6TZT

Crystal structure of human alpha/epsilon-COP of the COPI vesicular coat bound to alpha-COP STM2


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.06 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.180 

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Literature

Roles of singleton tryptophan motifs in COPI coat stability and vesicle tethering.

Travis, S.M.Kokona, B.Fairman, R.Hughson, F.M.

(2019) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116: 24031-24040

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909697116
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6TZT, 6U3V, 6U3W

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Coat protein I (COPI)-coated vesicles mediate retrograde transport from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), as well as transport within the Golgi. Major progress has been made in defining the structure of COPI coats, in vitro and in vivo, at resolutions as high as 9 Å. Nevertheless, important questions remain unanswered, including what specific interactions stabilize COPI coats, how COPI vesicles recognize their target membranes, and how coat disassembly is coordinated with vesicle fusion and cargo delivery. Here, we use X-ray crystallography to identify a conserved site on the COPI subunit α-COP that binds to flexible, acidic sequences containing a single tryptophan residue. One such sequence, found within α-COP itself, mediates α-COP homo-oligomerization. Another such sequence is contained within the lasso of the ER-resident Dsl1 complex, where it helps mediate the tethering of Golgi-derived COPI vesicles at the ER membrane. Together, our findings suggest that α-COP homo-oligomerization plays a key role in COPI coat stability, with potential implications for the coordination of vesicle tethering, uncoating, and fusion.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Coatomer subunit epsilon
A, C
322Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: COPE
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for O14579 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  O14579
PHAROS:  O14579
GTEx:  ENSG00000105669 
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UniProt GroupO14579
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Coatomer subunit alpha
B, D
356Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: COPA
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Find proteins for P53621 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P53621
PHAROS:  P53621
GTEx:  ENSG00000122218 
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UniProt GroupP53621
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.06 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.180 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 138.47α = 90
b = 138.47β = 90
c = 192.868γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01GM071574
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesF31GM12676
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesT32GM007388

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-11-13
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-11-27
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-12-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2020-01-01
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2023-10-11
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description