A scanning peptide array approach uncovers association sites within the JNK/beta arrestin signalling complex

FEBS Lett. 2009 Oct 20;583(20):3310-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.09.035. Epub 2009 Sep 24.

Abstract

Beta arrestins are molecular scaffolds that can bring together three-component mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling modules to promote signal compartmentalisation. We use peptide array technology to define novel interfaces between components within the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/beta arrestin signalling complex. We show that beta arrestin 1 and beta arrestin 2 associate with JNK3 via the kinase N-terminal domain in a region that, surprisingly, does not harbour a known 'common docking' motif. In the N-domain and C-terminus of beta arrestin 1 and beta arrestin 2 we identify two novel apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 binding sites and in the N-domain of the beta arrestin 1 and beta arrestin 2 we identify a novel MKK4 docking site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Arrestins / chemistry*
  • Arrestins / genetics
  • Arrestins / metabolism*
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / chemistry
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / genetics
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / metabolism
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / physiology*
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10 / chemistry*
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10 / genetics
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10 / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / genetics
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods*
  • Protein Binding
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • beta-Arrestins

Substances

  • Arrestins
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • beta-Arrestins
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4