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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of human core Rab3GAP1/2 complex | |||||||||
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Keywords | Complex / GAP / GEF / Rab3GAP / Lipid droplet / ER / Rab regulator / membrane trafficking / CYTOSOLIC PROTEIN | |||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationpositive regulation of glutamate neurotransmitter secretion in response to membrane depolarization / positive regulation of endoplasmic reticulum tubular network organization / establishment of protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum membrane / regulation of calcium ion-dependent exocytosis of neurotransmitter / positive regulation of protein lipidation / synaptic signaling / endoplasmic reticulum tubular network / positive regulation of autophagosome assembly / lipid droplet organization / RAB GEFs exchange GTP for GDP on RABs ...positive regulation of glutamate neurotransmitter secretion in response to membrane depolarization / positive regulation of endoplasmic reticulum tubular network organization / establishment of protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum membrane / regulation of calcium ion-dependent exocytosis of neurotransmitter / positive regulation of protein lipidation / synaptic signaling / endoplasmic reticulum tubular network / positive regulation of autophagosome assembly / lipid droplet organization / RAB GEFs exchange GTP for GDP on RABs / cis-Golgi network / camera-type eye development / regulation of short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity / COPI-independent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic / face morphogenesis / regulation of GTPase activity / hypothalamus development / positive regulation of GTPase activity / enzyme regulator activity / lipid droplet / GTPase activator activity / autophagosome / guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity / excitatory postsynaptic potential / intracellular protein transport / macroautophagy / enzyme activator activity / brain development / small GTPase binding / presynaptic membrane / postsynapse / endoplasmic reticulum membrane / Golgi apparatus / protein-containing complex / extracellular exosome / plasma membrane / cytosol Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.39 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Nguyen KM / Yip CK | |||||||||
| Funding support | Canada, 2 items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2025Title: Biochemical and structural characterization of Rab3GAP reveals insights into Rab18 nucleotide exchange activity. Authors: Gage M J Fairlie / Kha M Nguyen / Sung-Eun Nam / Alexandria L Shaw / Matthew A H Parson / Hannah R Shariati / Xinyin Wang / Meredith L Jenkins / Michael Gong / John E Burke / Calvin K Yip / ![]() Abstract: The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase that regulates lipid droplet metabolism, ER-to-Golgi trafficking, secretion, and autophagy. Why ...The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase that regulates lipid droplet metabolism, ER-to-Golgi trafficking, secretion, and autophagy. Why both subunits of Rab3GAP are required for Rab18 GEF activity and the molecular basis of how Rab3GAP engages and activates its cognate substrate are unknown. Here we show that human Rab3GAP is conformationally flexible and potentially autoinhibited by the C-terminal domain of its Rab3GAP2 subunit. Our high-resolution structure of the catalytic core of Rab3GAP, determined by cryo-EM, shows that the Rab3GAP2 N-terminal domain binds Rab3GAP1 via an extensive interface. AlphaFold3 modelling analysis together with targeted mutagenesis and in vitro activity assay reveal that Rab3GAP likely engages its substrate Rab18 through an interface away from the switch and interswitch regions. Lastly, we find that three Warburg Micro Syndrome-associated missense mutations do not affect the overall architecture of Rab3GAP but instead likely interfere with substrate binding. | |||||||||
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-EMDB archive
| Map data | emd_43645.map.gz | 496.1 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-43645-v30.xml emd-43645.xml | 19.1 KB 19.1 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_43645_fsc.xml | 21.2 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_43645.png | 40.7 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-43645.cif.gz | 6.1 KB | ||
| Others | emd_43645_half_map_1.map.gz emd_43645_half_map_2.map.gz | 928.9 MB 928.9 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-43645 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-43645 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_43645_validation.pdf.gz | 978.7 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_43645_full_validation.pdf.gz | 978.2 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_43645_validation.xml.gz | 31.1 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_43645_validation.cif.gz | 40.9 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-43645 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-43645 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 8vybC C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_43645.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 1000 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.59 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Core Rab3GAP1/2 complex
| Entire | Name: Core Rab3GAP1/2 complex |
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-Supramolecule #1: Core Rab3GAP1/2 complex
| Supramolecule | Name: Core Rab3GAP1/2 complex / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Supramolecule #2: Rab3GAP1
| Supramolecule | Name: Rab3GAP1 / type: complex / ID: 2 / Parent: 1 / Macromolecule list: #1 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Supramolecule #3: Rab3GAP2
| Supramolecule | Name: Rab3GAP2 / type: complex / ID: 3 / Parent: 1 / Macromolecule list: #2 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Macromolecule #1: Rab3GAP1
| Macromolecule | Name: Rab3GAP1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MWSHPQFEKG GGSGGGSGGG SWSHPQFEKL EVLFQGPRSE ARGIQRPTST MAADSEPESE VFEITDFTTA SEWERFISKV EEVLNDWKLI GNSLGKPLEK GIFTSGTWEE KSDEISFADF KFSVTHHYLV QESTDKEGKD ELLEDVVPQS MQDLLGMNND FPPRAHCLVR ...String: MWSHPQFEKG GGSGGGSGGG SWSHPQFEKL EVLFQGPRSE ARGIQRPTST MAADSEPESE VFEITDFTTA SEWERFISKV EEVLNDWKLI GNSLGKPLEK GIFTSGTWEE KSDEISFADF KFSVTHHYLV QESTDKEGKD ELLEDVVPQS MQDLLGMNND FPPRAHCLVR WYGLREFVVI APAAHSDAVL SESKCNLLLS SVSIALGNTG CQVPLFVQIH HKWRRMYVGE CQGPGVRTDF EMVHLRKVPN QYTHLSGLLD IFKSKIGCPL TPLPPVSIAI RFTYVLQDWQ QYFWPQQPPD IDALVGGEVG GLEFGKLPFG ACEDPISELH LATTWPHLTE GIIVDNDVYS DLDPIQAPHW SVRVRKAENP QCLLGDFVTE FFKICRRKES TDEILGRSAF EEEGKETADI THALSKLTEP ASVPIHKLSV SNMVHTAKKK IRKHRGVEES PLNNDVLNTI LLFLFPDAVS EKPLDGTTST DNNNPPSESE DYNLYNQFKS APSDSLTYKL ALCLCMINFY HGGLKGVAHL WQEFVLEMRF RWENNFLIPG LASGPPDLRC CLLHQKLQML NCCIERKKAR DEGKKTSASD VTNIYPGDAG KAGDQLVPDN LKETDKEKGE VGKSWDSWSD SEEEFFECLS DTEELKGNGQ ESGKKGGPKE MANLRPEGRL YQHGKLTLLH NGEPLYIPVT QEPAPMTEDL LEEQSEVLAK LGTSAEGAHL RARMQSACLL SDMESFKAAN PGCSLEDFVR WYSPRDYIEE EVIDEKGNVV LKGELSARMK IPSNMWVEAW ETAKPIPARR QRRLFDDTRE AEKVLHYLAI QKPADLARHL LPCVIHAAVL KVKEEESLEN ISSVKKIIKQ IISHSSKVLH FPNPEDKKLE EIIHQITNVE ALIARARSLK AKFGTEKCEQ EEEKEDLERF VSCLLEQPEV LVTGAGRGHA GRIIHKLFVN AQRLTESSDE AAAMTPPEEE LKRMGSPEER RQNSVSDFPP PAGREFILRT TVPRPAPYSK ALPQRMYSVL TKEDFRLAGA FSSDTSFF UniProtKB: Rab3 GTPase-activating protein catalytic subunit |
-Macromolecule #2: Rab3GAP2
| Macromolecule | Name: Rab3GAP2 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MACSIVQFCY FQDLQAARDF LFPHLREEIL SGALRRDPSK STDWEDDGWG AWEENEPQEP EEEGNTCKTQ KTSWLQDCVL SLSPTNDLMV IAREQKAVFL VPKWKYSDKG KEEMQFAVGW SGSLNVEEGE CVTSALCIPL ASQKRSSTGR PDWTCIVVGF TSGYVRFYTE ...String: MACSIVQFCY FQDLQAARDF LFPHLREEIL SGALRRDPSK STDWEDDGWG AWEENEPQEP EEEGNTCKTQ KTSWLQDCVL SLSPTNDLMV IAREQKAVFL VPKWKYSDKG KEEMQFAVGW SGSLNVEEGE CVTSALCIPL ASQKRSSTGR PDWTCIVVGF TSGYVRFYTE NGVLLLAQLL NEDPVLQLKC RTYEIPRHPG VTEQNEELSI LYPAAIVTID GFSLFQSLRA CRNQVAKAAA SGNENIQPPP LAYKKWGLQD IDTIIDHASV GIMTLSPFDQ MKTASNIGGF NAAIKNSPPA MSQYITVGSN PFTGFFYALE GSTQPLLSHV ALAVASKLTS ALFNAASGWL GWKSKHEEEA VQKQKPKVEP ATPLAVRFGL PDSRRHGESI CLSPCNTLAA VTDDFGRVIL LDVARGIAIR MWKGYRDAQI GWIQTVEDLH ERVPEKADFS PFGNSQGPSR VAQFLVIYAP RRGILEVWST QQGPRVGAFN VGKHCRLLYP GYKIMGLNNV TSQSWQPQTY QICLVDPVSG SVKTVNVPFH LALSDKKLRE QKLELGGSGG RQLDYKDHDG DYKDHDIDYK DDDDK UniProtKB: Rab3 GTPase-activating protein non-catalytic subunit |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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| Buffer | pH: 7.5 Component:
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| Grid | Model: C-flat-2/1 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 25 sec. | ||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Details: 2s blot time, 5s blot force. |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.5 µm / Nominal magnification: 215000 |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Homo sapiens (human)
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