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| - | + | ==Crosslinked complex of actin with first W domain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus VopL== | |
| - | + | <StructureSection load='3m1f' size='340' side='right' caption='[[3m1f]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.89Å' scene=''> | |
| - | + | == Structural highlights == | |
| - | + | <table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3m1f]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryctolagus_cuniculus Oryctolagus cuniculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3M1F OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3M1F FirstGlance]. <br> | |
| - | ==Function== | + | </td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ATP:ADENOSINE-5-TRIPHOSPHATE'>ATP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene></td></tr> |
| + | <tr id='NonStdRes'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Non-Standard_Residue|NonStd Res:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=HIC:4-METHYL-HISTIDINE'>HIC</scene></td></tr> | ||
| + | <tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3m1f FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3m1f OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3m1f RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3m1f PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | ||
| + | </table> | ||
| + | == Function == | ||
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ACTS_RABIT ACTS_RABIT]] Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. | [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ACTS_RABIT ACTS_RABIT]] Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. | ||
| + | <div style="background-color:#fffaf0;"> | ||
| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | Actin filament nucleators initiate polymerization in cells in a regulated manner. The common architecture among these molecules consists of tandem WASP homology 2 domains (W domains) that recruit three to four actin subunits to form a polymerization nucleus. We describe a low-resolution crystal structure of an actin dimer assembled by tandem W domains, where the first W domain is cross-linked to Cys374 of the actin subunit bound to it, whereas the last W domain is followed by the C-terminal pointed end-capping helix of thymosin beta4. While the arrangement of actin subunits in the dimer resembles that of a long-pitch helix of the actin filament, important differences are observed. These differences result from steric hindrance of the W domain with intersubunit contacts in the actin filament. We also determined the structure of the first W domain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus VopL cross-linked to actin Cys374 and show it to be nearly identical with non-cross-linked W-Actin structures. This result validates the use of cross-linking as a tool for the study of actin nucleation complexes, whose natural tendency to polymerize interferes with most structural methods. Combined with a biochemical analysis of nucleation, the structures may explain why nucleators based on tandem W domains with short inter-W linkers have relatively weak activity, cannot stay bound to filaments after nucleation, and are unlikely to influence filament elongation. The findings may also explain why nucleation-promoting factors of the Arp2/3 complex, which are related to tandem-W-domain nucleators, are ejected from branch junctions after nucleation. We finally show that the simple addition of the C-terminal pointed end-capping helix of thymosin beta4 to tandem W domains can change their activity from actin filament nucleation to monomer sequestration. | ||
| - | + | Structure of a Longitudinal Actin Dimer Assembled by Tandem W Domains: Implications for Actin Filament Nucleation.,Rebowski G, Namgoong S, Boczkowska M, Leavis PC, Navaza J, Dominguez R J Mol Biol. 2010 Sep 6. PMID:20804767<ref>PMID:20804767</ref> | |
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Actin|Actin]] | *[[Actin|Actin]] | ||
| - | + | == References == | |
| - | == | + | <references/> |
| - | + | __TOC__ | |
| + | </StructureSection> | ||
[[Category: Oryctolagus cuniculus]] | [[Category: Oryctolagus cuniculus]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Dominguez, R | + | [[Category: Dominguez, R]] |
| - | [[Category: Namgoong, S | + | [[Category: Namgoong, S]] |
[[Category: Actin]] | [[Category: Actin]] | ||
[[Category: Actin-binding protein]] | [[Category: Actin-binding protein]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 24 December 2014
Crosslinked complex of actin with first W domain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus VopL
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