The crystal structure of the complex of Zea mays alpha subunit with a fragment of human beta subunit provides the clue to the architecture of proteinkinase CK2 holoenzyme
R. Battistutta et al., The crystal structure of the complex of Zea mays alpha subunit with a fragment of human beta subunit provides the clue to the architecture of proteinkinase CK2 holoenzyme, EUR J BIOCH, 267(16), 2000, pp. 5184-5190
The crystal structure of a complex between the catalytic or subunit of Zea
mays CK2 and a 23-mer peptide corresponding the C-terminal sequence 181-203
of the human CK2 regulatory beta subunit has been determined at 3.16-Angst
rom resolution. The complex, composed of two alpha chains and two peptides,
presents a molecular twofold axis, with each peptide interacting with both
alpha chains. In the derived model of the holoenzyme, the regulatory subun
its are positioned on the opposite side with respect to the opening of the
catalytic sites, that remain accessible to substrates and cosubstrates. The
beta subunit can influence the catalytic activity both directly and by pro
moting the formation of the alpha(2) dimer, in which each alpha chain inter
acts with the active site of the other. Furthermore, the two active sites a
re so close in space that they can simultaneously bind and phosphorylate tw
o phosphoacceptor residues of the same substrate.