Lysin: Difference between revisions
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==egg lysin == | ==egg lysin == | ||
<StructureSection load='1stp' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''><scene name='60/607850/Lysin_fertilization_protein/1'>push here to see Lysine structure</scene> | <StructureSection load='1stp' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''><scene name='60/607850/Lysin_fertilization_protein/1'>push here to see Lysine structure</scene> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
Egg Lysin, a protein from abalone sperm, creates a hole in the envelope of the egg, permitting the sperm to pass through the envelope and fuse with the egg. | |||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
The structure of lysin, refined at 1.9 angstroms resolution, reveals an alpha-helical, amphipathic molecule<scene name='60/607850/Alpha_helixes/1'>To see alpha helixes press here</scene>. you can see the alpha helixes in pink. <scene name='60/607850/Surface/1'>the surface of the protein</scene> exhibits three features: two tracks of basic residues that span the length of the molecule, a solvent-exposed cluster of aromatic and aliphatic amino acids, and an extended amino-terminal hypervariable domain that is species-specific. The structure suggests possible mechanisms of action. | The structure of lysin, refined at 1.9 angstroms resolution, reveals an alpha-helical, amphipathic molecule<scene name='60/607850/Alpha_helixes/1'>To see alpha helixes press here</scene>. you can see the alpha helixes in pink. <scene name='60/607850/Surface/1'>the surface of the protein</scene> exhibits three features: two tracks of basic residues that span the length of the molecule, a solvent-exposed cluster of <scene name='60/607850/Aromatic_and_aliphatic/1'>aromatic and aliphatic amino acids</scene>, and an extended amino-terminal hypervariable domain that is species-specific. The structure suggests possible mechanisms of action. | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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