Comparative structural analysis of lipid binding START domains |
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Authors: | Thorsell Ann-Gerd Lee Wen Hwa Persson Camilla Siponen Marina I Nilsson Martina Busam Robert D Kotenyova Tetyana Schüler Herwig Lehtiö Lari |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Structural Genomics Consortium, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | BackgroundSteroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein related lipid transfer (START) domains are small globular modules that form a cavity where lipids and lipid hormones bind. These domains can transport ligands to facilitate lipid exchange between biological membranes, and they have been postulated to modulate the activity of other domains of the protein in response to ligand binding. More than a dozen human genes encode START domains, and several of them are implicated in a disease.Principal FindingsWe report crystal structures of the human STARD1, STARD5, STARD13 and STARD14 lipid transfer domains. These represent four of the six functional classes of START domains.SignificanceSequence alignments based on these and previously reported crystal structures define the structural determinants of human START domains, both those related to structural framework and those involved in ligand specificity.Enhanced version
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