title: Structure of the VHS domain of human Tom1 (target of myb 1): insights into interactions with proteins and membranes.
abstract: VHS domains are found at the N-termini of select proteins involved in intracellular membrane trafficking. We have determined the crystal structure of the VHS domain of the human Tom1 (target of myb 1) protein to 1.5 A resolution. The domain consists of eight helices arranged in a superhelix. The surface of the domain has two main features: (1) a basic patch on one side due to several conserved positively charged residues on helix 3 and (2) a negatively charged ridge on the opposite side, formed by residues on helix 2. We compare our structure to the recently obtained structure of tandem VHS-FYVE domains from Hrs [Mao, Y., Nickitenko, A., Duan, X., Lloyd, T. E., Wu, M. N., Bellen, H., and Quiocho, F. A. (2000) Cell 100, 447-456]. Key features of the interaction surface between the FYVE and VHS domains of Hrs, involving helices 2 and 4 of the VHS domain, are conserved in the VHS domain of Tom1, even though Tom1 does not have a FYVE domain. We also compare the structures of the VHS domains of Tom1 and Hrs to the recently obtained structure of the ENTH domain of epsin-1 [Hyman, J., Chen, H., Di Fiore, P. P., De Camilli, P., and Brünger, A. T. (2000) J. Cell Biol. 149, 537-546]. Comparison of the two VHS domains and the ENTH domain reveals a conserved surface, composed of helices 2 and 4, that is utilized for protein-protein interactions. In addition, VHS domain-containing proteins are often localized to membranes. We suggest that the conserved positively charged surface of helix 3 in VHS and ENTH domains plays a role in membrane binding.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0580, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D020570:Genes, myb; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011506:Proteins; C109775:STAM protein, human; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C120296:TOM1 protein, human; C119627:VPS27 protein, S cerevisiae; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; C114154:epsin; C096164:hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate