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1AEW

L-CHAIN HORSE APOFERRITIN

Functional Information from GO Data
ChainGOidnamespacecontents
A0005506molecular_functioniron ion binding
A0005737cellular_componentcytoplasm
A0005764cellular_componentlysosome
A0005776cellular_componentautophagosome
A0006826biological_processiron ion transport
A0006879biological_processintracellular iron ion homeostasis
A0008198molecular_functionferrous iron binding
A0008199molecular_functionferric iron binding
A0031410cellular_componentcytoplasmic vesicle
A0044754cellular_componentautolysosome
A0046872molecular_functionmetal ion binding
A0070288cellular_componentferritin complex
Functional Information from PDB Data
site_idAC1
Number of Residues6
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 185
ChainResidue
AASP84
AASP84
AGLN86
AGLN86
AHOH410
AHOH410

site_idAC2
Number of Residues4
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 186
ChainResidue
AASP131
AASP131
AASP131
ASER135

site_idAC3
Number of Residues3
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 187
ChainResidue
AASP42
AGLU49
ACYS52

site_idAC4
Number of Residues4
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 188
ChainResidue
AGLU134
AGLU134
AHOH358
AHOH358

site_idAC5
Number of Residues3
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 189
ChainResidue
AHIS118
ACYS130
AGLU134

site_idAC6
Number of Residues2
DetailsBINDING SITE FOR RESIDUE CD A 190
ChainResidue
AHIS136
AASP139

site_idNCL
Number of Residues4
DetailsPUTATIVE IRON CORE NUCLEATION SITE IN FERRITINS.
ChainResidue
AGLU57
AGLU60
AGLU61
AGLU64

site_idSS1
Number of Residues1
DetailsINTERMOLECULAR CRYSTAL CONTACT. THIS CADMIUM BRIDGE LINKS 2 SUBUNITS OF NEIGHBORING MOLECULES.
ChainResidue
ACD185

site_idSS2
Number of Residues3
DetailsTHESE CADMIUM ATOMS ARE OBSERVED ON OR NEAR THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC THREE-FOLD AXIS. RESIDUE 186 IS LOCATED ON THE AXIS AND THUS HAS AN OCCUPANCY OF 1/3. THE OTHER METAL IONS EXHIBIT DISORDER, WITH THE SITES BEING OCCUPIED ONE THIRD BY METAL AND TWO THIRDS BY WATER MOLECULES.
ChainResidue
ACD186
ACD188
ACD189

site_idSS3
Number of Residues1
DetailsMETAL BINDING SITE ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE PROTEIN SHELL. THIS MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT SINCE THE LIGANDS OF THIS SITE (ASP 42, GLU 49, AND CYS 52) ARE NOT CONSERVED ACROSS THE FERRITINS.
ChainResidue
ACD187

Functional Information from PROSITE/UniProt
site_idPS00204
Number of Residues21
DetailsFERRITIN_2 Ferritin iron-binding regions signature 2. DphLCDFLEshFLdeevklIK
ChainResidueDetails
AASP126-LYS146

site_idPS00540
Number of Residues19
DetailsFERRITIN_1 Ferritin iron-binding regions signature 1. EkREgaERLLkmQNqRgGR
ChainResidueDetails
AGLU61-ARG79

Functional Information from SwissProt/UniProt
site_idSWS_FT_FI1
Number of Residues5
DetailsBINDING: BINDING => ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085
ChainResidueDetails
ALEU58
AGLU61
ALYS62
AGLY65
AARG68

site_idSWS_FT_FI2
Number of Residues1
DetailsMOD_RES: N-acetylserine => ECO:0000269|PubMed:7026284
ChainResidueDetails
ASER6

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