SARS-CoV-2-derived protein Orf9b enhances MARK2 activity via interaction with the autoinhibitory KA1 domain.
Microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 2 (MARK2) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase that regulates cell polarity and immune responses. Here, we report that Orf9b, one of the accessory proteins encoded in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, increases MARK2 activity via interaction with the autoinhibitory KAI domain. We found that co-expression of Orf9b enhances the ... kinase activity of MARK2 in HEK293 cells. Orf9b does not bind to or enhance the activity of the mutant form of MARK2 lacking the KA1 domain. Orf9b lowers inhibitory phosphorylation of MARK2 at T595 while mutation experiments indicate that this site is dispensable for Orf9b-mediated enhancement of MARK2 activity. Our results suggest that Orf9b enhances MARK2 activity by binding the autoinhibitory KA1 domain, which closely interacts with the kinase domain.
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COVID-19, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein Domains, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, SARS-CoV-2, Viral Proteins
COVID-19, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein Domains, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, SARS-CoV-2, Viral Proteins
FEBS Lett
Date: Oct. 01, 2024
PubMed ID: 38969617
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