Human MAP2K5 (MEK5)-MAP3K2 (MEKK2) Phox domain complex

Target ID:

MAP2K5A

Aliases:

HsT17454MAP2K5MAPKK5MEK5PRKMK5

Deposition Date:

Monday 30th October 2006

Families:

Protein Kinase

Related Diseases:

CancerSignallingNeurobiology

Structure type:

apo

Download Coordinates:

2NPT

Authors:

P.FILIPPAKOPOULOS,J.DEBRECZENI,V.PAPAGRIGORIOU,A.TURNBULL,A.EDWARDS,C.ARROWSMITH,M.SUNDSTROM,F.VON DELFT,S.KNAPP,STRUCTURAL GENOMICS CONSORTIUM (SGC)

Site:

Oxford

ICM Datapack:

ICM Datapack

2NPT

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Structure Details

PB1 domains are scaffold modules that interact with each other in a front-to-back mode to arrange heterodimers or homooligomers of signaling molecules.
The different PB1 domain adaptors provide specificity for PB1 domain containing kinases to ensure an effective transmission of cellular signals.
The PB1 domain of MEK5 represents a stable scaffold that forms a functional signaling complex which results in the specific activation of ERK5.

Overexpression of MEK5 has been linked to tumor metastasis and a poor survival rate of prostate cancer patients and MEK5 is often constitutively activated in human prostate cancer.
Suppression of signaling trough inhibition of MEK5 has been suggested as a potential target for cancer therapy.

MEKK2 the upstream activator of MEK5 is a key molecule in T-cell receptor signaling and plays an important role in immune synapse formation during antigenic stimulation.
In addition, MEKK2 is a major sensor for Toll like receptors signals and has also been suggested to play a role in the regulation of cytokine gene expression in mast cells.

MEKK2 contains an atypical PB1 domain which lacks key residues in the acidic cluster and interaction studies together with site directed mutagenesis experiments have shown that the PB1 domain of MEKK2 uses the front basic cluster to bind to the MEK5 rear end acidic cluster.
Interactions mediated through MEK5 PB1 domain are required for the formation of a functional MEKK2-MEK5-ERK5 signaling complex and the activation of ERK5.

Materials and Methods

MAP2K5 + MAP3K2: Human MAP2K5 (MEK5)-MAP3K2 (MEKK2) Phox domain complex

PDB:2NPT

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Entry Clone Accession:MAP2K5: NP_006600.3
MAP2K5A: NP_660143.1
Entry Clone Source:MGC
SGC Clone Accession:
Tag:Tag sequence: mhhhhhhssgvdlgtenlyfq*s(m), TEV-cleavable (*) N-terminal his6 tag.
Host:BL21 (DE3)

Construct

Prelude:
Sequence: MAP3K2A:
mhhhhhhssgvdlgtenlyfqSMSLQETR KAKSSSPKKQNDVRVKFEHRGEKRILQFP RPVKLEDLRSKAKIAFGQSMDLHYTNNEL VIPLTTQDDLDKAVELLDRSIHMKSLKIL LVING

MAP2K5A:
mhhhhhhssgvdlgtenlyfqSMALGPFP AMENQVLVIRIKIPNSGAVDWTVHSGPQL LFRDVLDVIGQVLPEATTTAFEYEDEDGD RITVRSDEEMKAMLSYYYSTVMEQQVNGQ LIEPLQIFPRA
Vector:pNIC28-Bsa4

Growth

Medium:
Antibiotics:
Procedure:Grow starter cultures from freshly transformed colonies in 10 ml LB, 50 mg/ml kanamycin. This started culture was diluted 1:1000 in fresh media and was grown at 37°C to a OD600 of 0.4 and than transferred to 18°C. Expression was induced at an OD600 of 0.6 - 0.7 using 1 mM IPTG (final concentration). Cells were harvested after 4h by centrifugation (15min, 6500rpm on a JLA 8.100 rotor), transferred to 50-ml tubes, and frozen at -20°C.

Purification

Procedure
Column 1 : DE52/Ni-NTA
Procedure: Gravity feed chromatography. A DE52 column (10gr suspended in 100ml of 2.5M NaCl) was equilibrated with 100ml of Loading Buffer. A 5ml NiNTA column was equilibrated with 20ml of Loading Buffer. The lysed sample was applied to the DE-52 column and washed through with 50 ml loading buffer. The flow through was applied to the 5 ml Ni-NTA column which was washed with 2x10ml of wash buffer and eluted with elution buffer in 5 ml aliquots (Step elution using 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mM imidazole in the Elution Buffer)

Enzymatic treatment : Treated the IMAC elution(s) with TEV protease overnight.

Column 2 : SEC ( AKTA-prime)
Procedure: Gel Filtration. Each component of the complex was treated separately. Fractions containing MAP3K2 or MAP2K5 collected from IMAC and treated with TEV protease overnight (identified by SDS PAGE) were concentrated to about 1ml and directly applied to a S75 16/60 column equilibrated in 10 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 100 m NaCl. The flow rate was 1ml/min and the pure proteins eluted at 75-90min (MAP3K2) and 70-85min (MAP2K5).

Concentration : The combined samples from the SEC column (identified by SDS PAGE) were concentrated separately for each protein using centricons with 10 kDa cut off.

Column 3 : SEC (AKTA-prime)
Procedure: Gel Filtration Â Complex formation. Samples of the gel-filtered proteins were mixed in 1:1 molar ratio and were directly applied to a S75 16/60 column equilibrated in 10 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 100 m NaCl. The flow rate was 1ml/min and the pure complex eluted at 60-70min.

Concentration: The combined samples from the SEC column (identified by SDS PAGE) were concentrated using centricons with 10 kDa cut off.

Extraction

Procedure

Concentration:
Ligand
MassSpec:LC-ESI-MStof confirmed the correct masses of 11512.9Da (for MAP3K2A) and 11932.8Da (for MAP2K5A) expected for these constructs after TEV treatment.
Crystallization:Crystals were grown at 4°C in 600nl sitting drops mixing 300 nl of the complex (9 mg/ml in 10mM Hepes pH 7.5, 100mM NaCl, 10mM DTT taking into account the combined extinction coefficient) with 300 nl of a solution containing 0.2M NH4(CH3COO), 0.1M Tris pH 8.5 and 25% PEG 3350. Cryo protection was achieved by adding to the crystallization mix Ethylene Glycole (20% final w/v).
NMR Spectroscopy:
Data Collection:Resolution: 1.75Å , X-ray source: Synchrotron SLS-X10, single wavelength.
Data Processing:

References

Moscat, J., Diaz-Meco, M. T., Albert, A., and Campuzano, S. (2006). Cell signaling and function organized by PB1 domain interactions. Mol Cell 23 , 631-640.
Nakamura, K., and Johnson, G. L. (2003). PB1 domains of MEKK2 and MEKK3 interact with the MEK5 PB1 domain for activation of the ERK5 pathway. J Biol Chem 278 , 36989-36992.
Nakamura, K., Uhlik, M. T., Johnson, N. L., Hahn, K. M., and Johnson, G. L. (2006). PB1 domain-dependent signaling complex is required for extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5 activation. Mol Cell Biol 26 , 2065-2079.
Noda, Y., Kohjima, M., Izaki, T., Ota, K., Yoshinaga, S., Inagaki, F., Ito, T., and Sumimoto, H. (2003). Molecular recognition in dimerization between PB1 domains. J Biol Chem 278 , 43516-43524.