Sandbox Reserved 1722: Difference between revisions
From Proteopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Paola Ariza (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Paola Ariza (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 44: | Line 44: | ||
===== Cation ===== | ===== Cation ===== | ||
[[Image: Zinc.PNG|250px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2''': Structure of R-Zinc 3573. A cationic ligand selected for binding to MRGPRX2. This ligand was used as a probe for MRGPRX2 function and stabilization for structure determination. <ref name="Yang">Yang, Fan, et al. "Structure, function and pharmacology of human itch receptor complexes." Nature, Nature Publishing Group, 17 November 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04077-y</ref>]] <scene name='90/904327/Zinc/1'>(R)-Zinc-3573</scene> is a cation ligand that selectively binds to MRGPRX2. Its N-dimethyl is inserted into subpocket 1 of the binding cavity with aromatic amino acid residues Phe-170, Trp-243, and Phe-244. In this <scene name='90/904327/Zizwithaa/ | [[Image: Zinc.PNG|250px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2''': Structure of R-Zinc 3573. A cationic ligand selected for binding to MRGPRX2. This ligand was used as a probe for MRGPRX2 function and stabilization for structure determination. <ref name="Yang">Yang, Fan, et al. "Structure, function and pharmacology of human itch receptor complexes." Nature, Nature Publishing Group, 17 November 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04077-y</ref>]] <scene name='90/904327/Zinc/1'>(R)-Zinc-3573</scene> is a cation ligand that selectively binds to MRGPRX2. Its N-dimethyl is inserted into subpocket 1 of the binding cavity with aromatic amino acid residues Phe-170, Trp-243, and Phe-244. In this<scene name='90/904327/Zizwithaa/2'>cavity</scene>, N-dimethyl group on the ligand makes ion pairs with Asp-184 and Glu-164. The ligand is then stabilized by stacking its ring with Trp-248 and the Cys-168 to Cys-180 disulfide bond <ref name="Yang">Yang, Fan, et al. "Structure, function and pharmacology of human itch receptor complexes." Nature, Nature Publishing Group, 17 November 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04077-y</ref>. | ||
===== Peptide ===== | ===== Peptide ===== | ||