4AMH
Influence of circular permutation on the folding pathway of a PDZ domain
Summary for 4AMH
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb4amh/pdb |
| Related | 1PDR 2X7Z |
| Descriptor | DISKS LARGE HOMOLOG 1, 2-AMINO-2-HYDROXYMETHYL-PROPANE-1,3-DIOL, GLYCEROL, ... (4 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | permutation, protein folding, structural protein |
| Biological source | HOMO SAPIENS (HUMAN) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 2 |
| Total formula weight | 22960.34 |
| Authors | Hultqvist, G.,Punekar, A.S.,Chi, C.N.,Selmer, M.,Gianni, S.,Jemth, P. (deposition date: 2012-03-10, release date: 2012-12-05, Last modification date: 2023-12-20) |
| Primary citation | Hultqvist, G.,Punekar, A.S.,Morrone, A.,Chi, C.N.,Engstrom, A.,Selmer, M.,Gianni, S.,Jemth, P. Tolerance of Protein Folding to a Circular Permutation in a Pdz Domain Plos One, 7:50055-, 2012 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Circular permutation is a common molecular mechanism for evolution of proteins. However, such re-arrangement of secondary structure connectivity may interfere with the folding mechanism causing accumulation of folding intermediates, which in turn can lead to misfolding. We solved the crystal structure and investigated the folding pathway of a circularly permuted variant of a PDZ domain, SAP97 PDZ2. Our data illustrate how well circular permutation may work as a mechanism for molecular evolution. The circular permutant retains the overall structure and function of the native protein domain. Further, unlike most examples in the literature, this circular permutant displays a folding mechanism that is virtually identical to that of the wild type. This observation contrasts with previous data on the circularly permuted PDZ2 domain from PTP-BL, for which the folding pathway was remarkably affected by the same mutation in sequence connectivity. The different effects of this circular permutation in two homologous proteins show the strong influence of sequence as compared to topology. Circular permutation, when peripheral to the major folding nucleus, may have little effect on folding pathways and could explain why, despite the dramatic change in primary structure, it is frequently tolerated by different protein folds. PubMed: 23185531DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0050055 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.3 Å) |
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