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PDBsum entry 2znd

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Apoptosis PDB id
2znd
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Protein chain
167 a.a.
Ligands
MRD ×5
PO4 ×2
Metals
_NA ×3
Waters ×131

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Key reference
Title Structural basis for ca2+ -Dependent formation of alg-2/alix peptide complex: ca2+/ef3-Driven arginine switch mechanism.
Authors H.Suzuki, M.Kawasaki, T.Inuzuka, M.Okumura, T.Kakiuchi, H.Shibata, S.Wakatsuki, M.Maki.
Ref. Structure, 2008, 16, 1562-1573. [DOI no: 10.1016/j.str.2008.07.012]
PubMed id 18940611
Abstract
ALG-2 belongs to the penta-EF-hand (PEF) protein family and interacts with various intracellular proteins, such as Alix and TSG101, that are involved in endosomal sorting and HIV budding. Through X-ray crystallography, we solved the structures of Ca(2+)-free and -bound forms of N-terminally truncated human ALG-2 (des3-20ALG-2), Zn(2+)-bound form of full-length ALG-2, and the structure of the complex between des3-23ALG-2 and the peptide corresponding to Alix799-814 in Zn(2+)-bound form. Binding of Ca(2+) to EF3 enables the side chain of Arg125, present in the loop connecting EF3 and EF4, to move enough to make a primary hydrophobic pocket accessible to the critical PPYP motif, which partially overlaps with the GPP motif for the binding of Cep55 (centrosome protein 55 kDa). Based on these results, together with the results of in vitro binding assay with mutant ALG-2 and Alix proteins, we propose a Ca(2+)/EF3-driven arginine switch mechanism for ALG-2 binding to Alix.
Figure 1.
Figure 1. Schematic Representations of ALG-2 and Alix
Human ALG-2 has a Gly/Pro-rich N-terminal region followed by the PEF domain containing five EF-hands (EF1–EF5) with eight α helices (α1–α8). The first and second helices in each EF hand are alternatively named, for instance, helix E1 and helix F1, respectively. An alternatively spliced isoform (lacking Gly121-Phe122) is designated ALG-2^ΔGF122 in this article. Recombinant proteins of full-length ALG-2 and two types of N-terminal deletion mutants (des3-20ALG-2 and des3-23ALG-2) were crystallized. Alix has three distinct domains, named Bro1, V, and Pro-rich. A 16-mer synthetic oligopeptide of the ABS in Alix (Alix ABS peptide) was used for cocrystallization.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Comparison of Ca^2+-Free and Ca^2+-Bound Forms and Zn^2+-Bound Form of ALG-2
(A–C) Structures of EF1 (A), EF3 (B), and EF5 (C) of Ca^2+-free form (cyan) and Ca^2+-bound form (magenta) of des3-20ALG-2 and Zn^2+-bound form (green) of full-length ALG-2 are superimposed and shown in ribbon representation in side views and top views by aligning helices of (A) α1 (E1), (B) α4 (E3), and (C) α7 (E5), respectively, with the secondary structure matching program in COOT. Calcium atoms and zinc atoms are shown as yellow spheres and gray spheres, respectively.
(D) Overall structures of dimeric ALG-2 molecules in the three forms are aligned at α7 of molecule A and shown in wire presentation. The N-terminal Gly/Pro-rich region is invisible.
The above figures are reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (2008, 16, 1562-1573) copyright 2008.
Secondary reference #1
Title Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of an apoptosis-Linked calcium-Binding protein alg-2.
Authors F.Wu, M.Zhang, W.Gong.
Ref. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr, 2001, 57, 1162-1163.
PubMed id 11468406
Abstract
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