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==P. falciparum essential light chain, N-terminal domain==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6tj4]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_falciparum_3D7 Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6TJ4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6TJ4 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]] 1.5&#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=6tj4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6tj4 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6tj4 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6tj4 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6tj4 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6tj4 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8IJM4_PLAF7 Q8IJM4_PLAF7] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Gliding, a type of motility based on an actin-myosin motor, is specific to apicomplexan parasites. Myosin A binds two light chains which further interact with glideosome associated proteins and assemble into the glideosome. The role of individual glideosome proteins is unclear due to the lack of structures of larger glideosome assemblies. Here, we investigate the role of essential light chains (ELCs) in Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum and present their crystal structures as part of trimeric sub-complexes. We show that although ELCs bind a conserved MyoA sequence, P. falciparum ELC adopts a distinct structure in the free and MyoA-bound state. We suggest that ELCs enhance MyoA performance by inducing secondary structure in MyoA and thus stiffen its lever arm. Structural and biophysical analysis reveals that calcium binding has no influence on the structure of ELCs. Our work represents a further step towards understanding the mechanism of gliding in Apicomplexa.

Structural role of essential light chains in the apicomplexan glideosome.,Pazicky S, Dhamotharan K, Kaszuba K, Mertens HDT, Gilberger T, Svergun D, Kosinski J, Weininger U, Low C Commun Biol. 2020 Oct 13;3(1):568. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01283-8. PMID:33051581<ref>PMID:33051581</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Myosin 3D Structures|Myosin 3D Structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]]
[[Category: Loew C]]
[[Category: Pazicky S]]