3ryc

Tubulin: RB3 stathmin-like domain complexTubulin: RB3 stathmin-like domain complex

Structural highlights 3ryc is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Ovis aries and Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: , , , NonStd Res: Related: 3ryf, 3ryh, 3ryi Gene: Stmn4 (Rattus norvegicus) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed Tubulin alternates between a soluble curved structure and a microtubule straight conformation. GTP binding to alphabeta-tubulin is required for microtubule assembly, but whether this triggers conversion into a straighter structure is still debated. This is due, at least in part, to the lack of structural data for GTP-tubulin before assembly. Here, we report atomic-resolution crystal structures of soluble tubulin in the GDP and GTP nucleotide states in a complex with a stathmin-like domain. The structures differ locally in the neighborhood of the nucleotide. A loop movement in GTP-bound tubulin favors its recruitment to the ends of growing microtubules and facilitates its curved-to-straight transition, but this conversion has not proceeded yet. The data therefore argue for the conformational change toward the straight structure occurring as microtubule-specific contacts are established. They also suggest a model for the way the tubulin structure is modified in relation to microtubule assembly. The determinants that govern microtubule assembly from the atomic structure of GTP-tubulin.,Nawrotek A, Knossow M, Gigant B J Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 9;412(1):35-42. Epub 2011 Jul 23. PMID:21787788 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Tubulin

spinqualitylabelsall models 3ryc, resolution 2.10Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image