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SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF ORYZACYSTATIN-I, A CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR OF THE RICE, ORYZA SATIVA L. JAPONICA
Structural highlights
FunctionCYT1_ORYSJ There are two distinct cystatins in rice seeds (Oryzacystatin-1 and -2) with different specificities against cysteine proteinases. May be involved in the control of germination by inhibition of endogenous cysteine proteinases. May play a role in defense by inhibiting exogenous proteases such as those present in digestive tracks of insects and nematodes.[1] 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 PubMedThe three-dimensional structure of oryzacystatin-I, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of the rice, Oryza sativa L. japonica, has been determined in solution at pH 6.8 and 25 degrees C by (1)H and (15)N NMR spectroscopy. The main body (Glu13-Asp97) of oryzacystatin-I is well-defined and consists of an alpha-helix and a five-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet, while the N- and C-terminal regions (Ser2-Val12 and Ala98-Ala102) are less defined. The helix-sheet architechture of oryzacystatin-I is stabilized by a hydrophobic cluster formed between the alpha-helix and the beta-sheet and is considerably similar to that of monellin, a sweet-tasting protein from an African berry, as well as those of the animal cystatins studied, e.g., chicken egg white cystatin and human stefins A and B (also referred to as human cystatins A and B). Detailed structural comparison indicates that oryzacystatin-I is more similar to chicken cystatin, which belongs to the type-2 animal cystatins, than to human stefins A and B, which belong to the type-1 animal cystatins, despite different loop length. Three-dimensional solution structure of oryzacystatin-I, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of the rice, Oryza sativa L. japonica.,Nagata K, Kudo N, Abe K, Arai S, Tanokura M Biochemistry. 2000 Dec 5;39(48):14753-60. PMID:11101290[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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