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==Solution structure of the human defensin hBD-2== | |||
<StructureSection load='1e4q' size='340' side='right'caption='[[1e4q]]' scene=''> | |||
== Structural highlights == | |||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1e4q]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full experimental information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1E4Q OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1E4Q FirstGlance]. <br> | |||
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Solution NMR, 20 models</td></tr> | |||
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1e4q FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1e4q OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1e4q PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1e4q RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1e4q PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1e4q ProSAT]</span></td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
== Function == | |||
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/DFB4A_HUMAN DFB4A_HUMAN] | |||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |||
Defensins are cationic and cysteine-rich peptides that play a crucial role in the host defense against microorganisms of many organisms by their capability to permeabilize bacterial membranes. The low sequence similarity among the members of the large mammalian beta-defensin family suggests that their antimicrobial activity is largely independent of their primary structure. To investigate to what extent these defensins share a similar fold, the structures of the two human beta-defensins, hBD-1 and hBD-2, as well as those of two novel murine defensins, termed mBD-7 and mBD-8, were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. All four defensins investigated share a striking similarity on the level of secondary and tertiary structure including the lack of a distinct hydrophobic core, suggesting that the fold is mainly stabilized by the presence of three disulfide bonds. In addition to the overall shape of the molecules, the ratio of solvent-exposed polar and hydrophobic side chains is also very similar among the four defensins investigated. It is significant that beta-defensins do not exhibit a common pattern of charged and hydrophobic residues on the protein surface and that the beta-defensin-specific fold appears to accommodate a wide range of different amino acids at most sequence positions. In addition to the implications for the mode of biological defensin actions, these findings are of particular interest because beta-defensins have been suggested as lead compounds for the development of novel peptide antibiotics for the therapy of infectious diseases. | |||
Structure determination of human and murine beta-defensins reveals structural conservation in the absence of significant sequence similarity.,Bauer F, Schweimer K, Kluver E, Conejo-Garcia JR, Forssmann WG, Rosch P, Adermann K, Sticht H Protein Sci. 2001 Dec;10(12):2470-9. PMID:11714914<ref>PMID:11714914</ref> | |||
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Defensin 3D structures|Defensin 3D structures]] | |||
== References == | |||
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</StructureSection> | |||
[[Category: Homo sapiens]] | [[Category: Homo sapiens]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Large Structures]] | ||
[[Category: Adermann | [[Category: Adermann K]] | ||
[[Category: Bauer | [[Category: Bauer F]] | ||
[[Category: Forssmann | [[Category: Forssmann WG]] | ||
[[Category: Kluver | [[Category: Kluver E]] | ||
[[Category: Roesch | [[Category: Roesch P]] | ||
[[Category: Schweimer | [[Category: Schweimer K]] | ||
[[Category: Sticht | [[Category: Sticht H]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:28, 17 October 2024
Solution structure of the human defensin hBD-2Solution structure of the human defensin hBD-2
Structural highlights
FunctionPublication Abstract from PubMedDefensins are cationic and cysteine-rich peptides that play a crucial role in the host defense against microorganisms of many organisms by their capability to permeabilize bacterial membranes. The low sequence similarity among the members of the large mammalian beta-defensin family suggests that their antimicrobial activity is largely independent of their primary structure. To investigate to what extent these defensins share a similar fold, the structures of the two human beta-defensins, hBD-1 and hBD-2, as well as those of two novel murine defensins, termed mBD-7 and mBD-8, were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. All four defensins investigated share a striking similarity on the level of secondary and tertiary structure including the lack of a distinct hydrophobic core, suggesting that the fold is mainly stabilized by the presence of three disulfide bonds. In addition to the overall shape of the molecules, the ratio of solvent-exposed polar and hydrophobic side chains is also very similar among the four defensins investigated. It is significant that beta-defensins do not exhibit a common pattern of charged and hydrophobic residues on the protein surface and that the beta-defensin-specific fold appears to accommodate a wide range of different amino acids at most sequence positions. In addition to the implications for the mode of biological defensin actions, these findings are of particular interest because beta-defensins have been suggested as lead compounds for the development of novel peptide antibiotics for the therapy of infectious diseases. Structure determination of human and murine beta-defensins reveals structural conservation in the absence of significant sequence similarity.,Bauer F, Schweimer K, Kluver E, Conejo-Garcia JR, Forssmann WG, Rosch P, Adermann K, Sticht H Protein Sci. 2001 Dec;10(12):2470-9. PMID:11714914[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences |
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