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Crystal structure of tubulin folding cofactor A from Arabidopsis thaliana and its beta-tubulin binding characterization

Lu, Lu ; Nan, Jie LU orcid ; Mi, Wei ; Li, Lan-Fen ; Wei, Chun-Hong ; Su, Xiao-Dong LU and Li, Yi (2010) In FEBS Letters 584(16). p.9-3533
Abstract

Microtubules are composed of polymerized alpha/beta-tubulin heterodimers. Biogenesis of assembly-competent tubulin dimers is a complex multistep process that requires sequential actions of distinct molecular chaperones and cofactors. Tubulin folding cofactor A (TFCA), which captures beta-tubulin during the folding pathway, has been identified in many organisms. Here, we report the crystal structure of Arabidopsis thaliana TFC A (KIESEL, KIS), which forms a monomeric three-helix bundle. The functional binding analysis demonstrated that KIS interacts with beta-tubulin in plant. Furthermore, mutagenesis studies indicated that the alpha-helical regions of KIS participate in beta-tubulin binding. Unlike the budding yeast TFC A, the two loop... (More)

Microtubules are composed of polymerized alpha/beta-tubulin heterodimers. Biogenesis of assembly-competent tubulin dimers is a complex multistep process that requires sequential actions of distinct molecular chaperones and cofactors. Tubulin folding cofactor A (TFCA), which captures beta-tubulin during the folding pathway, has been identified in many organisms. Here, we report the crystal structure of Arabidopsis thaliana TFC A (KIESEL, KIS), which forms a monomeric three-helix bundle. The functional binding analysis demonstrated that KIS interacts with beta-tubulin in plant. Furthermore, mutagenesis studies indicated that the alpha-helical regions of KIS participate in beta-tubulin binding. Unlike the budding yeast TFC A, the two loop regions of KIS are not required for this interaction suggesting a distinct binding mechanism of TFC A to beta-tubulin in plants.

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Amino Acid Sequence, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Crystallography, X-Ray, Genes, Plant, Genetic Complementation Test, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Models, Molecular, Molecular Chaperones, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Plants, Genetically Modified, Protein Binding, Protein Folding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Structure, Secondary, Recombinant Proteins, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Tubulin
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FEBS Letters
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584
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16
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7 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:77955662144
  • pmid:20638386
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1873-3468
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10.1016/j.febslet.2010.07.017
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English
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  author       = {{Lu, Lu and Nan, Jie and Mi, Wei and Li, Lan-Fen and Wei, Chun-Hong and Su, Xiao-Dong and Li, Yi}},
  issn         = {{1873-3468}},
  keywords     = {{Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis Proteins; Crystallography, X-Ray; Genes, Plant; Genetic Complementation Test; Microtubule-Associated Proteins; Models, Molecular; Molecular Chaperones; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Binding; Protein Folding; Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs; Protein Structure, Secondary; Recombinant Proteins; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Tubulin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{08}},
  number       = {{16}},
  pages        = {{9--3533}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{FEBS Letters}},
  title        = {{Crystal structure of tubulin folding cofactor A from Arabidopsis thaliana and its beta-tubulin binding characterization}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2010.07.017}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.febslet.2010.07.017}},
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