Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Chemistry
Journal Title
Acs Chemical Biology
Pub Date
2014
Volume
9
Issue
3
First Page
1
Abstract
Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1)-dependent methylation contributes to the onset and progression of numerous diseases (e.g., cancer, heart disease, ALS); however, the regulatory mechanisms that control PRMT1 activity are relatively unexplored. We therefore set out to decipher how phosphorylation regulates PRMT1 activity. Curated mass spectrometry data identified Tyr291, a residue adjacent to the conserved THW loop, as being phosphorylated. Natural and unnatural amino acid mutagenesis, including the incorporation of p-carboxymethyl-L-phenylalanine (pCmF) as a phosphotyrosine mimic, were used to show that Tyr291 phosphorylation alters the substrate specificity of PRMT1. Additionally, p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine (pBpF) was incorporated at the Tyr291 position, and cross-linking experiments with K562 cell extracts identified several proteins (e.g., hnRNPA1 and hnRNP center dot center dot H3) that bind specifically to this site. Moreover, we also demonstrate that Tyr291 phosphorylation impairs PRMT1's ability to bind and methylate both proteins. In total, these studies demonstrate that Tyr291 phosphorylation alters both PRMT1 substrate specificity and protein-protein interacions.
Recommended Citation
Rust, Heather L.; Subramanian, Venkataraman; Thompson, Paul R.; and Young, Douglas D., Using Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis To Probe the Regulation of PRMT1 (2014). Acs Chemical Biology, 9(3), 1-7.
10.1021/cb400859z
DOI
10.1021/cb400859z
