Phosducin (Pdc) is a conserved phosphoprotein that, when unphosphorylated, binds with high affinity to the complex of βγ-subunits of G protein transducin (Gtβγ). The ability of Pdc to bind to Gtβγ is inhibited through its phosphorylation at S54 and S73 within the N-terminal domain (Pdc-ND) followed by association with the scaffolding protein 14-3-3. However, the molecular basis for the 14-3-3-dependent inhibition of Pdc binding to Gtβγ is unclear. By using small-angle x-ray scattering, high-resolution NMR spectroscopy, and limited proteolysis coupled with mass spectrometry, we show that phosphorylated Pdc and 14-3-3 form a complex in which the Pdc-ND region 45-80, which forms a part of Pdc's Gtβγ binding surface and contains both phosphorylation sites, is restrained within the central channel of the 14-3-3 dimer, with both 14-3-3 binding motifs simultaneously participating in protein association. The N-terminal part of Pdc-ND is likely located outside the central channel of the 14-3-3 dimer, but Pdc residues 20-30, which are also involved in Gtβγ binding, are positioned close to the surface of the 14-3-3 dimer. The C-terminal domain of Pdc is located outside the central channel and its structure is unaffected by the complex formation. These results indicate that the 14-3-3 protein-mediated inhibition of Pdc binding to Gtβγ is based on steric occlusion of Pdc's Gtβγ binding surface.

BioCeV Institute of Microbiology Czech Academy of Sciences Vestec Czech Republic; Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

CEITEC Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic

Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic; Institute of Physiology Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic

Institute of Physiology Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic

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