4XRI

Crystal Structure of Importin Beta in an Ammonium Sulfate Condition


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.227 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.200 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Impact of the crystallization condition on importin-beta conformation.

Tauchert, M.J.Hemonnot, C.Neumann, P.Koster, S.Ficner, R.Dickmanns, A.

(2016) Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 72: 705-717

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2059798316004940
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4XRI, 4XRK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    In eukaryotic cells, the exchange of macromolecules between the nucleus and cytoplasm is highly selective and requires specialized soluble transport factors. Many of them belong to the importin-β superfamily, the members of which share an overall superhelical structure owing to the tandem arrangement of a specific motif, the HEAT repeat. This structural organization leads to great intrinsic flexibility, which in turn is a prerequisite for the interaction with a variety of proteins and for its transport function. During the passage from the aqueous cytosol into the nucleus, the receptor passes the gated channel of the nuclear pore complex filled with a protein meshwork of unknown organization, which seems to be highly selective owing to the presence of FG-repeats, which are peptides with hydrophobic patches. Here, the structural changes of free importin-β from a single organism, crystallized in polar (salt) or apolar (PEG) buffer conditions, are reported. This allowed analysis of the structural changes, which are attributable to the surrounding milieu and are not affected by bound interaction partners. The importin-β structures obtained exhibit significant conformational changes and suggest an influence of the polarity of the environment, resulting in an extended conformation in the PEG condition. The significance of this observation is supported by SAXS experiments and the analysis of other crystal structures of importin-β deposited in the Protein Data Bank.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, GZMB, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Putative uncharacterized protein882Thermochaetoides thermophila DSM 1495Mutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: CTHT_0012280
UniProt
Find proteins for G0S143 (Chaetomium thermophilum (strain DSM 1495 / CBS 144.50 / IMI 039719))
Explore G0S143 
Go to UniProtKB:  G0S143
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupG0S143
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
Query on SO4

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]
C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
B [auth A],
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A]
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
GOL
Query on GOL

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K [auth A]
L [auth A]
M [auth A]
N [auth A]
O [auth A]
K [auth A],
L [auth A],
M [auth A],
N [auth A],
O [auth A],
P [auth A],
Q [auth A],
R [auth A],
S [auth A]
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.227 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.200 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.86α = 90
b = 85.04β = 90
c = 207.75γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
German Research FoundationGermany--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-01-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-06-08
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-06-29
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 2.0: 2018-03-14
    Changes: Atomic model, Author supporting evidence, Data collection, Derived calculations
  • Version 2.1: 2024-01-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description