Publication Abstract from PubMed
p97/VCP is a member of the AAA ATPase family and has roles in both membrane fusion and ubiquitin dependent protein degradation. Here, we present a 3.6A crystal structure of murine p97 in which D2 domain has been modelled as poly-alanine and the remaining approximately 100 residues are absent. The resulting structure illustrates a head-to-tail packing arrangement of the two p97 AAA domains in a natural hexameric state with D1 ADP bound and D2 nucleotide free. The head-to-tail packing arrangement observed in this structure is in contrast to our previously predicted tail-to-tail packing model. The linker between the D1 and D2 domains is partially disordered, suggesting a flexible nature. Normal mode analysis of the crystal structure suggests anti-correlated motions and distinct conformational states of the two AAA domains.
The crystal structure of murine p97/VCP at 3.6A.,Huyton T, Pye VE, Briggs LC, Flynn TC, Beuron F, Kondo H, Ma J, Zhang X, Freemont PS J Struct Biol. 2003 Dec;144(3):337-48. PMID:14643202[1]
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