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Functional cross-talk between allosteric effects of activating and inhibiting ligands underlies PKM2 regulation.

ABSTRACT: Allosteric regulation is central to the role of the glycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in cancer metabolism. Multiple activating and inhibitory allosteric ligands regulate PKM2 activity by controlling the equilibrium between high activity tetramers and low activity dimers and monomers. However, how allosteric inputs from simultaneous binding of different ligands are integrated to regulate PKM2 activity remains elusive. Here, we show that, [PKM2 activation and tetramerisation can be uncoupled as] in the presence of the allosteric inhibitor phenylalanine (Phe), saturating amounts of the activator fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (F-1,6-bP) can induce PKM2 tetramerisation, but fail to maximally increase enzymatic activity. We use a new computational framework to identify residues that mediate FBP-induced allostery and show that, while mutation of A327 and C358 do not abrogate the ability of F-1,6-BP to increase PKM2 activity, it prevents Phe from interfering with it. Our findings demonstrate a role for residues involved in FBP allostery in enabling the integration of allosteric input from Phe and reveal an allosteric cross-talk that underlies the co-ordinate regulation of PKM2 activity by distinct allosteric ligands. The absolute amount of the isoforms of PKM (PKM1/2) were quantified in the cell lines of interested to inform the described model.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Permanent Cell Line Cell

SUBMITTER: Vesela Encheva

LAB HEAD: Bram Snijders

PROVIDER: PXD010334 | Pride | 2019-11-12

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Functional cross-talk between allosteric effects of activating and inhibiting ligands underlies PKM2 regulation.

Macpherson Jamie A JA Theisen Alina A Masino Laura L Fets Louise L Driscoll Paul C PC Encheva Vesela V Snijders Ambrosius P AP Martin Stephen R SR Kleinjung Jens J Barran Perdita E PE Fraternali Franca F Anastasiou Dimitrios D

eLife 20190702

Several enzymes can simultaneously interact with multiple intracellular metabolites, however, how the allosteric effects of distinct ligands are integrated to coordinately control enzymatic activity remains poorly understood. We addressed this question using, as a model system, the glycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2). We show that the PKM2 activator fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) alone promotes tetramerisation and increases PKM2 activity, but addition of the inhibitor L-phenylalanine (P ...[more]

PMID: 31264961

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Functional cross-talk between allosteric effects of activating and inhibiting ligands underlies PKM2 regulation.

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Functional cross-talk between allosteric effects of activating and inhibiting ligands underlies PKM2 regulation.

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