6B7R

Truncated strand 11-less green fluorescent protein


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.73 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.184 
  • R-Value Work: 0.158 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.159 

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Literature

Structural Insight into the Photochemistry of Split Green Fluorescent Proteins: A Unique Role for a His-Tag.

Deng, A.Boxer, S.G.

(2018) J Am Chem Soc 140: 375-381

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b10680
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6B7R, 6B7T

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Oligohistidine affinity tags (His-tags) are commonly fused to proteins to aid in their purification via metal affinity chromatography. These His-tags are generally assumed to have minimal impact on the properties of the fusion protein, as they have no propensity to form ordered elements, and are small enough not to significantly affect the solubility or size. Here we report structures of two variants of truncated green fluorescent protein (GFP), i.e., split GFP with a β-strand removed, that were found to behave differently in the presence of light. In these structures, the N-terminal His-tag and several neighboring residues play a highly unusual structural and functional role in stabilizing the truncated GFP by substituting as a surrogate β-strand in the groove vacated by the native strand. This finding provides an explanation for the seemingly very different peptide binding and photodissociation properties of split proteins involving β-strands 10 and 11. We show that these truncated GFPs can bind other non-native sequences, and this promiscuity invites the possibility for rational design of sequences optimized for strand binding and photodissociation, both useful for optogenetic applications.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305-5012, United States.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Green fluorescent proteinA [auth B],
B [auth A]
236Aequorea victoriaMutation(s): 18 
Gene Names: GFP
UniProt
Find proteins for P42212 (Aequorea victoria)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P42212
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP42212
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
GYS
Query on GYS
A [auth B],
B [auth A]
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC14 H15 N3 O5SER, TYR, GLY
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.73 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.184 
  • R-Value Work: 0.158 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.159 
  • Space Group: P 43
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 55.548α = 90
b = 55.548β = 90
c = 139.935γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data reduction
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM27738
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM118044

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-12-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-01-17
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-01-01
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description
  • Version 2.0: 2023-11-15
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations