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1ziw
From Proteopedia
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| , resolution 2.10Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | , , , | ||||||
| Gene: | TLR3 (Homo sapiens) | ||||||
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Human Toll-like Receptor 3 extracellular domain structure
Overview
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play key roles in activating immune responses during infection. The human TLR3 ectodomain structure at 2.1 angstroms reveals a large horseshoe-shaped solenoid assembled from 23 leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). Asparagines conserved in the 24-residue LRR motif contribute extensive hydrogen-bonding networks for solenoid stabilization. TLR3 is largely masked by carbohydrate, but one face is glycosylation-free, which suggests its potential role in ligand binding and oligomerization. Highly conserved surface residues and a TLR3-specific LRR insertion form a homodimer interface in the crystal, whereas two patches of positively charged residues and a second insertion would provide an appropriate binding site for double-stranded RNA.
About this Structure
1ZIW is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of human toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) ectodomain., Choe J, Kelker MS, Wilson IA, Science. 2005 Jul 22;309(5734):581-5. Epub 2005 Jun 16. PMID:15961631
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