1L1I
Solution Structure of the Tenebrio molitor Antifreeze Protein
Summary for 1L1I
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb1l1i/pdb |
| Related | 1EZG |
| NMR Information | BMRB: 5323 |
| Descriptor | Thermal hysteresis protein isoform YL-1 (2-14) (1 entity in total) |
| Functional Keywords | beta-helix, antifreeze protein |
| Biological source | Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 8389.10 |
| Authors | Daley, M.E.,Spyracopoulos, L.,Jia, Z.,Davies, P.L.,Sykes, B.D. (deposition date: 2002-02-16, release date: 2002-05-22, Last modification date: 2024-10-30) |
| Primary citation | Daley, M.E.,Spyracopoulos, L.,Jia, Z.,Davies, P.L.,Sykes, B.D. Structure and dynamics of a beta-helical antifreeze protein. Biochemistry, 41:5515-5525, 2002 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) protect many types of organisms from damage caused by freezing. They do this by binding to the ice surface, which causes inhibition of ice crystal growth. However, the molecular mechanism of ice binding leading to growth inhibition is not well understood. In this paper, we present the solution structure and backbone NMR relaxation data of the antifreeze protein from the yellow mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor (TmAFP) to study the dynamics in the context of structure. The full (15)N relaxation analysis was completed at two magnetic field strengths, 500 and 600 MHz, as well as at two temperatures, 30 and 5 degrees C, to measure the dynamic changes that occur in the protein backbone at different temperatures. TmAFP is a small, highly disulfide-bonded, right-handed parallel beta-helix consisting of seven tandemly repeated 12-amino acid loops. The backbone relaxation data displays a periodic pattern, which reflects both the 12-amino acid structural repeat and the highly anisotropic nature of the protein. Analysis of the (15)N relaxation parameters shows that TmAFP is a well-defined, rigid structure, and the extracted parameters show that there is similar restricted internal mobility throughout the protein backbone at both temperatures studied. We conclude that the hydrophobic, rigid binding site may reduce the entropic penalty for the binding of the protein to ice. The beta-helical fold of the protein provides this rigidity, as it does not appear to be a consequence of cooling toward a physiologically relevant temperature. PubMed: 11969412DOI: 10.1021/bi0121252 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | SOLUTION NMR |
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