9vl3
Cryo-EM structure of human lipid phosphate phosphatase 1 complexed with PO4 in nanodiscs
Structural highlights
FunctionPLPP1_HUMAN Magnesium-independent phospholipid phosphatase of the plasma membrane that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of a variety of glycerolipid and sphingolipid phosphate esters including phosphatidate/PA, lysophosphatidate/LPA, diacylglycerol pyrophosphate/DGPP, sphingosine 1-phosphate/S1P and ceramide 1-phosphate/C1P (PubMed:10962286, PubMed:17379599, PubMed:9305923, PubMed:9607309, PubMed:9705349). Also acts on N-oleoyl ethanolamine phosphate/N-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-ethanolamine phosphate, a potential physiological compound (PubMed:9607309). Through its extracellular phosphatase activity allows both the hydrolysis and the cellular uptake of these bioactive lipid mediators from the milieu, regulating signal transduction in different cellular processes (PubMed:10962286, PubMed:12909631, PubMed:15461590, PubMed:17379599). It is for instance essential for the extracellular hydrolysis of S1P and subsequent conversion into intracellular S1P (PubMed:17379599). Involved in the regulation of inflammation, platelets activation, cell proliferation and migration among other processes (PubMed:12909631, PubMed:15461590). May also have an intracellular activity to regulate phospholipid-mediated signaling pathways (By similarity).[UniProtKB:O08564][1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Publication Abstract from PubMedLipid phosphate phosphatases (LPPs) catalyze the dephosphorylation of a broad range of bioactive lipid phosphates, including lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine-1-phosphate, playing essential roles in embryonic vasculogenesis, cell differentiation and inflammation. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopic structure of human LPP1 as a tetramer with C4 symmetry. We capture the phosphohistidine intermediate state by using vanadate as a phosphate analog, where vanadate is coordinated by positively charged residues from three conserved motifs (C1, C2 and C3). Structural investigations of LPP1 variants with mutations in two catalytic histidine residues confirm that the histidine in the C2 motif facilitates phosphate bond cleavage. Enzymatic assays validate our structural observations. Additionally, a phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) molecule was discovered in the LPP1 structure, underscoring a potential regulatory role for PIP(2) in the catalytic activity of LPP1. Structural basis for the catalytic mechanism of human lipid phosphate phosphatases.,Yang M, Sun C, He Y, Qian H Nat Chem Biol. 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.1038/s41589-025-02121-w. PMID:41513850[8] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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