Title
Structure of cytoplasmic ring of nuclear pore complex by integrative cryo-EM and AlphaFold
Date Issued
10 June 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fontana P.
Dong Y.
Pi X.
Tong A.B.
Hecksel C.W.
Wang L.
Fu T.M.
Wu H.
University of California
Publisher(s)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Abstract
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the conduit for bidirectional cargo traffic between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. We determined a near-complete structure of the cytoplasmic ring of the NPC from Xenopus oocytes using single-particle cryo–electron microscopy and AlphaFold prediction. Structures of nucleoporins were predicted with AlphaFold and fit into the medium-resolution map by using the prominent secondary structural density as a guide. Certain molecular interactions were further built or confirmed by complex prediction by using AlphaFold. We identified the binding modes of five copies of Nup358, the largest NPC subunit with Phe-Gly repeats for cargo transport, and predicted it to contain a coiled-coil domain that may provide avidity to assist its role as a nucleation center for NPC formation under certain conditions.
Volume
376
Issue
6598
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85131703933
PubMed ID
Source
Science
ISSN of the container
00368075
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences U24GM129541 NIGMS
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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