STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (XLA) - MUTATIONS AT INTERACTING BTK RESIDUES R562, W563, AND A582
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Summary, in English
It has been suggested that tryptophan 563 is sandwiched between residues R562 and A532 in Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (Btk). Mutations of the surrounding residues have been shown to cause X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Substitutions R562P and A582V were noticed to have impaired kinase activity. However, based on Western blot analysis, the mutant proteins were expressed at normal levels. Molecular modeling of the kinase domain has previously indicated that these residues presumably govern the position of the W563 side chain, which is thought to interact with the catalytic loop. W563 is inside the molecule and too far away from the catalytic center to interact directly with the substrate or cofactors. To prove these model-based conclusions, a conservative substitution with phenylalanine for W563 was made, and the resultant mutant lacked kinase activity. These results confirm our previous assumption that the side chain of W563, invariant in protein tyrosine kinases, is crucial for Btk kinase activity. Mutations in the surrounding residues seem to inactivate Btk by affecting the location of W563. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
Publiceringsår
1995
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
198-202
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology
Volym
76
Issue
3
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Medical Genetics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1090-2341