4ZPM

Crystal Structure of Protocadherin Alpha C2 EC1-3


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.252 
  • R-Value Work: 0.208 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.210 

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Literature

Molecular Logic of Neuronal Self-Recognition through Protocadherin Domain Interactions.

Rubinstein, R.Thu, C.A.Goodman, K.M.Wolcott, H.N.Bahna, F.Mannepalli, S.Ahlsen, G.Chevee, M.Halim, A.Clausen, H.Maniatis, T.Shapiro, L.Honig, B.

(2015) Cell 163: 629-642

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.026
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4ZPL, 4ZPM, 4ZPN, 4ZPO, 4ZPP, 4ZPQ, 4ZPS

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Self-avoidance, a process preventing interactions of axons and dendrites from the same neuron during development, is mediated in vertebrates through the stochastic single-neuron expression of clustered protocadherin protein isoforms. Extracellular cadherin (EC) domains mediate isoform-specific homophilic binding between cells, conferring cell recognition through a poorly understood mechanism. Here, we report crystal structures for the EC1-EC3 domain regions from four protocadherin isoforms representing the α, β, and γ subfamilies. All are rod shaped and monomeric in solution. Biophysical measurements, cell aggregation assays, and computational docking reveal that trans binding between cells depends on the EC1-EC4 domains, which interact in an antiparallel orientation. We also show that the EC6 domains are required for the formation of cis-dimers. Overall, our results are consistent with a model in which protocadherin cis-dimers engage in a head-to-tail interaction between EC1-EC4 domains from apposed cell surfaces, possibly forming a zipper-like protein assembly, and thus providing a size-dependent self-recognition mechanism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Protein Pcdhac2
A, B
326Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Pcdhac2
UniProt
Find proteins for Q91Y09 (Mus musculus)
Explore Q91Y09 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q91Y09
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ91Y09
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NAG
Query on NAG

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E [auth A]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
MAN
Query on MAN

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C [auth A],
D [auth A],
L [auth B],
M [auth B]
alpha-D-mannopyranose
C6 H12 O6
WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-PQMKYFCFSA-N
CA
Query on CA

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F [auth A]
G [auth A]
H [auth A]
I [auth A]
J [auth A]
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
K [auth A],
N [auth B],
O [auth B],
P [auth B],
Q [auth B],
R [auth B],
S [auth B]
CALCIUM ION
Ca
BHPQYMZQTOCNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.252 
  • R-Value Work: 0.208 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.210 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 24.99α = 90
b = 97.13β = 94.18
c = 147.68γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-10-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-11-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary