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Crystal Structure of Fragment double-D From Human Fibrin With Two Different Bound Ligands

Crystal Structure of Fragment double-D From Human Fibrin With Two Different Bound Ligands

S J Everse, G Spraggon, L Veerapandian, M Riley, R F Doolittle

Biochemistry. 1998 Jun 16;37(24):8637-42.

PMID: 9628725

Abstract:

Factor XIII-cross-linked fragment D (double-D) from human fibrin was crystallized in the presence of two different peptide ligands and the X-ray structure determined at 2.3 A. The peptide Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro-amide, which is an analogue of the knob exposed by the thrombin-catalyzed removal of fibrinopeptide A, was found to reside in the gamma-chain holes, and the peptide Gly-His-Arg-Pro-amide, which corresponds to the beta-chain knob, was found in the homologous beta-chain holes. The structure shows for the first time that the beta-chain knob does indeed bind to a homologous hole on the beta-chain. The gamma- and beta-chain holes are structurally very similar, and it is remarkable they are able to distinguish between these two peptides that differ by a single amino acid. Additionally, we have found that the beta-chain domain, like its gamma-chain counterpart, binds calcium.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP126047754	Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro amide		126047-75-4	Price

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