1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structural basis of phosphatidylcholine recognition by the C2-domain of cytosolic phospholipase A2α

  1. Yoshinori Hirano
  2. Yong-Guang Gao
  3. Daniel J Stephenson
  4. Ngoc T Vu
  5. Lucy Malinina
  6. Dhirendra K Simanshu
  7. Charles E Chalfant
  8. Dinshaw J Patel
  9. Rhoderick E Brown  Is a corresponding author
  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
  2. University of Minnesota, United States
  3. University of South Florida, United States
  4. Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44760
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  1. Yoshinori Hirano
  2. Yong-Guang Gao
  3. Daniel J Stephenson
  4. Ngoc T Vu
  5. Lucy Malinina
  6. Dhirendra K Simanshu
  7. Charles E Chalfant
  8. Dinshaw J Patel
  9. Rhoderick E Brown
(2019)
Structural basis of phosphatidylcholine recognition by the C2-domain of cytosolic phospholipase A2α
eLife 8:e44760.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44760
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Abstract

Ca2+-stimulated translocation of cytosolic phospholipase A2α (cPLA2α) to the Golgi induces arachidonic acid production, the rate-limiting step in pro-inflammatory eicosanoid synthesis. Structural insights into the cPLA2α preference for phosphatidylcholine (PC)-enriched membranes have remained elusive. Here, we report cPLA2α C2-domain structure (2.2Å resolution) containing bound 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DHPC) and Ca2+ ions. Two Ca2+ are complexed at locations previously reported for lipid-free C2-domain. One of these Ca2+ along with a third Ca2+ bridge the C2-domain to the DHPC phosphate group, which also interacts with Asn65. Tyr96 plays a key role in lipid headgroup recognition via cation-π interaction with the PC trimethylammonium group. Mutagenesis analyses confirm Tyr96 and Asn65 function in PC binding selectivity by C2-domain and regulation of cPLA2α activity. The differing DHPC-binding mode of cPLA2α C2-domain, compared to phosphatidylserine or phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate binding by other C2-domains, expands and deepens knowledge of lipid-binding mechanisms mediated by C2-domains.

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  1. Yoshinori Hirano

    Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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  2. Yong-Guang Gao

    Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, United States
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  3. Daniel J Stephenson

    Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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  4. Ngoc T Vu

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States
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  5. Lucy Malinina

    Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, United States
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  6. Dhirendra K Simanshu

    Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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  7. Charles E Chalfant

    Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
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  8. Dinshaw J Patel

    Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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  9. Rhoderick E Brown

    Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, United States
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National Institutes of Health (HL125353)

  • Rhoderick E Brown

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

  • Yoshinori Hirano

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (I BX001792)

  • Charles E Chalfant

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Yoshinori Hirano
  2. Yong-Guang Gao
  3. Daniel J Stephenson
  4. Ngoc T Vu
  5. Lucy Malinina
  6. Dhirendra K Simanshu
  7. Charles E Chalfant
  8. Dinshaw J Patel
  9. Rhoderick E Brown
(2019)
Structural basis of phosphatidylcholine recognition by the C2-domain of cytosolic phospholipase A2α
eLife 8:e44760.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44760

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