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Phosphomimetic Mutation at Ser165 of α-Tubulin Promotes the Persistence of GTP Caps in Microtubules.
Biochemistry - 19 Jul 2022
Maddula Vinay, Holtzman Nathalia S, Nagan Maria C, Rotenberg Susan A
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Protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated phosphorylation of α-tubulin at Ser165 or expression of phosphomimetic (S165D)-α-tubulin stimulates microtubule (MT) polymerization (Cytoskeleton 2014, 71, 257-272). Ser165 lies near the interface between adjacent αβ-tubulin heterodimers and helix H8, which contains Glu254, the catalytic residue in α-tubulin that hydrolyzes the exchangeable GTP in β-tubulin (β:GTP) and triggers MT...
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