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  • Title: A basic residue, Lys 782, composes part of the ATP-binding site on the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase.
    Author: Klingbeil CK, Gill GN.
    Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys; 1999 Mar 01; 363(1):27-32. PubMed ID: 10049496.
    Abstract:
    To identify amino acids specific for tyrosine kinase activity, the role of several conserved basic residues in kinase function was tested. Modeling of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase domain based on the crystal structure of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and insulin receptor revealed several basic residues present on the surface of epidermal growth factor receptor. Using the molecular modeling program, GRASP, the basic residues Arg 779, Lys 782, and Lys 855 were shown to provide an area of positive charge to the surface of the molecule. To deduce the role of these residues in ATP and substrate binding, site-directed mutants were prepared and kinetic constants were measured. Mutation of Lys 855 to Ala destabilized the enzyme and caused partial inactivation. Mutation of either Arg 779 or Lys 782 had little effect on the Km value for peptide substrate. However, alteration of Lys 782 increased the Km value for ATP 28-fold, indicating a role for Lys 782 in binding ATP. Because residues similar to Lys 782 in the sequences of mitogen-activated protein kinase and insulin receptor make contact with a ribose hydroxyl of ATP, it is proposed that Lys 782 may be one of the residues composing the ribose-binding site of epidermal growth factor receptor.
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