2024
Spatiotemporal control of subcellular O-GlcNAc signaling using Opto-OGT
Ong Q, Lim L, Goh C, Liao Y, Chan S, Lim C, Kam V, Yap J, Tseng T, Desrouleaux R, Wang L, Ler S, Lim S, Kim S, Sobota R, Bennett A, Han W, Yang X. Spatiotemporal control of subcellular O-GlcNAc signaling using Opto-OGT. Nature Chemical Biology 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39543398, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01770-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-GlcNAc transferaseO-GlcNAcLocalized to specific subcellular sitesResponse to insulin stimulationPost-translational modification of intracellular proteinsModification of intracellular proteinsO-GlcNAc signalingPost-translational modificationsTargeting O-GlcNAc transferaseSpatiotemporal controlMulticellular organismsOGT activityOrganelle functionO-GlcNAcylationSubcellular sitesMTORC activitySignal transductionIntracellular proteinsNutrient-sensing signalsCell signalingInsulin stimulationPlasma membraneGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsAkt phosphorylation
2022
A novel site on dual-specificity phosphatase MKP7/DUSP16 is required for catalysis and MAPK binding
Shillingford S, Zhang L, Surovtseva Y, Dorry S, Lolis E, Bennett AM. A novel site on dual-specificity phosphatase MKP7/DUSP16 is required for catalysis and MAPK binding. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102617. PMID: 36272649, PMCID: PMC9676401, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMAPK bindingRegulatory mechanismsAllosteric siteMKP family membersNovel allosteric siteSmall molecule targetingMAPK/JNKAdditional regulatory mechanismsPhosphatase functionPhosphatase domainP38 MAPK/JNKProtein kinaseMKP7Site mutantsMAPK signalingAllosteric pocketMolecule targetingMAPK dephosphorylationMutantsNovel siteJNKCatalytic siteDephosphorylation