1GXA

BOVINE BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN COMPLEXED WITH RETINOL AND PALMITIC ACID, TRIGONAL LATTICE Z

Summary for 1GXA

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1gxa/pdb
• Related: 1B0O 1B8E 1BSO 1BSQ 1BSY 1CJ5 1DV9 1GX8 1GX9 1QG5 2BLG 3BLG
• Descriptor: BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN, PALMITIC ACID (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: lipocalin, milk, whey transport, bovine, palmitic acid-bindi allergen
• Biological source: BOS TAURUS (BOVINE)
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 18557.60

Authors

Kontopidis, G.,Sawyer, L. (deposition date: 2002-04-01, release date: 2002-06-13, Last modification date: 2024-10-16)

Primary citation

Kontopidis, G.,Holt, C.,Sawyer, L.
The Ligand-Binding Site of Bovine Beta-Lactoglobulin: Evidence for a Function?
J.Mol.Biol., 318:1043-, 2002

PubMed Abstract: Ever since the fortuitous observation that beta-lactoglobulin (beta-Lg), the major whey protein in the milk of ruminants, bound retinol, the details of the binding have been controversial. beta-Lg is a lipocalin, like plasma retinol-binding protein, so that ligand association was expected to make use of the central cavity in the protein. However, an early crystallographic analysis and some of the more recent solution studies indicated binding elsewhere. We have now determined the crystal structures of the complexes of the trigonal form of beta-Lg at pH 7.5 with bound retinol (R=21.4% for 7329 reflections between 20 and 2.4 A resolution, R(free)=30.6%) and with bound retinoic acid (R=22.7% for 7813 reflections between 20 and 2.34 A resolution, R(free)=29.8%). Both ligands are found to occupy the central calyx in a manner similar to retinol binding in retinol-binding protein. We find no evidence of binding at the putative external binding site in either of these structural analyses. Further, competition between palmitic acid and retinol reveals only palmitate bound to the protein. An explanation is provided for the lack of ligand binding to the orthorhombic crystal form also obtained at pH 7.5. Finally, the possible function of beta-Lg is discussed in the light of its species distribution and similarity to other lipocalins.

PubMed: 12054801
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00017-7

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.35 Å)