title: Structure of the ATP-dependent oligomerization domain of N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor complexed with ATP.
abstract: N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) is a hexameric ATPase which primes and/or dissociates SNARE complexes involved in intracellular fusion events. Each NSF protomer contains three domains: an N-terminal domain required for SNARE binding and two ATPase domains, termed D1 and D2, with D2 being required for oligomerization. We have determined the 1.9 A crystal structure of the D2 domain of NSF complexed with ATP using multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion phasing. D2 consists of a nucleotide binding subdomain with a Rossmann fold and a C-terminal subdomain, which is structurally unique among nucleotide binding proteins. There are interactions between the ATP moiety and both the neighboring D2 protomer and the C-terminal subdomain that may be important for ATP-dependent oligomerization. Of particular importance are three well-ordered and conserved lysine residues that form ionic interactions with the beta- and gamma-phosphates, one of which likely contributes to the low hydrolytic activity of D2.
authors.affiliation: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jahn
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Brünger
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D052066:N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011487:Protein Conformation; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D055672:Static Electricity; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D052066:N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins; C498733:Nsf protein, mouse