7CSO

Structure of Ephexin4 DH-PH-SH3

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.39 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.204 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 

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Literature

Double inhibition and activation mechanisms of Ephexin family RhoGEFs.

Zhang, M., Lin, L., Wang, C., Zhu, J.

(2021) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 118

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024465118
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7CSR, 7CSO, 7CSP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Ephexin family guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) transfer signals from Eph tyrosine kinase receptors to Rho GTPases, which play critical roles in diverse cellular processes, as well as cancers and brain disorders. Here, we elucidate the molecular basis underlying inhibition and activation of Ephexin family RhoGEFs ...

    Ephexin family guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) transfer signals from Eph tyrosine kinase receptors to Rho GTPases, which play critical roles in diverse cellular processes, as well as cancers and brain disorders. Here, we elucidate the molecular basis underlying inhibition and activation of Ephexin family RhoGEFs. The crystal structures of partially and fully autoinhibited Ephexin4 reveal that the complete autoinhibition requires both N- and C-terminal inhibitory modes, which can operate independently to impede Ras homolog family member G (RhoG) access. This double inhibition mechanism is commonly employed by other Ephexins and SGEF, another RhoGEF for RhoG. Structural, enzymatic, and cell biological analyses show that phosphorylation of a conserved tyrosine residue in its N-terminal inhibitory domain and association of PDZ proteins with its C-terminal PDZ-binding motif may respectively relieve the two autoinhibitory modes in Ephexin4. Our study provides a mechanistic framework for understanding the fine-tuning regulation of Ephexin4 GEF activity and offers possible clues for its pathological dysfunction.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China cwangust@ustc.edu.cn jinwei.zhu@sjtu.edu.cn.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 16 A, B, C, D459Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Arhgef16
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q3U5C8
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IMPC:  MGI:2446219
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.39 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.204 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 
  • Space Group: P 31 1 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 144.444α = 90
b = 144.444β = 90
c = 290.518γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XSCALEdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction
CRANK2phasing

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-02-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2021-03-03
    Changes: Database references