5LY9

Structure of MITat 1.1

Summary for 5LY9

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb5ly9/pdb
• Descriptor: Variant surface glycoprotein MITAT 1.1, alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-3)-[alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)]beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-2)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-3)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (6 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: trypanosoma, mitat, vsg, immune response, immune system, glycoprotein
• Biological source: Trypanosoma brucei brucei
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 81854.86

Authors

Schaefer, C.,Bartossek, T.,Jones, N.,Kuper, J.,Kisker, C.,Engstler, M. (deposition date: 2016-09-26, release date: 2017-09-20, Last modification date: 2020-07-29)

• Primary citation: Bartossek, T.,Jones, N.G.,Schafer, C.,Cvitkovic, M.,Glogger, M.,Mott, H.R.,Kuper, J.,Brennich, M.,Carrington, M.,Smith, A.S.,Fenz, S.,Kisker, C.,Engstler, M.; Structural basis for the shielding function of the dynamic trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein coat.; Nat Microbiol, 2:1523-1532, 2017; PubMed: 28894098; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-017-0013-6

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.65 Å)