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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF EHA2 (23-185)
Overview
The structure of a stable recombinant ectodomain of influenza, hemagglutinin HA(2) subunit, EHA(2) (23-185), defined by proteolysis, studies of the intact bacterial-expressed ectodomain, was determined to, 1.9-A resolution by using x-ray crystallography. The structure reveals a, domain composed of N- and C-terminal residues that form an N cap, terminating both the N-terminal alpha-helix and the central coiled coil., The N cap is formed by a conserved sequence, and part of it is found in, the neutral pH conformation of HA. The C-terminal 23 residues of the, ectodomain form a 72-A long nonhelical structure ordered to within 7, residues of the transmembrane anchor. The structure implies that, continuous alpha helices are not required for membrane fusion at either, the N or C termini. The difference in stability between recombinant, molecules with and without the N cap sequences suggests that additional, free energy for membrane fusion may become available after the formation, of the central triple-stranded coiled coil and insertion of the fusion, peptide into the target membrane.
About this Structure
1QU1 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Influenza a virus. The following page contains interesting information on the relation of 1QU1 with [Hemagglutinin]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
N- and C-terminal residues combine in the fusion-pH influenza hemagglutinin HA(2) subunit to form an N cap that terminates the triple-stranded coiled coil., Chen J, Skehel JJ, Wiley DC, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Aug 3;96(16):8967-72. PMID:10430879
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