Structural highlights
Function
[NU1M_RAT] Core subunit of the mitochondrial membrane respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase (Complex I) that is believed to belong to the minimal assembly required for catalysis. Complex I functions in the transfer of electrons from NADH to the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme is believed to be ubiquinone (By similarity). [B2MG_MOUSE] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
H2-M3 is a class Ib MHC molecule of the mouse with a 10(4)-fold preference for binding N-formylated peptides. To elucidate the basis of this unusual specificity, we expressed and crystallized a soluble form of M3 with a formylated nonamer peptide, fMYFINILTL, and determined the structure by X-ray crystallography. M3, refined at 2.1 A resolution, resembles class la MHC molecules in its overall structure, but differs in the peptide-binding groove. The A pocket, which usually accommodates the free N-terminus of a bound peptide, is closed, and the peptide is shifted one residue, such that the P1 side chain is lodged in the B pocket. The formyl group is coordinated by His-9 and a bound water on the floor of the groove.
Nonclassical binding of formylated peptide in crystal structure of the MHC class Ib molecule H2-M3.,Wang CR, Castano AR, Peterson PA, Slaughter C, Lindahl KF, Deisenhofer J Cell. 1995 Aug 25;82(4):655-64. PMID:7664344[1]
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References
- ↑ Wang CR, Castano AR, Peterson PA, Slaughter C, Lindahl KF, Deisenhofer J. Nonclassical binding of formylated peptide in crystal structure of the MHC class Ib molecule H2-M3. Cell. 1995 Aug 25;82(4):655-64. PMID:7664344
