5TUP

X-ray Crystal Structure of the Aspergillus fumigatus Sliding Clamp


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure of the sliding clamp from the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus (AfumPCNA) and interactions with Human p21.

Marshall, A.C.Kroker, A.J.Murray, L.A.Gronthos, K.Rajapaksha, H.Wegener, K.L.Bruning, J.B.

(2017) FEBS J 284: 985-1002

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.14035
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5TUP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has been implicated in a drastic increase in life-threatening infections over the past decade. However, compared to other microbial pathogens, little is known about the essential molecular processes of this organism. One such fundamental process is DNA replication. The protein responsible for ensuring processive DNA replication is PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen, also known as the sliding clamp), which clamps the replicative polymerase to DNA. Here we present the first crystal structure of a sliding clamp from a pathogenic fungus (A. fumigatus), at 2.6Å. Surprisingly, the structure bears more similarity to the human sliding clamp than other available fungal sliding clamps. Reflecting this, fluorescence polarization experiments demonstrated that AfumPCNA interacts with the PCNA-interacting protein (PIP-box) motif of human p21 with an affinity (K d ) of 3.1 μm. Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to better understand how AfumPCNA interacts with human p21. These simulations revealed that the PIP-box bound to AfuPCNA forms a secondary structure similar to that observed in the human complex, with a central 3 10 helix contacting the hydrophobic surface pocket of AfumPCNA as well as a β-strand that forms an antiparallel sheet with the AfumPCNA surface. Differences in the 3 10 helix interaction with PCNA, attributed to residue Thr131 of AfumPCNA, and a less stable β-strand formation, attributed to residues Gln123 and His125 of AfumPCNA, are likely causes of the over 10-fold lower affinity of the p21 PIP-box for AfumPCNA as compared to hPCNA. The atomic coordinates and structure factors for the Aspergillus fumigatus sliding clamp can be found in the RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org) under the accession code 5TUP.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
A, B, C
259Aspergillus fumigatus Z5Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Y699_06803
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 56.95α = 90
b = 103.37β = 96.6
c = 79.2γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
iMOSFLMdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-02-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-03-29
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description