Download MendeleyCrystal structure of the breakpoint cluster region-homology domain from phosphoinositide 3-kinase p85 alpha subunit.
Musacchio, A., Cantley, L.C., Harrison, S.C.(1996) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93: 14373-14378
- PubMed: 8962058
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.25.14373
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1PBW - PubMed Abstract:
Proteins such as the product of the break-point cluster region, chimaerin, and the Src homology 3-binding protein 3BP1, are GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) for members of the Rho subfamily of small GTP-binding proteins (G proteins or GTPases). A 200-residue region, named the breakpoint cluster region-homology (BH) domain, is responsible for the GAP activity. We describe here the crystal structure of the BH domain from the p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase at 2.0 A resolution. The domain is composed of seven helices, having a previously unobserved arrangement. A core of four helices contains most residues that are conserved in the BH family. Their packing suggests the location of a G-protein binding site. This structure of a GAP-like domain for small GTP-binding proteins provides a framework for analyzing the function of this class of molecules.
Organizational Affiliation:
Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
