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ArticleScientific reports2019

A dynamically interacting flexible loop assists oligomerisation of the Caenorhabditis elegans centriolar protein SAS-6.

Julia M C Busch, Michèle C Erat, Iris D Blank, Maria Musgaard, Philip C Biggin, Ioannis Vakonakis

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Julia M C BuschUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.
Michèle C EratUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.
Iris D BlankUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.
Maria MusgaardUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6096-9014
Philip C BigginUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-5100-8836
Ioannis VakonakisUniversity of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom. ioannis.vakonakis@bioch.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-4726-0446

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J008265/1Medical Research Council MR/N009274/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 094872/Z/10/Z
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Abstract

Centrioles are conserved organelles fundamental for the organisation of microtubules in animal cells. Oligomerisation of the spindle assembly abnormal protein 6 (SAS-6) is an essential step in the centriole assembly process and may act as trigger for the formation of these organelles. SAS-6 oligomerisation is driven by two independent interfaces, comprising an extended coiled coil and a dimeric N-terminal globular domain. However, how SAS-6 oligomerisation is controlled remains unclear. Here, we show that in the Caenorhabditis elegans SAS-6, a segment of the N-terminal globular domain, unresolved in crystallographic structures, comprises a flexible loop that assists SAS-6 oligomerisation. Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments suggest that transient interactions of this loop across the N-terminal dimerisation interface stabilise the SAS-6 oligomer. We discuss the possibilities presented by such flexible SAS-6 segments for the control of centriole formation.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCentriolesCrystallography, X-RayHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSAS-6 protein, C elegans

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PMID30837637
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