3d72

1.65 Angstrom crystal structure of the Cys71Val variant in the fungal photoreceptor VVD1.65 Angstrom crystal structure of the Cys71Val variant in the fungal photoreceptor VVD

Structural highlights 3d72 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Neurospora crassa. The March 2015 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Phototropin by David Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2015_3. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.65Å Ligands: Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q1K5Y8_NEUCR Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The fungal photoreceptor Vivid (VVD) plays an important role in the adaptation of blue-light responses in Neurospora crassa. VVD, an FAD-binding LOV (light, oxygen, voltage) protein, couples light-induced cysteinyl adduct formation at the flavin ring to conformational changes in the N-terminal cap (Ncap) of the VVD PAS domain. Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), equilibrium ultracentrifugation, and static and dynamic light scattering show that these conformational changes generate a rapidly exchanging VVD dimer, with an expanded hydrodynamic radius. A three-residue N-terminal beta-turn that assumes two different conformations in a crystal structure of a VVD C71V variant is essential for light-state dimerization. Residue substitutions at a critical hinge between the Ncap and PAS core can inhibit or enhance dimerization, whereas a Tyr to Trp substitution at the Ncap-PAS interface stabilizes the light-state dimer. Cross-linking through engineered disulfides indicates that the light-state dimer differs considerably from the dark-state dimer found in VVD crystal structures. These results verify the role of Ncap conformational changes in gating the photic response of N. crassa and indicate that LOV-LOV homo- or heterodimerization may be a mechanism for regulating light-activated gene expression. Light activation of the LOV protein vivid generates a rapidly exchanging dimer.,Zoltowski BD, Crane BR Biochemistry. 2008 Jul 8;47(27):7012-9. Epub 2008 Jun 14. PMID:18553928 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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