PMID- 26754054 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161230 LR - 20190109 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2016 Jan 12 TI - Computational analysis of prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2) mutations promoting polycythemia insurgence in humans. PG - 18716 LID - 10.1038/srep18716 [doi] LID - 18716 AB - Idiopathic erythrocytosis is a rare disease characterized by an increase in red blood cell mass due to mutations in proteins of the oxygen-sensing pathway, such as prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2). Here, we present a bioinformatics investigation of the pathological effect of twelve PHD2 mutations related to polycythemia insurgence. We show that few mutations impair the PHD2 catalytic site, while most localize to non-enzymatic regions. We also found that most mutations do not overlap the substrate recognition site, suggesting a novel PHD2 binding interface. After a structural analysis of both binding partners, we suggest that this novel interface is responsible for PHD2 interaction with the LIMD1 tumor suppressor. FAU - Minervini, Giovanni AU - Minervini G AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences and CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121, Padova, Italy. FAU - Quaglia, Federica AU - Quaglia F AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences and CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121, Padova, Italy. FAU - Tosatto, Silvio C E AU - Tosatto SC AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences and CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121, Padova, Italy. AD - CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121, Padova, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160112 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - EC 1.14.11.2 (EGLN1 protein, human) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Motifs MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Conserved Sequence MH - Genetic Association Studies MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/chemistry/*genetics/metabolism MH - Models, Molecular MH - *Mutation MH - Mutation, Missense MH - Polycythemia/*genetics/metabolism MH - Position-Specific Scoring Matrices MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Conformation MH - Protein Interaction Mapping MH - Protein Interaction Maps MH - Protein Stability MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA PMC - PMC4709589 EDAT- 2016/01/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/31 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/12 CRDT- 2016/01/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep18716 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep18716 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 12;6:18716. doi: 10.1038/srep18716.