1yy8

Crystal structure of the Fab fragment from the monoclonal antibody cetuximab/Erbitux/IMC-C225

spinqualitylabelsall models 1yy8, resolution 2.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1yy8 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Lk3 transgenic mice. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 1yy9 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Recent structural studies of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family extracellular regions have identified an unexpected mechanism for ligand-induced receptor dimerization that has important implications for activation and inhibition of these receptors. Here we describe the 2.8 angstroms resolution X-ray crystal structure of the antigen binding (Fab) fragment from cetuximab (Erbitux), an inhibitory anti-EGFR antibody, in complex with the soluble extracellular region of EGFR (sEGFR). The sEGFR is in the characteristic "autoinhibited" or "tethered" inactive configuration. Cetuximab interacts exclusively with domain III of sEGFR, partially occluding the ligand binding region on this domain and sterically preventing the receptor from adopting the extended conformation required for dimerization. We suggest that both these effects contribute to potent inhibition of EGFR activation. Structural basis for inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor by cetuximab.,Li S, Schmitz KR, Jeffrey PD, Wiltzius JJ, Kussie P, Ferguson KM Cancer Cell. 2005 Apr;7(4):301-11. PMID:15837620 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Monoclonal Antibodies 3D structures

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