Crystal structure of the tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase complex VASH1-SVBP.
Adamopoulos, A., Landskron, L., Heidebrecht, T., Tsakou, F., Bleijerveld, O.B., Altelaar, M., Nieuwenhuis, J., Celie, P.H.N., Brummelkamp, T.R., Perrakis, A.(2019) Nat Struct Mol Biol 26: 567-570
- PubMed: 31270470 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0254-6
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6NVQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The cyclic enzymatic removal and ligation of the C-terminal tyrosine of α-tubulin generates heterogeneous microtubules and affects their functions. Here we describe the crystal and solution structure of the tubulin carboxypeptidase complex between vasohibin (VASH1) and small vasohibin-binding protein (SVBP), which folds in a long helix, which stabilizes the VASH1 catalytic domain. This structure, combined with molecular docking and mutagenesis experiments, reveals which residues are responsible for recognition and cleavage of the tubulin C-terminal tyrosine.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Division of Biochemistry, the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.