The overall conformation of conventional kinesins studied by small angle X-ray and neutron scattering

Kozielski, F., Svergun, D., Zaccai, G., Wade, R. and Koch, M. (2001) The overall conformation of conventional kinesins studied by small angle X-ray and neutron scattering. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(2), pp. 1267-1275. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M007169200)

Abstract

The quaternary structures of several monomeric and dimeric kinesin constructs from Homo sapiens and Drosophila melanogaster were analyzed using small angle K-ray and neutron scattering. The experimental scattering curves of these proteins were compared with simulated scattering curves calculated from available crystallographic coordinates. These comparisons indicate that the overall conformations of the solution structures of D. melanogaster and H. sapiens kinesin heavy chain dimers are compatible with the crystal structure of dimeric kinesin from Rattus norvegicus. This suggests that the unusual asymmetric conformation of dimeric kinesin in the microtubule-independent ADP state is likely to be a general feature of the kinesin heavy chain subfamily. An intermediate length Drosophila construct (365 residues) is mostly monomeric at low protein concentration whereas at higher concentrations it is dimeric with a tendency to form higher oligomers.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kozielski, Professor Frank
• Authors: Kozielski, F., Svergun, D., Zaccai, G., Wade, R., and Koch, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences
• Journal Name: Journal of Biological Chemistry
• Journal Abbr.: J Biol Chem.
• Publisher: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
• ISSN: 0021-9258
• ISSN (Online): 1083-351X