The crystal structure of Sar1[H79G]-GDP provides insight into the coat-controlled GTP hydrolysis in the disassembly of COP IIThe crystal structure of Sar1[H79G]-GDP provides insight into the coat-controlled GTP hydrolysis in the disassembly of COP II
Structural highlights
2fa9 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Cho cell lines. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
[SAR1B_CRIGR] Involved in transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus. Activated by the guanine nucleotide exchange factor PREB. Involved in the selection of the protein cargo and the assembly of the COPII coat complex.[1][2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
↑Kuge O, Dascher C, Orci L, Rowe T, Amherdt M, Plutner H, Ravazzola M, Tanigawa G, Rothman JE, Balch WE. Sar1 promotes vesicle budding from the endoplasmic reticulum but not Golgi compartments. J Cell Biol. 1994 Apr;125(1):51-65. PMID:8138575
↑Aridor M, Fish KN, Bannykh S, Weissman J, Roberts TH, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Balch WE. The Sar1 GTPase coordinates biosynthetic cargo selection with endoplasmic reticulum export site assembly. J Cell Biol. 2001 Jan 8;152(1):213-29. PMID:11149932