1he7
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HUMAN NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR TRKA
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Overview
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is involved in the development and maintenance, of the nervous system and has been implicated as a possible therapeutic, target molecule in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, especially, Alzheimer's disease. NGF binds with high affinity to the extracellular, region of a tyrosine kinase receptor, TrkA, which comprises three, leucine-rich motifs (LRMs), flanked by two cysteine-rich clusters, followed by two immunoglobulin-like (Ig-like) domains. We have expressed, the second Ig-like domain as a recombinant protein in E. coli and, demonstrate that NGF binds to this domain with similar affinity to the, native receptor. This domain (TrkAIg(2)) has the ability to sequester NGF, in vitro, preventing NGF-induced neurite outgrowth, and in vivo, inhibiting NGF-induced plasma extravasation. We also present the, three-dimensional structure of the TrkAIg(2) domain in a new crystal form, refined to 2.0 A resolution.
Disease
Known diseases associated with this structure: Insensitivity to pain, congenital, with anhidrosis OMIM:[191315], Medullary thyroid carcinoma, familial OMIM:[191315]
About this Structure
1HE7 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens with GOL as ligand. Active as Transferase, with EC number and 2.7.10.2 2.7.10.1 and 2.7.10.2 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Identification and structure of the nerve growth factor binding site on TrkA., Robertson AG, Banfield MJ, Allen SJ, Dando JA, Mason GG, Tyler SJ, Bennett GS, Brain SD, Clarke AR, Naylor RL, Wilcock GK, Brady RL, Dawbarn D, Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2001 Mar 23;282(1):131-41. PMID:11263982
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Single protein | Transferase | Allen, S.J. | Banfield, M.J. | Bennett, G.S. | Brady, R.L. | Brain, S.D. | Clarke, A.R. | Dando, J.A. | Holden, P.H. | Mason, G. | Naylor, R.L. | Robertson, A. | Tyler, S.J. | Wilcock, G.K. | GOL | Nerve growth factor | Strand-swapping | Trk-receptor