3u4l

Cryocooled bovine profilin:actin crystal structure to 2.4 A

spinqualitylabelsall models 3u4l, resolution 2.40Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3u4l is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Bos taurus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.4Å Ligands: ACE, ATP, CA Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function ACTB_BOVIN Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. Publication Abstract from PubMed Actin is a ubiquitous eukaryotic protein that is responsible for cellular scaffolding, motility, and division. The ability of actin to form a helical filament is the driving force behind these cellular activities. Formation of a filament depends on the successful exchange of actin's ADP for ATP. Mammalian profilin is a small actin binding protein that catalyzes the exchange of nucleotide and facilitates the addition of an actin monomer to a growing filament. Here, crystal structures of profilin-actin have been determined to show an actively exchanging ATP. Structural analysis shows how the binding of profilin to the barbed end of actin causes a rotation of the small domain relative to the large domain. This conformational change is propagated to the ATP site and causes a shift in nucleotide loops, which in turn causes a repositioning of Ca(2+) to its canonical position as the cleft closes around ATP. Reversal of the solvent exposure of Trp356 is also involved in cleft closure. In addition, secondary calcium binding sites were identified. Structural basis for profilin-mediated actin nucleotide exchange.,Porta JC, Borgstahl GE J Mol Biol. 2012 Apr 20;418(1-2):103-16. Epub 2012 Feb 22. PMID:22366544 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Actin 3D structures Profilin 3D Structures

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