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==The crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain of KcsA==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3efd]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3EFD OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3EFD FirstGlance]. <br>
</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=3efd FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3efd OCA], [http://pdbe.org/3efd PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3efd RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3efd PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3efd ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
KcsA is a proton-activated, voltage-modulated K(+) channel that has served as the archetype pore domain in the Kv channel superfamily. Here, we have used synthetic antigen-binding fragments (Fabs) as crystallographic chaperones to determine the structure of full-length KcsA at 3.8 A, as well as that of its isolated C-terminal domain at 2.6 A. The structure of the full-length KcsA-Fab complex reveals a well-defined, 4-helix bundle that projects approximately 70 A toward the cytoplasm. This bundle promotes a approximately 15 degrees bending in the inner bundle gate, tightening its diameter and shifting the narrowest point 2 turns of helix below. Functional analysis of the full-length KcsA-Fab complex suggests that the C-terminal bundle remains whole during gating. We suggest that this structure likely represents the physiologically relevant closed conformation of KcsA.

Crystal structure of full-length KcsA in its closed conformation.,Uysal S, Vasquez V, Tereshko V, Esaki K, Fellouse FA, Sidhu SS, Koide S, Perozo E, Kossiakoff A Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 3. PMID:19346472<ref>PMID:19346472</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Antibody 3D structures|Antibody 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia coli]]
[[Category: Mus musculus]]
[[Category: Esaki, K]]
[[Category: Fellouse, F A]]
[[Category: Koide, S]]
[[Category: Kossiakoff, A]]
[[Category: Perozo, E]]
[[Category: Sidhu, S S]]
[[Category: Tereshko, V]]
[[Category: Uysal, S]]
[[Category: Vasquez, V]]
[[Category: C-terminus]]
[[Category: Helix bundle]]
[[Category: Immune system]]