1ssz
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Conformational mapping of mini-b: an n-terminal/c-terminal construct of surfactant protein b using 13c-enhanced fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
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Overview
Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is essential for normal lung surfactant, function. Theoretical models predict that the disulfide cross-linked, N-, and C-terminal domains of SP-B fold as charged amphipathic helices, and, suggest that these adjacent helices participate in critical surfactant, activities. This hypothesis is tested using a disulfide-linked construct, (Mini-B) based on the primary sequences of the N- and C-terminal domains., Consistent with theoretical predictions of the full-length protein, both, isotope-enhanced Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and, molecular modeling confirm the presence of charged amphipathic, alpha-helices in Mini-B. Similar to that observed with native SP-B, Mini-B, in model surfactant lipid mixtures exhibits marked in vitro activity, with, spread films showing near-zero minimum surface tensions during cycling, using captive bubble surfactometry. In vivo, Mini-B shows oxygenation and, dynamic compliance that compare favorably with that of full-length SP-B., Mini-B variants (i.e. reduced disulfides or cationic residues replaced by, uncharged residues) or Mini-B fragments (i.e. unlinked N- and C-terminal, domains) produced greatly attenuated in vivo and in vitro surfactant, properties. Hence, the combination of structure and charge for the, amphipathic alpha-helical N- and C-terminal domains are key to SP-B, function.
Disease
Known disease associated with this structure: Surfactant metabolism dysfunction, pulmonary, 1 OMIM:[178640]
About this Structure
1SSZ is a Single protein structure of sequence from [1]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The role of charged amphipathic helices in the structure and function of surfactant protein B., Waring AJ, Walther FJ, Gordon LM, Hernandez-Juviel JM, Hong T, Sherman MA, Alonso C, Alig T, Braun A, Bacon D, Zasadzinski JA, J Pept Res. 2005 Dec;66(6):364-74. PMID:16316452
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