Structure of the yeast plasma membrane SNARE complexStructure of the yeast plasma membrane SNARE complex

Structural highlights

3b5n is a 12 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.6Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

SNC1_YEAST SNC1 and SNC2 are vesicle-targeting proteins essential for normal secretory traffic between the Golgi and the plasma membrane. They may also be involved in vesicle fusion.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

SNARE proteins form a complex that leads to membrane fusion between vesicles, organelles, and plasma membrane in all eukaryotic cells. We report the 1.7A resolution structure of the SNARE complex that mediates exocytosis at the plasma membrane in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Similar to its neuronal and endosomal homologues, the S. cerevisiae SNARE complex forms a parallel four-helix bundle in the center of which is an ionic layer. The S. cerevisiae SNARE complex exhibits increased helix bending near the ionic layer, contains water-filled cavities in the complex core, and exhibits reduced thermal stability relative to mammalian SNARE complexes. Mutagenesis experiments suggest that the water-filled cavities contribute to the lower stability of the S. cerevisiae complex.

The structure of the yeast plasma membrane SNARE complex reveals destabilizing water-filled cavities.,Strop P, Kaiser SE, Vrljic M, Brunger AT J Biol Chem. 2008 Jan 11;283(2):1113-9. Epub 2007 Oct 22. PMID:17956869[1]

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References

  1. Strop P, Kaiser SE, Vrljic M, Brunger AT. The structure of the yeast plasma membrane SNARE complex reveals destabilizing water-filled cavities. J Biol Chem. 2008 Jan 11;283(2):1113-9. Epub 2007 Oct 22. PMID:17956869 doi:10.1074/jbc.M707912200

3b5n, resolution 1.60Å

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