Structural insights into the mechanism of phosphoregulation of the retinoblastoma protein.

The retinoblastoma susceptibility protein RB1 is a key regulator of cell proliferation and fate. RB1 operates through nucleating the formation of multi-component protein complexes involved in the regulation of gene transcription, chromatin structure and protein stability. Phosphorylation of RB1 by c...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina P Lamber, Fabienne Beuron, Edward P Morris, Dmitri I Svergun, Sibylle Mittnacht
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0058463&type=printable
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author Ekaterina P Lamber
Fabienne Beuron
Edward P Morris
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description The retinoblastoma susceptibility protein RB1 is a key regulator of cell proliferation and fate. RB1 operates through nucleating the formation of multi-component protein complexes involved in the regulation of gene transcription, chromatin structure and protein stability. Phosphorylation of RB1 by cyclin-dependent kinases leads to conformational alterations and inactivates the capability of RB1 to bind partner protein. Using small angle X-ray scattering in combination with single particle analysis of transmission electron microscope images of negative-stained material we present the first three-dimensional reconstruction of non-phosphorylated RB1 revealing an extended architecture and deduce the domain arrangement within the molecule. Phosphorylation results in an overt alteration of the molecular shape and dimensions, consistent with the transition to a compact globular architecture. The work presented provides what is to our knowledge the first description of the relative domain arrangement in active RB1 and predicts the molecular movement that leads to RB1 inactivation following protein phosphorylation.
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spelling doaj-art-2aab6e6b2e564bac8a760624e0f3f00a2025-08-20T03:25:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0183e5846310.1371/journal.pone.0058463Structural insights into the mechanism of phosphoregulation of the retinoblastoma protein.Ekaterina P LamberFabienne BeuronEdward P MorrisDmitri I SvergunSibylle MittnachtThe retinoblastoma susceptibility protein RB1 is a key regulator of cell proliferation and fate. RB1 operates through nucleating the formation of multi-component protein complexes involved in the regulation of gene transcription, chromatin structure and protein stability. Phosphorylation of RB1 by cyclin-dependent kinases leads to conformational alterations and inactivates the capability of RB1 to bind partner protein. Using small angle X-ray scattering in combination with single particle analysis of transmission electron microscope images of negative-stained material we present the first three-dimensional reconstruction of non-phosphorylated RB1 revealing an extended architecture and deduce the domain arrangement within the molecule. Phosphorylation results in an overt alteration of the molecular shape and dimensions, consistent with the transition to a compact globular architecture. The work presented provides what is to our knowledge the first description of the relative domain arrangement in active RB1 and predicts the molecular movement that leads to RB1 inactivation following protein phosphorylation.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0058463&type=printable
spellingShingle Ekaterina P Lamber
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Structural insights into the mechanism of phosphoregulation of the retinoblastoma protein.
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title Structural insights into the mechanism of phosphoregulation of the retinoblastoma protein.
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title_short Structural insights into the mechanism of phosphoregulation of the retinoblastoma protein.
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