5td8
Crystal structure of an Extended Dwarf Ndc80 Complex
Structural highlights
FunctionNDC80_YEAST Acts as a component of the essential kinetochore-associated NDC80 complex, which is involved in chromosome segregation and spindle checkpoint activity.[1] [2] [3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe heterotetrameric Ndc80 complex establishes connectivity along the principal longitudinal axis of a kinetochore. Its two heterodimeric subcomplexes, each with a globular end and a coiled-coil shaft, connect end-to-end to create a approximately 600 A long rod spanning the gap from centromere-proximal structures to spindle microtubules. Neither subcomplex has a known function on its own, but the heterotetrameric organization and the characteristics of the junction are conserved from yeast to man. We have determined crystal structures of two shortened ("dwarf") Ndc80 complexes that contain the full tetramer junction and both globular ends. The junction connects two alpha-helical coiled coils through regions of four-chain and three-chain overlap. The complexity of its structure depends on interactions among conserved amino-acid residues, suggesting a binding site for additional cellular factor(s) not yet identified. Conserved Tetramer Junction in the Kinetochore Ndc80 Complex.,Valverde R, Ingram J, Harrison SC Cell Rep. 2016 Nov 15;17(8):1915-1922. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.10.065. PMID:27851957[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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