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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1bet]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lk3_transgenic_mice Lk3 transgenic mice]. The August 2005 RCSB PDB [https://pdb.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/index.html Molecule of the Month] feature on ''Neurotrophins'' by David S. Goodsell is [https://dx.doi.org/10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2005_8 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2005_8]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1BET OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1BET FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1bet FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1bet OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1bet PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1bet RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1bet PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1bet ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NGF_MOUSE NGF_MOUSE]] Nerve growth factor is important for the development and maintenance of the sympathetic and sensory nervous systems. Extracellular ligand for the NTRK1 and NGFR receptors, activates cellular signaling cascades through those receptor tyrosine kinase to regulate neuronal proliferation, differentiation and survival.

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a member of an expanding family of neurotrophic factors (including brain-derived neurotrophic factor and the neurotrophins) that control the development and survival of certain neuronal populations both in the peripheral and in the central nervous systems. Its biological effects are mediated by a high-affinity ligand-receptor interaction and a tyrosine kinase signalling pathway. A potential use for NGF and its relatives in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease requires an understanding of the structure-function relationships of NGF. NGF is a dimeric molecule, with 118 amino acids per protomer. We report the crystal structure of the murine NGF dimer at 2.3-A resolution, which reveals a novel protomer structure consisting of three antiparallel pairs of beta strands, together forming a flat surface. Two subunits associate through this surface, thus burying a total of 2,332 A. Four loop regions, which contain many of the variable residues observed between different NGF-related molecules, may determine the different receptor specificities. A clustering of positively charged side chains may provide a complementary interaction with the acidic low-affinity NGF receptor. The structure provides a model for rational design of analogues of NGF and its relatives and for testing the NGF-receptor recognition determinants critical for signal transduction.

New protein fold revealed by a 2.3-A resolution crystal structure of nerve growth factor.,McDonald NQ, Lapatto R, Murray-Rust J, Gunning J, Wlodawer A, Blundell TL Nature. 1991 Dec 5;354(6352):411-4. PMID:1956407<ref>PMID:1956407</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Lk3 transgenic mice]]

[[Category: Blundell, T L]]

[[Category: Gunning, J]]

[[Category: Lapatto, R]]

[[Category: Mcdonald, N Q]]

[[Category: Murray-Rust, J]]

[[Category: Wlodawer, A]]

[[Category: Growth factor]]