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Title | X-ray and Cryo-EM structures reveal mutual conformational changes of Kinesin and GTP-state microtubules upon binding. |
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Journal, issue, pages | EMBO J, Vol. 34, Issue 9, Page 1270-1286, Year 2015 |
Publish date | May 5, 2015 |
Authors | Manatsu Morikawa / Hiroaki Yajima / Ryo Nitta / Shigeyuki Inoue / Toshihiko Ogura / Chikara Sato / Nobutaka Hirokawa / |
PubMed Abstract | The molecular motor kinesin moves along microtubules using energy from ATP hydrolysis in an initial step coupled with ADP release. In neurons, kinesin-1/KIF5C preferentially binds to the GTP-state ...The molecular motor kinesin moves along microtubules using energy from ATP hydrolysis in an initial step coupled with ADP release. In neurons, kinesin-1/KIF5C preferentially binds to the GTP-state microtubules over GDP-state microtubules to selectively enter an axon among many processes; however, because the atomic structure of nucleotide-free KIF5C is unavailable, its molecular mechanism remains unresolved. Here, the crystal structure of nucleotide-free KIF5C and the cryo-electron microscopic structure of nucleotide-free KIF5C complexed with the GTP-state microtubule are presented. The structures illustrate mutual conformational changes induced by interaction between the GTP-state microtubule and KIF5C. KIF5C acquires the 'rigor conformation', where mobile switches I and II are stabilized through L11 and the initial portion of the neck-linker, facilitating effective ADP release and the weak-to-strong transition of KIF5C microtubule affinity. Conformational changes to tubulin strengthen the longitudinal contacts of the GTP-state microtubule in a similar manner to GDP-taxol microtubules. These results and functional analyses provide the molecular mechanism of the preferential binding of KIF5C to GTP-state microtubules. |
External links | EMBO J / PubMed:25777528 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
Resolution | 2.7 - 8.1 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-5916: Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Nucleotide-free Kinesin motor domain complexed with GMPCPP-microtubule PDB-3wrd: PDB-3x2t: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-GTP: ChemComp-G2P: ChemComp-SO4: ChemComp-HOH: ChemComp-ADP: |
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Keywords | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN/MOTOR PROTEIN / Kinesin / Motor domain / Rigor-conformation / Nucleotide-free kinesin / Microtubule / GMPCPP-microtubule / tubulin / Axonal transport / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN-MOTOR PROTEIN complex / MOTOR PROTEIN / nucleotide-free / ATPase / nucleotide binding / transport protein |