Structural highlights
Function
[DEF1_AESHI] Possesses antimicrobial activity sensitive to inorganic cations. Binds specifically to the fungal plasma membrane. Has no inhibitory effect on insect gut alpha-amylase.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Aesculus hippocastanum antimicrobial protein 1 (Ah-AMP1) is a plant defensin isolated from horse chestnuts. The plant defensins have been divided in several subfamilies according to their amino acid sequence homology. Ah-AMP1, belonging to subfamily A2, inhibits growth of a broad range of fungi. So far, a three-dimensional structure has been determined only for members of subfamilies A3 and B2. In order to understand activity and specificity of these plant defensins, the structure of a protein belonging to subfamily A2 is needed. We report the three-dimensional solution structure of Ah-AMP1 as determined from two-dimensional 1H nuclear magnetic resonance data. The structure features all the characteristics of the "cysteine-stabilized alpha beta-motif." A comparison of the structure, the electrostatic potential surface and regions important for interaction with the fungal receptor, is made with Rs-AFP1 (plant defensin of subfamily A3). Thus, residues important for activity and specificity have been assigned.
The three-dimensional solution structure of Aesculus hippocastanum antimicrobial protein 1 determined by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance.,Fant F, Vranken WF, Borremans FA Proteins. 1999 Nov 15;37(3):388-403. PMID:10591099[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Thevissen K, Osborn RW, Acland DP, Broekaert WF. Specific binding sites for an antifungal plant defensin from Dahlia (Dahlia merckii) on fungal cells are required for antifungal activity. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2000 Jan;13(1):54-61. PMID:10656585 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.1.54
- ↑ Osborn RW, De Samblanx GW, Thevissen K, Goderis I, Torrekens S, Van Leuven F, Attenborough S, Rees SB, Broekaert WF. Isolation and characterisation of plant defensins from seeds of Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Hippocastanaceae and Saxifragaceae. FEBS Lett. 1995 Jul 17;368(2):257-62. PMID:7628617
- ↑ Fant F, Vranken WF, Borremans FA. The three-dimensional solution structure of Aesculus hippocastanum antimicrobial protein 1 determined by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. Proteins. 1999 Nov 15;37(3):388-403. PMID:10591099
