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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF APHRODISIN, A SEX PHEROMONE FROM FEMALE HAMSTER

Structural highlights

1e5p is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Mesocricetus auratus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
NonStd Res:
Gene:	MESOCRICETUS AURATUS APHRODISIN GENE (Mesocricetus auratus)
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[APHR_CRICR] Acts as an aphrodisiac pheromone, reliably eliciting copulatory behavior from male hamster.

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

We have solved the crystal structure of aphrodisin, a pheromonal protein inducing a copulatory behaviour in male hamster, using MAD methods with selenium, at 1.63 A resolution. The monomeric protein belongs to the lipocalin family, and possesses a disulfide bridge in a loop between strands 2 and 3. This disulfide bridge is characteristic of a family of lipocalins mainly identified in rodents, and is analogous to the fifth disulfide bridge of the long neurotoxins, such as alpha cobratoxin. An elongated electron density was found inside the buried cavity, which might represent a serendipitous ligand of unknown origin. The analysis of the water accessible surfaces of the side-chains bordering the cavity indicates that Phe76 may be the door for the natural ligand to access the cavity. This residue defines the entry of the cavity as belonging to the consensus for lipocalins. The face bearing Phe76 might also serve for the interaction with the receptor.

Crystal structure of aphrodisin, a sex pheromone from female hamster.,Vincent F, Lobel D, Brown K, Spinelli S, Grote P, Breer H, Cambillau C, Tegoni M J Mol Biol. 2001 Jan 19;305(3):459-69. PMID:11152604^[1]

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References

↑ Vincent F, Lobel D, Brown K, Spinelli S, Grote P, Breer H, Cambillau C, Tegoni M. Crystal structure of aphrodisin, a sex pheromone from female hamster. J Mol Biol. 2001 Jan 19;305(3):459-69. PMID:11152604 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4241

1 Structural highlights
2 Function
3 Evolutionary Conservation
4 Publication Abstract from PubMed
5 References

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+== Function ==
+[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/APHR_CRICR APHR_CRICR]] Acts as an aphrodisiac pheromone, reliably eliciting copulatory behavior from male hamster.
 == Evolutionary Conservation ==
 [[Image:Consurf_key_small.gif|200px|right]]

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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF APHRODISIN, A SEX PHEROMONE FROM FEMALE HAMSTER

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