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==Arf GTPase from the asgard Gerdarchaea : GerdArfR1 bound to GTP==
<StructureSection load='8oum' size='340' side='right'caption='[[8oum]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.67&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8oum]] is a 5 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgard_group_archaeon Asgard group archaeon]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8OUM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8OUM FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.67&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=GTP:GUANOSINE-5-TRIPHOSPHATE'>GTP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8oum FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8oum OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8oum PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8oum RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8oum PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8oum ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A0A8J7ZFD1_9ARCH A0A8J7ZFD1_9ARCH] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The evolution of eukaryotes is a fundamental event in the history of life. The closest prokaryotic lineage to eukaryotes, the Asgardarchaeota, encode proteins previously found only in eukaryotes, providing insight into their archaeal ancestor. Eukaryotic cells are characterized by endomembrane organelles, and the Arf family GTPases regulate organelle dynamics by recruiting effector proteins to membranes upon activation. The Arf family is ubiquitous among eukaryotes, but its origins remain elusive. Here we report a group of prokaryotic GTPases, the ArfRs, which are widely present in Asgardarchaeota. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that eukaryotic Arf family proteins arose from the ArfR group. Expression of representative Asgardarchaeota ArfR proteins in yeast and X-ray crystallographic studies show that ArfR GTPases possess the mechanism of membrane binding and structural features unique to Arf family proteins. Our results indicate that Arf family GTPases originated in the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes, consistent with aspects of the endomembrane system evolving early in eukaryogenesis.

The Asgard archaeal origins of Arf family GTPases involved in eukaryotic organelle dynamics.,Vargova R, Chevreau R, Alves M, Courbin C, Terry K, Legrand P, Elias M, Menetrey J, Dacks JB, Jackson CL Nat Microbiol. 2025 Feb;10(2):495-508. doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01904-6. Epub 2025 , Jan 23. PMID:39849086<ref>PMID:39849086</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Asgard group archaeon]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Dacks JB]]
[[Category: Elias M]]
[[Category: Jackson C]]
[[Category: Menetrey J]]
[[Category: Vargova R]]