1aii
From Proteopedia
ANNEXIN III
Overview
Annexin III, a putative inositol (1,2)-phosphohydrolase, was co-crystallized with inositol 2-phosphate, the inhibitor of the reaction, and its structure was solved to 1.95 A resolution. No enzyme active site was observed in the structure. Assays for enzymatic activity were also negative. Search for annexin III-inositol phosphate interactions using the BIAcoreTM system revealed an affinity for inositol cyclic (1,2)-phosphate, suggesting annexin III may sequester the molecule in the cell. The BIAcoreTM system used with different phospholipids showed that annexin III displays specificity for phosphatidylethanolamine, but not for phosphatidylinositols. Interestingly, a molecule of ethanolamine was found bound to the protein in the crystal structure. Coupled with the fact that this is a particularly abundant phospholipid in granules specific to neutrophils, cells where annexin III is highly expressed, our finding could be pointing to a physiological role of annexin III.
About this Structure
1AII is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Can enzymatic activity, or otherwise, be inferred from structural studies of annexin III?, Perron B, Lewit-Bentley A, Geny B, Russo-Marie F, J Biol Chem. 1997 Apr 25;272(17):11321-6. PMID:9111038 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 10:18:48 2008
