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The lipolytic enzyme phospholipase A2 plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism and catalyzes hydrolysis of the fatty-acid ester bond at the sn-2 position of phospholipids. Here, the crystal structure (1.7 A resolution) of the triple mutant (K53,56,121M) of bovine pancreatic phospholipase A2 complexed with an organic molecule, p-methoxybenzoic acid (anisic acid), is reported. Residues 60-70 (the surface-loop residues) are ordered and adopt conformations which are different from those normally found in structures in which a second calcium ion is present. It is interesting to note that for the first time a third calcium ion has been identified. In addition, four Tris (2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol) molecules were located. It is believed that one of the Tris molecules plays a role in clamping the third calcium ion and that another is involved in controlling the dynamics of the surface loop through hydrogen bonds.

2B96 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_taurus Bos taurus] with <scene name='pdbligand=CA:'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CL:'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=TRS:'>TRS</scene> and <scene name='pdbligand=ANN:'>ANN</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipase_A(2) Phospholipase A(2)], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.1.1.4 3.1.1.4] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2B96 OCA].  

[[Category: Tsai, M D.]]

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