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Crystal structure of the open conformation of the mammalian chaperonin CCT in complex with tubulin

Reference: Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Jan;18(1):14-9. Human mitochondrial transcription factor A induces a U-turn structure in the light strand promoter
Authors: Muñoz IG, Yébenes H, Zhou M, Mesa P, Serna M, Park AY, Bragado-Nilsson E, Beloso A, de Cárcer G, Malumbres M, Robinson CV, Valpuesta JM, Montoya G.
Summary: Protein folding is assisted by molecular chaperones. CCT (chaperonin containing TCP-1, or TRiC) is a 1-MDa oligomer that is built by two rings comprising eight different 60-kDa subunits. This chaperonin regulates the folding of important proteins including actin, α-tubulin and β-tubulin. We used an electron density map at 5.5 Å resolution to reconstruct CCT, which showed a substrate in the inner cavities of both rings. Here we present the crystal structure of the open conformation of this nanomachine in complex with tubulin, providing information about the mechanism by which it aids tubulin folding. The structure showed that the substrate interacts with loops in the apical and equatorial domains of CCT. The organization of the ATP-binding pockets suggests that the substrate is stretched inside the cavity. Our data provide the basis for understanding the function of this chaperonin.
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Grupo de Guillermo Montoya (CNIO)



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Grupo de José María Valpuesta (CNB.CSIC)


REFERENCIA DEL GRUPO E INVESTIGADOR
Inés Muñoz y Hugo Yébenes trabajan como investigadora y estudiante predoctoral en los grupos de Cristalografía de Macromoléculas del CNIO y el grupo de estructura y función de chaperonas moleculares del CNB-CSIC, respectivamente. El trabajo de ambos grupos se centra en el estudio de complejos macromoleculares mediante el uso de la cristalografía de rayos-X y la microscopía electrónica.


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