NMR structure of the human dematin headpiece S74E mutantNMR structure of the human dematin headpiece S74E mutant

Structural highlights

1zv6 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR
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Function

DEMA_HUMAN Actin-bundling protein. May function in mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Dematin is an actin binding protein from the junctional complex of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton. The protein has two actin binding sites and bundles actin filaments in vitro. This actin bundling activity is reversibly regulated by phosphorylation in the carboxyl terminal "headpiece" domain (DHP). DHP is a typical villin-type headpiece actin binding motif and contains a flexible N-terminal loop and an alpha-helical C-terminal subdomain that is phosphorylated at Ser74. The NMR structure of a Ser74-to-Glu mutant (DHPs74e) closely mimics the conformation of phosphorylated DHP. The negative charge at Ser74 does not alter the conformation of the C-terminal subdomain, but attracts the N-terminal loop toward the C terminus, changing the orientation of the N-terminal subdomain. NMR relaxation studies also indicate reduced mobility in the N-terminal loop in DHPs74e. Thus, phosphorylation in DHP serves as a switch controlling the conformational state of DHP and the actin bundling activity of dematin.

A phosphorylation-induced conformation change in dematin headpiece.,Jiang ZG, McKnight CJ Structure. 2006 Feb;14(2):379-87. PMID:16472756[2]

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References

  1. Lutchman M, Kim AC, Cheng L, Whitehead IP, Oh SS, Hanspal M, Boukharov AA, Hanada T, Chishti AH. Dematin interacts with the Ras-guanine nucleotide exchange factor Ras-GRF2 and modulates mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Eur J Biochem. 2002 Jan;269(2):638-49. PMID:11856323
  2. Jiang ZG, McKnight CJ. A phosphorylation-induced conformation change in dematin headpiece. Structure. 2006 Feb;14(2):379-87. PMID:16472756 doi:10.1016/j.str.2005.11.007
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