1xdh

Structure of plasmepsin II in complex with pepstatin AStructure of plasmepsin II in complex with pepstatin A

Structural highlights

1xdh is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Plasmodium falciparum and Streptomyces argenteolus subsp. toyonakensis. 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

PLM2_PLAFX During the asexual blood stage, participates in initial cleavage of native host hemoglobin (Hb) resulting in Hb denaturation (PubMed:11782538, PubMed:15574427, PubMed:8844673). May cleave preferentially denatured hemoglobin that has been cleaved by PMI (PubMed:8844673). Digestion of host Hb is an essential step which provides the parasite with amino acids for protein synthesis, and regulates osmolarity (Probable).^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

↑ Banerjee R, Liu J, Beatty W, Pelosof L, Klemba M, Goldberg DE. Four plasmepsins are active in the Plasmodium falciparum food vacuole, including a protease with an active-site histidine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 22;99(2):990-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.022630099., Epub 2002 Jan 8. PMID:11782538 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.022630099
↑ Istvan ES, Goldberg DE. Distal substrate interactions enhance plasmepsin activity. J Biol Chem. 2005 Feb 25;280(8):6890-6. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M412086200. Epub 2004, Dec 1. PMID:15574427 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M412086200
↑ Luker KE, Francis SE, Gluzman IY, Goldberg DE. Kinetic analysis of plasmepsins I and II aspartic proteases of the Plasmodium falciparum digestive vacuole. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1996 Jul;79(1):71-8. doi: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02651-5. PMID:8844673 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-6851(96)02651-5

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OCA

[1] Banerjee R, Liu J, Beatty W, Pelosof L, Klemba M, Goldberg DE. Four plasmepsins are active in the Plasmodium falciparum food vacuole, including a protease with an active-site histidine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 22;99(2):990-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.022630099., Epub 2002 Jan 8. PMID:11782538 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.022630099

[2] Istvan ES, Goldberg DE. Distal substrate interactions enhance plasmepsin activity. J Biol Chem. 2005 Feb 25;280(8):6890-6. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M412086200. Epub 2004, Dec 1. PMID:15574427 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M412086200

[3] Luker KE, Francis SE, Gluzman IY, Goldberg DE. Kinetic analysis of plasmepsins I and II aspartic proteases of the Plasmodium falciparum digestive vacuole. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1996 Jul;79(1):71-8. doi: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02651-5. PMID:8844673 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-6851(96)02651-5

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