1t7x
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'''Zn-alpha-2-glycoprotein; refolded CHO-ZAG PEG 400''' | '''Zn-alpha-2-glycoprotein; refolded CHO-ZAG PEG 400''' | ||
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Revision as of 06:38, 3 May 2008
Zn-alpha-2-glycoprotein; refolded CHO-ZAG PEG 400
Overview
Zn-alpha2-glycoprotein (ZAG) is a 41 kDa soluble protein that is present in most bodily fluids. The previously reported 2.8 A crystal structure of ZAG isolated from human serum demonstrated the structural similarity between ZAG and class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules and revealed a non-peptidic ligand in the ZAG counterpart of the MHC peptide-binding groove. Here we present crystallographic studies to explore further the nature of the non-peptidic ligand in the ZAG groove. Comparison of the structures of several forms of recombinant ZAG, including a 1.95 A structure derived from ZAG expressed in insect cells, suggests that the non-peptidic ligand in the current structures and in the structure of serum ZAG is a polyethylene glycol (PEG), which is present in the crystallization conditions used. Further support for PEG binding in the ZAG groove is provided by the finding that PEG displaces a fluorophore-tagged fatty acid from the ZAG binding site. From these results we hypothesize that our purified forms of ZAG do not contain a bound endogenous ligand, but that the ZAG groove is capable of binding hydrophobic molecules, which may relate to its function.
About this Structure
1T7X is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystallographic studies of ligand binding by Zn-alpha2-glycoprotein., Delker SL, West AP Jr, McDermott L, Kennedy MW, Bjorkman PJ, J Struct Biol. 2004 Nov;148(2):205-13. PMID:15477100 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 09:38:53 2008
