6i4e

Crystal Structure of Plasmodium falciparum actin I in the Mg-ADP state

spinqualitylabelsall models 6i4e, resolution 1.22Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6i4e is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus and Plasmodium falciparum 3D7. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.22Å Ligands: ADP, BME, BTB, CA, MG, PEG, SCN Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function ACT1_PLAF7 Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. Actin assembles into short polymer microfilaments, these are thought to contribute to parasite gliding motility. Publication Abstract from PubMed Plasmodium actins form very short filaments and have a noncanonical link between ATP hydrolysis and polymerization. Long filaments are detrimental to the parasites, but the structural factors constraining Plasmodium microfilament lengths have remained unknown. Using high-resolution crystallography, we show that magnesium binding causes a slight flattening of the Plasmodium actin I monomer, and subsequent phosphate release results in a more twisted conformation. Thus, the Mg-bound monomer is closer in conformation to filamentous (F) actin than the Ca form, and this likely facilitates polymerization. A coordinated potassium ion resides in the active site during hydrolysis and leaves together with the phosphate, a process governed by the position of the Arg178/Asp180-containing A loop. Asp180 interacts with either Lys270 or His74, depending on the protonation state of the histidine, while Arg178 links the inner and outer domains (ID and OD) of the actin protomer. Hence, the A loop acts as a switch between stable and unstable filament conformations, the latter leading to fragmentation. Our data provide a comprehensive model for polymerization, ATP hydrolysis and phosphate release, and fragmentation of parasite microfilaments. Similar mechanisms may well exist in canonical actins, although fragmentation is much less favorable due to several subtle sequence differences as well as the methylation of His73, which is absent on the corresponding His74 in Plasmodium actin I. Atomic view into Plasmodium actin polymerization, ATP hydrolysis, and fragmentation.,Kumpula EP, Lopez AJ, Tajedin L, Han H, Kursula I PLoS Biol. 2019 Jun 14;17(6):e3000315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000315. PMID:31199804 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Actin 3D structures Gelsolin 3D structures

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