Structural highlights
Function
[NEU2_BOVIN] Neurophysin 2 specifically binds vasopressin. Vasopressin has a direct antidiuretic action on the kidney, it also causes vasoconstriction of the peripheral vessels.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The first crystal structure of the pituitary hormone oxytocin complexed with its carrier protein neurophysin has been determined and refined to 3.0 A resolution. The hormone-binding site is located at the end of a 3(10)-helix and involves residues from both domains of each monomer. Hormone residues Tyr 2, which is buried deep in the binding pocket, and Cys 1 have been confirmed as the key residues involved in neurophysin-hormone recognition. We have compared the bound oxytocin observed in the neurophysin-oxytocin complex, the X-ray structures of unbound oxytocin analogues and the NMR-derived structure for bound oxytocin. We find that while our structure is in agreement with the previous crystallographic findings, it differs from the NMR result with regard to how Tyr 2 of the hormone is recognized by neurophysin.
Crystal structure of the neurophysin-oxytocin complex.,Rose JP, Wu CK, Hsiao CD, Breslow E, Wang BC Nat Struct Biol. 1996 Feb;3(2):163-9. PMID:8564543[1]
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References
- ↑ Rose JP, Wu CK, Hsiao CD, Breslow E, Wang BC. Crystal structure of the neurophysin-oxytocin complex. Nat Struct Biol. 1996 Feb;3(2):163-9. PMID:8564543
