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From Proteopedia
X-RAY STRUCTURE OF INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST AT 2.0 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION
Structural highlights
Disease[IL1RA_HUMAN] Genetic variation in IL1RN is associated with susceptibility to microvascular complications of diabetes type 4 (MVCD4) [MIM:612628]. These are pathological conditions that develop in numerous tissues and organs as a consequence of diabetes mellitus. They include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy leading to end-stage renal disease, and diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic retinopathy remains the major cause of new-onset blindness among diabetic adults. It is characterized by vascular permeability and increased tissue ischemia and angiogenesis. Defects in IL1RN are the cause of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist deficiency (DIRA) [MIM:612852]; also known as deficiency of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist. Autoinflammatory diseases manifest inflammation without evidence of infection, high-titer autoantibodies, or autoreactive T-cells. DIRA is a rare, autosomal recessive, genetic autoinflammatory disease that results in sterile multifocal osteomyelitis (bone inflammation in multiple places), periostitis (inflammation of the membrane surrounding the bones), and pustulosis (due to skin inflammation) from birth.[1] Function[IL1RA_HUMAN] Inhibits the activity of interleukin-1 by binding to receptor IL1R1 and preventing its association with the coreceptor IL1RAP for signaling. Has no interleukin-1 like activity. Binds functional interleukin-1 receptor IL1R1 with greater affinity than decoy receptor IL1R2; however, the physiological relevance of the latter association is unsure.[2] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedInterleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is a natural competitive antagonist of IL-1. In order to further elucidate the mechanism by which IL-1ra binds without activating the IL-1 receptor, we have solved the crystal structure of IL-1ra at 2.0-A resolution. IL-1ra has the same overall beta-trefoil fold as IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta and has a very similar hydrophobic core. However, there are a number of structural differences between the molecules, including significant differences at the open end of the beta-barrel, which has been identified in IL-1 beta as a receptor binding site. X-ray structure of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist at 2.0-A resolution.,Vigers GP, Caffes P, Evans RJ, Thompson RC, Eisenberg SP, Brandhuber BJ J Biol Chem. 1994 Apr 29;269(17):12874-9. PMID:8175703[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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