Download MendeleySolution structure of the ubiquitin-binding domain in Swa2p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Chim, N., Gall, W.E., Xiao, J., Harris, M.P., Graham, T.R., Krezel, A.M.(2004) Proteins 54: 784-793
- PubMed: 14997574
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.10636
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1PGY - PubMed Abstract:
The SWA2/AUX1 gene has been proposed to encode the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ortholog of mammalian auxilin. Swa2p is required for clathrin assembly/dissassembly in vivo, thereby implicating it in intracellular protein and lipid trafficking. While investigating the 287-residue N-terminal region of Swa2p, we found a single stably folded domain between residues 140 and 180. Using binding assays and structural analysis, we established this to be a ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain, unidentified by bioinformatics of the yeast genome. We determined the solution structure of this Swa2p domain and found a characteristic three-helix UBA fold. Comparisons of structures of known UBA folds reveal that the position of the third helix is quite variable. This helix in Swa2p UBA contains a bulkier tyrosine in place of smaller residues found in other UBAs and cannot pack as close to the second helix. The molecular surface of Swa2p UBA has a mostly negative potential, with a single hydrophobic surface patch found also in the UBA domains of human protein, HHR23A. The presence of a UBA domain implicates Swa2p in novel roles involving ubiquitin and ubiquitinated substrates. We propose that Swa2p is a multifunctional protein capable of recognizing several proteins through its protein-protein recognition domains.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
