p150TSP, a conserved nuclear phosphoprotein that contains multiple tetratricopeptide repeats and binds specifically to SH2 domains

J Biol Chem. 1996 Mar 22;271(12):6952-62. doi: 10.1074/jbc.271.12.6952.

Abstract

Src homology 2 (SH2) domains are structural modules that function in the assembly of multicomponent signaling complexes by binding to specific phosphopeptides. The tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) is a distinct structural motif that has been suggested to mediate protein-protein interactions. Among SH2-binding phosphoproteins purified from the mouse B cell lymphoma A20, a 150-kDa species was identified and the corresponding complementary DNA (cDNA) was molecularly cloned. This protein encoded by this cDNA, which we have termed p150TSP (for TPR-containing, SH2-binding phosphoprotein), is located predominantly in the nucleus and is highly conserved in evolution. The gene encoding p150TSP (Tsp) was mapped to chromosome 7 of the mouse with gene order: centromere-Tyr-Wnt11-Tsp-Zp2. The amino-terminal two-thirds of p150TSP consist almost entirely of tandemly arranged TPR units, which mediate specific, homotypic protein interactions in transfected cells. The carboxyl-terminal third of p150TSP, which is serine- and glutamic acid-rich, is essential for SH2 binding; this interaction is dependent on serine/threonine phosphorylation but independent of tyrosine phosphorylation. The sequence and binding properties of p150TSP suggest that it may mediate interactions between TPR-containing and SH2-containing proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
  • Nuclear Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics*
  • Phosphoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Transcription Factors
  • src Homology Domains*

Substances

  • CTR9 protein, human
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Peptides
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Sh2bp1 protein, mouse
  • Transcription Factors
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • RNA

Associated data

  • GENBANK/L49502