Structural highlights
Function
ACT_YEAST Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Dictyostelium, and Caenorhabditis elegans actin bound to gelsolin segment-1 have been solved and refined at resolutions between 1.9 and 1.75 A. These structures reveal several features relevant to the ATP hydrolytic mechanism, including identification of the nucleophilic water and the roles of Gln-137 and His-161 in positioning and activating the catalytic water, respectively. The involvement of these residues in the catalytic mechanism is consistent with yeast genetics studies. This work highlights both structural and mechanistic similarities with the small and trimeric G proteins and restricts the types of mechanisms responsible for the considerable enhancement of ATP hydrolysis associated with actin polymerization. The conservation of functionalities involved in nucleotide binding and catalysis also provide insights into the mechanistic features of members of the family of actin-related proteins.
The structure of nonvertebrate actin: implications for the ATP hydrolytic mechanism.,Vorobiev S, Strokopytov B, Drubin DG, Frieden C, Ono S, Condeelis J, Rubenstein PA, Almo SC Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 May 13;100(10):5760-5. Epub 2003 May 5. PMID:12732734[1]
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References
- ↑ Vorobiev S, Strokopytov B, Drubin DG, Frieden C, Ono S, Condeelis J, Rubenstein PA, Almo SC. The structure of nonvertebrate actin: implications for the ATP hydrolytic mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 May 13;100(10):5760-5. Epub 2003 May 5. PMID:12732734 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0832273100
