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A Biochemical Genomics Screen for Substrates of Ste20p Kinase Enables the In Silico Prediction of Novel Substrates

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  • Robert B Annan
  • Anna Y Lee
  • Ian D Reid
  • Azin Sayad
  • Malcolm Whiteway
  • Michael Hallett
  • David Y Thomas

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The Ste20/PAK family is involved in many cellular processes, including the regulation of actin-based cytoskeletal dynamics and the activation of MAPK signaling pathways. Despite its numerous roles, few of its substrates have been identified. To better characterize the roles of the yeast Ste20p kinase, we developed an in vitro biochemical genomics screen to identify its substrates. When applied to 539 purified yeast proteins, the screen reported 14 targets of Ste20p phosphorylation. We used the data resulting from our screen to build an in silico predictor to identify Ste20p substrates on a proteome-wide basis. Since kinase-substrate specificity is often mediated by additional binding events at sites distal to the phosphorylation site, the predictor uses the presence/absence of multiple sequence motifs to evaluate potential substrates. Statistical validation estimates a threefold improvement in substrate recovery over random predictions, despite the lack of a single dominant motif that can characterize Ste20p phosphorylation. The set of predicted substrates significantly overrepresents elements of the genetic and physical interaction networks surrounding Ste20p, suggesting that some of the predicted substrates are in vivo targets. We validated this combined experimental and computational approach for identifying kinase substrates by confirming the in vitro phosphorylation of polarisome components Bni1p and Bud6p, thus suggesting a mechanism by which Ste20p effects polarized growth.

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  • Robert B Annan & Anna Y Lee & Ian D Reid & Azin Sayad & Malcolm Whiteway & Michael Hallett & David Y Thomas, 2009. "A Biochemical Genomics Screen for Substrates of Ste20p Kinase Enables the In Silico Prediction of Novel Substrates," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(12), pages 1-15, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0008279
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008279
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