7qhi

Crystal structure of cytotoxin 13 from Naja naja, hexagonal form

spinqualitylabelsall models 7qhi, resolution 2.30Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.302Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Cobra cytotoxins (CTs) belong to the three-fingered protein family and possess membrane activity. Here, we studied cytotoxin 13 from Naja naja cobra venom (CT13Nn). For the first time, a spatial model of CT13Nn with both "water" and "membrane" conformations of the central loop (loop-2) were determined by X-ray crystallography. The "water" conformation of the loop was frequently observed. It was similar to the structure of loop-2 of numerous CTs, determined by either NMR spectroscopy in aqueous solution, or the X-ray method. The "membrane" conformation is rare one and, to date has only been observed by NMR for a single cytotoxin 1 from N. oxiana (CT1No) in detergent micelle. Both CT13Nn and CT1No are S-type CTs. Membrane-binding of these CTs probably involves an additional step-the conformational transformation of the loop-2. To confirm this suggestion, we conducted molecular dynamics simulations of both CT1No and CT13Nn in the Highly Mimetic Membrane Model of palmitoiloleoylphosphatidylglycerol, starting with their "water" NMR models. We found that the both toxins transform their "water" conformation of loop-2 into the "membrane" one during the insertion process. This supports the hypothesis that the S-type CTs, unlike their P-type counterparts, require conformational adaptation of loop-2 during interaction with lipid membranes. Variability in the Spatial Structure of the Central Loop in Cobra Cytotoxins Revealed by X-ray Analysis and Molecular Modeling.,Dubovskii PV, Dubova KM, Bourenkov G, Starkov VG, Konshina AG, Efremov RG, Utkin YN, Samygina VR Toxins (Basel). 2022 Feb 18;14(2). pii: toxins14020149. doi:, 10.3390/toxins14020149. PMID:35202176 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Cardiotoxin 3D structures

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