Biochemical and functional studies on the regulation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae AMPK homolog SNF1 |
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Authors: | Gabriele A Amodeo Marian Carlson |
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Institution: | a Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA b Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA c Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA |
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Abstract: | AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a master metabolic regulator for controlling cellular energy homeostasis. Its homolog in yeast, SNF1, is activated in response to glucose depletion and other stresses. The catalytic (α) subunit of AMPK/SNF1, Snf1 in yeast, contains a protein Ser/Thr kinase domain (KD), an auto-inhibitory domain (AID), and a region that mediates interactions with the two regulatory (β and γ) subunits. Previous studies suggested that Snf1 contains an additional segment, a regulatory sequence (RS, corresponding to residues 392-518), which may also have an important role in regulating the activity of the enzyme. The crystal structure of the heterotrimer core of Saccharomyces cerevisiae SNF1 showed interactions between a part of the RS (residues 460-498) and the γ subunit Snf4. Here we report biochemical and functional studies on the regulation of SNF1 by the RS. GST pulldown experiments demonstrate strong and direct interactions between residues 450-500 of the RS and the heterotrimer core, and single-site mutations in the RS-Snf4 interface can greatly reduce these interactions in vitro. On the other hand, functional studies appear to show only small effects of the RS-Snf4 interactions on the activity of SNF1 in vivo. This suggests that residues 450-500 may be constitutively associated with Snf4, and the remaining segments of the RS, as well as the AID, may be involved in regulating SNF1 activity. |
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Keywords: | Fatty acid metabolism Metabolic syndrome Protein kinase Auto-inhibitory domain (AID) |
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