Isoform-selective disruption of AKAP-localized PKA using hydrocarbon stapled peptides

ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Mar 21;9(3):635-42. doi: 10.1021/cb400900r. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Abstract

A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) play an important role in the spatial and temporal regulation of protein kinase A (PKA) by scaffolding critical intracellular signaling complexes. Here we report the design of conformationally constrained peptides that disrupt interactions between PKA and AKAPs in an isoform-selective manner. Peptides derived from the A Kinase Binding (AKB) domain of several AKAPs were chemically modified to contain an all-hydrocarbon staple and target the docking/dimerization domain of PKA-R, thereby occluding AKAP interactions. The peptides are cell-permeable against diverse human cell lines, are highly isoform-selective for PKA-RII, and can effectively inhibit interactions between AKAPs and PKA-RII in intact cells. These peptides can be applied as useful reagents in cell-based studies to selectively disrupt AKAP-localized PKA-RII activity and block AKAP signaling complexes. In summary, the novel hydrocarbon-stapled peptides developed in this study represent a new class of AKAP disruptors to study compartmentalized RII-regulated PKA signaling in cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • A Kinase Anchor Proteins / chemistry
  • A Kinase Anchor Proteins / metabolism*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell-Penetrating Peptides / chemistry*
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / chemistry
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Fluorescence Polarization
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Library
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • A Kinase Anchor Proteins
  • Cell-Penetrating Peptides
  • Peptide Library
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases