Solution structure of SHIP2 SH2 domain and its interaction with a phosphotyrosine peptide from c-MET.

Zi Wang, Yao Nie, Kunxiao Zhang, Henghao Xu, Theresa A Ramelot, Michael A Kennedy, Maili Liu, Jiang Zhu, Yunhuang Yang

Journal: Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 2019;656():31-37

PMID: 30165040

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Abstract

SH2 domain-containing inositol 5-phosphatase 2 (SHIP2) binds with the Y1356-phosphorylated hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor, c-MET, through its SH2 domain, which is essential for the role of SHIP2 in HGF-induced cell scattering and cell spreading. Previously, the experimental structure of the SH2 domain from SHIP2 (SHIP2-SH2) had not been reported, and its interaction with the Y1356-phosphorylated c-MET had not been investigated from a structural point of view. In this study, the solution structure of SHIP2-SH2 was determined by NMR spectroscopy, where it was found to adopt a typical SH2-domain fold that contains a positively-charged pocket for binding to phosphotyrosine (pY). The interaction between SHIP2-SH2 and a pY-containing peptide from c-MET (Y1356 phosphorylated) was investigated through NMR titrations. The results showed that the binding affinity of SHIP2-SH2 with the phosphopeptide is at low micromolar level, and the binding interface consists of the positively-charged pocket and its surrounding regions. Furthermore, R28, S49 and R70 were identified as key residues for the binding and may directly interact with the pY. Taken together, these findings provide structural insights into the binding of SHIP2-SH2 with the Y1356-phosphorylated c-MET, and lay a foundation for further studies of the interactions between SHIP2-SH2 and its various binding partners.

Address: State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China.; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, United States.; State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.; State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. Electronic address: [email protected].; State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.08.012