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1av1
From Proteopedia
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HUMAN APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I
Overview
The structure of truncated human apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I), the major protein component of high density lipoprotein, has been determined at 4-A resolution. The crystals comprise residues 44-243 (exon 4) of apo A-I, a fragment that binds to lipid similarly to intact apo A-I and that retains the lipid-bound conformation even in the absence of lipid. The molecule consists almost entirely of a pseudo-continuous, amphipathic alpha-helix that is punctuated by kinks at regularly spaced proline residues; it adopts a shape similar to a horseshoe of dimensions 125 x 80 x 40 A. Four molecules in the asymmetric unit associate via their hydrophobic faces to form an antiparallel four-helix bundle with an elliptical ring shape. Based on this structure, we propose a model for the structure of apo A-I bound to high density lipoprotein.
About this Structure
1AV1 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of truncated human apolipoprotein A-I suggests a lipid-bound conformation., Borhani DW, Rogers DP, Engler JA, Brouillette CG, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Nov 11;94(23):12291-6. PMID:9356442
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