1kba
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF KAPPA-BUNGAROTOXIN AT 2.3-ANGSTROM RESOLUTION
Overview
kappa-Neurotoxins display a very low affinity for neuromuscular receptors, but bind tightly to, and inhibit, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in neuronal tissue such as the chick ciliary ganglia. In contrast, alpha-neurotoxins bind with high affinity and inhibit nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. The origin of this difference in specificity has been a long-studied question in the field. Here we report the first crystal structure of a kappa-neurotoxin, kappa-bungarotoxin. Unlike the NMR structure previously reported [Sutcliffe, M. J., Dobson, C. M., & Oswald, R. E. (1992) Biochemistry 31, 2962-2970], the present crystal structure more accurately defines the polypeptide fold and the nature of the interaction between subunits in the active dimer, which is a unique feature of the kappa-neurotoxins. The structure has been refined to R = 19.6% with X-ray diffraction data extending to a resolution of 2.3 A. There are two independent protein molecules (66 amino acid residues each) in the asymmetric unit that are arranged as a dimer with the two subunits related by a rotation of 178.6 degrees. Each subunit consists of three main-chain loops. Three of the five beta-strands of each subunit form an antiparallel beta-sheet which becomes an extended six-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet, by virtue of the approximate 2-fold symmetry of the dimer. The interactions at the dimer interface consist of six main-chain-main-chain hydrogen bonds, as well as three other hydrogen-bonding interactions involving side chains.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
About this Structure
1KBA is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bungarus multicinctus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of kappa-bungarotoxin at 2.3-A resolution., Dewan JC, Grant GA, Sacchettini JC, Biochemistry. 1994 Nov 8;33(44):13147-54. PMID:7947721
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