1u53

Novel X-Ray Structure of Na-ASP-2, a PR-1 protein from the nematode parasite Necator americanus and a vaccine antigen for human hookworm infection

spinqualitylabelsall models 1u53, resolution 1.56Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1u53 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Necator americanus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.56Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q7Z1H1_NECAM 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 PubMed Human hookworm infection is a major cause of anemia and malnutrition of adults and children in the developing world. As part of on-going efforts to control hookworm infection, The Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative has identified candidate vaccine antigens from the infective L3 larval stages of the parasite, including a family of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins known as the Ancylostoma-secreted proteins (ASPs). A novel crystal structure of Na-ASP-2, a PR-1 protein secreted by infective larvae of the human hookworm Necator americanus, has been solved to resolution limits of 1.68 A and to an R-factor of 17% using the recombinant protein expressed in and secreted by Pichia pastoris. The overall fold of Na-ASP-2 is a three-layer alphabetaalpha sandwich flanked by an N-terminal loop and a short, cysteine-rich C terminus. Our structure reveals a large central cavity that is flanked by His129 and Glu106, two residues that are well conserved in all parasitic nematode L3 ASPs. Na-ASP-2 has structural and charge similarities to chemokines, which suggests that Na-ASP-2 may be an extra-cellular ligand of an unknown receptor. Na-ASP-2 is a useful homology model for NIF, a natural antagonistic ligand of CR3 receptor. From these modeling studies, possible binding modes were predicted. In addition, this first structure of a PR-1 protein from parasitic helminths may shed light on the molecular basis of host-parasite interactions. X-ray structure of Na-ASP-2, a pathogenesis-related-1 protein from the nematode parasite, Necator americanus, and a vaccine antigen for human hookworm infection.,Asojo OA, Goud G, Dhar K, Loukas A, Zhan B, Deumic V, Liu S, Borgstahl GE, Hotez PJ J Mol Biol. 2005 Feb 25;346(3):801-14. Epub 2005 Jan 12. PMID:15713464 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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