3IF7

Structure of Calmodulin complexed with its first endogenous inhibitor, sphingosylphosphorylcholine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.238 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.195 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure and mechanism of calmodulin binding to a signaling sphingolipid reveal new aspects of lipid-protein interactions

Kovacs, E.Harmat, V.Toth, J.Vertessy, B.G.Modos, K.Kardos, J.Liliom, K.

(2010) FASEB J 24: 3829-3839

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.10-155614
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3IF7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Lipid-protein interactions are rarely characterized at a structural molecular level due to technical difficulties; however, the biological significance of understanding the mechanism of these interactions is outstanding. In this report, we provide mechanistic insight into the inhibitory complex formation of the lipid mediator sphingosylphosphorylcholine with calmodulin, the most central and ubiquitous regulator protein in calcium signaling. We applied crystallographic, thermodynamic, kinetic, and spectroscopic approaches using purified bovine calmodulin and bovine cerebral microsomal fraction to arrive at our conclusions. Here we present 1) a 1.6-Å resolution crystal structure of their complex, in which the sphingolipid occupies the conventional hydrophobic binding site on calmodulin; 2) a peculiar stoichiometry-dependent binding process: at low or high protein-to-lipid ratio calmodulin binds lipid micelles or a few lipid molecules in a compact globular conformation, respectively, and 3) evidence that the sphingolipid displaces calmodulin from its targets on cerebral microsomes. We have ascertained the specificity of the interaction using structurally related lipids as controls. Our observations reveal the structural basis of selective calmodulin inhibition by the sphingolipid. On the basis of the crystallographic and biophysical characterization of the calmodulin-sphingosylphosphorylcholine interaction, we propose a novel lipid-protein binding model, which might be applicable to other interactions as well.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Enzymology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Karolina út 29, Budapest, Hungary. kovacs@enzim.hu


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Calmodulin148Bos taurusMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP62157
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SPU
Query on SPU

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F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A]
2-{[(R)-{[(2S,3R,4E)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl]oxy}(hydroxy)phosphoryl]oxy}-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium
C23 H50 N2 O5 P
JLVSPVFPBBFMBE-HXSWCURESA-O
CA
Query on CA

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B [auth A],
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A]
CALCIUM ION
Ca
BHPQYMZQTOCNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
SPU PDBBind:  3IF7 Kd: 61 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.238 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.195 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 39.669α = 90
b = 39.669β = 90
c = 170.34γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-06-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description