Structure of P401 (mast cell degranulating peptide) in solution |
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Authors: | N V Kumar D E Wemmer N R Kallenbach |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720. |
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Abstract: | P401 (also known as mast cell degranulating protein, MCD) is a minor component of honeybee venom. Its primary structure is related to that of apamin. We have studied the structure of P401 in solution by high-resolution two-dimensional 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Almost all the backbone proton resonances have been assigned by sequential assignment strategy. Analysis of NOEs shows that P401 has a conformation very similar to that of apamin. N-terminal residues Ile-1-Cys-5 are in an extended conformation and residues His-13-Asn-22 on the C-terminus are in an alpha-helical structure. These two secondary structural elements are connected by two tight turns. |
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