4i8b

Crystal Structure of Thioredoxin from Schistosoma Japonicum

spinqualitylabelsall models 4i8b, resolution 2.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4i8b is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Schistosoma japonicum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q9U8F3_SCHJA Publication Abstract from PubMed Schistosoma japonicum, a human blood fluke, causes a parasitic disease affecting millions of people in Asia. Thioredoxin-glutathione system of S. japonicum plays a critical role in maintaining the redox balance in parasite, which is a potential target for development of novel antischistosomal agents. Here we cloned the gene of S. japonicum thioredoxin (SjTrx), expressed and purified the recombinant SjTrx in Escherichia coli. Functional assay shows that SjTrx catalyses the dithiothreitol (DTT) reduction of insulin disulphide bonds. The coupling assay of SjTrx with its endogenous reductase, thioredoxin glutathione reductase from S. japonicum (SjTGR), supports its biological function to maintain the redox homeostasis in the cell. Furthermore, the crystal structure of SjTrx in the oxidized state was determined at 2.0 A resolution, revealing a typical architecture of thioredoxin fold. The structural information of SjTrx provides us important clues for understanding the maintenance function of redox homeostasis in S. japonicum and pathogenesis of this chronic disease. Expression, characterization and crystal structure of thioredoxin from Schistosoma japonicum.,Li Y, Li P, Peng Y, Wu Q, Huang F, Liu X, Li X, Zhou H, Guo D, Shi D, Zhou XN, Fan X Parasitology. 2015 Mar 26:1-9. PMID:25810021 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Thioredoxin 3D structures

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