Title |
Characterization of 14-3-3 Proteins from Cryptosporidium parvum
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2011
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014827 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Stephen J. Brokx, Amy K. Wernimont, Aiping Dong, Gregory A. Wasney, Yu-Hui Lin, Jocelyne Lew, Masoud Vedadi, Wen Hwa Lee, Raymond Hui |
Abstract |
The parasite Cryptosporidium parvum has three 14-3-3 proteins: Cp14ε, Cp14a and Cp14b, with only Cp14ε similar to human 14-3-3 proteins in sequence, peptide-binding properties and structure. Structurally, Cp14a features the classical 14-3-3 dimer but with a uniquely wide pocket and a disoriented RRY triad potentially incapable of binding phosphopeptides. The Cp14b protein deviates from the norm significantly: (i) In one subunit, the phosphorylated C-terminal tail is bound in the binding groove like a phosphopeptide. This supports our binding study indicating this protein was stabilized by a peptide mimicking its last six residues. (ii) The other subunit has eight helices instead of nine, with αA and αB forming a single helix and occluding the peptide-binding cleft. (iii) The protein forms a degenerate dimer with the two binding grooves divided and facing opposite directions. These features conspire to block and disrupt the bicameral substrate-binding pocket, suggesting a possible tripartite auto-regulation mechanism that has not been observed previously. |
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