1aeu
From Proteopedia
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SPECIFICITY OF LIGAND BINDING IN A POLAR CAVITY OF CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE (2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE)
Overview
Conformational changes that gate the access of substrates or ligands to an active site are important features of enzyme function. In this report, we describe an unusual example of a structural rearrangement near a buried artificial cavity in cytochrome c peroxidase that occurs on binding protonated benzimidazole. A hinged main-chain rotation at two residues (Pro 190 and Asn 195) results in a surface loop rearrangement that opens a large solvent-accessible channel for the entry of ligands to an otherwise inaccessible binding site. The trapping of this alternate conformational state provides a unique view of the extent to which protein dynamics can allow small molecule penetration into buried protein cavities.
About this Structure
1AEU is a Single protein structure of sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae with and as ligands. Active as Cytochrome-c peroxidase, with EC number 1.11.1.5 Known structural/functional Site: . Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
A ligand-gated, hinged loop rearrangement opens a channel to a buried artificial protein cavity., Fitzgerald MM, Musah RA, McRee DE, Goodin DB, Nat Struct Biol. 1996 Jul;3(7):626-31. PMID:8673607
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