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| - | Human transthyretin (TTR) is a 55 kDa homotetramer (or more precisely, a dimer of dimers) that transports thyroxine and retinol-binding protein in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The monomer consists of two four-stranded | + | Human transthyretin (TTR) is a 55 kDa homotetramer (or more precisely, a dimer of dimers) that transports thyroxine and retinol-binding protein in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The monomer consists of two four-stranded β-sheets, arranged in a sandwich-like tertiary structure. The intermolecular contacts formed by the dimer–dimer interface result in the formation of a spacious channel (40 A ̊ long) running along the twofold symmetry axis of the protein. The channel is about 10 A ̊ wide at the outer rim and narrows in the centre to about 4 A ̊ . This narrowing is defined by the alignment of <scene name='48/483883/Ser117a/1'>Ser117A</scene> and <scene name='48/483883/Ser117b/1'>Ser117B</scene> on the bottom of the cleft. |
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Human Transthyretin (TTR) complexed with genistein
Introduction
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1. Structure and characteristics of Transthyretin (TTR), where it can be found and its relevant concentration.
2. Function of TTR, what molecules it binds to and other responsibilities!
3. How TTR creates amorphous aggregates and/or amyloid fibrils.
4. Introduction of different amyloid diseases than can be created by the deposition of aggregates composed of variants of TTR.
Human Transthyretin (TTR) is a gene that provides instructions for the producing of a protein called transthyretin. Transthyretin is composed of identical 127-aa sandwich subunits (shown in pink) that are produced primarily in the liver.
Overall Structure
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Human transthyretin (TTR) is a 55 kDa homotetramer (or more precisely, a dimer of dimers) that transports thyroxine and retinol-binding protein in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The monomer consists of two four-stranded β-sheets, arranged in a sandwich-like tertiary structure. The intermolecular contacts formed by the dimer–dimer interface result in the formation of a spacious channel (40 A ̊ long) running along the twofold symmetry axis of the protein. The channel is about 10 A ̊ wide at the outer rim and narrows in the centre to about 4 A ̊ . This narrowing is defined by the alignment of and on the bottom of the cleft.
Binding Interactions
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Additional Features
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-the binding of substrate to Transthyretin requires four TTR proteins to be bound to each other simultaneously.
-four-protein unit (tetramer)
-binding and transport of thyroxine and retinol requires tetramer
-retinol requires retinol binding protein
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Quiz Question 1
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Quiz Question 2
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See Also
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