1fha
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|PDB= 1fha |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1fha</scene>, resolution 2.4Å | |PDB= 1fha |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1fha</scene>, resolution 2.4Å | ||
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| - | |LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand= | + | |LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FE:FE+(III)+ION'>FE</scene> |
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|GENE= | |GENE= | ||
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| + | |RESOURCES=<span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1fha FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1fha OCA], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1fha PDBsum], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1fha RCSB]</span> | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ferritin is important in iron homeostasis. Its twenty-four chains of two types, H and L, assemble as a hollow shell providing an iron-storage cavity. Ferritin molecules in cells containing high levels of iron tend to be rich in L chains, and may have a long-term storage function, whereas H-rich ferritins are more active in iron metabolism. The molecular basis for the greater activity of H-rich ferritins has until now been obscure, largely because the structure of H-chain ferritin has remained unknown owing to the difficulties in obtaining crystals ordered enough for X-ray crystallographic analysis. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of a human ferritin H-chain homopolymer. By genetically engineering a change in the sequence of the intermolecular contact region, we obtained crystals isomorphous with the homologous rat L ferritin and of high enough quality for X-ray diffraction analysis. The X-ray structure of human H ferritin shows a novel metal site embedded within each of its four-helix bundles and we suggest that ferroxidase activity associated with this site accounts for its rapid uptake of iron. | Ferritin is important in iron homeostasis. Its twenty-four chains of two types, H and L, assemble as a hollow shell providing an iron-storage cavity. Ferritin molecules in cells containing high levels of iron tend to be rich in L chains, and may have a long-term storage function, whereas H-rich ferritins are more active in iron metabolism. The molecular basis for the greater activity of H-rich ferritins has until now been obscure, largely because the structure of H-chain ferritin has remained unknown owing to the difficulties in obtaining crystals ordered enough for X-ray crystallographic analysis. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of a human ferritin H-chain homopolymer. By genetically engineering a change in the sequence of the intermolecular contact region, we obtained crystals isomorphous with the homologous rat L ferritin and of high enough quality for X-ray diffraction analysis. The X-ray structure of human H ferritin shows a novel metal site embedded within each of its four-helix bundles and we suggest that ferroxidase activity associated with this site accounts for its rapid uptake of iron. | ||
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| - | ==Disease== | ||
| - | Known diseases associated with this structure: Iron overload, autosomal dominant OMIM:[[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=134770 134770]] | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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[[Category: Artymiuk, P J.]] | [[Category: Artymiuk, P J.]] | ||
[[Category: Harrison, P M.]] | [[Category: Harrison, P M.]] | ||
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| - | [[Category: FE]] | ||
[[Category: iron storage]] | [[Category: iron storage]] | ||
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SOLVING THE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN H FERRITIN BY GENETICALLY ENGINEERING INTERMOLECULAR CRYSTAL CONTACTS
Overview
Ferritin is important in iron homeostasis. Its twenty-four chains of two types, H and L, assemble as a hollow shell providing an iron-storage cavity. Ferritin molecules in cells containing high levels of iron tend to be rich in L chains, and may have a long-term storage function, whereas H-rich ferritins are more active in iron metabolism. The molecular basis for the greater activity of H-rich ferritins has until now been obscure, largely because the structure of H-chain ferritin has remained unknown owing to the difficulties in obtaining crystals ordered enough for X-ray crystallographic analysis. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of a human ferritin H-chain homopolymer. By genetically engineering a change in the sequence of the intermolecular contact region, we obtained crystals isomorphous with the homologous rat L ferritin and of high enough quality for X-ray diffraction analysis. The X-ray structure of human H ferritin shows a novel metal site embedded within each of its four-helix bundles and we suggest that ferroxidase activity associated with this site accounts for its rapid uptake of iron.
About this Structure
1FHA is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. The following page contains interesting information on the relation of 1FHA with [Ferritin and Transferrin]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Solving the structure of human H ferritin by genetically engineering intermolecular crystal contacts., Lawson DM, Artymiuk PJ, Yewdall SJ, Smith JM, Livingstone JC, Treffry A, Luzzago A, Levi S, Arosio P, Cesareni G, et al., Nature. 1991 Feb 7;349(6309):541-4. PMID:1992356
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