Discovery of a new Cushing’s syndrome PKAc mutant that is retained within anchored type I holoenzymes
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ABSTRACT: Adrenal Cushing’s syndrome is a disease of cortisol hypersecretion often caused by mutations in protein kinase A catalytic subunit (PKAc). Using a personalized medicine screening platform, we discovered a new Cushing’s driver mutation, PKAc-W196G, in ~20% of patient samples analyzed. Proximity proteomics and photokinetic imaging reveal that PKAcW196G is distinct from other Cushing’s variants. This mutant surprisingly retains association with type I regulatory subunits (RI) and their corresponding A kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). Molecular dynamics simulations predict that substitution of glycine for tryptophan 196 creates a 653 Å3 cleft between the catalytic core of PKAcW196G and type II regulatory subunits (RII), but only a 395 Å3 cleft with RI. Endocrine measurements show that overexpression of RIα or redistribution of PKAcW196G via AKAP recruitment counteracts stress hormone overproduction. We conclude that a W196G mutation in the kinase catalytic core skews R subunit selectivity and biases AKAP association to drive Cushing’s syndrome.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos, Orbitrap Fusion
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human) Escherichia Coli
SUBMITTER: leonard daly
LAB HEAD: Prof Claire E Eyers
PROVIDER: PXD045556 | Pride | 2024-02-10
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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