Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

14-3-3 proteins inactivate DAPK2 by promoting its dimerization and protecting key regulatory phosphosites

  • Matej Horvath,
  • Olivia Petrvalska,
  • Petr Herman,
  • Veronika Obsilova,
  • Tomas Obsil

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02518-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Horvath et al. structurally and biochemically characterize the full-length human DAPK2-14-3-3 complex to investigate the effects of binding to DAPK2 on its dimerization, activation by dephosphorylation of Ser318, and Ca2+/calmodulin binding. Their results provide mechanistic insights into 14- 3-3-mediated DAPK2 inhibition and highlight the potential of the DAPK2:14-3-3 complex as a target for anti-inflammatory therapies.