6ugd

From Proteopedia

Katanin hexamer in the spiral conformation in complex with substrate

Structural highlights

6ugd is a 7 chain structure with sequence from Caenorhabditis elegans and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.5Å
Ligands:
Experimental data:	Check to display Experimental Data
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

KTNA1_CAEEL Catalytic subunit of a complex which severs microtubules in an ATP-dependent manner. Microtubule severing may promote rapid reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays. Required specifically for meiotic spindle formation in the female germline; the presence of this protein is inimical to the formation of mitotic spindles (PubMed:8027178, PubMed:10809666, PubMed:12885567). In body wall muscles, regulates organization of myosin thick filaments (PubMed:22621901).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_03023]^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

References

↑ Srayko M, Buster DW, Bazirgan OA, McNally FJ, Mains PE. MEI-1/MEI-2 katanin-like microtubule severing activity is required for Caenorhabditis elegans meiosis. Genes Dev. 2000 May 1;14(9):1072-84. PMID:10809666
↑ Yang HY, McNally K, McNally FJ. MEI-1/katanin is required for translocation of the meiosis I spindle to the oocyte cortex in C elegans. Dev Biol. 2003 Aug 1;260(1):245-59. PMID:12885567
↑ Wilson KJ, Qadota H, Mains PE, Benian GM. UNC-89 (obscurin) binds to MEL-26, a BTB-domain protein, and affects the function of MEI-1 (katanin) in striated muscle of Caenorhabditis elegans. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Jul;23(14):2623-34. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E12-01-0055. Epub 2012, May 23. PMID:22621901 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-01-0055
↑ Clark-Maguire S, Mains PE. Localization of the mei-1 gene product of Caenorhaditis elegans, a meiotic-specific spindle component. J Cell Biol. 1994 Jul;126(1):199-209. PMID:8027178