6JL3
Crystal Structure of the UBL domain of Plasmodium Falciparum Dsk2
Summary for 6JL3
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb6jl3/pdb |
| Descriptor | Ubiquitin domain-containing protein DSK2,putative (2 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | ubiquitin binding, shuttle factor, ubiquitin, signaling protein |
| Biological source | Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 8672.27 |
| Authors | |
| Primary citation | Gupta, I.,Khan, S. The recognition of proteasomal receptors by Plasmodium falciparum DSK2. Mol.Biochem.Parasitol., 236:111266-111266, 2020 Cited by PubMed Abstract: One of the pathways by which proteins are targeted for degradation by the proteasome involve transport by shuttle proteins to proteasomal receptors. The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has recently been found to possess a similar pathway, with the shuttle protein PfDsk2 being the major player. In this study, we have demonstrated how PfDsk2 and its recognition by proteasomal receptors differ from the mammalian system. Our crystal structure of unbound PfDsk2 UBL domain at 1.30 Å revealed an additional 3-helix compared to the human homolog, as well as a few significant differences in its putative binding interface with the proteasome receptors, PfRpn10 and PfRpn13. Moreover, the non-binding face of UBL showed a reversal of surface charge compared to HsDsk2 shuttle protein, instead resembling HOIL-like E3 ligase UBL domain. The affinity of the interaction with the proteasomal receptors remained similar to the human system, and dissociation constants of the same order of magnitude. On the other hand, we have found evidence of a novel interaction between PfRpn13 with the PfDsk2 suggesting that PfDsk2 may work in cooperation with deubiquitinating enzymes for proofreading ubiquitinated substrates. Our study provides the first molecular look at shuttle proteins in Apicomplexan parasites and hints at how their interaction landscape might be broader than what we may expect. PubMed: 32057831DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2020.111266 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.303 Å) |
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