5fnv

a new complex structure of tubulin with an alpha-beta unsaturated lactone

spinqualitylabelsall models 5fnv, resolution 2.61Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 5fnv is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Gallus gallus, Rattus norvegicus and Sus scrofa. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.61Å Ligands: ACP, CA, GDP, GTP, MES, MG, X3H Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function 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. Publication Abstract from PubMed Molecules that alter the normal dynamics of microtubule assembly and disassembly include many anticancer drugs in clinical use. So far all such therapeutics target beta-tubulin, and structural biology has explained the basis of their action and permitted design of new drugs. However, by shifting the profile of beta-tubulin isoforms, cancer cells become resistant to treatment. Compounds that bind to alpha-tubulin are less well characterized and unexploited. The natural product pironetin is known to bind to alpha-tubulin and is a potent inhibitor of microtubule polymerization. Previous reports had identified that pironetin reacts with lysine-352 residue however analogues designed on this model had much lower potency, which was difficult to explain, hindering further development. We report crystallographic and mass spectrometric data that reveal that pironetin forms a covalent bond to cysteine-316 in alpha-tubulin via a Michael addition reaction. These data provide a basis for the rational design of alpha-tubulin targeting chemotherapeutics. Pironetin reacts covalently with cysteine-316 of alpha-tubulin to destabilize microtubule.,Yang J, Wang Y, Wang T, Jiang J, Botting CH, Liu H, Chen Q, Yang J, Naismith JH, Zhu X, Chen L Nat Commun. 2016 Jun 30;7:12103. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12103. PMID:27357539 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Stathmin-4 3D structures Tubulin 3D Structures Tubulin tyrosine ligase 3D structures

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