1rtb
From Proteopedia
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE DISPOSITION OF THYMIDYLIC ACID TETRAMER IN COMPLEX WITH RIBONUCLEASE A
Overview
The crystal structure of ribonuclease A with bound thymidylic acid tetramer is reported at 2.5-A resolution. The diffusion of the tetramer into native orthorhombic crystals of the ribonuclease allows for the formation of a structurally stable complex where the single-stranded nucleic acid enters and leaves the enzyme's catalytic region in a persistent 5'-3' direction. The binding of the tetramer to the enzyme's surface is facilitated and mediated by electrostatic interactions between basic protein residues and nucleotide phosphates. Two pyrimidine nucleotides are bound to the enzyme's active site in a manner similar to that observed for other complexes between ribonuclease A and nucleic acid oligomers.
About this Structure
1RTB is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bos taurus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure disposition of thymidylic acid tetramer in complex with ribonuclease A., Birdsall DL, McPherson A, J Biol Chem. 1992 Nov 5;267(31):22230-6. PMID:1429575 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 07:52:55 2008
