M.Tsuyuguchi
et al.
(2018).
Crystal structures of human CK2α2 in new crystal forms arising from a subtle difference in salt concentration.
Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun,
74,
288-293.
PubMed id: 29717996
DOI: 10.1107/S2053230X18005204
Crystal structures of human CK2α2 in new crystal forms arising from a subtle difference in salt concentration.
M.Tsuyuguchi,
T.Nakaniwa,
T.Kinoshita.
ABSTRACT
The catalytic subunits of protein kinase CK2 are classified into two subtypes:
CK2α1 and CK2α2. CK2α1 is an attractive drug-discovery target for various
diseases such as cancers and nephritis. CK2α2 is defined as an off-target of
CK2α1 and is a potential target in the development of male contraceptive drugs.
High-resolution crystal structures of both isozymes are likely to provide
crucial clues for the design of selective inhibitors of CK2α1 and/or CK2α2. To
date, several crystal structures of CK2α1 have been solved at high resolutions
of beyond 1.5 Å. However, crystal structures of CK2α2 have barely achieved a
low resolution of around 3 Å because of the formation of needle-shaped
crystals. In this study, new crystal forms were exploited and one provided a
crystal structure of CK2α2 at 1.89 Å resolution. This result, together with
the structure of CK2α1, will assist in the development of highly selective
inhibitors for both isozymes.