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PDBsum entry 1a2k

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Transport/nuclear protein PDB id
1a2k

 

 

 

 

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Protein chains
124 a.a. *
196 a.a. *
Ligands
GDP ×3
SO4
Metals
_MG ×3
Waters ×148
* Residue conservation analysis
Superseded by: 5bxq
PDB id:
1a2k
Name: Transport/nuclear protein
Title: Gdpran-ntf2 complex
Structure: Nuclear transport factor 2. Chain: a, b. Synonym: ntf2, p10, pp15. Engineered: yes. Ran. Chain: c, d, e. Synonym: gsp1p, tc4. Engineered: yes
Source: Rattus norvegicus. Norway rat. Organism_taxid: 10116. Cell_line: bl21. Expressed in: escherichia coli bl21(de3). Expression_system_taxid: 469008. Canis lupus familiaris. Dog. Organism_taxid: 9615.
Biol. unit: Pentamer (from PQS)
Resolution:
2.50Å     R-factor:   0.215     R-free:   0.273
Authors: M.Stewart,H.M.Kent,A.J.Mccoy
Key ref:
M.Stewart et al. (1998). Structural basis for molecular recognition between nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) and the GDP-bound form of the Ras-family GTPase Ran. J Mol Biol, 277, 635-646. PubMed id: 9533885 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1602
Date:
06-Jan-98     Release date:   29-Apr-98    
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Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P61972  (NTF2_RAT) -  Nuclear transport factor 2 from Rattus norvegicus
Seq:
Struc:
127 a.a.
124 a.a.
Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P62825  (RAN_CANLF) -  GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran from Canis lupus familiaris
Seq:
Struc:
216 a.a.
196 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain

 

 
DOI no: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1602 J Mol Biol 277:635-646 (1998)
PubMed id: 9533885  
 
 
Structural basis for molecular recognition between nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) and the GDP-bound form of the Ras-family GTPase Ran.
M.Stewart, H.M.Kent, A.J.McCoy.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) and the Ras-family GTPase Ran are two soluble components of the nuclear protein import machinery. NTF2 binds GDP-Ran selectively and this interaction is important for efficient nuclear protein import in vivo. We have used X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of the macromolecular complex formed between GDP-Ran and nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) at 2.5 A resolution. The interaction interface involves primarily the putative switch II loop of Ran (residues 65 to 78) and the hydrophobic cavity and surrounding surface of NTF2. The major contribution to the interaction made by the switch II loop accounts for the ability of NTF2 to discriminate between GDP and GTP-bound forms of Ran. The aromatic side-chain of Ran Phe72 inserts into the NTF2 cavity and accounts for 22% of the surface area buried by the interaction interface, while salt bridges are formed between Lys71 and Arg76 of Ran with Asp92/Asp94 and Glu42 of NTF2, respectively. These salt bridges account for the inhibition of the Ran-NTF2 interaction by NTF2 mutants such as E42 K and D92/94N in which the negatively charged residues surrounding the cavity were altered. Because the interaction interface maintains the positions of key Ran residues involved in binding MgGDP, NTF2 binding may help stabilize the switch state of Ran, possibly in the context of targeting it to other components of the nuclear protein import machinery to specify directionality of transport. The binding of GDP-Ran at the NTF2 cavity raises the possibility that this interaction might be modulated by a metabolite or small molecule substrate for NTF2's putative enzymatic activity.
 
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Figure 4.
Figure 4. Stereo view showing the arrangement of residues contributing to the molecular surface at the top of the hydrophobic cavity of NTF2 (shown as a stick model) and the aromatic ring of Ran Phe72 (shown as a CPK model) in the complex. The ring of Ran Phe72 is lodged in the cavity surrounded by the hydrophobic side-chains of NTF2 Trp41, Leu59, Phe61, Ile64, Leu89, Ala91, Met97, Phe119 and Leu121. The remainder of the switch II region of GDP-Ran and its interaction interface with NTF2 is illustrated in Figure 5.
Figure 6.
Figure 6. Schematic illustration showing key features of the interface between NTF2 and GDP-Ran. The switch II loop of Ran interfaces primarily with residues that contribute to the molecular surface of the upper portion of the hydrophobic cavity of NTF2 and also with negatively charged residues (Glu42, Asp92 and Asp94) that surround the entrance to the cavity. The switch I loop of Ran interacts with the NTF2 C terminus (Leu123, His124 and Asn125) that is poorly ordered in NTF2 crystals [Bullock et al 1996].
 
  The above figures are reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (1998, 277, 635-646) copyright 1998.  
  Figures were selected by an automated process.  

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PDB codes: 2bhm 2bhv
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  Structure, 9, 859-867.
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Dissecting the interactions between NTF2, RanGDP, and the nucleoporin XFXFG repeats.
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  Cell Struct Funct, 25, 217-225.  
10666614 R.P.Baker, and M.Stewart (2000).
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Monoclonal antibodies to NTF2 inhibit nuclear protein import by preventing nuclear translocation of the GTPase Ran.
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Upstream and downstream of ran GTPase.
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Identification of an NTF2-related factor that binds Ran-GTP and regulates nuclear protein export.
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Transport between the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm.
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Structural view of the Ran-Importin beta interaction at 2.3 A resolution.
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Putative reaction intermediates in Crm1-mediated nuclear protein export.
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Efficiency of importin alpha/beta-mediated nuclear localization sequence recognition and nuclear import. Differential role of NTF2.
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Pictures in cell biology. Structures of nuclear-transport components.
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NTF2 mediates nuclear import of Ran.
  EMBO J, 17, 6587-6598.  
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