1MJD

Structure of N-terminal domain of human doublecortin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

The DCX-domain Tandems of Doublecortin and Doublecortin-like Kinase

Kim, M.H.Cierpicki, T.Derewenda, U.Krowarsch, D.Feng, Y.Devedjiev, Y.Dauter, Z.Walsh, C.A.Otlewski, J.Bushweller, J.H.Derewenda, Z.S.

(2003) Nat Struct Biol 10: 324-333

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb918
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1MFW, 1MG4, 1MJD

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The doublecortin-like domains (DCX), which typically occur in tandem, are novel microtubule-binding modules. DCX tandems are found in doublecortin, a 360-residue protein expressed in migrating neurons; the doublecortin-like kinase (DCLK); the product of the RP1 gene that is responsible for a form of inherited blindness; and several other proteins. Mutations in the gene encoding doublecortin cause lissencephaly in males and the 'double-cortex syndrome' in females. We here report a solution structure of the N-terminal DCX domain of human doublecortin and a 1.5 A resolution crystal structure of the equivalent domain from human DCLK. Both show a stable, ubiquitin-like tertiary fold with distinct structural similarities to GTPase-binding domains. We also show that the C-terminal DCX domains of both proteins are only partially folded. In functional assays, the N-terminal DCX domain of doublecortin binds only to assembled microtubules, whereas the C-terminal domain binds to both microtubules and unpolymerized tubulin.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0736, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DOUBLECORTIN113Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: DCX
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PHAROS:  O43602
GTEx:  ENSG00000077279 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-04-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2022-02-23
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations