4HDO

Crystal structure of the binary Complex of KRIT1 bound to the Rap1 GTPase

Summary for 4HDO

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4hdo/pdb
• Related: 4HDQ
• Descriptor: Krev interaction trapped protein 1, Ras-related protein Rap-1b, GLYCEROL, ... (6 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: ra binding motif, ptb fold, gtpase, gtp, rap effector, rap1, heg1, cell-cell junctions, nucleus, signaling protein
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (human); More
• Cellular location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton: O00522; Cell membrane: P61224
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 57031.45

Authors

Gingras, A.R. (deposition date: 2012-10-02, release date: 2013-07-10, Last modification date: 2023-09-20)

Primary citation

Gingras, A.R.,Puzon-McLaughlin, W.,Ginsberg, M.H.
The Structure of the Ternary Complex of Krev Interaction Trapped 1 (KRIT1) Bound to Both the Rap1 GTPase and the Heart of Glass (HEG1) Cytoplasmic Tail.
J.Biol.Chem., 288:23639-23649, 2013

PubMed Abstract: Loss of function mutation in Krev interaction trapped 1 (KRIT1) causes autosomal dominant familial cerebral cavernous malformations and disrupts cardiovascular development. The biological function of KRIT1 requires that its FERM (band 4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin) domain physically interact with both the small GTPase Rap1 and the cytoplasmic tail of the Heart of glass (HEG1) membrane anchor. In this study, we show that the KRIT1 FERM domain can bind both Rap1 and HEG1 simultaneously, and we solved the crystal structure of the KRIT1-Rap1-HEG1 ternary complex. Rap1 binds on the surface of the F1 and F2 subdomains, in an interaction that leaves its Switch II region accessible to other potential effectors. HEG1 binds in a hydrophobic pocket at the KRIT1 F1 and F3 interface, and there is no overlap with the Rap1-binding site. Indeed, the affinity of KRIT1 or the KRIT1-Rap1 complex for HEG1 is comparable (Kd = 1.2 and 0.96 μm, respectively) showing that there is no competition between the two sites. Furthermore, analysis of this structure revealed a specific ionic interaction between the F2 lobe of KRIT1 and Rap1 that could explain the remarkable Rap1 specificity of KRIT1. This structural insight enabled design of KRIT1(K570I), a mutant that binds Rap1 with 8-fold lower affinity and exhibits increased binding to HRas. These data show that HEG1 can recruit the Rap1-KRIT complex to the plasma membrane where Rap1's Switch II region remains accessible and reveals an important determinant of KRIT1's specificity for Rap1.

PubMed: 23814056
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.462911

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.67 Å)