1KNB

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE RECEPTOR-BINDING DOMAIN OF ADENOVIRUS TYPE 5 FIBER PROTEIN AT 1.7 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION

Summary for 1KNB

Entry DOI	10.2210/pdb1knb/pdb
Descriptor	ADENOVIRUS TYPE 5 FIBER PROTEIN (2 entities in total)
Functional Keywords	cell receptor recognition
Biological source	Human adenovirus 5
Total number of polymer chains	1
Total formula weight	21256.69
Authors	Xia, D.,Henry, L.J.,Gerard, R.D.,Deisenhofer, J. (deposition date: 1995-01-06, release date: 1995-03-31, Last modification date: 2024-02-14)
Primary citation	Xia, D.,Henry, L.J.,Gerard, R.D.,Deisenhofer, J. Crystal structure of the receptor-binding domain of adenovirus type 5 fiber protein at 1.7 A resolution. Structure, 2:1259-1270, 1994 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Adenoviral infection begins with the binding of virion to the surface of host cells. Specific attachment is achieved through interactions between host-cell receptors and the adenovirus fiber protein and is mediated by the globular carboxy-terminal domain of the adenovirus fiber protein, termed the carboxy-terminal knob domain. PubMed: 7704534 DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(94)00126-X PDB entries with the same primary citation
Experimental method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.7 Å)

Structure validation