2nuo
From Proteopedia
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| , resolution 1.50Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | , , , | ||||||
| Related: | 2gty, 2gux, 2gue, 2guc, 2gud, 2hyr, 2hyq, 2i43
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Crystal structure of a complex of griffithsin with glucose
Overview
Crystal structures of complexes of an antiviral lectin griffithsin (GRFT) with glucose and N-acetylglucosamine were solved and refined at high resolution. In both complexes, all six monosaccharide-binding sites of GRFT were occupied and the mode of binding was similar to that of mannose. In our previous attempts to obtain a complex with N-acetylglucosamine by soaking, only a single site was occupied; thus, cocrystallization was clearly superior despite lower concentration of the ligand. Isothermal titration calorimetric experiments with N-acetylglucosamine, glucose, and mannose provided enthalpic evidence of distinct binding differences between the three monosaccharides. A comparison of the mode of binding of different monosaccharides is discussed in the context of the antiviral activity of GRFT, based on specific binding to high-mannose-containing complex carbohydrates found on viral envelopes.
About this Structure
2NUO is a Single protein structure of sequence from Griffithsia. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystallographic studies of the complexes of antiviral protein griffithsin with glucose and N-acetylglucosamine., Ziolkowska NE, Shenoy SR, O'Keefe BR, Wlodawer A, Protein Sci. 2007 Jul;16(7):1485-9. Epub 2007 Jun 13. PMID:17567736
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