1kx9

ANTENNAL CHEMOSENSORY PROTEIN A6 FROM THE MOTH MAMESTRA BRASSICAE

spinqualitylabelsall models 1kx9, resolution 1.65Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1kx9 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Cabbage moth. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: ACT Related: 1kx8 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 Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are believed to be involved in chemical communication and perception. Such proteins, of M(r) 13,000, have been isolated from several sensory organs of a wide range of insect species. Several CSPs have been identified in the antennae and proboscis of the moth Mamestra brassicae. One of them, CSPMbraA6, a 112-amino acid antennal protein, has been expressed in large quantities and is soluble in the Escherichia coli periplasm. X-ray structure determination has been performed in parallel with ligand binding assays using tryptophan fluorescence quenching. The protein has overall dimensions of 25 x 30 x 32 A and exhibits a novel type of alpha-helical fold with six helices connected by alpha-alpha loops. A narrow channel extends within the protein hydrophobic core. Fluorescence quenching with brominated alkyl alcohols or fatty acids and modeling studies indicates that CSPMbraA6 is able to bind such compounds with C12-18 alkyl chains. These ubiquitous proteins might have the role of extracting hydrophobic linear compounds (pheromones, odors, or fatty acids) dispersed in the phospholipid membrane and transporting them to their receptor. X-ray structure and ligand binding study of a moth chemosensory protein.,Lartigue A, Campanacci V, Roussel A, Larsson AM, Jones TA, Tegoni M, Cambillau C J Biol Chem. 2002 Aug 30;277(35):32094-8. Epub 2002 Jun 14. PMID:12068017 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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