regulate transcription, and has been implicated in cancer. The adenosine-5'-triphosphate-competitive inhibitor CX-4945 has been reported to show broad spectrum anti-proliferative activity in multiple cancer cell lines. Although the enzymatic IC(50) of CX-4945 has been reported, the thermodynamics and structural basis of binding to CK2alpha remained elusive. Presented here are the crystal structures of human CK2alpha in complex with CX-4945 and adenylyl phosphoramidate at 2.7 and 1.3A, respectively. Biophysical analysis of CX-4945 binding is also described. This data provides the structural rationale for the design of more potent inhibitors against this emerging cancer target.

Structural basis of CX-4945 binding to human protein kinase CK2.,Ferguson AD, Sheth PR, Basso AD, Paliwal S, Gray K, Fischmann TO, Le HV FEBS Lett. 2010 Nov 18. PMID:21093442[5]

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See Also

References

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  2. Sayed M, Pelech S, Wong C, Marotta A, Salh B. Protein kinase CK2 is involved in G2 arrest and apoptosis following spindle damage in epithelial cells. Oncogene. 2001 Oct 25;20(48):6994-7005. PMID:11704824 doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1204894
  3. Shin S, Lee Y, Kim W, Ko H, Choi H, Kim K. Caspase-2 primes cancer cells for TRAIL-mediated apoptosis by processing procaspase-8. EMBO J. 2005 Oct 19;24(20):3532-42. Epub 2005 Sep 29. PMID:16193064 doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600827
  4. St-Denis NA, Derksen DR, Litchfield DW. Evidence for regulation of mitotic progression through temporal phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of CK2alpha. Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Apr;29(8):2068-81. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01563-08. Epub 2009 Feb, 2. PMID:19188443 doi:10.1128/MCB.01563-08
  5. Ferguson AD, Sheth PR, Basso AD, Paliwal S, Gray K, Fischmann TO, Le HV. Structural basis of CX-4945 binding to human protein kinase CK2. FEBS Lett. 2010 Nov 18. PMID:21093442 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2010.11.019

3nga, resolution 2.71Å

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