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==Crystal structure of MAL RPEL domain in complex with importin-alpha== | |||
=== | <StructureSection load='3tpm' size='340' side='right' caption='[[3tpm]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.10Å' scene=''> | ||
== Structural highlights == | |||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3tpm]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3TPM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3TPM FirstGlance]. <br> | |||
</td></tr><tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[3tpo|3tpo]], [[3tpq|3tpq]]</td></tr> | |||
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">Kpna2 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10090 Mus musculus]), Mkl1 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10090 Mus musculus])</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=3tpm FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3tpm OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3tpm RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3tpm PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | |||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |||
The coordination of cytoskeletal actin dynamics with gene expression reprogramming is emerging as a crucial mechanism to control diverse cellular processes, including cell migration, differentiation and neuronal circuit assembly. The actin-binding transcriptional coactivator MAL (also known as MRTF-A/MKL1/BSAC) senses G-actin concentration and transduces Rho GTPase signals to serum response factor (SRF). MAL rapidly shuttles between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in unstimulated cells but Rho-induced depletion of G-actin leads to MAL nuclear accumulation and activation of transcription of SRF:MAL-target genes. Although the molecular and structural basis of actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of MAL is not understood fully, it is proposed that nuclear import of MAL is mediated by importin alpha/beta heterodimer, and that G-actin competes with importin alpha/beta for the binding to MAL. Here we present structural, biochemical and cell biological evidence that MAL has a classical bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) in the N-terminal 'RPEL' domain containing Arg-Pro-X-X-X-Glu-Leu (RPEL) motifs. The NLS residues of MAL adopt an extended conformation and bind along the surface groove of importin-alpha, interacting with the major- and minor-NLS binding sites. We also present a crystal structure of wild-type MAL RPEL domain in complex with five G-actins. Comparison of the importin-alpha- and actin-complexes revealed that the binding of G-actins to MAL is associated with folding of NLS residues into a helical conformation that is inappropriate for importin-alpha recognition. | |||
Sensing actin dynamics: structural basis for G-actin-sensitive nuclear import of MAL.,Hirano H, Matsuura Y Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Oct 22;414(2):373-8. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.079. Epub 2011 Sep 21. PMID:21964294<ref>PMID:21964294</ref> | |||
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Importin|Importin]] | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category: Mus musculus]] | [[Category: Mus musculus]] | ||
[[Category: Hirano, H | [[Category: Hirano, H]] | ||
[[Category: Matsuura, Y | [[Category: Matsuura, Y]] | ||
[[Category: Nuclear import]] | [[Category: Nuclear import]] | ||
[[Category: Protein transport-transcription complex]] | [[Category: Protein transport-transcription complex]] |
Revision as of 09:48, 21 December 2014
Crystal structure of MAL RPEL domain in complex with importin-alphaCrystal structure of MAL RPEL domain in complex with importin-alpha
Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMedThe coordination of cytoskeletal actin dynamics with gene expression reprogramming is emerging as a crucial mechanism to control diverse cellular processes, including cell migration, differentiation and neuronal circuit assembly. The actin-binding transcriptional coactivator MAL (also known as MRTF-A/MKL1/BSAC) senses G-actin concentration and transduces Rho GTPase signals to serum response factor (SRF). MAL rapidly shuttles between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in unstimulated cells but Rho-induced depletion of G-actin leads to MAL nuclear accumulation and activation of transcription of SRF:MAL-target genes. Although the molecular and structural basis of actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of MAL is not understood fully, it is proposed that nuclear import of MAL is mediated by importin alpha/beta heterodimer, and that G-actin competes with importin alpha/beta for the binding to MAL. Here we present structural, biochemical and cell biological evidence that MAL has a classical bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) in the N-terminal 'RPEL' domain containing Arg-Pro-X-X-X-Glu-Leu (RPEL) motifs. The NLS residues of MAL adopt an extended conformation and bind along the surface groove of importin-alpha, interacting with the major- and minor-NLS binding sites. We also present a crystal structure of wild-type MAL RPEL domain in complex with five G-actins. Comparison of the importin-alpha- and actin-complexes revealed that the binding of G-actins to MAL is associated with folding of NLS residues into a helical conformation that is inappropriate for importin-alpha recognition. Sensing actin dynamics: structural basis for G-actin-sensitive nuclear import of MAL.,Hirano H, Matsuura Y Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Oct 22;414(2):373-8. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.079. Epub 2011 Sep 21. PMID:21964294[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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