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== Function == | == Function == | ||
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/B2MG_HUMAN B2MG_HUMAN] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system. | [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/B2MG_HUMAN B2MG_HUMAN] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system. | ||
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| - | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| - | Understanding the structure and formation of amyloid fibrils, the filamentous aggregates of proteins and peptides, is crucial in preventing diseases caused by their deposition and, moreover, for obtaining further insight into the mechanism of protein folding and misfolding. We have combined solid-state NMR, x-ray fiber diffraction, and atomic force microscopy to reveal the 3D structure of amyloid protofilament-like fibrils formed by a 22-residue K3 peptide (Ser(20)-Lys(41)) of beta(2)-microglobulin, a protein responsible for dialysis-related amyloidosis. Although a uniformly (13)C,(15)N-labeled sample was used for the NMR measurements, we could obtain the 3D structure of the fibrils on the basis of a large number of structural constraints. The conformation of K3 fibrils was found to be a beta-strand-loop-beta-strand with each K3 molecule stacked in a parallel and staggered manner. It is suggested that the fibrillar conformation is stabilized by intermolecular interactions, rather than by intramolecular hydrophobic packing as seen in globular proteins. Together with thermodynamic studies of the full-length protein, formation of the fibrils is likely to require side chains on the intermolecular surface to pack tightly against those of adjacent monomers. By revealing the structure of beta(2)-microglobulin protofilament-like fibrils, this work represents technical progress in analyzing amyloid fibrils in general through solid-state NMR. | ||
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| - | 3D structure of amyloid protofilaments of beta2-microglobulin fragment probed by solid-state NMR.,Iwata K, Fujiwara T, Matsuki Y, Akutsu H, Takahashi S, Naiki H, Goto Y Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Nov 28;103(48):18119-24. Epub 2006 Nov 15. PMID:17108084<ref>PMID:17108084</ref> | ||
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| - | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Current revision
3D Structure of amyloid protofilaments of beta2-microglobulin fragment probed by solid-state NMR
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