3bqi

Structure of a chondroitin sulphate binding DBL3X from a var2csa encoded PfEMP1 protein

spinqualitylabelsall models 3bqi, resolution 2.20Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3bqi is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Plafa. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: GOL Related: 3bqk, 3bql Gene: var (PLAFA) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum 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 Adhesive PfEMP1 proteins are displayed on the surface of malaria-infected red blood cells. They play a critical role in the disease, tethering infected cells away from destruction by the spleen and causing many severe symptoms. A molecular understanding of how these domains maintain their binding properties while evading immune detection will be important in developing therapeutics. In malaria of pregnancy, domains from the var2csa-encoded PfEMP1 protein interact with chondroitin sulfate on the placenta surface. This causes accumulation of infected red blood cells, leading to placental inflammation and block of blood flow to the developing fetus. This is associated with maternal anemia, low birth weight, and premature delivery and can lead to the death of mother and child. Here I present the structure of the chondroitin sulfate-binding DBL3X domain from a var2csa-encoded PfEMP1 protein. The domain adopts a fold similar to malarial invasion proteins, with extensive loop insertions. One loop is flexible in the unliganded structure but observed in the presence of sulfate or disaccharide, where it completes a sulfate-binding site. This loop, and others surrounding this putative carbohydrate-binding site, are flexible and polymorphic, perhaps protecting the binding site from immune detection. This suggests a model for how the domain maintains ligand binding while evading the immune response and will guide future drug and vaccine development. The structure of a chondroitin sulfate-binding domain important in placental malaria.,Higgins MK J Biol Chem. 2008 Aug 8;283(32):21842-6. Epub 2008 Jun 11. PMID:18550531 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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