Structural highlights
Function
[SOCS5_MOUSE] SOCS family proteins form part of a classical negative feedback system that regulates cytokine signal transduction. May be a substrate-recognition component of a SCF-like ECS (Elongin BC-CUL2/5-SOCS-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Inhibits for instance EGF signaling by mediating the degradation of the EGF receptor/EGFR. Involved in the regulation of T-helper cell differentiation by inhibiting of the IL4 signaling pathway which promotes differentiation into the Th2 phenotype. Can also partially inhibit IL6 and LIF signaling.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
SOCS5 can negatively regulate both JAK/STAT and EGF-receptor pathways and has therefore been implicated in regulating both the immune response and tumorigenesis. Understanding the molecular basis for SOCS5 activity may reveal novel ways to target key components of these signaling pathways. The N-terminal region of SOCS5 coordinates critical protein interactions involved in inhibition of JAK/STAT signaling, and a conserved region within the N-terminus of SOCS5 mediates direct binding to the JAK kinase domain. Here we have characterized the solution conformation of this conserved JAK interaction region (JIR) within the largely disordered N-terminus of SOCS5. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shift analysis, relaxation measurements, and NOE analysis, we demonstrate the presence of preformed structural elements in the JIR of mouse SOCS5 (mSOCS5175-244), consisting of an alpha-helix encompassing residues 224-233, preceded by a turn and an extended structure. We have identified a phosphorylation site (Ser211) within the JIR of mSOCS5 and have investigated the role of phosphorylation in modulating JAK binding using site-directed mutagenesis.
Structure and Functional Characterization of the Conserved JAK Interaction Region in the Intrinsically Disordered N-Terminus of SOCS5.,Chandrashekaran IR, Mohanty B, Linossi EM, Dagley LF, Leung EW, Murphy JM, Babon JJ, Nicholson SE, Norton RS Biochemistry. 2015 Jul 27. PMID:26173083[2]
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References
- ↑ Seki Y, Hayashi K, Matsumoto A, Seki N, Tsukada J, Ransom J, Naka T, Kishimoto T, Yoshimura A, Kubo M. Expression of the suppressor of cytokine signaling-5 (SOCS5) negatively regulates IL-4-dependent STAT6 activation and Th2 differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Oct 1;99(20):13003-8. Epub 2002 Sep 19. PMID:12242343 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.202477099
- ↑ Chandrashekaran IR, Mohanty B, Linossi EM, Dagley LF, Leung EW, Murphy JM, Babon JJ, Nicholson SE, Norton RS. Structure and Functional Characterization of the Conserved JAK Interaction Region in the Intrinsically Disordered N-Terminus of SOCS5. Biochemistry. 2015 Jul 27. PMID:26173083 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00619
