1fkn | pdb_00001fkn

Structure of Beta-Secretase Complexed with Inhibitor

spinqualitylabelsall models 1fkn, resolution 1.90Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1fkn is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. The July 2006 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Amyloid-beta Precursor Protein by David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2006_7. The July 2009 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on beta-Secretase by David Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2009_7. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. NonStd Res: 1OL Activity: Memapsin 2, with EC number 3.4.23.46 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Function [BACE1_HUMAN] Responsible for the proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Cleaves at the N-terminus of the A-beta peptide sequence, between residues 671 and 672 of APP, leads to the generation and extracellular release of beta-cleaved soluble APP, and a corresponding cell-associated C-terminal fragment which is later released by gamma-secretase. 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 Memapsin 2 (beta-secretase) is a membrane-associated aspartic protease involved in the production of beta-amyloid peptide in Alzheimer's disease and is a major target for drug design. We determined the crystal structure of the protease domain of human memapsin 2 complexed to an eight-residue inhibitor at 1.9 angstrom resolution. The active site of memapsin 2 is more open and less hydrophobic than that of other human aspartic proteases. The subsite locations from S4 to S2' are well defined. A kink of the inhibitor chain at P2' and the change of chain direction of P3' and P4' may be mimicked to provide inhibitor selectivity. Structure of the protease domain of memapsin 2 (beta-secretase) complexed with inhibitor.,Hong L, Koelsch G, Lin X, Wu S, Terzyan S, Ghosh AK, Zhang XC, Tang J Science. 2000 Oct 6;290(5489):150-3. PMID:11021803 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Beta secretase

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