5OQ0

Crystal structure of transthyretin mutant 87-110-117


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.230 

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Literature

Structural and dynamics evidence for scaffold asymmetric flexibility of the human transthyretin tetramer.

Zanotti, G.Vallese, F.Ferrari, A.Menozzi, I.Saldano, T.E.Berto, P.Fernandez-Alberti, S.Berni, R.

(2017) PLoS One 12: e0187716-e0187716

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187716
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5OQ0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The molecular symmetry of multimeric proteins is generally determined by using X-ray diffraction techniques, so that the basic question as to whether this symmetry is perfectly preserved for the same protein in solution remains open. In this work, human transthyretin (TTR), a homotetrameric plasma transport protein with two binding sites for the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4), is considered as a case study. Based on the crystal structure of the TTR tetramer, a hypothetical D2 symmetry is inferred for the protein in solution, whose functional behavior reveals the presence of two markedly different Kd values for the two T4 binding sites. The latter property has been ascribed to an as yet uncharacterized negative binding cooperativity. A triple mutant form of human TTR (F87M/L110M/S117E TTR), which is monomeric in solution, crystallizes as a tetrameric protein and its structure has been determined. The exam of this and several other crystal forms of human TTR suggests that the TTR scaffold possesses a significant structural flexibility. In addition, TTR tetramer dynamics simulated using normal modes analysis exposes asymmetric vibrational patterns on both dimers and thermal fluctuations reveal small differences in size and flexibility for ligand cavities at each dimer-dimer interface. Such small structural differences between monomers can lead to significant functional differences on the TTR tetramer dynamics, a feature that may explain the functional heterogeneity of the T4 binding sites, which is partially overshadowed by the crystal state.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Transthyretin127Homo sapiensMutation(s): 3 
Gene Names: TTRPALB
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P02766 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P02766
PHAROS:  P02766
GTEx:  ENSG00000118271 
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UniProt GroupP02766
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.230 
  • Space Group: I 2 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 42.249α = 90
b = 67.044β = 90
c = 83.566γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-12-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description