Structural highlights
Function
[TBA1A_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. [TBB_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.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structure of epothilone A, bound to alpha,beta-tubulin in zinc-stabilized sheets, was determined by a combination of electron crystallography at 2.89 angstrom resolution and nuclear magnetic resonance-based conformational analysis. The complex explains both the broad-based epothilone structure-activity relationship and the known mutational resistance profile. Comparison with Taxol shows that the longstanding expectation of a common pharmacophore is not met, because each ligand exploits the tubulin-binding pocket in a unique and independent manner.
The binding mode of epothilone A on alpha,beta-tubulin by electron crystallography.,Nettles JH, Li H, Cornett B, Krahn JM, Snyder JP, Downing KH Science. 2004 Aug 6;305(5685):866-9. PMID:15297674[1]
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References
- ↑ Nettles JH, Li H, Cornett B, Krahn JM, Snyder JP, Downing KH. The binding mode of epothilone A on alpha,beta-tubulin by electron crystallography. Science. 2004 Aug 6;305(5685):866-9. PMID:15297674 doi:10.1126/science.1099190
