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Cryo EM density of microtubule assembled from human TUBB3-D417H mutant

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.7 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Mutations in Human Tubulin Proximal to the Kinesin-Binding Site Alter Dynamic Instability at Microtubule Plus- and Minus-Ends.

Ti, S.C., Pamula, M.C., Howes, S.C., Duellberg, C., Cade, N.I., Kleiner, R.E., Forth, S., Surrey, T., Nogales, E., Kapoor, T.M.

(2016) Dev.Cell 37: 72-84

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.03.003
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The assembly of microtubule-based cellular structures depends on regulated tubulin polymerization and directional transport. Here, we purify and characterize tubulin heterodimers that have human β-tubulin isotype III (TUBB3), as well as heterodimers ...

    The assembly of microtubule-based cellular structures depends on regulated tubulin polymerization and directional transport. Here, we purify and characterize tubulin heterodimers that have human β-tubulin isotype III (TUBB3), as well as heterodimers with one of two β-tubulin mutations (D417H or R262H). Both point mutations are proximal to the kinesin-binding site and have been linked to an ocular motility disorder in humans. Compared to wild-type, microtubules with these mutations have decreased catastrophe frequencies and increased average lifetimes of plus- and minus-end-stabilizing caps. Importantly, the D417H mutation does not alter microtubule lattice structure or Mal3 binding to growing filaments. Instead, this mutation reduces the affinity of tubulin for TOG domains and colchicine, suggesting that the distribution of tubulin heterodimer conformations is changed. Together, our findings reveal how residues on the surface of microtubules, distal from the GTP-hydrolysis site and inter-subunit contacts, can alter polymerization dynamics at the plus- and minus-ends of microtubules.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Tubulin alpha-1B chain
A
437Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TUBA1B
Find proteins for P68363 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: TUBA1B
Go to UniProtKB:  P68363
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Tubulin beta-3 chain
B
426Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: TUBB3 (TUBB4)
Find proteins for Q13509 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: TUBB3
Go to UniProtKB:  Q13509
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GDP
Query on GDP
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B
GUANOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
C10 H15 N5 O11 P2
QGWNDRXFNXRZMB-UUOKFMHZSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
GTP
Query on GTP
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Download CCD File 
A
GUANOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE
C10 H16 N5 O14 P3
XKMLYUALXHKNFT-UUOKFMHZSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
MG
Query on MG
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Download CCD File 
A
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.7 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical SciencesUnited StatesGM65933
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical SciencesUnited StatesGM051487

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2016-04-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-09-27
    Type: Author supporting evidence, Data collection