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==Crystal structure of Pdcd4-eIF4A==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3eiq]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3EIQ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3EIQ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3eiq FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3eiq OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3eiq PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3eiq RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3eiq PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3eiq ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/IF4A1_HUMAN IF4A1_HUMAN] ATP-dependent RNA helicase which is a subunit of the eIF4F complex involved in cap recognition and is required for mRNA binding to ribosome. In the current model of translation initiation, eIF4A unwinds RNA secondary structures in the 5'-UTR of mRNAs which is necessary to allow efficient binding of the small ribosomal subunit, and subsequent scanning for the initiator codon.<ref>PMID:19153607</ref> <ref>PMID:19204291</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Pdcd4 is a tumour suppressor protein. It inhibits translation through interaction with translation initiator eIF4A, resulting in the suppression of neoplastic transformation and tumour invasion. Here, we present the crystal structures of an N-terminal-truncated Pdcd4 in free form and in complex with eIF4A. Upon binding to eIF4A, Pdcd4 undergoes a marked conformational change to form a heterotrimeric complex with eIF4A, with one Pdcd4 binding to two eIF4A molecules in two different modes. The binding of Pdcd4 to eIF4A is required to inhibit the enzymatic activity of eIF4A, translation initiation, and AP-1-dependent transcription. Both MA3 domains are required to efficiently compete with the C-terminal domain of eIF4G (eIF4Gc) for binding to eIF4A whereas a single MA3 is sufficient to inhibit translation. Our structural and mutational analyses reveal that Pdcd4 inhibits translation initiation by trapping eIF4A in an inactive conformation, and blocking its incorporation into the eIF4F complex.

Structural basis for translational inhibition by the tumour suppressor Pdcd4.,Loh PG, Yang HS, Walsh MA, Wang Q, Wang X, Cheng Z, Liu D, Song H EMBO J. 2009 Feb 4;28(3):274-85. Epub 2009 Jan 15. PMID:19153607<ref>PMID:19153607</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Cell death protein 3D structures|Cell death protein 3D structures]]
*[[Eukaryotic initiation factor 3D structures|Eukaryotic initiation factor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mus musculus]]
[[Category: Cheng Z]]
[[Category: Loh PG]]
[[Category: Song H]]