2trh
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The most common form of hereditary systemic amyloidosis is familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy associated with single amino acid changes in the plasma protein transthyretin. So far, high resolution structures of only three amyloidogenic variants (Met30, Ser84, Ile122) and one non-amyloidogenic variant (Thr109) have been reported complemented by X-ray fiber diffraction studies and image reconstruction from electron micrographs of amyloid fibrils. To investigate the role of structural factors in this disease, we extended our studies to other transthyretin variants. We report crystallization and structural investigations of three amyloidogenic (Arg10, Ala60, Tyr77) and two non-amyloidogenic variants (Ser6, Met119). The similarity of these structures to normal transthyretin does not give direct clues to the fibril forming process. Since transthyretin amyloid fibrils contain a major fragment starting at position 49, besides the intact molecule, we calculated the solvent accessibility of residue 48. Indeed, all amyloidogenic variants show an increased main chain solvent exposure when compared to normal transthyretin and non-amyloidogenic variants, which can be postulated to result in increased susceptibility to proteolysis. After limited proteolysis, dimers are incapable of reassociation to native tetramers. We present a model for amyloid fibril formation based on formation of fibrils from N-terminal truncated dimers as building blocks. | The most common form of hereditary systemic amyloidosis is familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy associated with single amino acid changes in the plasma protein transthyretin. So far, high resolution structures of only three amyloidogenic variants (Met30, Ser84, Ile122) and one non-amyloidogenic variant (Thr109) have been reported complemented by X-ray fiber diffraction studies and image reconstruction from electron micrographs of amyloid fibrils. To investigate the role of structural factors in this disease, we extended our studies to other transthyretin variants. We report crystallization and structural investigations of three amyloidogenic (Arg10, Ala60, Tyr77) and two non-amyloidogenic variants (Ser6, Met119). The similarity of these structures to normal transthyretin does not give direct clues to the fibril forming process. Since transthyretin amyloid fibrils contain a major fragment starting at position 49, besides the intact molecule, we calculated the solvent accessibility of residue 48. Indeed, all amyloidogenic variants show an increased main chain solvent exposure when compared to normal transthyretin and non-amyloidogenic variants, which can be postulated to result in increased susceptibility to proteolysis. After limited proteolysis, dimers are incapable of reassociation to native tetramers. We present a model for amyloid fibril formation based on formation of fibrils from N-terminal truncated dimers as building blocks. | ||
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| - | Known diseases associated with this structure: Amyloid neuropathy, familial, several allelic types OMIM:[[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=176300 176300]], Amyloidosis, senile systemic OMIM:[[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=176300 176300]], Carpal tunnel syndrome, familial OMIM:[[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=176300 176300]], Dystransthyretinemic hyperthyroxinemia OMIM:[[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=176300 176300]] | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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[[Category: vitamin some]] | [[Category: vitamin some]] | ||
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TERTIARY STRUCTURES OF THREE AMYLOIDOGENIC TRANSTHYRETIN VARIANTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AMYLOID FIBRIL FORMATION
Overview
The most common form of hereditary systemic amyloidosis is familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy associated with single amino acid changes in the plasma protein transthyretin. So far, high resolution structures of only three amyloidogenic variants (Met30, Ser84, Ile122) and one non-amyloidogenic variant (Thr109) have been reported complemented by X-ray fiber diffraction studies and image reconstruction from electron micrographs of amyloid fibrils. To investigate the role of structural factors in this disease, we extended our studies to other transthyretin variants. We report crystallization and structural investigations of three amyloidogenic (Arg10, Ala60, Tyr77) and two non-amyloidogenic variants (Ser6, Met119). The similarity of these structures to normal transthyretin does not give direct clues to the fibril forming process. Since transthyretin amyloid fibrils contain a major fragment starting at position 49, besides the intact molecule, we calculated the solvent accessibility of residue 48. Indeed, all amyloidogenic variants show an increased main chain solvent exposure when compared to normal transthyretin and non-amyloidogenic variants, which can be postulated to result in increased susceptibility to proteolysis. After limited proteolysis, dimers are incapable of reassociation to native tetramers. We present a model for amyloid fibril formation based on formation of fibrils from N-terminal truncated dimers as building blocks.
About this Structure
2TRH is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Tertiary structures of amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic transthyretin variants: new model for amyloid fibril formation., Schormann N, Murrell JR, Benson MD, Amyloid. 1998 Sep;5(3):175-87. PMID:9818054
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Single protein | Benson, M D. | Murrell, J R. | Schormann, N. | Albumin | Amyloid | Cerebrospinal fluid | Disease mutation | Liver | Plasma | Polymorphism | Polyneuropathy | Prealbumin | Retinol-binding | Signal | Thyroid hormone | Thyroxine | Transport | Vitamin some
