2vrp | pdb_00002vrp

Structure of rhodocytin

spinqualitylabelsall models 2vrp, resolution 2.41Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2vrp is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Calloselasma rhodostoma. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CL, NA Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT 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 Binding of the snake venom protein rhodocytin to CLEC-2, a receptor on the surface of human platelets, initiates a signaling cascade leading to platelet activation and aggregation. We have previously solved the structure of CLEC-2. The 2.4 A resolution crystal structure of rhodocytin presented here demonstrates that it is the first snake venom or other C-type lectin-like protein to assemble as a non-disulfide linked (alphabeta)(2) tetramer. Rhodocytin is highly adapted for interaction with CLEC-2 and displays a concave binding surface, which is highly complementary to the experimentally determined binding interface on CLEC-2. Using computational dynamic methods, surface electrostatic charge and hydrophobicity analyses, and protein-protein docking predictions, we propose that the (alphabeta)(2) rhodocytin tetramer induces clustering of CLEC-2 receptors on the platelet surface, which will trigger major signaling events resulting in platelet activation and aggregation. Crystal structure of rhodocytin, a ligand for the platelet-activating receptor CLEC-2.,Watson AA, Eble JA, O'Callaghan CA Protein Sci. 2008 Sep;17(9):1611-6. Epub 2008 Jun 26. PMID:18583525 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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