2023
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases: No Longer Undruggable?
Shillingford S, Bennett A. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases: No Longer Undruggable? The Annual Review Of Pharmacology And Toxicology 2023, 63: 617-636. PMID: 36662585, PMCID: PMC10127142, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-051921-121923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesNeoplasmsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesSignal TransductionConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseSmall molecule inhibitionProtein kinaseCritical cellular functionsInhibition of PTPsProtein tyrosineCellular functionsProtein substratesPhosphorylated proteinsCell signalingTyrosine residuesAttractive therapeutic targetCellular effectsKinaseNumerous diseasesPTPDiscovery toolTherapeutic developmentTherapeutic targetMetabolic diseasesInhibitionDephosphorylationSignalingMKPProtein
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatalysisDual-Specificity PhosphatasesHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesConceptsMitogen-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
2020
An allosteric site on MKP5 reveals a strategy for small-molecule inhibition
Gannam Z, Min K, Shillingford SR, Zhang L, Herrington J, Abriola L, Gareiss PC, Pantouris G, Tzouvelekis A, Kaminski N, Zhang X, Yu J, Jamali H, Ellman JA, Lolis E, Anderson KS, Bennett AM. An allosteric site on MKP5 reveals a strategy for small-molecule inhibition. Science Signaling 2020, 13 PMID: 32843541, PMCID: PMC7569488, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aba3043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineDual-Specificity PhosphatasesEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansKineticsMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesMyoblastsProtein BindingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSmall Molecule LibrariesConceptsDystrophic muscle diseaseMitogen-activated protein kinaseMuscle diseaseTGF-β1Promising therapeutic targetP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetSmall molecule inhibitionSmad2 phosphorylationDiseasePotential targetSmall-molecule screenInhibitorsTreatmentInhibition
2019
Role of dual-specificity protein phosphatase DUSP10/MKP-5 in pulmonary fibrosis
Xylourgidis N, Min K, Ahangari F, Yu G, Herazo-Maya JD, Karampitsakos T, Aidinis V, Binzenhöfer L, Bouros D, Bennett AM, Kaminski N, Tzouvelekis A. Role of dual-specificity protein phosphatase DUSP10/MKP-5 in pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2019, 317: l678-l689. PMID: 31483681, PMCID: PMC6879900, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00264.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBleomycinDual-Specificity PhosphatasesFemaleFibroblastsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesPhosphorylationPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsPulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisFibrogenic genesLung fibroblastsM1 macrophage phenotypeIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHuman lung fibrosisGrowth factor-β1Levels of hydroxyprolineProtein kinase phosphatase 5IPF lungsReduced fibrosisMuscle fibrosisProfibrogenic effectsTGF-β1Smad7 levelsTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsFactor-β1FibrosisSmad3 phosphorylationEnhanced p38 MAPK activityP38 MAPK activityMyofibroblast differentiationMKP-5 expression