1bmg | pdb_00001bmg

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BOVINE BETA2-MICROGLOBULIN

spinqualitylabelsall models 1bmg, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1bmg is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Bos taurus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum Function [B2MG_BOVIN] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system. 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 The three-dimensional structure of beta 2-microglobulin, the light chain of the major histocompatibility complex class I antigens, has been determined by x-ray crystallography. An electron density map of the bovine protein was calculated at a nominal resolution of 2.9 A by using the methods of multiple isomorphous replacement and electron density modification refinement. The molecule is approximately 45 X 25 X 20 A in size. Almost half of the amino acid residues participate in two large beta structures, one of four strands and the other of three, linked by a central disulfide bond. The molecule thus strongly resembles Ig constant domains in polypeptide chain folding and overall tertiary structure. Amino acid residues that are the same in the sequences of beta 2-microglobulin and Ig constant domains are predominantly in the interior of the molecule, whereas residues conserved among beta 2-microglobulins from different species are both in the interior and on the molecular surface. In the crystals studied, the molecule is clearly monomeric, consistent with the observation that beta 2-microglobulin, unlike Ig constant domains, apparently does not form dimers in vivo but associates with the heavy chains of major histocompatibility complex antigens. Our results demonstrate that, at the level of detailed three-dimensional structure, the light chain of the major histocompatibility class I antigens belongs to a superfamily of structures related to the Ig constant domains. Three-dimensional structure of beta 2-microglobulin.,Becker JW, Reeke GN Jr Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Jun;82(12):4225-9. PMID:3889925 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Beta-2 microglobulin

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