1k2a
Modified Form of Eosinophil-derived Neurotoxin
OverviewOverview
The crystal structure of a post-translationally modified form of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) with four extra residues on its N terminus ((-4)EDN) has been solved and refined at atomic resolution (1 A). Two of the extra residues can be placed unambiguously, while the density corresponding to two others is poor. The modified N terminus appears to influence the position of the catalytically important His129, possibly explaining the diminished catalytic activity of this variant. However, (-4)EDN has been shown to be cytotoxic to a Kaposi's sarcoma tumor cell line and other endothelial cell lines. Analysis of the structure and function suggests that the reason for cytotoxicity is most likely due to cellular recognition by the N-terminal extension, since the intrinsic activity of the enzyme is not sufficient for cytotoxicity and the N-terminal extension does not affect the conformation of EDN.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1K2A is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Crystallographic and functional studies of a modified form of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) with novel biological activities., Chang C, Newton DL, Rybak SM, Wlodawer A, J Mol Biol. 2002 Mar 15;317(1):119-30. PMID:11916383 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 22:12:41 2008