1w7z
From Proteopedia
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE FREE (UNCOMPLEXED) ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM TRYPSIN INHIBITOR (EETI-II)
Overview
The Ecballium elaterium trypsin inhibitor II (EETI-II) belongs to the family of squash inhibitors and is one of the strongest inhibitors known for trypsin. The eight independent molecules of EETI-II in the crystal structure reported here provide a good opportunity to test the hypothesis that this small cystine-knot protein (knottin) is sufficiently rigid to be used as a molecular scaffold for protein-engineering purposes. To extend this test, the structures of two complexes of EETI-II with trypsin have also been determined, one carrying a four-amino-acid mutation of EETI-II. The remarkable similarity of these structures confirms the rigidity of the molecular framework and hence its suitability as a molecular scaffold.
About this Structure
1W7Z is a Single protein structure of sequence from Ecballium elaterium. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure of Ecballium elaterium trypsin inhibitor II (EETI-II): a rigid molecular scaffold., Kratzner R, Debreczeni JE, Pape T, Schneider TR, Wentzel A, Kolmar H, Sheldrick GM, Uson I, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Sep;61(Pt 9):1255-62. Epub 2005, Aug 16. PMID:16131759 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 13:16:54 2008
