4IK8

High resolution structure of GCaMP3 dimer form 1 at pH 7.5


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.209 
  • R-Value Work: 0.179 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.181 

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Literature

Structural insight into enhanced calcium indicator GCaMP3 and GCaMPJ to promote further improvement.

Chen, Y.Song, X.Ye, S.Miao, L.Zhu, Y.Zhang, R.G.Ji, G.

(2013) Protein Cell 4: 299-309

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13238-013-2103-4
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4IK1, 4IK3, 4IK4, 4IK5, 4IK8, 4IK9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Genetically encoded Ca(2+) indicators (GECI) are important for the measurement of Ca(2+) in vivo. GCaMP2, a widely-used GECI, has recently been iteratively improved. Among the improved variants, GCaMP3 exhibits significantly better fluorescent intensity. In this study, we developed a new GECI called GCaMPJ and determined the crystal structures of GCaMP3 and GCaMPJ. GCaMPJ has a 1.5-fold increase in fluorescence and 1.3-fold increase in calcium affinity over GCaMP3. Upon Ca(2+) binding, GCaMP3 exhibits both monomeric and dimeric forms. The structural superposition of these two forms reveals the role of Arg-376 in improving monomer performance. However, GCaMPJ seldom forms dimers under conditions similar to GCaMP3. St ructural and mutagenesis studies on Tyr-380 confirmed its importance in blocking the cpEGFP β-barrel holes. Our study proposes an efficient tool for mapping Ca(2+) signals in intact organs to facilitate the further improvement of GCaMP sensors.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
RCaMP, Green fluorescent protein448Entacmaea quadricolorAequorea victoriaMutation(s): 11 
UniProt
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Find proteins for K4DIE3 (Entacmaea quadricolor)
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Go to UniProtKB:  K4DIE3
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupsK4DIE3P42212
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.209 
  • R-Value Work: 0.179 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.181 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 126.34α = 90
b = 47.352β = 100.27
c = 66.74γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-02-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-06-21
    Changes: Advisory, Database references, Source and taxonomy, Structure summary
  • Version 1.2: 2024-11-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary