Structure of a bacterial cytoplasmic cyclophilin A in complex with a tetrapeptide.
Christoforides, E., Dimou, M., Katinakis, P., Bethanis, K., Karpusas, M.(2012) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 68: 259-264
- PubMed: 22442217
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1744309112000188
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
3T1U - PubMed Abstract:
Cyclophilins constitute a class of peptidyl-prolyl isomerases which participate in processes related to protein folding, signalling and chaperoning. The crystal structure of the cytoplasmic cyclophilin A (CyPA) from the bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii complexed with a synthetic tetrapeptide was determined by molecular replacement at 2 resolution. The proline in the tetrapeptide is observed to adopt the cis-isomer conformation. Comparisons of this structure with other CyPA structures provide insights into the conformational variability, effects of peptide binding and structure-function relationships of this enzyme.
Organizational Affiliation:
Physics Laboratory, Department of Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece.