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Structural basis of actin sequestration by thymosin-B4: Implications for arp2/3 activation
Overview
The WH2 (Wiscott-Aldridge syndrome protein homology domain 2) repeat is an actin interacting motif found in monomer sequestering and filament assembly proteins. We have stabilized the prototypical WH2 family member, thymosin-beta4 (Tbeta4), with respect to actin, by creating a hybrid between gelsolin domain 1 and the C-terminal half of Tbeta4 (G1-Tbeta4). This hybrid protein sequesters actin monomers, severs actin filaments and acts as a leaky barbed end cap. Here, we present the structure of the G1-Tbeta4:actin complex at 2 A resolution. The structure reveals that Tbeta4 sequesters by capping both ends of the actin monomer, and that exchange of actin between Tbeta4 and profilin is mediated by a minor overlap in binding sites. The structure implies that multiple WH2 motif-containing proteins will associate longitudinally with actin filaments. Finally, we discuss the role of the WH2 motif in arp2/3 activation.
About this Structure
1T44 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens, mus musculus and Oryctolagus cuniculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural basis of actin sequestration by thymosin-beta4: implications for WH2 proteins., Irobi E, Aguda AH, Larsson M, Guerin C, Yin HL, Burtnick LD, Blanchoin L, Robinson RC, EMBO J. 2004 Sep 15;23(18):3599-608. Epub 2004 Aug 26. PMID:15329672 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 09:29:54 2008
