AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an important metabolic stress-sensing protein kinase responsible for regulating metabolism in response to changing energy demand and nutrient supply. Mammalian AMPK is a stable aß? heterotrimer comprising a catalytic a subunit and two non-catalytic subunits, ß and ?. The ß subunit targets AMPK to membranes via an N-terminal myristoyl group and to glycogen via a mid-molecule glycogen-binding domain. Here I show that the conserved C-terminal 85-residue sequence of the ß subunit, ß1(186-270), is sufficient to form an active AMP-dependent heterotrimer a1ß1(186-270)?1, whereas the 25-residue ß1 C-terminal (246-270) sequence is sufficient to bind ?1, ?2, or ?3 but not the a subunit. Within this sequence (246-270), two residues were essential for ß? association based on Ala scanning mutagenesis. / Substitution of ß1 Tyr-267 for Ala precludes ß? but not aß association suggesting independent binding requirements. Substitution of Tyr-267 for Phe or His but not Ala or Ser can rescue ß? binding. Substitution of Thr-263 for Ala also resulted in decreased ß? but not aß association. Truncation of the a subunit reveals that ß1 binding requires the a1(313-473) sequence while the remainder of the a C-terminus is required for ? binding. The conserved C-terminal 85-residue sequence of the ß subunit (90% between ß1 and ß2) is the primary a? binding sequence responsible for the formation of the AMPK aß? heterotrimer. The ? subunits contain four repeat CBS sequences with variable N-terminal extensions and the ?1 isoform is N-terminally acetylated. The ?2 subunit can be multiply phosphorylated by protein kinase C (PKC) in vitro, with Ser-32 identified as a minor site. A detailed understanding of the structure and regulation of AMPK will enable rational drug design for treatment of such linked diseases as obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
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| Creators | Iseli, Tristan J. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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