1hbk | pdb_00001hbk
Acyl-CoA binding protein from Plasmodium falciparum
Structural highlights
FunctionEvolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedAcyl-CoA binding protein (ACBP) maintains a pool of fatty acyl-CoA molecules in the cell and plays a role in fatty acid metabolism. The biochemical properties of Plasmodium falciparum ACBP are described together with the 2.0 A resolution crystal structures of a P. falciparum ACBP-acyl-CoA complex and of bovine ACBP in two crystal forms. Overall, the bovine ACBP crystal structures are similar to the NMR structures published previously; however, the bovine and parasite ACBP structures are less similar. The parasite ACBP is shown to have a different ligand-binding pocket, leading to an acyl-CoA binding specificity different from that of bovine ACBP. Several non-conservative differences in residues that interact with the ligand were identified between the mammalian and parasite ACBPs. These, together with measured binding-specificity differences, suggest that there is a potential for the design of molecules that might selectively block the acyl-CoA binding site. Binding site differences revealed by crystal structures of Plasmodium falciparum and bovine acyl-CoA binding protein.,van Aalten DM, Milne KG, Zou JY, Kleywegt GJ, Bergfors T, Ferguson MA, Knudsen J, Jones TA J Mol Biol. 2001 May 25;309(1):181-92. PMID:11491287[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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