2ami | pdb_00002ami
From Proteopedia
Solution Structure Of The Calcium-loaded N-Terminal Sensor Domain Of Centrin
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Structural highlights
Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedCentrin is an essential component of microtubule-organizing centers in organisms ranging from algae and yeast to humans. It is an EF-hand calcium-binding protein with homology to calmodulin but distinct calcium binding properties. In a previously proposed model, the C-terminal domain of centrin serves as a constitutive anchor to target proteins, and the N-terminal domain serves as the sensor of calcium signals. The three-dimensional structure of the N-terminal domain of Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii centrin has been determined in the presence of calcium by solution NMR spectroscopy. The domain is found to occupy an open conformation typical of EF-hand calcium sensors. Comparison of the N- and C-terminal domains of centrin reveals a structural and biochemical basis for the domain specificity of interactions with its cellular targets and the distinct nature of centrin relative to other EF-hand proteins. An NMR titration of the centrin N-terminal domain with a fragment of the known centrin target Sfi1 reveals binding of the peptide to a discrete site on the protein, which supports the proposal that the N-terminal domain serves as a calcium sensor in centrin. Structure of the N-terminal calcium sensor domain of centrin reveals the biochemical basis for domain-specific function.,Sheehan JH, Bunick CG, Hu H, Fagan PA, Meyn SM, Chazin WJ J Biol Chem. 2006 Feb 3;281(5):2876-81. Epub 2005 Nov 29. PMID:16317001[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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