Crystal structure of human CDK4 in complex with a D-type cyclin

Philip J. Day, Anne Cleasby, Ian J. Tickle, Marc O'Reilly, Joe E. Coyle, Finn P. Holding, Rachel L. McMenamin, Jeff Yon, Rajiv Chopra, Christoph Lengauer, Harren Jhoti

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Abstract

The cyclin D1-cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) complex is a key regulator of the transition through the G 1 phase of the cell cycle. Among the cyclin/CDKs, CDK4 and cyclin D1 are the most frequently activated by somatic genetic alterations in multiple tumor types. Thus, aberrant regulation of the CDK4/cyclin D1 pathway plays an essential role in oncogenesis; hence, CDK4 is a genetically validated therapeutic target. Although X-ray crystallographic structures have been determined for various CDK/cyclin complexes, CDK4/cyclin D1 has remained highly refractory to structure determination. Here, we report the crystal structure of CDK4 in complex with cyclin D1 at a resolution of 2.3 Å. Although CDK4 is bound to cyclin D1 and has a phosphorylated T-loop, CDK4 is in an inactive conformation and the conformation of the heterodimer diverges from the previously known CDK/cyclin binary complexes, which suggests a unique mechanism for the process of CDK4 regulation and activation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4166-4170
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume106
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 17 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CDK4
  • Cell cycle
  • Cyclind
  • Kinase
  • X-ray

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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