Structural highlights
Function
[LCN5_RAT] Associates with spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid but does not bind tightly to them. Binds both all-trans and 9-cis retinoic acid. May act as a retinoid carrier protein which is required for epididymal function and/or sperm maturation.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
BACKGROUND: Androgen-dependent proteins in the lumen of the epididymis are required for sperm maturation. One of these is a retinoic acid binding protein, E-RABP, which binds both all-trans and 9-cis retinoic acid. The other retinoid-binding proteins whose structures are known do not bind 9-cis retinoids. RESULTS: We describe the X-ray structure determination of E-RABP with and without bound ligand. The ligand binds deep in the beta-barrel of the protein, the beta-ionone ring innermost. The binding site, like the ligand, is amphipathic and the deepest part of the cavity is formed by a ring of aromatic amino acids. The isoprene tail of all-trans retinoic acid is bound in a folded conformation which resembles that of the 9-cis isomer. CONCLUSION: E-RABP achieves high-affinity binding of both all-trans and 9-cis isomers of retinoic acid by forcing the all-trans form to bind in a folded conformation. The RAR family of nuclear receptors for retinoic acid also binds both isomers, and their binding sites may therefore be similar.
Structure of the epididymal retinoic acid binding protein at 2.1 A resolution.,Newcomer ME Structure. 1993 Sep 15;1(1):7-18. PMID:8069623[1]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Newcomer ME. Structure of the epididymal retinoic acid binding protein at 2.1 A resolution. Structure. 1993 Sep 15;1(1):7-18. PMID:8069623
