1a12
From Proteopedia
REGULATOR OF CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION (RCC1) OF HUMAN
Overview
The gene encoding the regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) was cloned by virtue of its ability to complement the temperature-sensitive phenotype of the hamster cell line tsBN2, which undergoes premature chromosome condensation or arrest in the G1 phase of the cell cycle at non-permissive temperatures. RCC1 homologues have been identified in many eukaryotes, including budding and fission yeast. Mutations in the gene affect pre-messenger RNA processing and transport, mating, initiation of mitosis and chromatin decondensation, suggesting that RCC1 is important in the control of nucleo-cytoplasmic transport and the cell cycle. Biochemically, RCC1 is a guanine-nucleotide-exchange factor for the nuclear Ras homologue Ran; it increases the dissociation of Ran-bound GDP by 10(5)-fold. It may also bind to DNAvia a protein-protein complex. Here we show that the structure of human RCC1, solved to 1.7-A resolution by X-ray crystallography, consists of a seven-bladed propeller formed from internal repeats of 51-68 residues per blade. The sequence and structure of the repeats differ from those of WD40-domain proteins, which also form seven-bladed propellers and include the beta-subunits of G proteins. The nature of the structure explains the consequences of a wide range of known mutations. The region of the protein that is involved in guanine-nucleotide exchange is located opposite the region that is thought to be involved in chromosome binding.
About this Structure
1A12 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The 1.7 A crystal structure of the regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) reveals a seven-bladed propeller., Renault L, Nassar N, Vetter I, Becker J, Klebe C, Roth M, Wittinghofer A, Nature. 1998 Mar 5;392(6671):97-101. PMID:9510255 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 09:38:55 2008
