STRUCTURE OF ACTINIDIN, AFTER REFINEMENT AT 1.7-A RESOLUTION
STRUCTURE OF ACTINIDIN, AFTER REFINEMENT AT 1.7-A RESOLUTION
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-2836(80)90255-7
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
BAKER, EN
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BAKER, EN
The structure of the sulfydryl protease, actinidin, after refinement at 1.7 .ANG. resolution, is described. The positions of most of the 1666 atoms were determined with an accuracy better than 0.1 .ANG.; only 2 residues (219 and 220) and the side-chain of a 3rd (87) cannot be seen. In addition, the model contains 272 solvent molecules, all taken as water, except one which may be an ammonium ion. Atomic B values give a good indication of the mobility of different parts of the structure. Actinidin has a double domain structure, with one domain mostly helical in its secondary structure, and the other domain built around a twisted .beta.-sheet. The geometry of hydrogen bonds in helices, .beta.-structure and turns has been analysed. All are significantly non-linear, with the angle N.sbd..cxa.H.cntdot..cntdot..cntdot.O .apprx. 160.degree.. Carbonyl groups are tilted outwards from the axis of each helix, the tilting apparently unaffected by whether or not additional hydrogen bonds are made (e.g., to water or side-chain atoms). Each domain is folded round a substantial core of non-polar side-chains, but the interface between domains is mostly polar. Interactions across this interface involve a network of 8 buried water molecules, the buried carboxyl and amino groups of Glu35, Glu50, Lys181 and Lys17, other polar side-chains and a few hydrophobic groups. One other internal charged side-chain, that of Glu52, is adjacent to a buried solvent molecule, probably an ammonium ion. Other side-chain environments are described. One proline residue has a cis configuration. The sulfydryl group is oxidized, probably to SO-2, with one oxygen atom clearly visible but the other somewhat less certain. The active site geometry is otherwise compatible with the mechanism proposed by Drenth et al. for papain. The positions of the 272 solvent molecules are described. The best-ordered water molecules are those that are internal (total of 17), in surface pockets, or in the intermolecular contact regions. These generally form 3 or 4 hydrogen bonds, 2 to proton acceptors and 1 or 2 to proton donors. Other water molecules make water bridges on the surface, sometimes covering the exposed edges of non-polar groups. Intermolecular contacts involve few protein atoms, but many water molecules.