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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Complexes formed by the interaction of negatively charged phospholipids and beta 2-glycoprotein I (beta 2-I) are the target of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. The highly positively charged fifth (C-terminal) domain of human beta 2-I was produced as a fusion protein in an Escherichia coli expression system and was shown to bind to the negatively charged phospholipid, cardiolipin, almost as well as the intact protein. In an attempt to define the 3D structure of this domain, the disulphide linkage pattern was determined and shown to be Cys 1-4, Cys 2-5 and Cys 3-6 in contradiction to an earlier report. In the light of this information, the sequence of the fifth domain of beta 2 I (beta 2-I-5) is readily aligned with that of the 16th repeat of factor H, of which the 3D structure is known, and a model of beta 2I-5 has been built by homology. On the basis of the model we suggest residues that might be the target of profitable site-directed mutagenesis in structure-function studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
313
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Activity, disulphide mapping and structural modelling of the fifth domain of human beta 2-glycoprotein I.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't