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6AO5

Crystal structure of human MST2 in complex with SAV1 SARAH domain

Summary for 6AO5
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6ao5/pdb
DescriptorSerine/threonine-protein kinase 3, Protein salvador homolog 1, PHOSPHOAMINOPHOSPHONIC ACID-ADENYLATE ESTER, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordshippo, mst autoactivation, dimerization, signaling protein
Biological sourceHomo sapiens (Human)
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Cellular locationCytoplasm : Q13188
Nucleus : Q9H4B6
Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight53535.43
Authors
Tomchick, D.R.,Luo, X.,Ni, L. (deposition date: 2017-08-15, release date: 2017-11-08, Last modification date: 2023-10-04)
Primary citationBae, S.J.,Ni, L.,Osinski, A.,Tomchick, D.R.,Brautigam, C.A.,Luo, X.
SAV1 promotes Hippo kinase activation through antagonizing the PP2A phosphatase STRIPAK.
Elife, 6:-, 2017
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PubMed Abstract: The Hippo pathway controls tissue growth and homeostasis through a central MST-LATS kinase cascade. The scaffold protein SAV1 promotes the activation of this kinase cascade, but the molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we discover SAV1-mediated inhibition of the PP2A complex STRIPAK as a key mechanism of MST1/2 activation. SLMAP binding to autophosphorylated MST2 linker recruits STRIPAK and promotes PP2A-mediated dephosphorylation of MST2 at the activation loop. Our structural and biochemical studies reveal that SAV1 and MST2 heterodimerize through their SARAH domains. Two SAV1-MST2 heterodimers further dimerize through SAV1 WW domains to form a heterotetramer, in which MST2 undergoes trans-autophosphorylation. SAV1 directly binds to STRIPAK and inhibits its phosphatase activity, protecting MST2 activation-loop phosphorylation. Genetic ablation of SLMAP in human cells leads to spontaneous activation of the Hippo pathway and alleviates the need for SAV1 in Hippo signaling. Thus, SAV1 promotes Hippo activation through counteracting the STRIPAK PP2A phosphatase complex.
PubMed: 29063833
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.30278
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