4mxv
Structure of Lymphotoxin alpha bound to anti-LTa Fab
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 24248355
Disease
[TNFB_HUMAN] Genetic variations in LTA are a cause of susceptibility psoriatic arthritis (PSORAS) [MIM:607507]. PSORAS is an inflammatory, seronegative arthritis associated with psoriasis. It is a heterogeneous disorder ranging from a mild, non-destructive disease to a severe, progressive, erosive arthropathy. Five types of psoriatic arthritis have been defined: asymmetrical oligoarthritis characterized by primary involvement of the small joints of the fingers or toes; asymmetrical arthritis which involves the joints of the extremities; symmetrical polyarthritis characterized by a rheumatoidlike pattern that can involve hands, wrists, ankles, and feet; arthritis mutilans, which is a rare but deforming and destructive condition; arthritis of the sacroiliac joints and spine (psoriatic spondylitis).
Function
[TNFB_HUMAN] Cytokine that in its homotrimeric form binds to TNFRSF1A/TNFR1, TNFRSF1B/TNFBR and TNFRSF14/HVEM. In its heterotrimeric form with LTB binds to TNFRSF3/LTBR. Lymphotoxin is produced by lymphocytes and cytotoxic for a wide range of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo.
About this Structure
4mxv is a 9 chain structure with sequence from Human. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Sudhamsu J, Yin J, Chiang EY, Starovasnik MA, Grogan JL, Hymowitz SG. Dimerization of LTbetaR by LTalpha1beta2 is necessary and sufficient for signal transduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 3;110(49):19896-901. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1310838110. Epub 2013 Nov 18. PMID:24248355 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1310838110
