3ll1

From Proteopedia

Monomeric Griffithsin with a Single Gly-Ser Insertion and Mutations to Remove Residual Self-Association

PDB ID 3ll1

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Structural highlights

3ll1 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Griffithsia sp. Q66D336. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 0.97Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

GRFIN_GRISQ

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Mutations were introduced to the domain-swapped homodimer of the antiviral lectin griffithsin (GRFT). Whereas several single and double mutants remained dimeric, insertion of either two or four amino acids at the dimerization interface resulted in a monomeric form of the protein (mGRFT). Monomeric character of the modified proteins was confirmed by sedimentation equilibrium ultracentrifugation and by their high resolution X-ray crystal structures, whereas their binding to carbohydrates was assessed by isothermal titration calorimetry. Cell-based antiviral activity assays utilizing different variants of mGRFT indicated that the monomeric form of the lectin had greatly reduced activity against HIV-1, suggesting that the antiviral activity of GRFT stems from crosslinking and aggregation of viral particles via multivalent interactions between GRFT and oligosaccharides present on HIV envelope glycoproteins. Atomic resolution crystal structure of a complex between mGRFT and nonamannoside revealed that a single mGRFT molecule binds to two different nonamannoside molecules through all three carbohydrate-binding sites present on the monomer.

Monomerization of viral entry inhibitor griffithsin elucidates the relationship between multivalent binding to carbohydrates and anti-HIV activity.,Moulaei T, Shenoy SR, Giomarelli B, Thomas C, McMahon JB, Dauter Z, O'Keefe BR, Wlodawer A Structure. 2010 Sep 8;18(9):1104-15. PMID:20826337^[1]

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References

↑ Moulaei T, Shenoy SR, Giomarelli B, Thomas C, McMahon JB, Dauter Z, O'Keefe BR, Wlodawer A. Monomerization of viral entry inhibitor griffithsin elucidates the relationship between multivalent binding to carbohydrates and anti-HIV activity. Structure. 2010 Sep 8;18(9):1104-15. PMID:20826337 doi:10.1016/j.str.2010.05.016