National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
United States
Citation
Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2022 Title: Structures reveal a key mechanism of WAVE regulatory complex activation by Rac1 GTPase. Authors: Bojian Ding / Sheng Yang / Matthias Schaks / Yijun Liu / Abbigale J Brown / Klemens Rottner / Saikat Chowdhury / Baoyu Chen / Abstract: The Rho-family GTPase Rac1 activates the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) to drive Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerization in many essential processes. Rac1 binds to WRC at two distinct sites-the ...The Rho-family GTPase Rac1 activates the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) to drive Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerization in many essential processes. Rac1 binds to WRC at two distinct sites-the A and D sites. Precisely how Rac1 binds and how the binding triggers WRC activation remain unknown. Here we report WRC structures by itself, and when bound to single or double Rac1 molecules, at ~3 Å resolutions by cryogenic-electron microscopy. The structures reveal that Rac1 binds to the two sites by distinct mechanisms, and binding to the A site, but not the D site, drives WRC activation. Activation involves a series of unique conformational changes leading to the release of sequestered WCA (WH2-central-acidic) polypeptide, which stimulates the Arp2/3 complex to polymerize actin. Together with biochemical and cellular analyses, the structures provide a novel mechanistic understanding of how the Rac1-WRC-Arp2/3-actin signaling axis is regulated in diverse biological processes and diseases.
Supramolecule #1: WAVE regulatory complex with Rac1 bound to A and D sites
Supramolecule
Name: WAVE regulatory complex with Rac1 bound to A and D sites type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#7
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weight
Theoretical: 380 KDa
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Macromolecule #1: Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 1
Macromolecule
Name: Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 Details: This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the ...Details: This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the map and were not included in the sample sequence to avoid numbering shifts. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Name: Nck-associated protein 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 Details: This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the ...Details: This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the map and were not included in the sample sequence to avoid numbering shifts. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Macromolecule #3: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein family member 1
Macromolecule
Name: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein family member 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 Details: Residues 231-248 are inserted as a flexible linker sequence. This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification ...Details: Residues 231-248 are inserted as a flexible linker sequence. This construct contains two additional uncleaved residues "GA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the map and were not included in the sample sequence to avoid numbering shifts. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
UniProtKB: Actin-binding protein WASF1, Actin-binding protein WASF1
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Macromolecule #4: Protein BRICK1
Macromolecule
Name: Protein BRICK1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 Details: This construct contains uncleaved residues "GHMGAA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for the residues are not observed in the map and were ...Details: This construct contains uncleaved residues "GHMGAA" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for the residues are not observed in the map and were not included in the sample sequence to avoid numbering shifts. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Name: Abl interactor 2 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 5 Details: The sequence only contains residues 1-158. Also, there are two additional uncleaved residues "GH" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these ...Details: The sequence only contains residues 1-158. Also, there are two additional uncleaved residues "GH" in the N terminus from the construct design and purification procedure. Densities for these residues are not observed in the map and were not included in the sample sequence to avoid numbering shifts. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Data were collected by shifting the stage to target exposure positions.
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 4096 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4096 pixel / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 1285 / Average exposure time: 40.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 41.34 e/Å2 Details: Each micrograph was acquired as dose-fractionated movies consisting of 62 frames per movie.
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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