Sandbox Reserved 439

This Sandbox is Reserved from January 19, 2016, through August 31, 2016 for use for Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2016 by the class Chemistry 423 Biochemistry for Chemists taught by Lynmarie K Thompson at University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 425 through Sandbox Reserved 439.

Asp Receptor Ligand-binding domain (1wat)

spinqualitylabelsall models Bacteria use this protein to"smell"their environment (PDB entry 1wat) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D by [list all teammate names here] Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2016 Overall Structure The ligand binding domain of the aspartate receptor (Initial view) ) is a dimer of two 4-helix bundles that is shown here with the aspartate ligand bound. In this rainbow representation the N and C termini are at the bottom of the structure; this is where the connections to the transmembrane helices have been truncated. Binding Interactions When the protein is colored according to sequence conservation , residues at the ligand site are the most conserved. Interactions that stabilize ligand binding include hydrogen bonding from Tyr149 and Gln152 backbone carbonyls and Thr154 sidechain OH to the ligand amino group and hydrogen bonding from the sidechain nitrogens of Arg64, Arg69, and Arg73 to the two ligand carboxyl groups. See Also UvrABC Credits Introduction - name of team member Overall Structure - name of team member Binding Interactions - name of team member Additional Features - name of team member Quiz Question 1 - name of team member