Publication Abstract from PubMed
The small t antigen (ST) of DNA tumor virus SV40 facilitates cellular transformation by disrupting the functions of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) through a poorly defined mechanism. The crystal structure of the core domain of SV40 ST bound to the scaffolding subunit of human PP2A reveals that the ST core domain has a novel zinc-binding fold and interacts with the conserved ridge of HEAT repeats 3-6, which overlaps with the binding site for the B' (also called PR61 or B56) regulatory subunit. ST has a lower binding affinity than B' for the PP2A core enzyme. Consequently, ST does not efficiently displace B' from PP2A holoenzymes in vitro. Notably, ST inhibits PP2A phosphatase activity through its N-terminal J domain. These findings suggest that ST may function mainly by inhibiting the phosphatase activity of the PP2A core enzyme, and to a lesser extent by modulating assembly of the PP2A holoenzymes.
Structural and biochemical insights into the regulation of protein phosphatase 2A by small t antigen of SV40.,Chen Y, Xu Y, Bao Q, Xing Y, Li Z, Lin Z, Stock JB, Jeffrey PD, Shi Y Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2007 Jun;14(6):527-34. Epub 2007 May 27. PMID:17529992[1]
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