Summary: Prefoldin subunit
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This family includes prefoldin subunits that are not detected by PF02996.
Literature references
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Ha H, Abe K, Artzt K; , Gene 1991;107:345-346.: Primary structure of the embryo-expressed gene KE2 from the mouse H-2K region. PUBMED:1748305 EPMC:1748305
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Shang HS, Wong SM, Tan HM, Wu M; , Gene 1994;151:197-201.: YKE2, a yeast nuclear gene encoding a protein showing homology to mouse KE2 and containing a putative leucine-zipper motif. PUBMED:7828874 EPMC:7828874
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Geissler S, Siegers K, Schiebel E; , EMBO J 1998;17:952-966.: A novel protein complex promoting formation of functional alpha- and gamma-tubulin. PUBMED:9463374 EPMC:9463374
Internal database links
SCOOP: | ALIX_LYPXL_bnd DUF5082 FlaC_arch Prefoldin Prefoldin_3 Rh5 |
Similarity to PfamA using HHSearch: | Prefoldin |
External database links
SCOP: | 1fxk |
This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.
InterPro entry IPR002777
Prefoldin (PFD) is a chaperone that interacts exclusively with type II chaperonins, hetero-oligomers lacking an obligate co-chaperonin that are found only in eukaryotes (chaperonin-containing T-complex polypeptide-1 (CCT)) and archaea. Eukaryotic PFD is a multi-subunit complex containing six polypeptides in the molecular mass range of 14-23kDa. In archaea, on the other hand, PFD is composed of two types of subunits, two alpha and four beta. The six subunits associate to form two back-to-back up-and-down eight-stranded barrels, from which hang six coiled coils. Each subunit contributes one (beta subunits) or two (alpha subunits) beta hairpin turns to the barrels. The coiled coils are formed by the N and C termini of an individual subunit. Overall, this unique arrangement resembles a jellyfish. The eukaryotic PFD hexamer is composed of six different subunits; however, these can be grouped into two alpha-like (PFD3 and -5) and four beta-like (PFD1, -2, -4, and -6) subunits based on amino acid sequence similarity with their archaeal counterparts. Eukaryotic PFD has a six-legged structure similar to that seen in the archaeal homologue [PUBMED:11106732, PUBMED:12456645]. This family contains the archaeal beta subunit, eukaryotic prefoldin subunits 1, 2, 4 and 6.
Eukaryotic PFD has been shown to bind both actin and tubulin co-translationally. The chaperone then delivers the target protein to CCT, interacting with the chaperonin through the tips of the coiled coils. No authentic target proteins of any archaeal PFD have been identified, to date.
Gene Ontology
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Cellular component | prefoldin complex (GO:0016272) |
Molecular function | unfolded protein binding (GO:0051082) |
Biological process | protein folding (GO:0006457) |
Domain organisation
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Pfam Clan
This family is a member of clan Prefoldin (CL0200), which has the following description:
The Prefoldin domain forms a coiled-coil structure that is involved in substrate-binding in the the chaperone co-factor prefoldin (PFD). Each PFD is assembled from two alpha and four beta subunits. Each alpha subunit contains two, and each beta subunit one, central beta-hairpin that is flanked N- and C-terminally by coiled-coil helices. The N-terminal regions, the prefoldin domain, are found facing into the central cavity of the chaperone. Here exposed hydrophobic patches form an interaction with the substrate (an unfolded protein) [1].
The clan contains the following 3 members:
Prefoldin Prefoldin_2 Prefoldin_3Alignments
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Curation
Seed source: | Enright A |
Previous IDs: | KE2; |
Type: | Coiled-coil |
Sequence Ontology: | SO:0001080 |
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Enright A |
Number in seed: | 53 |
Number in full: | 5351 |
Average length of the domain: | 103.30 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 20 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 73.71 % |
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Structures
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