Autoinhibition and Autoactivation of the DNA Replication Checkpoint Kinase Cds1
AUTOR(ES)
Xu, Yong-jie
FONTE
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
RESUMO
Cds1 is the ortholog of Chk2 and the major effector of the DNA replication checkpoint in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Previous studies have shown that Cds1 is activated by a two-stage mechanism. In the priming stage, the sensor kinase Rad3 and the mediator Mrc1 function to phosphorylate a threonine residue, Thr11, in the SQ/TQ domain of Cds1. In the autoactivation stage, primed Cds1 molecules dimerize via intermolecular interactions between the phosphorylated Thr11 in one Cds1 and the forkhead-associated domain of the other. Dimerization activates Cds1, probably by promoting autophosphorylation. To define the mechanisms for the autoactivation of primed Cds1 and the regulation of this process, we carried out genetic and biochemical studies to identify phosphorylatable residues required for checkpoint activation. Our data indicate that dimerization of Cds1 promotes trans-autophosphorylation of a number of residues in the catalytic domain, but phosphorylation of a highly conserved threonine residue (Thr328) in the activation loop is the only covalent modification required for kinase activation in vitro and in vivo. Autophosphorylation of Thr328 and kinase activation in unprimed, monomeric Cds1 are strongly inhibited by the C-terminal 27-amino acid tail of the enzyme. This autoinhibitory effect may play an important role in preventing spontaneous activation of the replication checkpoint during normal cell cycles. The two-stage activation pathway and the autoinhibition mechanism, which are probably shared by other members of the Chk2 family, provide sensitivity, specificity, and noise immunity, properties required for the replication checkpoint.
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