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== Function == | == Function == | ||
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TBA1B_PIG TBA1B_PIG]] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/STMN4_RAT STMN4_RAT]] Exhibits microtubule-destabilizing activity.<ref>PMID:15039434</ref> <ref>PMID:12111843</ref> <ref>PMID:15014504</ref> [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TBB2B_BOVIN TBB2B_BOVIN]] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain (By similarity). | [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TBA1B_PIG TBA1B_PIG]] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/STMN4_RAT STMN4_RAT]] Exhibits microtubule-destabilizing activity.<ref>PMID:15039434</ref> <ref>PMID:12111843</ref> <ref>PMID:15014504</ref> [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TBB2B_BOVIN TBB2B_BOVIN]] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain (By similarity). | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | As a major component of the cytoskeleton, microtubules consist of alphabeta-tubulin heterodimers and have been recognized as attractive targets for cancer chemotherapy. Microtubule-stabilizing agents (MSAs) promote polymerization of tubulin and stabilize the polymer, preventing depolymerization. The molecular mechanisms by which MSAs stabilize microtubules remain elusive. Here we report a 2.05 A crystal structure of tubulin complexed with taccalonolide AJ, a newly identified taxane-site MSA. Taccalonolide AJ covalently binds to beta-tubulin D226. On AJ binding, the M-loop undergoes a conformational shift to facilitate tubulin polymerization. In this tubulin-AJ complex, the E-site of tubulin is occupied by GTP rather than GDP. Biochemical analyses confirm that AJ inhibits the hydrolysis of the E-site GTP. Thus, we propose that the beta-tubulin E-site is locked into a GTP-preferred status by AJ binding. Our results provide experimental evidence for the connection between MSA binding and tubulin nucleotide state, and will help design new MSAs to overcome taxane resistance. | ||
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| + | Mechanism of microtubule stabilization by taccalonolide AJ.,Wang Y, Yu Y, Li GB, Li SA, Wu C, Gigant B, Qin W, Chen H, Wu Y, Chen Q, Yang J Nat Commun. 2017 Jun 6;8:15787. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15787. PMID:28585532<ref>PMID:28585532</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 10:37, 3 August 2017
Crystal structure of T2R-TTL-taccalonolide AJ complex
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Categories: Bos taurus | Sus scrofa | Chen, Q | Wang, Y | Yang, J | Yu, Y | Complex | Inhibitor | Structural protein | Tubulin
