3vdk
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of circumsporozoite protein aTSR domain, R32 platinum-bound form
Structural highlights
FunctionCSP_PLAF7 Essential sporozoite protein (PubMed:29554084, PubMed:32150583). In the mosquito vector, required for sporozoite development in the oocyst, migration through the vector hemolymph and entry into the vector salivary glands (By similarity). In the vertebrate host, required for sporozoite migration through the host dermis and infection of host hepatocytes (PubMed:29554084, PubMed:32150583). Binds to highly sulfated heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) on the surface of host hepatocytes (By similarity).[UniProtKB:P23093][1] [2] In the vertebrate host, binds to highly sulfated heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) on the surface of host hepatocytes and is required for sporozoite invasion of the host hepatocytes.[UniProtKB:P23093] Publication Abstract from PubMedCircumsporozoite (CS) protein is the major surface component of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites and is essential for host cell invasion. A vaccine containing tandem repeats, region III, and thrombospondin type-I repeat (TSR) of CS is efficacious in phase III trials but gives only a 35% reduction in severe malaria in the first year postimmunization. We solved crystal structures showing that region III and TSR fold into a single unit, an "alphaTSR" domain. The alphaTSR domain possesses a hydrophobic pocket and core, missing in TSR domains. CS binds heparin, but alphaTSR does not. Interestingly, polymorphic T-cell epitopes map to specialized alphaTSR regions. The N and C termini are unexpectedly close, providing clues for sporozoite sheath organization. Elucidation of a unique structure of a domain within CS enables rational design of next-generation subunit vaccines and functional and medicinal chemical investigation of the conserved hydrophobic pocket. Unexpected fold in the circumsporozoite protein target of malaria vaccines.,Doud MB, Koksal AC, Mi LZ, Song G, Lu C, Springer TA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 30. PMID:22547819[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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