Structural analysis of human dual-specificity phosphatase 22 complexed with a phosphotyrosine-like substrate.
Lountos, G.T., Cherry, S., Tropea, J.E., Waugh, D.S.(2015) Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 71: 199-205
- PubMed: 25664796 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X15000217
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4WOH - PubMed Abstract: 
4-Nitrophenyl phosphate (p-nitrophenyl phosphate, pNPP) is widely used as a small molecule phosphotyrosine-like substrate in activity assays for protein tyrosine phosphatases. It is a colorless substrate that upon hydrolysis is converted to a yellow 4-nitrophenolate ion that can be monitored by absorbance at 405 nm. Therefore, the pNPP assay has been widely adopted as a quick and simple method to assess phosphatase activity and is also commonly used in assays to screen for inhibitors. Here, the first crystal structure is presented of a dual-specificity phosphatase, human dual-specificity phosphatase 22 (DUSP22), in complex with pNPP. The structure illuminates the molecular basis for substrate binding and may also facilitate the structure-assisted development of DUSP22 inhibitors.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.