1qd0

CAMELID HEAVY CHAIN VARIABLE DOMAINS PROVIDE EFFICIENT COMBINING SITES TO HAPTENS

spinqualitylabelsall models 1qd0, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1qd0 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Lama glama. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CU, RR6 Related: 1hcv 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 Camelids can produce antibodies devoid of light chains and CH1 domains (Hamers-Casterman, C. et al. (1993) Nature 363, 446-448). Camelid heavy-chain variable domains (VHH) have high affinities for protein antigens and the structures of two of these complexes have been determined (Desmyter, A. et al. (1996) Nature Struc. Biol. 3, 803-811; Decanniere, K. et al. (1999) Structure 7, 361-370). However, the small size of these VHHs and their monomeric nature bring into question their capacity to bind haptens. Here, we have successfully raised llama antibodies against the hapten azo-dye Reactive Red (RR6) and determined the crystal structure of the complex between a dimer of this hapten and a VHH fragment. The surface of interaction between the VHH and the dimeric hapten is large, with an area of ca. 300 A(2); this correlates well with the low-dissociation constant of 22 nM measured for the monomer. The VHH fragment provides an efficient combining site to the RR6, using its three CDR loops. In particular, CDR1 provides a strong interaction to the hapten through two histidine residues bound to its copper atoms. VHH fragments might, therefore, prove to be valuable tools for selecting, removing, or capturing haptens. They are likely to play a role in biotechnology extending beyond protein recognition alone. Camelid heavy-chain variable domains provide efficient combining sites to haptens.,Spinelli S, Frenken LG, Hermans P, Verrips T, Brown K, Tegoni M, Cambillau C Biochemistry. 2000 Feb 15;39(6):1217-22. PMID:10684599 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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