4g2u | pdb_00004g2u

Crystal Structure Analysis of Ostertagia ostertagi ASP-1

spinqualitylabelsall models 4g2u, resolution 1.85Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4g2u is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Brown stomach worm. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: NAG, SO4 Gene: ASP-1, OSP-2 (Brown stomach worm) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The cysteine-rich secretory/antigen 5/pathogenesis-related 1 (CAP) protein superfamily is composed of a functionally diverse group of members that are found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The excretome/secretome of numerous helminths (parasitic nematodes) contains abundant amounts of CAP members termed activation-associated secreted proteins (ASPs). Although ASPs are necessary for the parasitic life cycle in the host, the current lack of structural and functional information limits both understanding of their actual role in host-parasite interactions and the development of new routes in controlling parasitic infections and diseases. Alleviating this knowledge gap, a 1.85 A resolution structure of recombinantly produced Oo-ASP-1 from Ostertagia ostertagi, which is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal parasites in cattle worldwide, was solved. Overall, Oo-ASP-1 displays the common hallmark architecture shared by all CAP-superfamily members, including the N-terminal CAP and C-terminal cysteine-rich domains, but it also reveals a number of highly peculiar features. In agreement with studies of the natively produced protein, the crystal structure shows that Oo-ASP-1 forms a stable dimer that has been found to be primarily maintained via an intermolecular disulfide bridge, hence the small interaction surface of only 306.8 A(2). Moreover, unlike any other ASP described to date, an additional intramolecular disulfide bridge links the N- and C-termini of each monomer, thereby yielding a quasi-cyclic molecule. Taken together, the insights presented here form an initial step towards a better understanding of the actual biological role(s) that this ASP plays in host-parasite interactions. The structure is also essential to help to define the key regions of the protein suitable for development of ASP-based vaccines, which would enable the current issues surrounding anthelmintic resistance in the treatment of parasitic infections and diseases to be circumvented. Structure of Ostertagia ostertagi ASP-1: insights into disulfide-mediated cyclization and dimerization.,Borloo J, Geldhof P, Peelaers I, Van Meulder F, Ameloot P, Callewaert N, Vercruysse J, Claerebout E, Strelkov SV, Weeks SD Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2013 Apr;69(Pt 4):493-503. doi:, 10.1107/S0907444912050019. Epub 2013 Mar 9. PMID:23519657 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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