1v18

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1v18, resolution 2.1Å

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THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BETA-CATENIN ARMADILLO REPEAT COMPLEXED WITH A PHOSPHORYLATED APC 20MER REPEAT.

Contents

Overview

The transcriptional coactivator beta-catenin mediates Wnt growth factor signaling. In the absence of a Wnt signal, casein kinase 1 (CK1) and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) phosphorylate cytosolic beta-catenin, thereby flagging it for recognition and destruction by the ubiquitin/proteosome machinery. Phosphorylation occurs in a multiprotein complex that includes the kinases, beta-catenin, axin, and the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) protein. The role of APC in this process is poorly understood. CK1epsilon and GSK-3beta phosphorylate APC, which increases its affinity for beta-catenin. Crystal structures of phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated APC bound to beta-catenin reveal a phosphorylation-dependent binding motif generated by mutual priming of CK1 and GSK-3beta substrate sequences. Axin is shown to act as a scaffold for substrate phosphorylation by these kinases. Phosphorylated APC and axin bind to the same surface of, and compete directly for, beta-catenin. The structural and biochemical data suggest a novel model for how APC functions in beta-catenin degradation.

Disease

Known diseases associated with this structure: Adenoma, periampullary OMIM:[611731], Adenomatous polyposis coli OMIM:[611731], Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome 2 OMIM:[611731], Colorectal cancer, somatic OMIM:[611731], Desmoid disease, hereditary OMIM:[611731], Gardner syndrome OMIM:[611731], Gastric cancer, somatic OMIM:[611731], Hepatoblastoma OMIM:[611731]

About this Structure

1V18 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens and Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Mechanism of phosphorylation-dependent binding of APC to beta-catenin and its role in beta-catenin degradation., Ha NC, Tonozuka T, Stamos JL, Choi HJ, Weis WI, Mol Cell. 2004 Aug 27;15(4):511-21. PMID:15327768

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