2flg: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:2flg.gif|left|200px]] | [[Image:2flg.gif|left|200px]] | ||
'''Solution structure of an EGF-LIKE domain from the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1''' | {{Structure | ||
|PDB= 2flg |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>2flg</scene> | |||
|SITE= | |||
|LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=NH2:AMINO GROUP'>NH2</scene> | |||
|ACTIVITY= | |||
|GENE= | |||
}} | |||
'''Solution structure of an EGF-LIKE domain from the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1''' | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| Line 7: | Line 16: | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
2FLG is a [ | 2FLG is a [[Single protein]] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2FLG OCA]. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Synthesis, solution structure and immune recognition of an epidermal growth factor-like domain from Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1., James S, Moehle K, Renard A, Mueller MS, Vogel D, Zurbriggen R, Pluschke G, Robinson JA, Chembiochem. 2006 Dec;7(12):1943-50. PMID:[http:// | Synthesis, solution structure and immune recognition of an epidermal growth factor-like domain from Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1., James S, Moehle K, Renard A, Mueller MS, Vogel D, Zurbriggen R, Pluschke G, Robinson JA, Chembiochem. 2006 Dec;7(12):1943-50. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17068840 17068840] | ||
[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
[[Category: James, S.]] | [[Category: James, S.]] | ||
| Line 24: | Line 33: | ||
[[Category: surface protein]] | [[Category: surface protein]] | ||
''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu | ''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu Mar 20 16:53:48 2008'' | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 20 March 2008
| |||||||||||||
| 2flg | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligands: | NH2 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||||||
Solution structure of an EGF-LIKE domain from the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1
Overview
The Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 19 kDa fragment (MSP-1(19)) comprises two closely packed EGF-like domains (EGF=epidermal growth factor), each stabilized by three disulfide bonds. The native conformation of this protein is important for eliciting P. falciparum growth inhibitory antibodies. Here we show that the N-terminal EGF domain alone can be chemically synthesized and efficiently refolded to a native-like state, as shown by its solution structure as determined by NMR spectroscopy. In order to study its immunogenicity, the domain was coupled through its N terminus to a phospholipid and incorporated into reconstituted influenza virus-like particles (virosomes). When used to immunize mice, the peptide-loaded virosomes elicited potent humoral immune responses that were shown by Western blots and immunofluorescence assays to cross-react with native MSP-1 on the surfaces of P. falciparum blood stage parasites. This opens the way for a medicinal chemistry-oriented approach to the study and optimization of the antigenicity of the protein as a potential malaria vaccine candidate, whilst exploiting the immunopotentiating properties of influenza virosomes as a delivery vehicle.
About this Structure
2FLG is a Single protein structure of sequence from [1]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Synthesis, solution structure and immune recognition of an epidermal growth factor-like domain from Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1., James S, Moehle K, Renard A, Mueller MS, Vogel D, Zurbriggen R, Pluschke G, Robinson JA, Chembiochem. 2006 Dec;7(12):1943-50. PMID:17068840
Page seeded by OCA on Thu Mar 20 16:53:48 2008
