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==Crystal structure of hen serum transferrin in apo- form==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1ryx]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_gallus Gallus gallus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1RYX OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1RYX FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1n04|1n04]]</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1ryx FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1ryx OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1ryx RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1ryx PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The iron binding and release of serum transferrin are pH-dependent and accompanied by a conformational change between the iron-bound (holo-) and iron-free (apo-) forms. We have determined the crystal structure of apo-hen serum transferrin (hAST) at 3.5A resolution, which is the first reported structure to date of any full molecule of an apo-serum transferrin and studied its pH-dependent iron release by UV-vis absorption and near UV-CD spectroscopy. The crystal structure of hAST shows that both the lobes adopt an open conformation and the relative orientations of the domains are different from those of apo-human serum transferrin and human apolactoferrin but similar to that of hen apo-ovotransferrin. Spectroscopic analysis reveals that in hen serum transferrin, release of the first iron starts at a pH approximately 6.5 and continues over a broad pH range (6.5-5.2). The complete release of the iron, however, occurs at pH approximately 4.0. The near UV-CD spectra show alterations in the microenvironment of the aromatic residues surrounding the iron-binding sites.

Tertiary structural changes associated with iron binding and release in hen serum transferrin: a crystallographic and spectroscopic study.,Thakurta PG, Choudhury D, Dasgupta R, Dattagupta JK Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Apr 16;316(4):1124-31. PMID:15044101<ref>PMID:15044101</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Transferrin|Transferrin]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Gallus gallus]]
[[Category: Choudhury, D.]]
[[Category: Dasgupta, R.]]
[[Category: Dattagupta, J K.]]
[[Category: Thakurta, P G.]]
[[Category: Apo- form]]
[[Category: Domain orientation]]
[[Category: Hen serum transferrin]]
[[Category: Metal transport]]