Structural highlights
Disease
STAR_HUMAN Non-classic congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia due to STAR deficency;Classic congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia due to STAR deficency;Familial glucocorticoid deficiency. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Function
STAR_HUMAN Plays a key role in steroid hormone synthesis by enhancing the metabolism of cholesterol into pregnenolone. Mediates the transfer of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane where it is cleaved to pregnenolone.1433S_HUMAN Adapter protein implicated in the regulation of a large spectrum of both general and specialized signaling pathways. Binds to a large number of partners, usually by recognition of a phosphoserine or phosphothreonine motif. Binding generally results in the modulation of the activity of the binding partner. When bound to KRT17, regulates protein synthesis and epithelial cell growth by stimulating Akt/mTOR pathway (By similarity). p53-regulated inhibitor of G2/M progression.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
In eukaryotes, several "hub" proteins integrate signals from different interacting partners that bind through intrinsically disordered regions. The 14-3-3 protein hub, which plays wide-ranging roles in cellular processes, has been linked to numerous human disorders and is a promising target for therapeutic intervention. Partner proteins usually bind via insertion of a phosphopeptide into an amphipathic groove of 14-3-3. Structural plasticity in the groove generates promiscuity allowing accommodation of hundreds of different partners. So far, accurate structural information has been derived for only a few 14-3-3 complexes with phosphopeptide-containing proteins and a variety of complexes with short synthetic peptides. To further advance structural studies, here we propose a novel approach based on fusing 14-3-3 proteins with the target partner peptide sequences. Such chimeric proteins are easy to design, express, purify and crystallize. Peptide attachment to the C terminus of 14-3-3 via an optimal linker allows its phosphorylation by protein kinase A during bacterial co-expression and subsequent binding at the amphipathic groove. Crystal structures of 14-3-3 chimeras with three different peptides provide detailed structural information on peptide-14-3-3 interactions. This simple but powerful approach, employing chimeric proteins, can reinvigorate studies of 14-3-3/phosphoprotein assemblies, including those with challenging low-affinity partners, and may facilitate the design of novel biosensors.
Chimeric 14-3-3 proteins for unraveling interactions with intrinsically disordered partners.,Sluchanko NN, Tugaeva KV, Greive SJ, Antson AA Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 20;7(1):12014. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12214-9. PMID:28931924[1]
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References
- ↑ Sluchanko NN, Tugaeva KV, Greive SJ, Antson AA. Chimeric 14-3-3 proteins for unraveling interactions with intrinsically disordered partners. Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 20;7(1):12014. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12214-9. PMID:28931924 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12214-9
