1iaz
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| - | '''EQUINATOXIN II''' | + | {{Structure |
| + | |PDB= 1iaz |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1iaz</scene>, resolution 1.9Å | ||
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| + | |LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE ION'>SO4</scene> | ||
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| + | '''EQUINATOXIN II''' | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
| - | 1IAZ is a [ | + | 1IAZ is a [[Single protein]] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinia_equina Actinia equina]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1IAZ OCA]. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| - | Crystal structure of the soluble form of equinatoxin II, a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone Actinia equina., Athanasiadis A, Anderluh G, Macek P, Turk D, Structure. 2001 Apr 4;9(4):341-6. PMID:[http:// | + | Crystal structure of the soluble form of equinatoxin II, a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone Actinia equina., Athanasiadis A, Anderluh G, Macek P, Turk D, Structure. 2001 Apr 4;9(4):341-6. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11525171 11525171] |
[[Category: Actinia equina]] | [[Category: Actinia equina]] | ||
[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
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EQUINATOXIN II
Overview
BACKGROUND: Membrane pore-forming toxins have a remarkable property: they adopt a stable soluble form structure, which, when in contact with a membrane, undergoes a series of transformations, leading to an active, membrane-bound form. In contrast to bacterial toxins, no structure of a pore-forming toxin from an eukaryotic organism has been determined so far, an indication that structural studies of equinatoxin II (EqtII) may unravel a novel mechanism. RESULTS: The crystal structure of the soluble form of EqtII from the sea anemone Actinia equina has been determined at 1.9 A resolution. EqtII is shown to be a single-domain protein based on a 12 strand beta sandwich fold with a hydrophobic core and a pair of alpha helices, each of which is associated with the face of a beta sheet. CONCLUSIONS: The structure of the 30 N-terminal residues is the largest segment that can adopt a different structure without disrupting the fold of the beta sandwich core. This segment includes a three-turn alpha helix that lies on the surface of a beta sheet and ends in a stretch of three positively charged residues, Lys-30, Arg-31, and Lys-32. On the basis of gathered data, it is suggested that this segment forms the membrane pore, whereas the beta sandwich structure remains unaltered and attaches to a membrane as do other structurally related extrinsic membrane proteins or their domains. The use of a structural data site-directed mutagenesis study should reveal the residues involved in membrane pore formation.
About this Structure
1IAZ is a Single protein structure of sequence from Actinia equina. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of the soluble form of equinatoxin II, a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone Actinia equina., Athanasiadis A, Anderluh G, Macek P, Turk D, Structure. 2001 Apr 4;9(4):341-6. PMID:11525171
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