1l7c
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|PDB= 1l7c |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1l7c</scene>, resolution 2.50Å | |PDB= 1l7c |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1l7c</scene>, resolution 2.50Å | ||
|SITE= | |SITE= | ||
| - | |LIGAND= | + | |LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=MSE:SELENOMETHIONINE'>MSE</scene> |
|ACTIVITY= | |ACTIVITY= | ||
|GENE= | |GENE= | ||
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| + | |RESOURCES=<span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1l7c FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1l7c OCA], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1l7c PDBsum], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1l7c RCSB]</span> | ||
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[[Category: four-helix bundle]] | [[Category: four-helix bundle]] | ||
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alpha-catenin fragment, residues 385-651
Overview
alpha-Catenin is an integral component of adherens junctions, where it links cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton. alpha-Catenin is also required for the colocalization of the nectin/afadin/ponsin adhesion system to adherens junctions, and it specifically associates with the nectin-binding protein afadin. A proteolytic fragment of alpha-catenin, residues 385-651, contains the afadin-binding site. The three-dimensional structure of this fragment comprises two side-by-side four-helix bundles, both of which are required for afadin binding. The alpha-catenin fragment 385-651 binds afadin more strongly than the full-length protein, suggesting that the full-length protein harbors a cryptic binding site for afadin. Comparison of the alpha-catenin 385-651 structure with the recently solved structure of the alpha-catenin M-fragment (Yang, J., Dokurno, P., Tonks, N. K., and Barford, D. (2001) EMBO J. 20, 3645-3656) reveals a surprising flexibility in the orientation of the two four-helix bundles. alpha-Catenin and the actin-binding protein vinculin share sequence and most likely structural similarity within their actin-binding domains. Despite this homology, actin binding requires additional sequences adjacent to this region.
About this Structure
1L7C is a Single protein structure of sequence from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Biochemical and structural definition of the l-afadin- and actin-binding sites of alpha-catenin., Pokutta S, Drees F, Takai Y, Nelson WJ, Weis WI, J Biol Chem. 2002 May 24;277(21):18868-74. Epub 2002 Mar 20. PMID:11907041
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