8B3B

Structure of metacyclic VSG (mVSG) 531 from Trypanosoma brucei

Summary for 8B3B

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb8b3b/pdb
• Descriptor: Variant surface glycoprotein 531, alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-2)-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, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (8 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: vsg, trypanosome, trypanosoma, metacyclic, membrane protein
• Biological source: Trypanosoma brucei; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 8
• Total formula weight: 319414.04

Authors

Chandra, M.,Stebbins, C.E. (deposition date: 2022-09-16, release date: 2023-01-25, Last modification date: 2024-02-07)

• Primary citation: Chandra, M.,Dakovic, S.,Foti, K.,Zeelen, J.P.,van Straaten, M.,Aresta-Branco, F.,Tihon, E.,Lubbehusen, N.,Ruppert, T.,Glover, L.,Papavasiliou, F.N.,Stebbins, C.E.; Structural similarities between the metacyclic and bloodstream form variant surface glycoproteins of the African trypanosome.; Plos Negl Trop Dis, 17:e0011093-e0011093, 2023; PubMed: 36780870; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011093

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.949 Å)