1cew

THE 2.0 ANGSTROMS X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF CHICKEN EGG WHITE CYSTATIN AND ITS POSSIBLE MODE OF INTERACTION WITH CYSTEINE PROTEINASESTHE 2.0 ANGSTROMS X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF CHICKEN EGG WHITE CYSTATIN AND ITS POSSIBLE MODE OF INTERACTION WITH CYSTEINE PROTEINASES

Structural highlights

1cew is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Gallus gallus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CYT_CHICK This protein binds tightly to and inhibits a variety of thiol proteases including ficin, papain, and cathepsins B, C, H, and L. Although isolated from egg white, it is also present in serum.

Evolutionary Conservation

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

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