4ap4 | pdb_00004ap4

Rnf4 - ubch5a - ubiquitin heterotrimeric complex

spinqualitylabelsall models 4ap4, resolution 2.21Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4ap4 is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: ZN Related: 2c4p, 2yho Activity: Ubiquitin--protein ligase, with EC number 6.3.2.19 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed Ubiquitin modification is mediated by a large family of specificity determining ubiquitin E3 ligases. To facilitate ubiquitin transfer, RING E3 ligases bind both substrate and a ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzyme linked to ubiquitin via a thioester bond, but the mechanism of transfer has remained elusive. Here we report the crystal structure of the dimeric RING domain of rat RNF4 in complex with E2 (UbcH5A) linked by an isopeptide bond to ubiquitin. While the E2 contacts a single protomer of the RING, ubiquitin is folded back onto the E2 by contacts from both RING protomers. The carboxy-terminal tail of ubiquitin is locked into an active site groove on the E2 by an intricate network of interactions, resulting in changes at the E2 active site. This arrangement is primed for catalysis as it can deprotonate the incoming substrate lysine residue and stabilize the consequent tetrahedral transition-state intermediate. Structure of a RING E3 ligase and ubiquitin-loaded E2 primed for catalysis.,Plechanovova A, Jaffray EG, Tatham MH, Naismith JH, Hay RT Nature. 2012 Sep 6;489(7414):115-20. PMID:22842904 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme Ubiquitin protein ligase

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