5fnv

a new complex structure of tubulin with an alpha-beta unsaturated lactonea new complex structure of tubulin with an alpha-beta unsaturated lactone

Structural highlights

5fnv is a 6 chain structure with sequence from [1] and Sus scrofa. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:	, , , , , ,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

[TBA1B_PIG] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. [STMN4_RAT] Exhibits microtubule-destabilizing activity.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] [TBB_PIG] Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Molecules that alter the normal dynamics of microtubule assembly and disassembly include many anticancer drugs in clinical use. So far all such therapeutics target beta-tubulin, and structural biology has explained the basis of their action and permitted design of new drugs. However, by shifting the profile of beta-tubulin isoforms, cancer cells become resistant to treatment. Compounds that bind to alpha-tubulin are less well characterized and unexploited. The natural product pironetin is known to bind to alpha-tubulin and is a potent inhibitor of microtubule polymerization. Previous reports had identified that pironetin reacts with lysine-352 residue however analogues designed on this model had much lower potency, which was difficult to explain, hindering further development. We report crystallographic and mass spectrometric data that reveal that pironetin forms a covalent bond to cysteine-316 in alpha-tubulin via a Michael addition reaction. These data provide a basis for the rational design of alpha-tubulin targeting chemotherapeutics.

Pironetin reacts covalently with cysteine-316 of alpha-tubulin to destabilize microtubule.,Yang J, Wang Y, Wang T, Jiang J, Botting CH, Liu H, Chen Q, Yang J, Naismith JH, Zhu X, Chen L Nat Commun. 2016 Jun 30;7:12103. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12103. PMID:27357539^[4]

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References

↑ Nakao C, Itoh TJ, Hotani H, Mori N. Modulation of the stathmin-like microtubule destabilizing activity of RB3, a neuron-specific member of the SCG10 family, by its N-terminal domain. J Biol Chem. 2004 May 28;279(22):23014-21. Epub 2004 Mar 22. PMID:15039434 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M313693200
↑ Gavet O, El Messari S, Ozon S, Sobel A. Regulation and subcellular localization of the microtubule-destabilizing stathmin family phosphoproteins in cortical neurons. J Neurosci Res. 2002 Jun 1;68(5):535-50. PMID:12111843 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.10234
↑ Ravelli RB, Gigant B, Curmi PA, Jourdain I, Lachkar S, Sobel A, Knossow M. Insight into tubulin regulation from a complex with colchicine and a stathmin-like domain. Nature. 2004 Mar 11;428(6979):198-202. PMID:15014504 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02393
↑ Yang J, Wang Y, Wang T, Jiang J, Botting CH, Liu H, Chen Q, Yang J, Naismith JH, Zhu X, Chen L. Pironetin reacts covalently with cysteine-316 of alpha-tubulin to destabilize microtubule. Nat Commun. 2016 Jun 30;7:12103. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12103. PMID:27357539 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12103

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OCA

[1] Nakao C, Itoh TJ, Hotani H, Mori N. Modulation of the stathmin-like microtubule destabilizing activity of RB3, a neuron-specific member of the SCG10 family, by its N-terminal domain. J Biol Chem. 2004 May 28;279(22):23014-21. Epub 2004 Mar 22. PMID:15039434 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M313693200

[2] Gavet O, El Messari S, Ozon S, Sobel A. Regulation and subcellular localization of the microtubule-destabilizing stathmin family phosphoproteins in cortical neurons. J Neurosci Res. 2002 Jun 1;68(5):535-50. PMID:12111843 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.10234

[3] Ravelli RB, Gigant B, Curmi PA, Jourdain I, Lachkar S, Sobel A, Knossow M. Insight into tubulin regulation from a complex with colchicine and a stathmin-like domain. Nature. 2004 Mar 11;428(6979):198-202. PMID:15014504 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02393

[4] Yang J, Wang Y, Wang T, Jiang J, Botting CH, Liu H, Chen Q, Yang J, Naismith JH, Zhu X, Chen L. Pironetin reacts covalently with cysteine-316 of alpha-tubulin to destabilize microtubule. Nat Commun. 2016 Jun 30;7:12103. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12103. PMID:27357539 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12103

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