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CLEAVED ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN POLYMER
Overview
The function of the serpins as proteinase inhibitors depends on their, ability to insert the cleaved reactive centre loop as the fourth strand in, the main A beta-sheet of the molecule upon proteolytic attack at the, reactive centre, P1-P1'. This mechanism is vulnerable to mutations which, result in inappropriate intra- or intermolecular loop insertion in the, absence of cleavage. Intermolecular loop insertion is known as serpin, polymerisation and results in a variety of diseases, most notably liver, cirrhosis resulting from mutations of the prototypical serpin, alpha1-antitrypsin. We present here the 2.6 A structure of a polymer of, alpha1-antitrypsin cleaved six residues N-terminal to the reactive centre, P7-P6 (Phe352-Leu353). After self insertion of P14 to P7, intermolecular, linkage ... [(full description)]
About this Structure
1QMB is a [Protein complex] structure of sequences from [Homo sapiens]. Structure known Active Site: P7. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].
Reference
A 2.6 A structure of a serpin polymer and implications for conformational disease., Huntington JA, Pannu NS, Hazes B, Read RJ, Lomas DA, Carrell RW, J Mol Biol. 1999 Oct 29;293(3):449-55. PMID:10543942
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Protein complex | Carrell, R.W. | Hazes, B. | Huntington, J.A. | Lomas, D.A. | Pannu, N.S. | Read, R.J. | Antitrypsin | Cleaved | Polymer | Serpin
