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4RKK

Structure of a product bound phosphatase

Summary for 4RKK
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4rkk/pdb
Related PRD IDPRD_900009 PRD_900010 PRD_900035
DescriptorLaforin, alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose, alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose, ... (7 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsdual specificity phosphatase, carbohydrate binding module, phosphatase, hydrolase
Biological sourceHomo sapiens (human)
Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight79733.25
Authors
Vander Kooi, C.W. (deposition date: 2014-10-13, release date: 2015-01-07, Last modification date: 2024-02-28)
Primary citationRaththagala, M.,Brewer, M.K.,Parker, M.W.,Sherwood, A.R.,Wong, B.K.,Hsu, S.,Bridges, T.M.,Paasch, B.C.,Hellman, L.M.,Husodo, S.,Meekins, D.A.,Taylor, A.O.,Turner, B.D.,Auger, K.D.,Dukhande, V.V.,Chakravarthy, S.,Sanz, P.,Woods, V.L.,Li, S.,Vander Kooi, C.W.,Gentry, M.S.
Structural mechanism of laforin function in glycogen dephosphorylation and lafora disease.
Mol.Cell, 57:261-272, 2015
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Glycogen is the major mammalian glucose storage cache and is critical for energy homeostasis. Glycogen synthesis in neurons must be tightly controlled due to neuronal sensitivity to perturbations in glycogen metabolism. Lafora disease (LD) is a fatal, congenital, neurodegenerative epilepsy. Mutations in the gene encoding the glycogen phosphatase laforin result in hyperphosphorylated glycogen that forms water-insoluble inclusions called Lafora bodies (LBs). LBs induce neuronal apoptosis and are the causative agent of LD. The mechanism of glycogen dephosphorylation by laforin and dysfunction in LD is unknown. We report the crystal structure of laforin bound to phosphoglucan product, revealing its unique integrated tertiary and quaternary structure. Structure-guided mutagenesis combined with biophysical and biochemical analyses reveal the basis for normal function of laforin in glycogen metabolism. Analyses of LD patient mutations define the mechanism by which subsets of mutations disrupt laforin function. These data provide fundamental insights connecting glycogen metabolism to neurodegenerative disease.
PubMed: 25544560
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.11.020
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