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| Provedor de dados: |
Inra
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
Structure of a liganded type 2 wheat non-specific lipid transfer protein and the molecular basis of lipid binding
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| Autores: |
Hoh, F.
Pons, J.-L.
Gautier, M.F.
De Lamotte, F.
Dumas, C.
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| Data: |
2005
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
PROTEINE DE TRANSFERT DES LIPIDES
LPT
STRUCTURE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE
CUTICULE NS-LTP2
LIPID-TRANSFER PROTEIN
LIPID BINDING
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| Resumo: |
In plants, a family of ubiquitous proteins named non-specific lipid-transfer proteins (ns-LTPs) facilitates the transfer of fatty acids, phospholipids and steroids between membranes. Recent data suggest that these secreted proteins play a key role in the formation of cuticular wax layers and in defence mechanisms against pathogens. In this study, X-ray crystallography has been used to examine the structural details of the interaction between a wheat type 2 ns-LTP and a lipid, l-α-palmitoyl-phosphatidyl glycerol. This crystal structure was solved ab initio at 1.12 Å resolution by direct methods. The typical α-helical bundle fold of this protein is maintained by four disulfide bridges and delineates two hydrophobic cavities. The inner surface of the main cavity is lined by non-polar residues that provide a hydrophobic environment for the palmitoyl moiety of the lipid. The head-group region of this lipid protrudes from the surface and makes several polar interactions with a conserved patch of basic residues at the entrance of the pocket. The alkyl chain of a second lipid is bound within an adjacent smaller cavity. The structure shows that binding of the lipid tails to the protein involves extensive hydrophobic interactions.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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http://www.prodinra.inra.fr/prodinra/pinra/doc.xsp?id=PROD200711dfadf3&uri=/notices/prodinra1/2009/03/
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| Fonte: |
Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 2005, 61 (4) : 397-406
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