[HTML][HTML] NMR structure of an F-actin-binding “headpiece” motif from villin

D Vardar, DA Buckley, BS Frank… - Journal of molecular …, 1999 - Elsevier
D Vardar, DA Buckley, BS Frank, CJ McKnight
Journal of molecular biology, 1999Elsevier
A growing family of F-actin-bundling proteins harbors a modular F-actin-binding headpiece
domain at the C terminus. Headpiece provides one of the two F-actin-binding sites essential
for filament bundling. Here, we report the first structure of a functional headpiece domain.
The NMR structure of chicken villin headpiece (HP67) reveals two subdomains that share a
tightly packed hydrophobic core. The N-terminal subdomain contains bends, turns, and a
four-residue α-helix as well as a buried histidine residue that imparts a pH-dependent …
A growing family of F-actin-bundling proteins harbors a modular F-actin-binding headpiece domain at the C terminus. Headpiece provides one of the two F-actin-binding sites essential for filament bundling. Here, we report the first structure of a functional headpiece domain. The NMR structure of chicken villin headpiece (HP67) reveals two subdomains that share a tightly packed hydrophobic core. The N-terminal subdomain contains bends, turns, and a four-residue α-helix as well as a buried histidine residue that imparts a pH-dependent folding. The C-terminal subdomain is composed of three α-helices and its folding is pH-independent. Two residues previously implicated in F-actin-binding form a buried salt-bridge between the N and C-terminal subdomains. The rest of the identified actin-binding residues are solvent-exposed and map onto a unique F-actin-binding surface.
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