4oxf | pdb_00004oxf

Structure of ECP in complex with citrate ions at 1.50 Angstroms

spinqualitylabelsall models 4oxf, resolution 1.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4oxf is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CIT, FE Related: 4a2y, 4owz, 4oxb Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Function [ECP_HUMAN] Cytotoxin and helminthotoxin with low-efficiency ribonuclease activity. Possesses a wide variety of biological activities. Exhibits antibacterial activity, including cytoplasmic membrane depolarization of preferentially Gram-negative, but also Gram-positive strains. Promotes E.coli outer membrane detachment, alteration of the overall cell shape and partial loss of cell content. Publication Abstract from PubMed Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP; RNase 3) is a human ribonuclease found only in eosinophil leukocytes that belongs to the RNase A superfamily. This enzyme is bactericidal, helminthotoxic and cytotoxic to mammalian cells and tissues. The protein has been cloned, heterologously overexpressed, purified and crystallized. Its crystal structure has been determined and refined using data up to 1. 75 A resolution. The molecule displays the alpha+beta folding topology typical for members of the ribonuclease A superfamily. The catalytic active site residues are conserved with respect to other ribonucleases of the superfamily but some differences appear at substrate recognition subsites, which may account, in part, for the low catalytic activity. Most strikingly, 19 surface-located arginine residues confer a strong basic character to the protein. The high concentration of positive charges and the particular orientation of the side-chains of these residues may also be related to the low activity of ECP as a ribonuclease and provides an explanation for its unique cytotoxic role through cell membrane disruption. Three-dimensional crystal structure of human eosinophil cationic protein (RNase 3) at 1.75 A resolution.,Mallorqui-Fernandez G, Pous J, Peracaula R, Aymami J, Maeda T, Tada H, Yamada H, Seno M, de Llorens R, Gomis-Ruth FX, Coll M J Mol Biol. 2000 Jul 28;300(5):1297-307. PMID:10903870 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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