PMID: 26143926

Authors:

Klima M, Baumlova A, Chalupska D, Hrebabecky H, Dejmek M, Nencka R, Boura E

Title:

The high-resolution crystal structure of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIbeta and the crystal structure of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIalpha containing a nucleoside analogue provide a structural basis for isoform-specific inhibitor design.

Journal:

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Jul 1;71(Pt 7):1555-63. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004715009505. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

Abstract:

Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) is the most abundant monophosphoinositide in eukaryotic cells. Humans have four phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases (PI4Ks) that synthesize PI4P, among which are PI4K IIbeta and PI4K IIalpha. In this study, two crystal structures are presented: the structure of human PI4K IIbeta and the structure of PI4K IIalpha containing a nucleoside analogue. The former, a complex with ATP, is the first high-resolution (1.9 A) structure of a PI4K. These structures reveal new details such as high conformational heterogeneity of the lateral hydrophobic pocket of the C-lobe and together provide a structural basis for isoform-specific inhibitor design.