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- Title
Structural and functional analyses of minimal phosphopeptides targeting the polo-box domain of polo-like kinase 1.
- Authors
Sang-Moon Yun; Moulaei, Tinoush; Lim, Dan; Bang, Jeong K.; Jung-Eun Park; Shenoy, Shilpa R.; Fa Liu; Kang, Young H.; Chenzhong Liao; Nak-Kyun Soung; Sunhee Lee; Do-Young Yoon; Yoongho Lim; Dong-Hee Lee; Otaka, Akira; Appella, Ettore; McMahon, James B.; Nicklaus, Marc C.; Burke Jr., Terrence R.; Yaffe, Michael B.
- Abstract
Polo-like kinase-1 (Plk1) has a pivotal role in cell proliferation and is considered a potential target for anticancer therapy. The noncatalytic polo-box domain (PBD) of Plk1 forms a phosphoepitope binding module for protein-protein interaction. Here, we report the identification of minimal phosphopeptides that specifically interact with the PBD of human PLK1, but not those of the closely related PLK2 and PLK3. Comparative binding studies and analyses of crystal structures of the PLK1 PBD in complex with the minimal phosphopeptides revealed that the C-terminal SpT dipeptide functions as a high-affinity anchor, whereas the N-terminal residues are crucial for providing specificity and affinity to the interaction. Inhibition of the PLK1 PBD by phosphothreonine mimetic peptides was sufficient to induce mitotic arrest and apoptotic cell death. The mode of interaction between the minimal peptide and PBD may provide a template for designing therapeutic agents that target PLK1.
- Publication
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 8, p876
- ISSN
1545-9993
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nsmb.1628