8F8Q

Cryo-EM structure of the CapZ-capped barbed end of F-actin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.79 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Structures of the free and capped ends of the actin filament.

Carman, P.J.Barrie, K.R.Rebowski, G.Dominguez, R.

(2023) Science 380: 1287-1292

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg6812
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    8F8P, 8F8Q, 8F8R, 8F8S, 8F8T

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The barbed and pointed ends of the actin filament (F-actin) are the sites of growth and shrinkage and the targets of capping proteins that block subunit exchange, including CapZ at the barbed end and tropomodulin at the pointed end. We describe cryo-electron microscopy structures of the free and capped ends of F-actin. Terminal subunits at the free barbed end adopt a "flat" F-actin conformation. CapZ binds with minor changes to the barbed end but with major changes to itself. By contrast, subunits at the free pointed end adopt a "twisted" monomeric actin (G-actin) conformation. Tropomodulin binding forces the second subunit into an F-actin conformation. The structures reveal how the ends differ from the middle in F-actin and how these differences control subunit addition, dissociation, capping, and interactions with end-binding proteins.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Actin, alpha skeletal muscle
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
377Oryctolagus cuniculusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.6.4
UniProt
Find proteins for P68135 (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
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UniProt GroupP68135
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha-1286Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CAPZA1
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PHAROS:  P52907
GTEx:  ENSG00000116489 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
F-actin-capping protein subunit beta276Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CAPZB
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PHAROS:  P47756
GTEx:  ENSG00000077549 
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Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ADP
Query on ADP

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I [auth A]
K [auth B]
M [auth C]
O [auth D]
Q [auth E]
I [auth A],
K [auth B],
M [auth C],
O [auth D],
Q [auth E],
S [auth F]
ADENOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
C10 H15 N5 O10 P2
XTWYTFMLZFPYCI-KQYNXXCUSA-N
MG
Query on MG

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J [auth A]
L [auth B]
N [auth C]
P [auth D]
R [auth E]
J [auth A],
L [auth B],
N [auth C],
P [auth D],
R [auth E],
T [auth F]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
HIC
Query on HIC
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC7 H11 N3 O2HIS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.79 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX
RECONSTRUCTIONcryoSPARC4.0.0

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM073791
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM136511
National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)United StatesHL156431

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2023-06-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2023-07-05
    Changes: Database references