3V42

Crystal structure of renal tumor suppressor protein, folliculin

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 

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Literature

Crystal structure of folliculin reveals a hidDENN function in genetically inherited renal cancer.

Nookala, R.K., Langemeyer, L., Pacitto, A., Ochoa-Montano, B., Donaldson, J.C., Blaszczyk, B.K., Chirgadze, D.Y., Barr, F.A., Bazan, J.F., Blundell, T.L.

(2012) Open Biol 2: 120071-120071

  • DOI: 10.1098/rsob.120071
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3V42

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Mutations in the renal tumour suppressor protein, folliculin, lead to proliferative skin lesions, lung complications and renal cell carcinoma. Folliculin has been reported to interact with AMP-activated kinase, a key component of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway ...

    Mutations in the renal tumour suppressor protein, folliculin, lead to proliferative skin lesions, lung complications and renal cell carcinoma. Folliculin has been reported to interact with AMP-activated kinase, a key component of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. Most cancer-causing mutations lead to a carboxy-terminal truncation of folliculin, pointing to a functional importance of this domain in tumour suppression. We present here the crystal structure of folliculin carboxy-terminal domain and demonstrate that it is distantly related to differentially expressed in normal cells and neoplasia (DENN) domain proteins, a family of Rab guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Using biochemical analysis, we show that folliculin has GEF activity, indicating that folliculin is probably a distantly related member of this class of Rab GEFs.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biochemistry , University of Cambridge, Sanger Building, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK. rn229@cam.ac.uk



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
FolliculinA, B226Homo sapiensMutation(s): 3 
Gene Names: BHD, FLCN
Find proteins for Q8NFG4 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8NFG4
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PHAROS:  Q8NFG4
GTEx:  ENSG00000154803
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.268 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.05α = 90
b = 99.951β = 90
c = 107.584γ = 90
Software Package:
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DNAdata collection
PHENIXmodel building
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-08-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-09-26
    Changes: Database references