1BEO

BETA-CRYPTOGEIN

Summary for 1BEO

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1beo/pdb
• Descriptor: BETA-CRYPTOGEIN (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: fungal toxic elicitor, elicitin, toxin, plant pathogen
• Biological source: Phytophthora cryptogea
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 10340.82

Authors

Boissy, G.,De La Fortelle, E.,Kahn, R.,Huet, J.C.,Bricogne, G.,Pernollet, J.C.,Brunie, S. (deposition date: 1996-08-02, release date: 1997-05-15, Last modification date: 2024-10-30)

Primary citation

Boissy, G.,de La Fortelle, E.,Kahn, R.,Huet, J.C.,Bricogne, G.,Pernollet, J.C.,Brunie, S.
Crystal structure of a fungal elicitor secreted by Phytophthora cryptogea, a member of a novel class of plant necrotic proteins.
Structure, 4:1429-1439, 1996

PubMed Abstract: Elicitins form a novel class of plant necrotic proteins which are secreted by Phytophthora and Pythium fungi, parasites of many economically important crops. These proteins induce leaf necrosis in infected plants and elicit an incompatible hypersensitive-like reaction, leading to the development of a systemic acquired resistance against a range of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens. No crystal structures of this class of protein are available. The crystal structure determination of beta-cryptogein (CRY), secreted by Phytophthora cryptogea, was undertaken to identify structural features important for the necrotic activity of elicitins.

PubMed: 8994969
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(96)00150-5

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.2 Å)