3V42

Crystal structure of renal tumor suppressor protein, folliculin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Crystal structure of folliculin reveals a hidDENN function in genetically inherited renal cancer.

Nookala, R.K.Langemeyer, L.Pacitto, A.Ochoa-Montano, B.Donaldson, J.C.Blaszczyk, B.K.Chirgadze, D.Y.Barr, F.A.Bazan, J.F.Blundell, T.L.

(2012) Open Biol 2: 120071-120071

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.120071
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3V42

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Mutations in the renal tumour suppressor protein, folliculin, lead to proliferative skin lesions, lung complications and renal cell carcinoma. Folliculin has been reported to interact with AMP-activated kinase, a key component of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. Most cancer-causing mutations lead to a carboxy-terminal truncation of folliculin, pointing to a functional importance of this domain in tumour suppression. We present here the crystal structure of folliculin carboxy-terminal domain and demonstrate that it is distantly related to differentially expressed in normal cells and neoplasia (DENN) domain proteins, a family of Rab guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Using biochemical analysis, we show that folliculin has GEF activity, indicating that folliculin is probably a distantly related member of this class of Rab GEFs.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry , University of Cambridge, Sanger Building, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK. rn229@cam.ac.uk


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Folliculin
A, B
226Homo sapiensMutation(s): 3 
Gene Names: BHDFLCN
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q8NFG4 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8NFG4
PHAROS:  Q8NFG4
GTEx:  ENSG00000154803 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ8NFG4
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.05α = 90
b = 99.951β = 90
c = 107.584γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DNAdata collection
PHENIXmodel building
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-08-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-09-26
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-04-03
    Changes: Refinement description