3khe | pdb_00003khe

Crystal structure of the calcium-loaded calmodulin-like domain of the CDPK, 541.m00134 from toxoplasma gondii

spinqualitylabelsall models 3khe, resolution 1.95Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3khe is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Toxoplasma gondii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CA, GOL, MG Gene: TGME49_105860 (Toxoplasma gondii) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum 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 PubMed We recently determined the first structures of inactivated and calcium-activated calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) from Apicomplexa. Calcium binding triggered a large conformational change that constituted a new mechanism in calcium signaling and a novel EF-hand fold (CAD, for CDPK activation domain). Thus we set out to determine if this mechanism was universal to all CDPKs. We solved additional CDPK structures, including one from the species Plasmodium. We highlight the similarities in sequence and structure across apicomplexan and plant CDPKs, and strengthen our observations that this novel mechanism could be universal to canonical CDPKs. Our new structures demonstrate more detailed steps in the mechanism of calcium activation and possible key players in regulation. Residues involved in making the largest conformational change are the most conserved across Apicomplexa, leading us to propose that the mechanism is indeed conserved. CpCDPK3_CAD and PfCDPK_CAD were captured at a possible intermediate conformation, lending insight into the order of activation steps. PfCDPK3_CAD adopts an activated fold, despite having an inactive EF-hand sequence in the N-terminal lobe. We propose that for most apicomplexan CDPKs, the mode of activation will be similar to that seen in our structures, while specific regulation of the inactive and active forms will require further investigation. Proteins 2011. (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Structures of parasitic CDPK domains point to a common mechanism of activation.,Wernimont AK, Amani M, Qiu W, Pizarro JC, Artz JD, Lin YH, Lew J, Hutchinson A, Hui R Proteins. 2011 Mar;79(3):803-20. doi: 10.1002/prot.22919. Epub 2010 Dec 3. PMID:21287613 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Calcium-dependent protein kinase

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