Catalytic Features of the Botulinum Neurotoxin A Light Chain Revealed by High Resolution Structure of an Inhibitory Peptide Complex†‡

Biochemistry ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (21) ◽  
pp. 5736-5745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas R. Silvaggi ◽  
David Wilson ◽  
Saul Tzipori ◽  
Karen N. Allen
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Botulinum Neurotoxin ◽  
Inhibitory Peptide ◽  
Botulinum Neurotoxin A ◽  
Peptide Complex ◽  
High Resolution Structure ◽  
Resolution Structure

scholarly journals High-resolution structures of malaria parasite actomyosin and actin filaments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha Vahokoski ◽  
Lesley J. Calder ◽  
Andrea J. Lopez ◽  
Justin E. Molloy ◽  
Peter B. Rosenthal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Malaria Parasite ◽  
Gliding Motility ◽  
Light Chains ◽  
Motor Complex ◽  
Excellent Starting Point ◽  
High Resolution Structure ◽  
Resolution Structure

AbstractMalaria is responsible for half a million deaths annually and poses a huge economic burden on the developing world. The mosquito-borne parasites (Plasmodium spp.) that cause the disease depend upon an unconventional actomyosin motor for both gliding motility and host cell invasion. The motor system, often referred to as the glideosome complex, remains to be understood in molecular terms and is an attractive target for new drugs that might block the infection pathway. Here, we present the first high-resolution structure of the actomyosin motor complex from Plasmodium falciparum. Our structure includes the malaria parasite actin filament (PfAct1) complexed with the myosin motor (PfMyoA) and its two associated light-chains. The high-resolution core structure reveals the PfAct1:PfMyoA interface in atomic detail, while at lower-resolution, we visualize the PfMyoA light-chain binding region, including the essential light chain (PfELC) and the myosin tail interacting protein (PfMTIP). Finally, we report a bare PfAct1 filament structure at an improved resolution, which gives new information about the nucleotide-binding site, including the orientation of the ATP/ADP sensor, Ser15, and the presence of a channel, which we propose as a possible phosphate exit path after ATP hydrolysis.Significance statementWe present the first structure of the malaria parasite motor complex; actin 1 (PfAct1) and myosin A (PfMyoA) with its two light chains. We also report a high-resolution structure of filamentous PfAct1 that reveals new atomic details of the ATPase site, including a channel, which may provide an exit route for phosphate and explain why phosphate release is faster in PfAct1 compared to canonical actins. PfAct1 goes through no conformational changes upon PfMyoA binding. Our PfMyoA structure also superimposes with a recent crystal structure of PfMyoA alone, though there are small but important conformational changes at the interface. Our structures serve as an excellent starting point for drug design against malaria, which is one of the most devastating infectious diseases.

scholarly journals High-resolution structure determination by continuous-rotation data collection in MicroED

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 927-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent L Nannenga ◽  
Dan Shi ◽  
Andrew G W Leslie ◽  
Tamir Gonen
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
Continuous Rotation ◽  
High Resolution Structure ◽  
Resolution Structure

scholarly journals Tricks of the trade used to accelerate high-resolution structure determination of membrane proteins

FEBS Letters ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 584 (12) ◽  
pp. 2539-2547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo Sonoda ◽  
Alex Cameron ◽  
Simon Newstead ◽  
Hiroshi Omote ◽  
Yoshinori Moriyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
High Resolution Structure ◽  
Resolution Structure

scholarly journals High Resolution Structure of the Large Ribosomal Subunit from a Mesophilic Eubacterium

Cell ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 679-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joerg Harms ◽  
Frank Schluenzen ◽  
Raz Zarivach ◽  
Anat Bashan ◽  
Sharon Gat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Large Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
High Resolution Structure ◽  
Resolution Structure
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