2h43

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Crystal Structure of Human Fragment D Complexed with Ala-His-Arg-Pro-amide

Contents 1 Overview 2 Disease 3 About this Structure 4 Reference

Overview

The beta-chain amino-terminal sequences of all known mammalian fibrins begin with the sequence Gly-His-Arg-Pro- (GHRP-), but the homologous sequence in chicken fibrin begins with the sequence Ala-His-Arg-Pro- (AHRP-). Nonetheless, chicken fibrinogen binds the synthetic peptide GHRPam, and a previously reported crystal structure has revealed that the binding is in exact conformance with that observed for the human GHRPam-fragment D complex. We now report that human fibrinogen, which is known not to bind APRP, binds the synthetic peptide AHRPam. Moreover, a crystal structure of AHRPam complexed with fragment D from human fibrinogen shows that AHRPam binds exclusively to the beta-chain hole and, unlike GHRPam, not at all to the homologous gamma-chain hole. The difference can be attributed to the methyl group of the alanine residue clashing with a critical carboxyl group in the gammaC hole but being accommodated in the roomier betaC hole where the equivalent carboxyl is situated more flexibly.

Disease

Known diseases associated with this structure: Afibrinogenemia, congenital OMIM:[134820], Afibrinogenemia, congenital OMIM:[134830], Amyloidosis, hereditary renal OMIM:[134820], Dysfibrinogenemia, alpha type, causing bleeding diathesis OMIM:[134820], Dysfibrinogenemia, alpha type, causing recurrent thrombosis OMIM:[134820], Dysfibrinogenemia, beta type OMIM:[134830], Dysfibrinogenemia, gamma type OMIM:[134850], Hypofibrinogenemia, gamma type OMIM:[134850], Thrombophilia, dysfibrinogenemic OMIM:[134830], Thrombophilia, dysfibrinogenemic OMIM:[134850]

About this Structure

2H43 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens with and as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Differences in binding specificity for the homologous gamma- and beta-chain "holes" on fibrinogen: exclusive binding of Ala-His-Arg-Pro-amide by the beta-chain hole., Doolittle RF, Chen A, Pandi L, Biochemistry. 2006 Nov 28;45(47):13962-9. PMID:17115691

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