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FIRST STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE OF THE INHIBITION OF PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 BY ARISTOLOCHIC ACID: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A COMPLEX FORMED BETWEEN PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 AND ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDFIRST STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE OF THE INHIBITION OF PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 BY ARISTOLOCHIC ACID: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A COMPLEX FORMED BETWEEN PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 AND ARISTOLOCHIC ACID

Structural highlights 1fv0 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Daboia russelii pulchella. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.7Å Ligands: , , , , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function PA2B8_DABRR Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that shows weak neurotoxicity and medium anticoagulant effects by binding to factor Xa (F10) and inhibiting the prothrombinase activity (IC(50) is 130 nM) (PubMed:18062812). It also damages vital organs such as lung, liver and kidney, displays edema-inducing activities when injected into the foot pads of mice and induces necrosis of muscle cells when injected into the thigh muscle. Has a low enzymatic activity. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides. 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 This is the first structural observation of a plant product showing high affinity for phospholipase A(2) and regulating the synthesis of arachidonic acid, an intermediate in the production of prostaglandins. The crystal structure of a complex formed between Vipera russelli phospholipase A(2) and a plant alkaloid aristolochic acid has been determined and refined to 1.7 A resolution. The structure contains two crystallographically independent molecules of phospholipase A(2) in the form of an asymmetric dimer with one molecule of aristolochic acid bound to one of them specifically. The most significant differences introduced by asymmetric molecular association in the structures of two molecules pertain to the conformations of their calcium binding loops, beta-wings, and the C-terminal regions. These differences are associated with a unique conformational behavior of Trp(31). Trp(31) is located at the entrance of the characteristic hydrophobic channel which works as a passage to the active site residues in the enzyme. In the case of molecule A, Trp(31) is found at the interface of two molecules and it forms a number of hydrophobic interactions with the residues of molecule B. Consequently, it is pulled outwardly, leaving the mouth of the hydrophobic channel wide open. On the other hand, Trp(31) in molecule B is exposed to the surface and moves inwardly due to the polar environment on the molecular surface, thus narrowing the opening of the hydrophobic channel. As a result, the aristolochic acid is bound to molecule A only while the binding site of molecule B is empty. It is noteworthy that the most critical interactions in the binding of aristolochic acid are provided by its OH group which forms two hydrogen bonds, one each with His(48) and Asp(49). Structural basis of phospholipase A2 inhibition for the synthesis of prostaglandins by the plant alkaloid aristolochic acid from a 1.7 A crystal structure.,Chandra V, Jasti J, Kaur P, Srinivasan A, Betzel Ch, Singh TP Biochemistry. 2002 Sep 10;41(36):10914-9. PMID:12206661 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Phospholipase A2 3D structures

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