کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2048069 | 1074060 | 2013 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Clathrin is a trimeric protein involved in receptor-mediated-endocytosis, but can function as a non-trimer outside of endocytosis. We have discovered that the subcellular distribution of a clathrin cysteine mutant we previously studied is altered and a proportion is also localized to nuclear spaces. MALS shows C1573A hub is a mixture of trimer-like and detrimerized molecules. The X-ray structure of the trimerization domain reveals that without light chains, a helix harboring cysteine-1573 is reoriented. We propose clathrin has a detrimerization switch, which suggests clathrin topology can be altered naturally for new functions.
► C1573A clathrin hub is localized to nuclear spaces.
► Cysteine-1573 in Helix 7j is essential for normal clathrin topology.
► Trimerization domain crystal structure is distorted without clathrin light chain.
► X-ray model suggests a detrimerization switch may mediate clathrin structure/function.
Journal: FEBS Letters - Volume 587, Issue 2, 16 January 2013, Pages 142–149