title: Structural basis for the cytoskeletal association of Bcr-Abl/c-Abl.
abstract: The Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase causes different forms of leukemia in humans. Depending on its position within the cell, Bcr-Abl differentially affects cellular growth. However, no structural and molecular details for the anticipated localization determinants are available. We present the NMR structure of the F-actin binding domain (FABD) of Bcr-Abl and its cellular counterpart c-Abl. The FABD forms a compact left-handed four-helix bundle in solution. We show that the nuclear export signal (NES) previously reported in this region is part of the hydrophobic core and nonfunctional in the intact protein. In contrast, we could identify the critical residues of helix alphaIII that are responsible for F-actin binding and cytoskeletal association. We propose that these interactions represent a major determinant for both Bcr-Abl and c-Abl localization.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Lazarettgasse 19/3, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hantschel
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiesner
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Güttler
authors.forename: Cameron D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mackereth
authors.forename: Lily L Remsing
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Rix
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mikes
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dehne
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Görlich
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sattler
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Superti-Furga
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D029543:Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D017510:Protein Folding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016315:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C034037:F-actin-binding proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D029543:Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl; D016315:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl