7SJA

Undecorated 13pf E254N microtubule from recombinant human tubulin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.80 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural transitions in the GTP cap visualized by cryo-electron microscopy of catalytically inactive microtubules.

LaFrance, B.J.Roostalu, J.Henkin, G.Greber, B.J.Zhang, R.Normanno, D.McCollum, C.O.Surrey, T.Nogales, E.

(2022) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 119

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2114994119
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7SJ7, 7SJ8, 7SJ9, 7SJA

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Microtubules (MTs) are polymers of αβ-tubulin heterodimers that stochastically switch between growth and shrinkage phases. This dynamic instability is critically important for MT function. It is believed that GTP hydrolysis within the MT lattice is accompanied by destabilizing conformational changes and that MT stability depends on a transiently existing GTP cap at the growing MT end. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy of GTP hydrolysis-deficient MTs assembled from mutant recombinant human tubulin to investigate the structure of a GTP-bound MT lattice. We find that the GTP-MT lattice of two mutants in which the catalytically active glutamate in α-tubulin was substituted by inactive amino acids (E254A and E254N) is remarkably plastic. Undecorated E254A and E254N MTs with 13 protofilaments both have an expanded lattice but display opposite protofilament twists, making these lattices distinct from the compacted lattice of wild-type GDP-MTs. End-binding proteins of the EB family have the ability to compact both mutant GTP lattices and to stabilize a negative twist, suggesting that they promote this transition also in the GTP cap of wild-type MTs, thereby contributing to the maturation of the MT structure. We also find that the MT seam appears to be stabilized in mutant GTP-MTs and destabilized in GDP-MTs, supporting the proposal that the seam plays an important role in MT stability. Together, these structures of catalytically inactive MTs add mechanistic insight into the GTP state of MTs, the stability of the GTP- and GDP-bound lattice, and our overall understanding of MT dynamic instability.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tubulin alpha-1B chain
A, C, E, J, K
A, C, E, J, K, L
457Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: TUBA1B
EC: 3.6.5
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P68363 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P68363
PHAROS:  P68363
GTEx:  ENSG00000123416 
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UniProt GroupP68363
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  • Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tubulin beta-3 chain
B, D, F, G, H
B, D, F, G, H, I
456Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TUBB3TUBB4
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Find proteins for Q13509 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q13509 
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PHAROS:  Q13509
GTEx:  ENSG00000258947 
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UniProt GroupQ13509
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Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GTP (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on GTP

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AA [auth H]
CA [auth I]
EA [auth J]
GA [auth K]
IA [auth L]
AA [auth H],
CA [auth I],
EA [auth J],
GA [auth K],
IA [auth L],
M [auth A],
O [auth B],
Q [auth C],
S [auth D],
U [auth E],
W [auth F],
Y [auth G]
GUANOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE
C10 H16 N5 O14 P3
XKMLYUALXHKNFT-UUOKFMHZSA-N
MG (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on MG

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BA [auth H]
DA [auth I]
FA [auth J]
HA [auth K]
JA [auth L]
BA [auth H],
DA [auth I],
FA [auth J],
HA [auth K],
JA [auth L],
N [auth A],
P [auth B],
R [auth C],
T [auth D],
V [auth E],
X [auth F],
Z [auth G]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.80 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONFREALIGN9.11
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIXdev-2883

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-01-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-06-05
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description