Structure of the regulatory domain of scallop myosin at 2.8 A resolution.
Xie, X., Harrison, D.H., Schlichting, I., Sweet, R.M., Kalabokis, V.N., Szent-Gyorgyi, A.G., Cohen, C.(1994) Nature 368: 306-312
- PubMed: 8127365
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/368306a0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1SCM - PubMed Abstract:
The regulatory domain of scallop myosin is a three-chain protein complex that switches on this motor in response to Ca2+ binding. This domain has been crystallized and the structure solved to 2.8 A resolution. Side-chain interactions link the two light chains in tandem to adjacent segments of the heavy chain bearing the IQ-sequence motif. The Ca(2+)-binding site is a novel EF-hand motif on the essential light chain and is stabilized by linkages involving the heavy chain and both light chains, accounting for the requirement of all three chains for Ca2+ binding and regulation in the intact myosin molecule.
Organizational Affiliation:
Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9110.