NMR structure of an F-actin-binding "headpiece" motif from villin
NMR structure of an F-actin-binding "headpiece" motif from villin
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DOI:
10.1006/jmbi.1999.3321
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发表时间:
1999-12-17
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
McKnight, CJ
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作者:
Vardar, D;Buckley, DA;McKnight, CJ
A growing family of F-actin-bundling proteins harbors a modular F-actin-binding headpiece domain at the C terminus. Headpiece provides one of the two F-actin-binding sites essential for filament bundling. Here, we report the first structure of a functional headpiece domain. The NMR structure of chicken villin headpiece (HP67) reveals two subdomains that share a tightly packed hydrophobic core. The N-terminal subdomain contains bends, turns, and a four-residue alpha-helix as well as a buried histidine residue that imparts a pH-dependent folding. The C-terminal subdomain is composed of three alpha-helices and its folding is pH-independent. Two residues previously implicated in F-actin-binding form a buried salt-bridge between the N and C-terminal subdomains. The rest of the identified actin-binding residues are solvent-exposed and map onto a unique F-actin-binding surface. (C) 1999 Academic Press.