SHP family protein tyrosine phosphatases adopt canonical active-site conformations in the apo and phosphate-bound states.

ABSTRACT: Protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) catalytic domains undergo a series of conformational changes in order to mediate dephosphorylation of their tyrosine phosphorylated substrates. An important conformational change occurs in the Tryptophan-Proline-Aspartic acid (WPD) loop, which contains the conserved catalytic aspartate. Upon substrate binding, the WPD loop transitions from the 'open' to the 'closed' state, thus allowing optimal positioning of the catalytic aspartate for substrate dephosphorylation. The dynamics of WPD loop conformational changes have previously been studied for PTP1B, HePTP, and the bacterial phosphatase YopH, but have not yet been comprehensively studied for the nonreceptor tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 (PTPN6). To structurally describe the changes in WPD loop conformation

SUBMITTER: Alicea-Velazquez NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3777556 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature