1atu
From Proteopedia
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | [[Image:1atu.jpg|left|200px]] | + | [[Image:1atu.jpg|left|200px]] |
| - | + | ||
| - | '''UNCLEAVED ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN''' | + | {{Structure |
| + | |PDB= 1atu |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1atu</scene>, resolution 2.7Å | ||
| + | |SITE= | ||
| + | |LIGAND= | ||
| + | |ACTIVITY= | ||
| + | |GENE= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''UNCLEAVED ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN''' | ||
| + | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| Line 10: | Line 19: | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
| - | 1ATU is a [ | + | 1ATU is a [[Single protein]] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1ATU OCA]. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| - | The native strains in the hydrophobic core and flexible reactive loop of a serine protease inhibitor: crystal structure of an uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin at 2.7 A., Ryu SE, Choi HJ, Kwon KS, Lee KN, Yu MH, Structure. 1996 Oct 15;4(10):1181-92. PMID:[http:// | + | The native strains in the hydrophobic core and flexible reactive loop of a serine protease inhibitor: crystal structure of an uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin at 2.7 A., Ryu SE, Choi HJ, Kwon KS, Lee KN, Yu MH, Structure. 1996 Oct 15;4(10):1181-92. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8939743 8939743] |
[[Category: Homo sapiens]] | [[Category: Homo sapiens]] | ||
[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
| Line 23: | Line 32: | ||
[[Category: metastability]] | [[Category: metastability]] | ||
[[Category: serine protease inhibitor]] | [[Category: serine protease inhibitor]] | ||
| - | [[Category: stabilizing | + | [[Category: stabilizing mutation]] |
| - | ''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu | + | ''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu Mar 20 10:02:09 2008'' |
Revision as of 08:02, 20 March 2008
| |||||||
| , resolution 2.7Å | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
UNCLEAVED ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN
Contents |
Overview
BACKGROUND: The protein alpha1-antitrypsin is a prototype member of the serpin (serine protease inhibitor) family and is known to inhibit the activity of neutrophil elastase in the lower respiratory tract. Members of this family undergo a large structural rearrangement upon binding to a target protease, involving cleavage of the reactive-site loop. This loop is then inserted into the main body of the enzyme following the opening of a central beta sheet, leading to stabilization of the structure. Random mutageneses of alpha1-antitrypsin identified various mutations that stabilize the native structure and retard the insertion of the reactive-site loop. Structural studies of these mutations may reveal the mechanism of the conformational change. RESULTS: We have determined the three-dimensional structure of an uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin with seven such stabilizing mutations (hepta alpha1-antitrypsin) at 2.7 A resolution. From the comparison of the structure with other serpin structures, we found that hepta alpha1-antitrypsin is stabilized due to the release of various strains that exist in native wild type alpha1-antitrypsin, including unfavorable hydrophobic interactions in the central hydrophobic core. The reactive-site loop of hepta alpha1-antitrypsin is an extended strand, different from that of the previously determined structure of another uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin, and indicates the inherent flexibility of the loop. CONCLUSIONS: The present structural study suggests that the uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin has many folding defects which can be improved by mutations. These folding defects seem to be utilized in a coordinated fashion in the regulation of the conformational switch of alpha1-antitrypsin. Some of the defects, represented by the Phe51 region and possibly the Met374 and the Thr59 regions, are part of the sheet-opening mechanism.
Disease
Known diseases associated with this structure: Emphysema OMIM:[107400], Emphysema-cirrhosis OMIM:[107400], Hemorrhagic diathesis due to antithrombin Pittsburgh OMIM:[107400], Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, susceptibility to OMIM:[107400]
About this Structure
1ATU is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The native strains in the hydrophobic core and flexible reactive loop of a serine protease inhibitor: crystal structure of an uncleaved alpha1-antitrypsin at 2.7 A., Ryu SE, Choi HJ, Kwon KS, Lee KN, Yu MH, Structure. 1996 Oct 15;4(10):1181-92. PMID:8939743
Page seeded by OCA on Thu Mar 20 10:02:09 2008
