| Structural highlights
Disease
[LIMK1_HUMAN] Williams syndrome. Note=LIMK1 is located in the Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) critical region. WBS results from a hemizygous deletion of several genes on chromosome 7q11.23, thought to arise as a consequence of unequal crossing over between highly homologous low-copy repeat sequences flanking the deleted region.
Function
[LIMK1_HUMAN] Serine/threonine-protein kinase that plays an essential role in the regulation of actin filament dynamics. Acts downstream of several Rho family GTPase signal transduction pathways. Activated by upstream kinases including ROCK1, PAK1 and PAK4, which phosphorylate LIMK1 on a threonine residue located in its activation loop. LIMK1 subsequently phosphorylates and inactivates the actin binding/depolymerizing factors cofilin-1/CFL1, cofilin-2/CFL2 and destrin/DSTN, thereby preventing the cleavage of filamentous actin (F-actin), and stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton. In this way LIMK1 regulates several actin-dependent biological processes including cell motility, cell cycle progression, and differentiation. Phosphorylates TPPP on serine residues, thereby promoting microtubule disassembly. Stimulates axonal outgrowth and may be involved in brain development. Isoform 3 has a dominant negative effect on actin cytoskeletal changes.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [COF1_HUMAN] Binds to F-actin and exhibits pH-sensitive F-actin depolymerizing activity. Regulates actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Important for normal progress through mitosis and normal cytokinesis. Plays a role in the regulation of cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization.[8] [9]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Cofilin/actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) proteins are critical nodes that relay signals from protein kinase cascades to the actin cytoskeleton, in particular through site-specific phosphorylation at residue Ser3. This is important for regulation of the roles of cofilin in severing and stabilizing actin filaments. Consequently, cofilin/ADF Ser3 phosphorylation is tightly controlled as an almost exclusive substrate for LIM kinases. Here we determine the LIMK1:cofilin-1 co-crystal structure. We find an interface that is distinct from canonical kinase-substrate interactions. We validate this previously unobserved mechanism for high-fidelity kinase-substrate recognition by in vitro kinase assays, examination of cofilin phosphorylation in mammalian cells, and functional analysis in S. cerevisiae. The interface is conserved across all LIM kinases. Remarkably, we also observe both pre- and postphosphotransfer states in the same crystal lattice. This study therefore provides a molecular understanding of how kinase-substrate recognition acts as a gatekeeper to regulate actin cytoskeletal dynamics.
Structural Basis for Noncanonical Substrate Recognition of Cofilin/ADF Proteins by LIM Kinases.,Hamill S, Lou HJ, Turk BE, Boggon TJ Mol Cell. 2016 May 5;62(3):397-408. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.04.001. PMID:27153537[10]
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References
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- ↑ Maekawa M, Ishizaki T, Boku S, Watanabe N, Fujita A, Iwamatsu A, Obinata T, Ohashi K, Mizuno K, Narumiya S. Signaling from Rho to the actin cytoskeleton through protein kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase. Science. 1999 Aug 6;285(5429):895-8. PMID:10436159
- ↑ Niwa R, Nagata-Ohashi K, Takeichi M, Mizuno K, Uemura T. Control of actin reorganization by Slingshot, a family of phosphatases that dephosphorylate ADF/cofilin. Cell. 2002 Jan 25;108(2):233-46. PMID:11832213
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- ↑ Soosairajah J, Maiti S, Wiggan O, Sarmiere P, Moussi N, Sarcevic B, Sampath R, Bamburg JR, Bernard O. Interplay between components of a novel LIM kinase-slingshot phosphatase complex regulates cofilin. EMBO J. 2005 Feb 9;24(3):473-86. Epub 2005 Jan 20. PMID:15660133 doi:7600543
- ↑ Nishita M, Tomizawa C, Yamamoto M, Horita Y, Ohashi K, Mizuno K. Spatial and temporal regulation of cofilin activity by LIM kinase and Slingshot is critical for directional cell migration. J Cell Biol. 2005 Oct 24;171(2):349-59. Epub 2005 Oct 17. PMID:16230460 doi:10.1083/jcb.200504029
- ↑ Acevedo K, Li R, Soo P, Suryadinata R, Sarcevic B, Valova VA, Graham ME, Robinson PJ, Bernard O. The phosphorylation of p25/TPPP by LIM kinase 1 inhibits its ability to assemble microtubules. Exp Cell Res. 2007 Dec 10;313(20):4091-106. PMID:18028908 doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.08.012
- ↑ Gohla A, Birkenfeld J, Bokoch GM. Chronophin, a novel HAD-type serine protein phosphatase, regulates cofilin-dependent actin dynamics. Nat Cell Biol. 2005 Jan;7(1):21-9. Epub 2004 Dec 5. PMID:15580268 doi:10.1038/ncb1201
- ↑ Bai SW, Herrera-Abreu MT, Rohn JL, Racine V, Tajadura V, Suryavanshi N, Bechtel S, Wiemann S, Baum B, Ridley AJ. Identification and characterization of a set of conserved and new regulators of cytoskeletal organization, cell morphology and migration. BMC Biol. 2011 Aug 11;9:54. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-9-54. PMID:21834987 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-9-54
- ↑ Hamill S, Lou HJ, Turk BE, Boggon TJ. Structural Basis for Noncanonical Substrate Recognition of Cofilin/ADF Proteins by LIM Kinases. Mol Cell. 2016 May 5;62(3):397-408. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.04.001. PMID:27153537 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2016.04.001
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