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==1.65 Angstrom crystal structure of the Cys71Val variant in the fungal photoreceptor VVD==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3d72]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurospora_crassa Neurospora crassa]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3D72 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3D72 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=FAD:FLAVIN-ADENINE+DINUCLEOTIDE'>FAD</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[2pd7|2pd7]], [[2pd8|2pd8]], [[2pdt|2pdt]], [[2pdr|2pdr]]</td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">vvd, G17A4.050 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=5141 Neurospora crassa])</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3d72 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3d72 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3d72 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3d72 PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The fungal photoreceptor Vivid (VVD) plays an important role in the adaptation of blue-light responses in Neurospora crassa. VVD, an FAD-binding LOV (light, oxygen, voltage) protein, couples light-induced cysteinyl adduct formation at the flavin ring to conformational changes in the N-terminal cap (Ncap) of the VVD PAS domain. Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), equilibrium ultracentrifugation, and static and dynamic light scattering show that these conformational changes generate a rapidly exchanging VVD dimer, with an expanded hydrodynamic radius. A three-residue N-terminal beta-turn that assumes two different conformations in a crystal structure of a VVD C71V variant is essential for light-state dimerization. Residue substitutions at a critical hinge between the Ncap and PAS core can inhibit or enhance dimerization, whereas a Tyr to Trp substitution at the Ncap-PAS interface stabilizes the light-state dimer. Cross-linking through engineered disulfides indicates that the light-state dimer differs considerably from the dark-state dimer found in VVD crystal structures. These results verify the role of Ncap conformational changes in gating the photic response of N. crassa and indicate that LOV-LOV homo- or heterodimerization may be a mechanism for regulating light-activated gene expression.

Light activation of the LOV protein vivid generates a rapidly exchanging dimer.,Zoltowski BD, Crane BR Biochemistry. 2008 Jul 8;47(27):7012-9. Epub 2008 Jun 14. PMID:18553928<ref>PMID:18553928</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Neurospora crassa]]
[[Category: Crane, B R]]
[[Category: Zoltowski, B D]]
[[Category: Blue-light]]
[[Category: Circadian]]
[[Category: Lov]]
[[Category: Pa]]
[[Category: Photoreceptor]]
[[Category: Signaling protein]]
[[Category: Vvd]]