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==The crystal structure of Trichuris muris p43==
<StructureSection load='6qix' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6qix]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.65&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6qix]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichuris_muris Trichuris muris]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6QIX OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6QIX 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]] 1.65&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=P6G:HEXAETHYLENE+GLYCOL'>P6G</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PEG:DI(HYDROXYETHYL)ETHER'>PEG</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=6qix FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6qix OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6qix PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6qix RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6qix PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6qix ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Infection by soil transmitted parasitic helminths, such as Trichuris spp, are ubiquitous in humans and animals but the mechanisms determining persistence of chronic infections are poorly understood. Here we show that p43, the single most abundant protein in T. muris excretions/secretions, is non-immunogenic during infection and has an unusual sequence and structure containing subdomain homology to thrombospondin type 1 and interleukin (IL)-13 receptor (R) alpha2. Binding of p43 to IL-13, the key effector cytokine responsible for T. muris expulsion, inhibits IL-13 function both in vitro and in vivo. Tethering of p43 to matrix proteoglycans presents a bound source of p43 to facilitate interaction with IL-13, which may underpin chronic intestinal infection. Our results suggest that exploiting the biology of p43 may open up new approaches to modulating IL-13 function and control of Trichuris infections.

The major secreted protein of the whipworm parasite tethers to matrix and inhibits interleukin-13 function.,Bancroft AJ, Levy CW, Jowitt TA, Hayes KS, Thompson S, Mckenzie EA, Ball MD, Dubaissi E, France AP, Bellina B, Sharpe C, Mironov A, Brown SL, Cook PC, S MacDonald A, Thornton DJ, Grencis RK Nat Commun. 2019 May 28;10(1):2344. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09996-z. PMID:31138806<ref>PMID:31138806</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: Trichuris muris]]
[[Category: Levy CW]]