Crystal structure and mutational analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle regulatory protein Cks1: implications for domain swapping, anion binding and protein interactions.
Bourne, Y., Watson, M.H., Arvai, A.S., Bernstein, S.L., Reed, S.I., Tainer, J.A.(2000) Structure 8: 841-850
- PubMed: 10997903 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00175-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1QB3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Cks1 (cyclin-dependent kinase subunit 1) is essential for cell-cycle progression. The biological function of Cks1 can be modulated by a switch between two distinct molecular assemblies: the single domain fold, which results from the closing of a beta-hinge motif, and the intersubunit beta-strand interchanged dimer, which arises from the opening of the beta-hinge motif. The crystal structure of a cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) in complex with the human Cks homolog CksHs1 single-domain fold revealed the importance of conserved hydrophobic residues and charged residues within the beta-hinge motif.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Marseille, France. yves@afmb.cnrs-mrs.fr