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==STRUCTURAL BASIS OF NON-SPECIFIC LIPID BINDING IN MAIZE LIPID-TRANSFER PROTEIN COMPLEXES WITH STEARIC ACID REVEALED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1fk4]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zea_mays Zea mays]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1FK4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1FK4 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.8&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=FMT:FORMIC+ACID'>FMT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=STE:STEARIC+ACID'>STE</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1fk4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1fk4 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1fk4 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1fk4 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1fk4 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1fk4 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NLTP_MAIZE NLTP_MAIZE] Plant non-specific lipid-transfer proteins transfer phospholipids as well as galactolipids across membranes. May play a role in wax or cutin deposition in the cell walls of expanding epidermal cells and certain secretory tissues.
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Non-specific lipid-transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are involved in the movement of phospholipids, glycolipids, fatty acids, and steroids between membranes. Several structures of plant nsLTPs have been determined both by X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance. However, the detailed structural basis of the non-specific binding of hydrophobic ligands by nsLTPs is still poorly understood. In order to gain a better understanding of the structural basis of the non-specific binding of hydrophobic ligands by nsLTPs and to investigate the plasticity of the fatty acid binding cavity in nsLTPs, seven high-resolution (between 1.3 A and 1.9 A) crystal structures have been determined. These depict the nsLTP from maize seedlings in complex with an array of fatty acids.A detailed comparison of the structures of maize nsLTP in complex with various ligands reveals a new binding mode in an nsLTP-oleate complex which has not been seen before. Furthermore, in the caprate complex, the ligand binds to the protein cavity in two orientations with equal occupancy. The volume of the hydrophobic cavity in the nsLTP from maize shows some variation depending on the size of the bound ligands.The structural plasticity of the ligand binding cavity and the predominant involvement of non-specific van der Waals interactions with the hydrophobic tail of the ligands provide a structural explanation for the non-specificity of maize nsLTP. The hydrophobic cavity accommodates various ligands from C10 to C18. The C18:1 ricinoleate with its hydroxyl group hydrogen bonding to Ala68 possibly mimics cutin monomer binding which is of biological importance. Some of the myristate binding sites in human serum albumin resemble the maize nsLTP, implying the importance of a helical bundle in accommodating the non-specific binding of fatty acids.

Structural basis of non-specific lipid binding in maize lipid-transfer protein complexes revealed by high-resolution X-ray crystallography.,Han GW, Lee JY, Song HK, Chang C, Min K, Moon J, Shin DH, Kopka ML, Sawaya MR, Yuan HS, Kim TD, Choe J, Lim D, Moon HJ, Suh SW J Mol Biol. 2001 Apr 27;308(2):263-78. PMID:11327766<ref>PMID:11327766</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Zea mays]]
[[Category: Han GW]]
[[Category: Lee JY]]
[[Category: Shin DH]]
[[Category: Song HK]]
[[Category: Suh SW]]