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3FR1

NFLVHS segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin)

Summary for 3FR1
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb3fr1/pdb
Related3FQP 3FTH 3FTK 3FTL
DescriptorIslet amyloid polypeptide, CHLORIDE ION (3 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsamyloid-like protofibril, amidation, amyloid, cleavage on pair of basic residues, hormone, polymorphism, secreted, protein fibril
Biological sourceHomo sapiens (Human)
Cellular locationSecreted : P10997
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight752.26
Authors
Wiltzius, J.J.W.,Sawaya, M.R.,Eisenberg, D. (deposition date: 2009-01-08, release date: 2009-06-30, Last modification date: 2024-02-21)
Primary citationWiltzius, J.J.,Landau, M.,Nelson, R.,Sawaya, M.R.,Apostol, M.I.,Goldschmidt, L.,Soriaga, A.B.,Cascio, D.,Rajashankar, K.,Eisenberg, D.
Molecular mechanisms for protein-encoded inheritance
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 16:973-978, 2009
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: In prion inheritance and transmission, strains are phenotypic variants encoded by protein 'conformations'. However, it is unclear how a protein conformation can be stable enough to endure transmission between cells or organisms. Here we describe new polymorphic crystal structures of segments of prion and other amyloid proteins, which offer two structural mechanisms for the encoding of prion strains. In packing polymorphism, prion strains are encoded by alternative packing arrangements (polymorphs) of beta-sheets formed by the same segment of a protein; in segmental polymorphism, prion strains are encoded by distinct beta-sheets built from different segments of a protein. Both forms of polymorphism can produce enduring conformations capable of encoding strains. These molecular mechanisms for transfer of protein-encoded information into prion strains share features with the familiar mechanism for transfer of nucleic acid-encoded information into microbial strains, including sequence specificity and recognition by noncovalent bonds.
PubMed: 19684598
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1643
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.85 Å)
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