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PDBsum entry 3fwc

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Cell cycle, transcription PDB id
3fwc
Contents
Protein chains
145 a.a.
83 a.a.
87 a.a.
92 a.a.
78 a.a.
Ligands
SO4 ×4
Waters ×122

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Title Sus1, Cdc31, And the sac3 cid region form a conserved interaction platform that promotes nuclear pore association and mRNA export.
Authors D.Jani, S.Lutz, N.J.Marshall, T.Fischer, A.Köhler, A.M.Ellisdon, E.Hurt, M.Stewart.
Ref. Mol Cell, 2009, 33, 727-737. [DOI no: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.01.033]
PubMed id 19328066
Abstract
The yeast Sac3:Cdc31:Sus1:Thp1 (TREX-2) complex facilitates the repositioning and association of actively transcribing genes with nuclear pores (NPCs)-"gene gating"-that is central to integrating transcription, processing, and mRNA nuclear export. We present here the crystal structure of Sus1 and Cdc31 bound to a central region of Sac3 (the CID domain) that is crucial for its function. Sac3(CID) forms a long, gently undulating alpha helix around which one Cdc31 and two Sus1 chains are wrapped. Sus1 has an articulated helical hairpin fold that facilitates its wrapping around Sac3. In vivo studies using engineered mutations that selectively disrupted binding of individual chains to Sac3 indicated that Sus1 and Cdc31 function synergistically to promote NPC association of TREX-2 and mRNA nuclear export. These data indicate Sac3(CID) provides a scaffold within TREX-2 to integrate interactions between protein complexes to facilitate the coupling of transcription and mRNA export during gene expression.
Figure 2.
Overview of Crystal Structure of the Sac3^CID:Cdc31:Sus1 Complex (A) Surface view. (B) Secondary structure schematic. Cdc31 is yellow, Sac3 is red, Sus1A is blue, and Sus1B is cyan. Residues 723 --805 of Sac3 form a continuous, 12.5 nm-long, gently undulating, [alpha] helix to which one Cdc31 and two Sus1 (Sus1A and Sus1B) chains bind. (C) Schematic of the principal residues that are buried in the interfaces between Sac3 and its partners. Dashed lines represent putative H bonds. Mol Cell. 2009 March 27; 33(6-2): 727–737. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.01.033. Copyright [copyright] 2009 ELL & Excerpta Medica
Figure 3.
Sus1:Sac3 Interaction (A and B) The hinges between the rigid Sus1 [alpha] helices enable the molecule to wrap around the Sac3^CID helix, shown in red. (C) End-on view showing Sus1 wrapping around the Sac3 helix like fingers gripping a rod. (D) Sus1 sequences showing the conservation of both the helices ([alpha]1, [alpha]2, [alpha]3, [alpha]4, and [alpha]5) and the hinges between them. Single Gly residues (yellow) form the hinges between helices [alpha]1/[alpha]2 and [alpha]2/[alpha]3. A kink introduced by a Pro in helix [alpha]4 enhances the intimacy of the contact with Sac3. Mol Cell. 2009 March 27; 33(6-2): 727–737. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.01.033. Copyright [copyright] 2009 ELL & Excerpta Medica
The above figures are reprinted from an Open Access publication published by Cell Press: Mol Cell (2009, 33, 727-737) copyright 2009.
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