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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
38
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-28
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We describe the crystal structure of human epidermal-type fatty acid binding protein (E-FABP) that was recently found to be highly upregulated in human psoriatic keratinocytes. To characterize E-FABP with respect to ligand-binding properties and tertiary structure, we cloned the respective cDNA, overexpressed the protein in Escherichia coli and purified it to homogeneity by a combination of ion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatographic steps with a yield of 30 mg/L broth. The purified protein revealed a 5-fold higher affinity for stearic acid than for oleic and arachidonic acids. The crystal structure of recombinant human E-FABP was determined to 2.05 A and refined to an R(factor) of 20.7%. The initial residual electron density maps clearly showed the presence of a ligand, which was identified as endogenous bacterial fatty acid. Within a central cavity of 252 A(3), this ligand is bound in a U-shaped conformation, its carboxyl group interacting with tyrosine 131 and arginines 129 and 109, the latter via an ordered water molecule. The E-FABP crystal structure is unique in the FABP family because of the presence of a disulfide bridge between cysteines 120 and 127 that may be physiologically as well as pathophysiologically relevant. Cysteines 67 and 87 are also in close vicinity but in contrast do not form a disulfide bridge. We postulate that this protein belongs to a particular FABP subfamily whose members share common structural as well as functional features.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/FABP5 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/FABP7 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fabp5 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fabp7 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Myelin P2 Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12229-39
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Crystallization, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Myelin P2 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:10493790-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression, purification, and crystal structure determination of recombinant human epidermal-type fatty acid binding protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biochemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't