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Why can't a S/T kinase phosphorylate Y and why can't a Y kinase phosphorylate S? A....

Why can't a S/T kinase phosphorylate Y and why can't a Y kinase phosphorylate S?

A. Y is too large to fit into the shallow cleft of an S/T kinase and S is too short to contact the γ phosphate of ATP in the deep cleft of a Y kinase.

B. Y is too short to fit into the deep cleft of a S/T kinase and S is too large to contact the γ phosphate of ATP in the shallow cleft of a Y kinase.

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Look at the structure of serine/threonine and tyrosine. Tyrosine has an benzene ring in side chain and is an aromatic amino acids. This make tyrosine bulkier than the serine and threonine. This prevents the Y to fit into shallow cleft of an S/T by steric hindrance. Rest of the structure of is almost same between the S/T and Y.

So option A, (Y is too large to fit into the shallow cleft of S/T kinase and S is too short to contact the Y phosphate of ATP in deep cleft of Y kinase) is the correct answer.

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