3FDR

Crystal structure of TDRD2


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Mouse Piwi interactome identifies binding mechanism of Tdrkh Tudor domain to arginine methylated Miwi

Chen, C.Jin, J.James, D.A.Adams-Cioaba, M.A.Park, J.G.Guo, Y.Tenaglia, E.Xu, C.Gish, G.Min, J.Pawson, T.

(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106: 20336-20341

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911640106
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3FDR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Tudor domains are protein modules that mediate protein-protein interactions, potentially by binding to methylated ligands. A group of germline specific single and multiTudor domain containing proteins (TDRDs) represented by drosophila Tudor and its mammalian orthologs Tdrd1, Tdrd4/RNF17, and Tdrd6 play evolutionarily conserved roles in germinal granule/nuage formation and germ cell specification and differentiation. However, their physiological ligands, and the biochemical and structural basis for ligand recognition, are largely unclear. Here, by immunoprecipitation of endogenous murine Piwi proteins (Miwi and Mili) and proteomic analysis of complexes related to the piRNA pathway, we show that the TDRD group of Tudor proteins are physiological binding partners of Piwi family proteins. In addition, mass spectrometry indicates that arginine residues in RG repeats at the N-termini of Miwi and Mili are methylated in vivo. Notably, we found that Tdrkh/Tdrd2, a novel single Tudor domain containing protein identified in the Miwi complex, is expressed in the cytoplasm of male germ cells and directly associates with Miwi. Mutagenesis studies mapped the Miwi-Tdrkh interaction to the very N-terminal RG/RA repeats of Miwi and showed that the Tdrkh Tudor domain is critical for binding. Furthermore, we have solved the crystal structure of the Tdrkh Tudor domain, which revealed an aromatic binding pocket and negatively charged binding surface appropriate for accommodating methylated arginine. Our findings identify a methylation-directed protein interaction mechanism in germ cells mediated by germline Tudor domains and methylated Piwi family proteins, and suggest a complex mode of regulating the organization and function of Piwi proteins in piRNA silencing pathways.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X5.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tudor and KH domain-containing protein94Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TDRKHTDRD2
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Find proteins for Q9Y2W6 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9Y2W6
PHAROS:  Q9Y2W6
GTEx:  ENSG00000182134 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ9Y2W6
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 41.565α = 90
b = 45.106β = 90
c = 46.561γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHASESphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-01-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Refinement description, Structure summary
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description