6WLB

Structure of homotrimeric poplar cellulose synthase isoform 8

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.50 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Architecture of a catalytically active homotrimeric plant cellulose synthase complex.

Purushotham, P., Ho, R., Zimmer, J.

(2020) Science 369: 1089-1094

  • DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2978
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6WLB

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Cellulose is an essential plant cell wall component and represents the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Supramolecular plant cellulose synthase complexes organize multiple linear glucose polymers into microfibrils as load-bearing wall components. We determined the structure of a poplar cellulose synthase CesA homotrimer that suggests a molecular basis for cellulose microfibril formation ...

    Cellulose is an essential plant cell wall component and represents the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Supramolecular plant cellulose synthase complexes organize multiple linear glucose polymers into microfibrils as load-bearing wall components. We determined the structure of a poplar cellulose synthase CesA homotrimer that suggests a molecular basis for cellulose microfibril formation. This complex, stabilized by cytosolic plant-conserved regions and helical exchange within the transmembrane segments, forms three channels occupied by nascent cellulose polymers. Secretion steers the polymers toward a common exit point, which could facilitate protofibril formation. CesA's N-terminal domains assemble into a cytosolic stalk that interacts with a microtubule-tethering protein and may thus be involved in CesA localization. Our data suggest how cellulose synthase complexes assemble and provide the molecular basis for plant cell wall engineering.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 480 Ray C. Hunt Dr., Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. jochen_zimmer@virginia.edu.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Cellulose synthaseA,
C [auth B],
B [auth C]		991Populus tremula x Populus tremuloidesMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CesA3-1
EC: 2.4.1.12
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q6J8X0 (Populus tremula x Populus tremuloides)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q6J8X0
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UniProt GroupQ6J8X0
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsChain Length2D DiagramGlycosylation3D Interactions
beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoseD, E, F 5N/A Oligosaccharides Interaction
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G91683DU
GlyCosmos:  G91683DU
Biologically Interesting Molecules (External Reference) 1 Unique
Entity ID: 2
IDChainsNameType/Class2D Diagram3D Interactions
PRD_900016
Query on PRD_900016		D, E, Fbeta-cellopentaoseOligosaccharide / Metabolism Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.50 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Department of Energy (DOE, United States)United StatesDESC0001090

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-07-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2020-09-09
    Changes: Database references, Structure summary