2IE2

The 1.7 A crystal structure of Dronpa: a photoswitchable green fluorescent protein

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 

wwPDB Validation 3D Report Full Report


This is version 1.3 of the entry. See complete history. 

Literature

The 1.7 A Crystal Structure of Dronpa: A Photoswitchable Green Fluorescent Protein

Wilmann, P.G., Turcic, K., Battad, J.M., Wilce, M.C.J., Devenish, R.J., Prescott, M., Rossjohn, J.

(2006) J.Mol.Biol. 364: 213-224

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.08.089

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The green fluorescent protein (GFP), its variants, and the closely related GFP-like proteins possess a wide variety of spectral properties that are of widespread interest as biological tools. One desirable spectral property, termed photoswitching, in ...

    The green fluorescent protein (GFP), its variants, and the closely related GFP-like proteins possess a wide variety of spectral properties that are of widespread interest as biological tools. One desirable spectral property, termed photoswitching, involves the light-induced alteration of the optical properties of certain GFP members. Although the structural basis of both reversible and irreversible photoswitching events have begun to be unraveled, the mechanisms resulting in reversible photoswitching are less clear. A novel GFP-like protein, Dronpa, was identified to have remarkable light-induced photoswitching properties, maintaining an almost perfect reversible photochromic behavior with a high fluorescence to dark state ratio. We have crystallized and subsequently determined to 1.7 A resolution the crystal structure of the fluorescent state of Dronpa. The chromophore was observed to be in its anionic form, adopting a cis co-planar conformation. Comparative structural analysis of non-photoactivatable and photoactivatable GFPs, together with site-directed mutagenesis of a position (Cys62) within the Dronpa chromophore, has provided a basis for understanding Dronpa photoactivation. Specifically, we propose a model of reversible photoactivation whereby irradiation with light leads to subtle conformational changes within and around the environment of the chromophore that promotes proton transfer along an intricate polar network.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    The Protein Crystallography Unit, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.




Macromolecules

Find similar proteins by: Sequence  |  Structure

Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Fluorescent protein Dronpa
A, B, C, D, E, F
224Echinophyllia sp. SC22Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Dronpa
Find proteins for Q5TLG6 (Echinophyllia sp. SC22)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q5TLG6
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
GYC
Query on GYC
A, B, C, D, E, F
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC14 H15 N3 O4 SCYS, TYR, GLY
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 103.140α = 90.00
b = 175.499β = 90.00
c = 67.441γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
DENZOdata reduction

Structure Validation

View Full Validation Report or Ramachandran Plots


View more in-depth experimental data

Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2006-11-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
    Type: Refinement description