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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MOUSE MAJOR URINARY PROTEIN (MUP-I) COMPLEXED WITH HYDROXY-METHYL-HEPTANONECRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MOUSE MAJOR URINARY PROTEIN (MUP-I) COMPLEXED WITH HYDROXY-METHYL-HEPTANONE
Structural highlights
FunctionMUP6_MOUSE Binds pheromones that are released from drying urine of males. These pheromones affect the sexual behavior of females. 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 PubMedThe mouse major urinary proteins are pheromone-binding proteins that function as carriers of volatile effectors of mouse physiology and behavior. Crystal structures of recombinant mouse major urinary protein-I (MUP-I) complexed with the synthetic pheromones, 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and 6-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone, have been determined at high resolution. The purification of MUP-I from mouse liver and a high-resolution structure of the natural isolate are also reported. These results show the binding of 6-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone to MUP-I, unambiguously define ligand orientations for two pheromones within the MUP-I binding site, and suggest how different chemical classes of pheromones can be accommodated within the MUP-I beta-barrel. Structural basis of pheromone binding to mouse major urinary protein (MUP-I).,Timm DE, Baker LJ, Mueller H, Zidek L, Novotny MV Protein Sci. 2001 May;10(5):997-1004. PMID:11316880[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References |
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