1jy2
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Crystal Structure of the Central Region of Bovine Fibrinogen (E5 fragment) at 1.4 Angstroms Resolution
Overview
The high-resolution crystal structure of the N-terminal central region of, bovine fibrinogen (a 35-kDa E(5) fragment) reveals a remarkable dimeric, design. The two halves of the molecule bond together at the center in an, extensive molecular "handshake" by using both disulfide linkages and, noncovalent contacts. On one face of the fragment, the Aalpha and Bbeta, chains from the two monomers form a funnel-shaped domain with an unusual, hydrophobic cavity; here, on each of the two outer sides there appears to, be a binding site for thrombin. On the opposite face, the N-terminal gamma, chains fold into a separate domain. Despite the chemical identity of the, two halves of fibrinogen, an unusual pair of adjacent disulfide bonds, locally constrain the two gamma chains to adopt different conformations., The striking asymmetry of this domain may promote the known supercoiling, of the protofibrils in fibrin. This information on the detailed topology, of the E(5) fragment permits the construction of a more detailed model, than previously possible for the critical trimolecular junction of the, protofibril in fibrin.
About this Structure
1JY2 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Bos taurus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of the central region of bovine fibrinogen (E5 fragment) at 1.4-A resolution., Madrazo J, Brown JH, Litvinovich S, Dominguez R, Yakovlev S, Medved L, Cohen C, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Oct 9;98(21):11967-72. PMID:11593005
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